What will happen if I get a Japaneese psp?

[gdf]

yeah fake region got working ages ago after it failed first time round on 3.02 OE.

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

It will work fine. The plug works without a problem as does games. The only issue I have had with it is O for Accept and X for Cancel; gets rather annoying if your used to a US PSP.

I didnt know that O and X were swapped. Is this for games also, or just the XMB and menus? And cant I just use the swap registry hack thing in the OE recovery menu?

Will the psp act as a U.S. psp if i install custom fw? Can you install U.S. fw on a Japaneese psp?

[F9zDark]

I didnt know that O and X were swapped. Is this for games also, or just the XMB and menus? And cant I just use the swap registry hack thing in the OE recovery menu?

Will the psp act as a U.S. psp if i install custom fw? Can you install U.S. fw on a Japaneese psp?

Yes you can, but when I first updated my 1.0 PSP to 1.5 (downgraded back to 1.0 after a few months) O and X were not swapped, so installing a US firmware made no difference.

Custom firmware might change that, but there is a swapper that exists.

http://www.psp-hacks.com/2005/09/27/...for-jp-psp-20/

There is one, but its for 2.0 PSPs apparently. Here is one for 1.5 JP PSP:

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=4348

Hope this helps you. If you swap the buttons then install Custom Firmware it should retain the swapped buttons.

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

does the x o swap apply for games too, o just the xmb?

[Wally]

I live in the United States. What will happen if i buy a Japaneese psp? Will my warrenty still be good? Will my the plug be different? Will I still be able to play American UMDs? Will my camera still work? What will I have to do for official Sony updates? Pretty much tell me all the differences of having one. I plan on updating to 3.03 OE-C. (The psp is coming as a 1.5)

The world will fold in and collapse, We will never find the holy grail...

JK

Answering ur questions:
Nithing, No, Yes (Just use a US plug or somethin), yes, yes, same,

[xg917]

X and O buttons can be swapped in the recovery menu through the registry hacks option. and i think it is only for the XMB, not games. the buttons are normal for games depending what region you buy your game from, if america, then X should be the selecting button for the game

[F9zDark]

The world will fold in and collapse, We will never find the holy grail...

JK

Answering ur questions:
Nithing, No, Yes (Just use a US plug or somethin), yes, yes, same,

The plug from Japan is the same plug as from the US. I bought a Japanese 1.0 PSP and it had the same plug as its US counterpart. Maybe the shop I bought it from put in a US plug knowing that I was from the US, but I find that unlikely.

To OP:

I think its only in the XMB.

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

Thanks for helping guys. You told me everything i need to know +Rep to everyone who helped.

[jonezybaby]

X and O are apart of the registry, to swop them back u have 2 edit sumet in the registry. Japanese UMD Movies have the same region and europe, american movies will not work, i havent tryed the region thing as i only have european movies but most ppl think it works so ill go with ur fine there! if u get a downgradeable psp and upgrade to DAX 3.02 OE or higher u can get into the recovery menu and swop them back that way. anything else just ask!

[AvengedSevenfold Fan]

but if i update to an OE, will the X and O still be swapped? y would they?