Without custom firmware, the PSP will refuse to run unsigned code like this eBoot. The process turns a standard PSP into a retro-emulation machine.
However, abandonware advocates argue that for a game not commercially available in any legitimate form (the Italian PSX version is not on PSN, PS Plus, or modern storefronts), emulation is an ethical preservation act. Sony has shown no interest in re-releasing this specific localization. The only way to experience the game in its original Italian form on a handheld is via the eboot . In this sense, the community of Italian PSP modders acts as a guerrilla archive, saving a piece of digital heritage from the corporate memory hole.
While the character models (especially "PS1 Hagrid") have become internet memes for their low-polygon count, the game captures the aesthetic of the first movie well. Gameplay and Performance on PSP