Can You Play Spyro on PSP? (Official & Unofficial Ways)

No official Spyro game was released for PSP. The original PS1 trilogy (Spyro 1/2/3) and Spyro: A Hero's Tail (PS2) are not natively compatible.

How to Play Spyro on a Portable PlayStation Device

1. PS Vita / PlayStation TV (Official, Best): Purchase Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4) → Use Remote Play to stream to Vita/PSTV. Requires good Wi-Fi (5 GHz preferred). Best legal portable experience.
2. PS Vita (Native PS1 Classics): Buy Spyro 1, 2, 3 (PS1 Classics) on PS3/PS Vita store (store closed for new purchases Aug 2021; only works if previously purchased).
3. PSP (Custom Firmware Required):
   • Install 6.61 PRO-C2 / Infinity CFW (see hacks.guide).
   • Use POPS Emulator (official Sony PS1 emulator built into CFW) to run converted PS1 ISOs (tools: PSX2PSP, PSX-EBOOT).
   • Compatibility: Spyro 1/2/3 run near-perfectly on POPS.
4. Adrenaline (Vita/Homebrew): On hacked Vita, Adrenaline runs POPS better than native PSP.

Legal Note

Converting your own PS1 discs to EBOOT.PBP for personal use on CFW is legal in many jurisdictions. Downloading ISOs is not.

Recommendation: Spyro Reignited Trilogy on Switch/Steam/PS4/Xbox is superior (controls, graphics, save states, 60 FPS). Play that instead. If you must use PSP, CFW + POPS is the only way.