Sony PSP-3000 - "Do you want to quit the game?" FIX (No Tools Needed)

When I first got the PSP and played a UMD game such as God of War: Ghost of Sparta, the screen "Do you want to quit the game?" would pop up incessantly. Sometimes every few seconds. It is the equivalent of you pressing the "Home" button on the PSP except you're not pressing anything.

If you search Google or YouTube, you'll see people cite various reasons why this is happening from the Home button getting stuck, to firmware issues, to UMD damage. But, thanks to a comment I found on another YouTube video, I realized my problem was the PSP not properly reading the UMD - it was a mechanical issue that can be easily fixed without any tools.

If you open the UMD tray, you'll notice there are four metal prongs. These prongs press the UMD disc up against the reader. I guess from the factory, these prongs aren't very "springy" (for the lack of a better word) and do not add enough tension to the UMD disc. If you carefully pull the prongs out, it will add the needed tension to keep the UMD disc from moving around (any slight movement will make it skip, resulting in the "Do you want to quit the game?" screen.

Hope this helps!

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[Drpeepee25]

Dude thank you so much you are a life saver. I did it and it has been working fine.

[ConsumerFanatics]

@Drpeepee25 Great!

[WildPaso]

Problem solved! Thank you very much man :)

[ConsumerFanatics]

@WildPaso Great, thanks for watching and commenting!

[SeraphTheTroll]

That fixed it! I was thinking I was going to need to just buy a new PSP after the fiftieth time that the screen popped up and I accidentally clicked "Yes" to quitting the game. Thanks man, I wish there was something we could do more than just liking the video to show appreciation. You saved me buying a new PSP.

[KaibaGirl88]

I actually thought of this, and it does not work for me. works for a short time, then i start getting the message every few seconds again >.<

[bobbyjoe882]

thank you! Bought a new PSP and thought I'd have to return it within half an hour of playing... this helped greatly. thank you!

[IIRiiSEII]

I've done that hundreds of times and it only works for like a few minutes...it still says it for mine..

[AwsambTheGr8]

Thank you!!!

[oroscogold]

Thank you now i can play Birth by Sleep without frustration!!!!

[4j3p]

hey..

you give me a clue

thanks before

i play my psp without UMD

but i have problem like you got

i ever push a switch inside UMD drive

it's beside motor

now i push it again to make sure it's not in push position

thank you very much budy

^_^

[gofookalime]

this sounds alot easier than putting tape on the umd. but that works too

[sephiroth22635]

I got the same laptop as you. ^^ thank you

[Sonicshot101]

Thanks so much it worked!!!!

[alexjoism]

@KaibaGirl88 try and pull the metle bit a bit more ferther cos i pulled them alot and it works rlly well now

[MCScratchatory]

fixed! thank you so much!