What if you could turn a PSP with a broken screen into a miniature PS2, connect a Bluetooth controller to it, and play PSP games on your TV? That's the idea behind Retro Mod Works Placeable PSa mod that “consolidates” the PSP and was presented yesterday in a video from the YouTube channel Macho Nacho Producciones.
Retro Mod Works charges $274.99 for a pre-built PS Placeable. However, they are currently on a waiting list: a message on the site says the project is a “one-man show” and that demand for the Placeable was higher than anticipated.
Retro also offers to modify customer-provided PSPs for $100 less, and there's an option reserve diy parts and do the conversion work yourself. The mod requires a revision of the PSP-2000 or PSP-3000, as the first PSP did not have video output. It is unclear when the DIY parts will be shipped; We've asked Retro Mod Works and will update if we hear back.
The main person behind the project, named Dan, told Macho Nacho host Tito Pérez that he “hated the idea of buying digital games” of which he has physical copies, and wanted a way to add Bluetooth controller support while preserving the the UMD unit at the same time. He is also mentioned in respond on Reddit It aims to help people revive broken PSP with the mod, which does not need the console screen.
But purchasing one of these modification kits can be expensive or require skills that most people don't have. If you just want to play PSP games on your TV and don't mind having a UMD drive, the PSP Go, which lacked Sony's strange optical drive but supported Bluetooth controllers and also had a form of video output, is still available. pretty easy to get.
