PSP Mod Allows for Mouse Support
05/05/2009 Written by Kyle P.
For all those who enjoy using a mouse to gun down your enemies, you’re in luck. Noted PSP hacker, TokyoDrift, has created a mod for the PSP, that allows for the user full use of a PC mouse.
What’s interesting is that TokyoDrift didn’t use USB to connect the mouse. Instead, he used an old PS/2 mouse, in which he connected to the PSP’s serial port. All of the functionality of the mouse works, even allowing for button-mapping.
Of course, the usefulness of this mod will vary from game-to-game. However, it is a neat idea and just goes to show that the PSP isn’t as mobile as some would think.
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May 5th, 2009 at 10:02 PM
nice.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Kind of defeats the purpose of a portable device doesn’t it?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:28 PM
too bad you can’t plug a mouse directly into a PSP
May 5th, 2009 at 10:53 PM
pretty cool indeed
May 5th, 2009 at 11:05 PM
At least the guy is innovative in his ideas…
May 6th, 2009 at 3:44 AM
doesn’t really defeat the purpose of it. Just replace the PS/2 mouse with a PS2 gamepad and… VOILA!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:38 AM
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May 6th, 2009 at 9:55 AM
cool… i guess
May 6th, 2009 at 12:40 PM
@Jeff:
That’s what I think, it’s a little redundant for a portable game device. If you’re going so far as to plugging a mouse in for a game, why not just play it on a large screen via console? It’s still kind of cool, though.