Sony comfirms faster PSP CPU speed in firmware 3.50

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A Sony Computer Entertainment representative has comfirmed that developers of games can take full advantage of the PSP’s CPU, following the release of firmware 3.50.

Originally, the PSP’s CPU speed was capped at a lower speed (266MHz), and usually homebrew was used (way before the firmware 3.50) to make the PSP run at full CPU speed (333MHz). Faster CPU speed meant that games will run and load much more faster (but at the expense of shorter battery life).

The increase in CPU speed affects newer games designed to make use of this “feature” in firmware 3.50. Older games still continue to run at the lower CPU speed they are originally programmed to run at.

*The change in CPU speed was first reported by Quick Journal members.

Possible PS3 exploit found?

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According to a French site, it appears that someone has found a possible exploit that runs on PS3 versions 1.80-1.81. The exploit was achieved through the modification of the contents in a .pkg file.

A member (Plakasoft) claims that the exploit works, and he/she has succeeded in creating a “hello world” application that simply displays 3 blinking lines and would return the user to the XMB.

There is also a discussion on this in English at the MaxConsole forums.

Below is the video (Youtube):

This exploit is yet to be tested fully, and is just a rumor.

Via MaxConsole, PS3Gen site (French)

Sony official blog - Now accepts comments

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Although Sony first set up it’s official blog a few days ago, no one is allowed to leave a comment on any of their posts. This time, things have changed, and Sony allowed users to leave their thoughts on their blog posts. Sony even encourages users to comment.

Not a bad move from Sony; Corporates rarely have blogs. This blog would content some updates on its products (usually related to PlayStation), and would probably tell more information than its press releases in its official site.

Sony: We didn’t recall PSPs in Netherlands

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In an earlier report, we stated that Sony had done up a recall in the Netherlands. Of course, that report is not comfirmed. It turns out that the report turns out to be, false. Speculation on the PSP recall was first brought up when some retailers claim that they have to send back their supply of PSPs.

In a statement by Sony, Sony (Europe) said that they did not request for a recall. However, the PSP still remains in a shortage (out of stock), due to an increase in demand (caused by price-cuts) in certain European countries like the Netherlands.

Via MaxConsole

Rumor: PSP recall in the Netherlands, possible attempt to reduce homebrew?

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There are rumors ongoing that Sony has recalled all of it’s current PSPs from retailers in the Netherland in order to replace it with new, “unflashable” units. This might have been in response to the growing popularity of custom firmwares.

Of course, this piece of information is not comfirmed yet, and if these new units were to be “unflashable”, it probably could render the PSP un-updatable even with the official PSP firmware updates. Poor game sales was seen as a possible reason as to why Sony attempted this move.

Due to the nationwide recall, the PSP would be out of stock for a period of time in the Netherlands. It’s not known if Sony would do the same for other retailers in other countries.

Via MaxConsole

PSP official firmware 3.50

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Sony has just brought up a new update (for the US) for the PSP. This time it’s firmware 3.50.

This firmware was released just yesterday (the US version was released hours after the Japan one), and an increase of 0.10 in firmware revision number tells us it’s going to add some nice features, and so it does.

Here are the features:
-Ability to connect the PSP to the PS3 via the internet (using “Remote Play”)
-New option in “Remote Play” (”Communication Settings”)
-New option in “RSS Channel” (”RSS Channel Guide”)

This firmware does not support homebrew (as usual), and once you upgrade to this firmware, you cannot downgrade to any earlier versions (for now).

Via PSP official US site

*We missed out the PS3’s firmware 1.80, but you can view the PS3 site to get more information as well.

Halo 3 - New set of Screenies!

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Wow, Bungie must have gone one mile further in their Halo 3 beta, in terms of graphics from it’s predecessor, Halo 2.

The images showed that Bungie managed to come up with images almost comparable to the quality of that nice Halo 3 trailer. The quality is also comparable to that of Gears of War.

Screenshots via: WorthPlaying