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Been slowly turning this little thing into my ideal PSP Go.

It’s got a Power Armor mod, a PS Vita 1000 battery, plus an M2-to-microSD adapter with a 128GB microSD card.

So now I get way more battery life and storage while keeping everything packed into one of my favorite handheld designs ever.

Honestly, the PSP Go aged ridiculously well — and with a few mods it becomes an absolute little powerhouse.

Anyone else running a modded Go? Curious what you guys have done with yours.

Pulled out my Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PSP again and damn… this thing still looks so good.

This is actually my second one. My original got stolen back when I was in high school, and I eventually managed to pick this one up for around €100. Looking at what these go for nowadays, I’m definitely glad I did.

The silver finish, the artwork on the back — peak PSP era for me.

Anyone else here still have one? Or remember wanting one back in the day?

For anyone interested in the theme: Crisis Core PSP Theme – Google Drive⁠

Anyone else remember that old circuit-board wallpaper that made your PSP 1000 look transparent? Felt like so many had it back in the day.

I wanted to recreate that vibe properly, so instead of simply editing or upscaling the old wallpaper, I opened up my own PSP and used its actual internals for the image.

If you look closely, you can even spot the tiny solder point from my IPS screen mod haha

The wallpaper is a native 480×272 PNG, ready to use without stretching.

Download: Google Drive – PSP wallpaper

Feel free to use it, and post a picture if you put it on your PSP—I’d love to see how it looks on different models and screens.

Update: I’ve added a few new color variants—they’re available to download now!

Found my childhood PSP-1000 in my dad’s attic a while ago and decided to give it a new 1800mAh battery.

That was supposed to be it.

Then I saw those IPS kits with the matte front plates on AliExpress and figured I might as well try one. After installing it I noticed the left speaker had died, so I replaced that too.

At that point I was already in too deep, so I added a 128GB microSD adapter, moved on from the ancient M33 setup it was still running and installed ARK-5. Somehow this old thing also seems to have won the silicon lottery because it happily runs at the highest clock speed.

Then I wanted to change the chrome UMD ring on the back to black. It looked good, but also a little boring.

Some time later I saw a post here from someone with a white PSP-1000 who had made a clear UMD cover and cut away part of the metal UMD cage so you could actually see the whole disc spinning.

I immediately knew I wanted that.

It took me quite a while to get everything looking clean while keeping the UMD drive fully functional, but I’m really happy with how it turned out.

Now I just need some good-looking UMDs to put into clear shells. Digimon World Re:Digitize is currently high on the list, but I’d love some suggestions for games with artwork that would look especially good through the window.

Next thing I’m considering are some colored face buttons from Etsy. They’re definitely not cheap for what they are, but honestly… me and this PSP have been through a lot together. I think it deserves them.

Pretty happy that the same PSP I played as a kid is still alive all these years later — just slightly more ridiculous now.

What do you guys think? I’m also planning to do the Vita stick mod next, and I’d love to hear any other mod suggestions or ideas that would suit this build.