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How to Play ZIP File Games on a PSP

The Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) is a hand-held gaming device, video and music player. If you have ZIP files of PSP games saved on your computer's hard drive and want to transfer them to the PSP for portable playing, you can do so by first unzipping the files, then performing a quick transfer with the help of the PSP's USB cable connection. Properly unzip the files and transfer them for portable enjoyment.

Things You'll Need

Memory Stick Pro Duo
USB cable for PSP

Instructions

- 1
  Place the Memory Stick Pro Duo into the memory card holder on the side of the PSP and turn the PSP on.
- 2
  Connect the USB cable to the USB port on both your PSP and your computer.
- 3
  Scroll to the left on the PSP's main menu and press the "X" key over "USB Connection" located under the "Settings" menu.
- 4
  Click "Start" on your computer desktop and open "My Computer," Open "Removable Drive," then the "GAME" folder.
- 5
  View the folder containing the zipped PSP game files on your computer and right-click the zipped games to bring up a menu.
- 6
  Select the "Unzip to Desktop" option so that the game files can be read by your PSP.
- 7
  Select the unzipped files on your computer desktop and drag them into the open "GAME" folder. The files will automatically transfer to your PSP's Memory Stick Pro Duo.
- 8
  Disconnect the PSP from the computer once the transfer is complete. Play the games by selecting "Game" from the main menu of the PSP and pressing "X" over the transferred and unzipped PSP game files.

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