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GTA Vice City Stories Swap Trick for 2.71 SE-B

greg | November 1, 2006

My apologizes for the delay on posting this… Many have reported the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories ISO booting and working with DevHook; this I cannot confirm. However, SOOPERGOOMAN has emailed us a little alternative method that will definitely boot and run the GTA:VCS UMD just fine & dandy — the ol’ UMD swap trick!

Here’s his email:

Today I, as with many other PSP users in North America, went out and bought the new game in the Grand Theft Auto Series. Also like most of you, I did not want to have to update my 2.71 SE-B PSP. So recalling an article that I read around when GTA Liberty City Stories came out about the bait and switch technique for playing 2.00 games on a 1.5 psp without any loaders.

Today after I arrived home, I imediately went to my room and got my second PSP, which is the 2.71 SE-B that I was talking about earlier. So I thought maybe if I take like Socom and pop that in it’ll work. So I popped it in and started it up. As soon as it started to change from the colors in the boot screen into the plain white background with the PSP logo in the middle, I popped out SOcomFTB and replaced it with GTA VCS. I waited in great anticipation to see if it would work. After about 10 second my idea was confirmed. I had indeed gotten Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stores to work on a 2.71 se-b psp. Here are Four video’s depicting this action taking place. These were made over the course of Five hours durring Halloween Night and early in the morning of Nov.1 2006.

More videos proving this method to be legit:
[ 2nd video ]
[ 3rd video ]
[ 4th video ]

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69 Comments »

Comment by Nick
2006-11-01 18:05:00

Awesome, ill go buy it now :P!

 
Comment by ll cool j
2006-11-01 18:15:06

iso’s work on 2.71 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by nick
2006-11-01 18:28:01

the iso also works with SEB, just use the built in loader. :P

 
Comment by Traasje
2006-11-01 18:28:48

i have gta vc working with devhook. with no problem :-)
1.6 gig is a BIG game, but i haven’t got a 4 gig mem disk for nothing :-)

BUT
It’s a nice trick….. Ha Ha Ha :)

 
Comment by JaYbEe
2006-11-01 18:33:30

i can confirm gta vcs works on devhook 44 and 46 just fine dont cso tho as this makes the game all jerky

 
Comment by hunter
2006-11-01 18:34:54

How can you use the wireless controller with you PSP? Please Help?

TIA

 
Comment by Yuriy
2006-11-01 18:39:07

can you use this on devhook emulating 2.71 fw?

 
Comment by nick
2006-11-01 18:47:48

ive read another guide that allows you to play with devhook 2.71 emulated….

 
Comment by Dont act 11teen
2006-11-01 18:50:34

i am playing the iso from the xmb in 2.71 se-b wiht no problems .. ?If you bought it dump the umd and rebuild the iso and play

 
Comment by Yuriy
2006-11-01 18:53:05

the umd or off memory stick because i want the umd

 
Comment by Leon S Kennedy
2006-11-01 19:02:32

you guys are really slow at these kindda things

yeah the iso works for 27.1 under devhook (well no Sh@t)
and as for it being so big
just take out the update with UMDgen, and then compress it into a cso
not that bloody hard

I finished this all in the morning, took like 10-15 mins tops

 
Comment by samy
2006-11-01 19:10:00

yea how can u use a wireless controller?

 
Comment by awsome-o
2006-11-01 19:20:20

will this work with a GTA LCS UMD or does it have to be socom

 
Comment by Dark_AleX lover
2006-11-01 19:21:55

very nice

 
Comment by DarkPacMan77
2006-11-01 19:24:52

now i can go buy the game and not worry about not being able to play it.

i believe in piracy and all, but GOOD games are games that I’d just rather buy

good to know that there is a good ol’ workaround

-DarkPacMan77-

 
Comment by Yuriy
2006-11-01 19:38:26

cmon how can you do this with devhook emulating 2.71 firmware ?? not an actual 2.71 psp

 
Comment by timmmy
2006-11-01 19:40:04

how do i get backgrounds like he has?

 
Comment by nick
2006-11-01 19:43:32

you cant use a wirless controller. for psp, i think the psp can be a controller for ps2 tho? or pC? i have no idear

 
Comment by marv
2006-11-01 20:01:48

will this work on 2.71 emulated via devhook?

 
Comment by Yuriy
2006-11-01 20:09:52

will it work because ive been trying on devhook emultaing 2.71 both .45 and .46 with 4 or 5 different umd’s but it says game cannot be launched or read i think it only works on a real 2.71

 
Comment by Dean
2006-11-01 20:35:03

new to this but I’m running devhook .46GuiCustomFirmware that was from this site to allow usb play of iso’s and my psp is at firmware1.5 and I have no problems running this game from iso.
so ya it does work on emulated 2.71.
I just took the umd rip and compressed to about 800mbs and it runs fine but I like the idea about removing the update.
Is there a how to for this?
thanks.

 
Comment by CA$HMON3Y
2006-11-01 21:01:14

ok, for all you lazy n00bs who are to lazy to find sources to an ISO of VCS go to PSPISO.com and register they have direct links to EVERY iso!!

 
Comment by Fat Albert
2006-11-01 21:09:28

Well guess what. I can dance if I want to, I can leave my friends behind. Cuz if I dont dance then you cannot dance do do do do do do…

 
Comment by Mafi@
2006-11-01 21:12:44

ouch #22… u gon get ip banned… i think =P

good idea on running the umd of vcs. i was just playin my vcs iso when watching this video. and as soon as the guy said good luck to pplz who have iso… i just cracked up!!!! lol

 
Comment by arcsy
2006-11-01 21:33:04

Hey I want those Wireless control for the PSP! Anyone know where I can get them? Please please pretty please!!!

 
Comment by SanzioSan
2006-11-01 21:37:00

It asks me to update when i run it in 2.71 emulated(NANDFLASH) i have ta-082 with ported devhook

 
Comment by havier
2006-11-01 21:42:19

so i have 2 have 1.5 4 any of this stuff 2 work

 
Comment by gdrdhhygfdfghgftwqyjmnhyujpoo
2006-11-01 22:14:46

Will this work if you aren’t emulating a firmware?

Will this work if you have a 2.71 or a 2.8 and just switch the umds at the right time?

 
Comment by Mafi@
2006-11-01 22:15:48

man… i really want that sexy background… i just need to figure out how to change the waves… but if i mess up im gettin mad brickage on my psp =P

 
Comment by Mafi@
2006-11-01 22:17:10

did any1 notice how the video froze a bit when he just changed the umd… when his hand was on top of his psp…. freakky… =P

 
Comment by Herbert420
2006-11-01 22:33:22

No one in this entire thread seems to have confirmed or denied this!! Not even me

And I think he has a modded PSP with video out to his television i have a video of it being installed on a psp. It gives you tv outs and a controller port for a ps2 controller right on the back. It looks cool but you have to replace a lot of wires in your PSP when you do it. Major Mod.

 
Comment by CR7
2006-11-01 22:45:30

I didnt know there were controllers for the PSP.

 
Comment by 0dog1
2006-11-01 23:25:09

i have the euro iso removed boot file plus update and cso at869 mb it works perfect if you over clock in xmb with dev hook .46

 
Comment by NIGHTSHADE
2006-11-01 23:42:48

THIS DOES NOT WORKk the the psp will not launch one game and allow the disk to change the guy is putting in the disk and loading an iso also the video is fake notice every time he goes out of the picture this is a joke people dont be sucked into it youll end up messing up your psp swapping over and over trying to recreate this guys video trickery

 
Comment by Bob
2006-11-02 00:20:22

Hey isn’t it BAD to remove a UMD disc while it’s playing…?

 
Comment by yaya
2006-11-02 00:31:18

hey guys for the guy who asked for the how to its very simple d/l winrar and umd gen.i have a legit copy i ripped the umd with fast loader to my 4gig and then using winrar i extracted the iso look in one of the folders in psp game for the update folder simple as deleting it and using umd gen to rebuild iso takes no time at all very simple hope it helps

 
Comment by LoL
2006-11-02 01:03:21

LOL… Fake videos RLZ!

 
Comment by timmmy
2006-11-02 01:08:30

I WANT THAT BACKGROUND…HELP A BROTHER OUT SOMEONE PLEEZE!!

 
Comment by Ar5eNiC
2006-11-02 02:05:27

I haven’t tried this yet (I’ll be buying VCS tomorrow) but if you have v2.71 se-b, you could just download SXT Chager which supports spoofing the psp into thinking it’s a different version (it goes up to v7.00). Using that VCS should boot fine…

 
Comment by Ar5eNiC
2006-11-02 03:15:06

Never mind, the SXT Changer isn’t supported for 2.71 se-b….

 
Comment by Bob
2006-11-02 03:22:07

ok whats the deal with the 4gb memory sticks anyway? I just saw this thing listed on someone’s store on Ebay where they said you need to upgrade to 2.81 to use a 4gb memory card. I also saw somewhere on THIS site where it was listed that one benefit (the only real benefit apparently) of the 2.81 upgrade was 4gb memory card functionality. So previously I was under the impression that a 4gb card would work, regardless of firmware. On Ebay, the person also said that if you dont have the upgrade it will “crunch” your data. I recently had purchased a 4gb card on Ebay and I had to return it because I thought it was one of the fakes they are supposedly having sold on there. It worked fine up to 2gb, but anything I put on there afterwards became a totally corrupted file. So, is that the way it works if you are using a 4gb card on a 1.5/2.71 PSP? Please let me know…ANYONE??

 
Comment by Flex
2006-11-02 04:08:53

Ok im confused. I have the GTA VCS iso running perfect from the game menu in 2.71 SE B’. Whats different about the actual UMD that doesnt allow it to launch in 2.71 SE-B’ as all other UMD’s seems to launch for me no problem.

What firmware does GTA VCS actually require to run officially??

 
Comment by Chris
2006-11-02 04:45:36

I can confirm I have it working on a 1.5 with the most recent devhook… no problem. Not tried compression yet.

 
Comment by nightmare
2006-11-02 04:58:05

Yeah, to make GTA working with DevHook 0.46 just extract your iso with UMDGEn, delete the UPDATE directory, rebuild your iso as CSO and playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

 
Comment by relentless
2006-11-02 05:27:51

Ive got the CSO running on devhook .46 with no problems. just a little lag, but it fits on my 512 stick and im stoked about it. Neat trick.

 
Comment by rom dude
2006-11-02 06:29:12

just run the iso or cso. there is no loading time execpt for like a second at the beggining. also if u use dev hook u can put the cpu right up so even the cso runs smoothly. also if u are on 2.71 se-b then u can still use dev hook so u can still change the cpu. just my opinion

 
Comment by Aaron M
2006-11-02 06:46:24

When loading any game that requires 2.80+ using DevHook you MUST ENABLE the 2.xx -> 2.00 option under devhoo, other it will say you need to update, so all you people asking how you get GTA: VCS ISO to run under devhook or UMD there is your answer, if you want to play the UMD just select UMD DISC in devhook but DONT FORGET TO ENABLE the 2.xx -> 2.00 option first…

 
Comment by Aaron M
2006-11-02 06:46:55

Nice trick though…

 
Comment by NIGHTSHADE
2006-11-02 07:34:21

Aaron M it does not work with the actual UMD only the iso

 
Comment by yaya
2006-11-02 07:55:55

for anyone that has a 2.8xx game i think that for now all you have to do is rip the game from umd and then delete the update folder i can confirm this with gta vcs and snoopy vs the red baron both work great !!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by stefanriedler
2006-11-02 07:57:12

works it also on 2.71 emulation with devhook??

 
Comment by stefanriedler
2006-11-02 08:03:04

does anyone know if it works also with MotoGP?

 
Comment by ED
2006-11-02 08:40:58

It fuckin works, jesus christ!
Iso’s work because the UPDATE folder gets ripped!
The umd switch works too.
Socom works, the demo disc works
VCS doesnt use 2.81 PRXS it only does the firmware check, putting a 2.71 disc or below bypasses the firmware check. Putting in the VCS umd at the right time gives the disc the “RUN eboot” command, and dosent look back.
Now shut the fuck up and play the game!

 
Comment by HELP HELP
2006-11-02 08:44:01

I read that the new Custom Firwares dont support DAX loading . . . so would it be possible to load DAX files by running Devhook with the DAX support mod while running a custom firmware?

Sorry for the noob question.. I’ve been a 1.5 faithful for NEARLY A YEAR… BUT iM Tempted to try this.

Please get back to me A.S.A.P

 
Comment by Branci
2006-11-02 10:07:54

I commpersed the iso with dax creator and downloaded the devhook plugin that supports emulating .dax files and i put in any umd and just emulated 2.71 firmware and it started instantly……with no disc swamping……

 
Comment by Branci
2006-11-02 10:08:40

or deleting updates…….

 
Comment by eaglebaize
2006-11-02 10:21:58

Sry 4 another noob question but how exactly can u get this to work with the actual UMD? Can some1 create a forum or something about it?

 
Comment by Johan
2006-11-02 11:57:49

Thats cool. But i downloaded it converted it to a cso and played it from my memorystick.. Right from the game’s menu with no devhook or nothing.. works better, no UMDs nearly 0 loading and there you are!

 
Comment by hccr
2006-11-02 13:30:45

GTA Vice City Stories WORKING with Dev.Hook 0.46
It is true!!
There is 2 versions
GTAVCS 706Mb/RAR/=>1.6GB=>UMD gen make 936MB cso
And a ripped version it is 600Mb

 
Comment by Mafi@
2006-11-02 23:49:04

i personally believ that that guy’s sexy background is the most important and coolest thing in that video! plz, some1 come forward if u know how to do it.

 
Comment by gta_cb
2006-11-03 10:06:26

dude all u need to do is download the cheatthingy 2.0 then use the installer then start it up normally, then theres an option to do a video, i hanvt tried it yet but will post back if it works when i have.

 
Comment by Slave
2006-11-03 12:23:29

For the people who are all amazed by the custom background and waves, look closely. It’s just an image. It doesnt move…

The can be found here http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=33363&goto=nextoldest

Too bad though, i would really like them if the were real

 
Comment by arcsy
2006-11-04 05:35:14

I want the wireless control plz

 
Comment by Tomo
2006-11-04 09:40:02

lol yea mate think i will go out and get ripped of buying the UMD or?! play it on 2.71SE-B” like i just was for SWEET FA!! Well found outl like..

 
Comment by Tomba
2006-11-05 20:59:22

F@#k This im updating

 
Comment by roman
2006-11-06 19:56:40

DOES THIS WORK IF I HAVE VERSION 2.80 AND WANNA RUN THE GTA VCS ON MY PSP AND US THIS UMD SWAP ???????????

HELP !!!!!

 
Comment by roman
2006-11-06 19:58:43

DOES THIS WORK IF I HAVE VERSION 2.80 AND DO THE SAME U DID ??????????

 
Comment by Slave
2006-11-08 07:13:27

try it out… geesh, im not going to do it for you

 
Comment by Someone
2006-11-08 16:31:41

What was that thing that was attacted to the psp

 
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