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When it comes to Sony PSP game downloads there are certain things which will need to be taken into consideration to ensure that you get the best out of the games that you have chosen to download on to yours. In this article we will provide you with some useful guidelines which will help to ensure that you get the best possible when you start to do PSP game downloads on to yours.

At the time of buying your Sony PSP it may be wise to invest a little money in getting yourself a good quality memory, especially if you are going to be playing large numbers of games on yours. Look for ones like the Pro Duo Card which comes with a very large memory base and is also suitable for using with the Sony PSP.

Next when it comes to actually downloading any games for your PSP on to your PC it is important that you check they are in the correct format. If not then you will find that not only the downloading but installation process will be affected and you will find that you will have to actually download the game again. Therefore it is important that you know what version of firmware (the operating system installed on your PSP) and choose the games that are compatible with that.

When looking at the various different download websites and you have found a game that you want to down load the first thing you should do is check the file. Only ones which end in "PSP" are suitable for you to download. This is important to remember as a number of websites will offer the same program in a number of different formats as they are cater to all the various gaming consoles now available.

Plus you will soon discover that a lot of the games available for the PSP have also been compressed so you will need some sort of compression application in order to uncompress them. For Mac computers you will use something like Expander whilst for PC's which are running Windows then WinZip is often the most favored of all compression applications available.

After the files have been unzipped inside you will find a folder that contains two files. The first file is the one which you need to install on to your PSP as this is the one that contains the games information and which is the one you will use to play the game with. The other folder has come from the developer of the game and is known as the "read me" file.

Next you need to connect your PSP to your PC in order to download the games that you have saved onto it. You can do this in two ways either by using a memory stick or connecting your PSP to your PC through use of a USB cable. If you choose the latter method in order to transfer the files from one to the other you need to press the "Home" button on your PSP and then going into the "Settings" menu.

Once in this particular part of your PSP you need to go down to USB connection and then press the X on the PSP. The memory stick contained within your PSP will then connect to your PC. Now all you need to do is copy the file over, but remember to place them in the PSP>Game file on your memory stick in your PSP or they will not work properly.

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