PSP Best Game and Custom Firmware Q/A's.

[Rx_79]

This is a little off topic but does having a UMD replacement case effect the game.  All my games have the original UMD case, but one Ace Combat.  The game loads the levels fine, but often skips the end of the cinema scenes. 

[amiga1200]

the UMD housings can be a hindrance, as well as protection.
he disk is the same as any optical media, dvd in this case. (albeit, a custom storage capacity, 2g a disk.)
as long as the actual disk and drive lens is clean, should make zero difference.
still, does this 'third party' housing grip the disk too hard?
if so, that will slow the motor down, stress it, create stream timeouts.
compare the disk to one still in original $ony UMD housing, if it still spins with the same consistency as an original, look at the disk itself for imperfections/scratches or dirt...and maintain.
outside that, the optical drive could be the issue?
one way to check the disk, is dump the UMD as a single file (iso) via pspfiler.
if it dumps without shitout, it's fine.
if the operation self-terminates, possible:
1, disk gripped too hard by the third-party housing slowing data transfer.
2, optical disk itself is scratched.
3, or the lens needs cleaning/potentiometer adjusting?.
 

[TDIRunner]

Third party case shouldn't have an effect unless it's a poor quality case.  Also, if a third party case was required, it's possible the disc has seen some bad days, and it might be damaged as well. 

[Rx_79]

Got into the PSP a little late so most of my games are used. So this could be the real issue.

Didn't notice any scratches, but that doesn't mean a game store didn't resurface it. or that it was exposed to car heat. 3rd Party UMD case does seem to hold the game a little tighter but nothing I can see that would prevent it from turning.

[TDIRunner]

Got into the PSP a little late so most of my games are used. So this could be the real issue.

Didn't notice any scratches, but that doesn't mean a game store didn't resurface it. or that it was exposed to car heat. 3rd Party UMD case does seem to hold the game a little tighter but nothing I can see that would prevent it from turning.

I got into the PSP pretty late as well, but honestly, I don't feel like I missed much.  I've gotten very little enjoyment out of it which is part of the reason why I can't help out the OP at all with any suggestions.

[palmer6strings]

Na, the UMD shells are kinda shit. I've had brand new games before to where the shells are falling apart. Some 3rd party shells are decent, but some are crap and don't fit into the PSP very well.

I've never ran into a problem with the games not playing correctly though. Make sure there isnt a fingerprint, hair, etc on it is my only recommendation.

I've got most of the main titles and some obscure ones. Kinda hard to tell you what I'm looking for without saying what I got. If I don't forget, I'll try to toss up what I have.

[palmer6strings]

Ok, so, this is a bit different question for anyone runnin CF.
I've had custom firm aware on my PSP's for a while now and am running ProB9 on them all.
Is it worth updating the custom firmware to ProB10?

The reason I ask is because when I run the SNES emu, it works fine until I try to exit. It then freezes and I ALWAYS have to remove the battery to get back to the main psp menu. Is that somethin I'll just have to live with or is there another way I can fix that problem?

Also, can you fully flash CF to PSP 300x/GO that's got 6.6x yet?

Tried doing some research on all this to not come across an answer yet.

Just trying to get the most out of my PSP!

Thanks.