Sony has sure had a winner with the PSP! It’s quickly become the number one selling portable gaming system and keeps picking up new fans each day. We have been getting a number of emails from people wondering where they can find free PSP downloads so we thought we would put together a quick article outlining your options.
One of the best features of the PSP is being able to download PSP games and use them on your system instead of always having to buy them at the store. This can be done right from your computer and is a lot cheaper than pulling out your wallet each time you want a new game!
We wanted to show you your options to finding PSP game downloads - here are the three most common choices:
Option #1 - Finding Free PSP Downloads
Many people will head over to Google and punch in “free PSP downloads” hoping to find something they can use.
Does this actually work?
Well…..kinda. You can find a few websites that advertise having “free PSP downloads” and then ask you to install some software to be able to use them. However you need to know a couple of things before you click that download button.
First, these sites are famous for having all sorts of viruses. Many of the files aren’t a PSP file at all - they’re just a virus or type spyware that will cause problems on your computer. There’s no one monitoring these websites so you can never know exactly what you are getting.
One of our biggest beefs with these sites is that the download speeds are insanely slow. Since there isn’t any money being invested in the websites so the downloads can seem to take forever.
Unfortunately many of the files that are on these sites don’t even end up working. There are many “corrupt” files out there which means they won’t do a darn thing when you put them on your PSP.
This option isn’t one that we ever recommend. There are just too many problems with these websites and much better options available.
Option #2 - Free PSP Game Downloads
Your second option is one that many people have tried after getting frustrated with the first.
There are PSP download websites that allow you to download games, movies and music when you sign up as a member. As you might guess, they charge a fee for each membership. These sites costs about $30 each month, however this lets you download as many games or files as you want.
We won’t spend a lot of time on this option simply because the third one is a whole lot cheaper and gets you the same type of access to PSP downloads.
Option #3 - Finding PSP Game Downloads
As you might have guessed, we saved our ‘top pick’ for last. This final option is what we recommend choosing if you want to use PSP game downloads on your PSP.
There are websites that are the exact same as the sites in option #2, but they only charge a one-time membership fee. You are only ever billed once and are then considered a lifetime member. You can login and download as many PSP games, movies or music for the rest of the time that you own your PSP.
The membership isn’t expensive ($35-$45) and this includes all the software you need to transfer the files onto your PSP.
We included a link at the end of this article so you can learn how to start a free trial at a couple of the top-ranked PSP download websites. The setup should take you in around 5-10 minutes.
Since the companies that are behind these websites are trying to make a profit, they do what it takes to make sure that their customers are happy. This means the downloads are fast, you can find the newest and most popular games and all of the files work and are virus-free.
As more and more people start download PSP games we can only imagine that game sales will drop quite drastically at the stores. Using PSP game downloads is a far cheaper and more convenient way of keeping your PSP stocked with all the games and movies you want. Enjoy!