Just like Sony promised, the 2.80 Firmware is out! Although not yet listed on all the regional PSP sites, a lot of news tips are coming in that the update is live through the Network Update function in the PSP
System Firmware
Just like Sony promised, the 2.80 Firmware is out! Although not yet listed on all the regional PSP sites, a lot of news tips are coming in that the update is live through the Network Update function in the PSP.
It seems that the Japanese site has already updated their PSP page to reflect the latest firmware download
Custom Firmware - The Proof of Concept
Hi everyone, long time no see! But I bet you guys know that I've always been with you guys. Cool, let's begin.
Dark_AleX, the author of many firmware hacks and mods, such as the PRX Decrypters and 1.50->1.00 downgrader, has brought us his latest work to us - Custom Firmware - The proof of concept
Firmware 2.71
Well, after the 2.71 news update, we finally have the 2.7 upgrade eboot. We've already documented the new features in the earlier article. I'll still just go thru the new 'features' if you can call them that
PSP Firmware Update
2.70 Firmware Update - US
The changelog for v2.70 is as follows (Translated by Jeff Chen/PSPupdates):
[Network]
* [Internet Browser] now supports Macromedia Flash contents playback.
*You need to enable the Flash contents playback in the [System Settings]
PSP Firmware Update
2.70 Firmware Update - Japan
Although Sony recommends that you only use this update on Japanese PSP's (PSP-1000 Series), it will install normally on other PSP's as well and retain your usual language settings. The changelog for v2
1.5 Custom Firmware - Media Edition
Gameshark has created the first "custom" firmware package that has all the abilities of a 1.50 PSP, but has the added media capabilities and codecs of 2.0+.
At the moment, you can only run this custom firmware using MPH's Firmware Launcher. Do not try to use this package as an actual upgrade
PSP Firmware 1.52 File (EBOOT) North America
IF YOU UPGRADE TO THIS FIRMWARE VERSION YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY HOMEBREW. However, you can downgrade back down to 1.50 by using the MPH downgrader tool found in our Hacks&Exploits section.
This is the 1.52 firmware for PSP
PSP Firmware 2.01 File (EBOOT) North America
IF YOU UPGRADE TO THIS FIRMWARE VERSION YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY HOMEBREW. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO DOWNGRADE ONCE YOU HAVE UPGRADED TO 2.01, SO YOU WILL BE STUCK WITH THIS FIRMWARE VERSION.
This is the 2.01 firmware for PSP
This is the 1.50 firmware for PSP. To upgrade from a lower firmware version to this version, unzip the file and place the included EBOOT.PBP file on the memorystick at this location: MS:PSPGAMEUPDATEEBOOT.PBP
