Posted Jul 26, 2006 at 12:47PM by Pranav T Listed in: Firmware, News Tags: Sony, PS1
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Just about everyone knows that the PSP's latest System Update is coming out tomorrow. Numbered 2.80, it's supposed to be having about two new features. And in case any of you needed a confirmation, we've obtained a couple of pictures from Comic Con during Sony's presentation. Here are the images.

Firmware 2.80 features


The said update isn't what we can exactly call "awesome", but the RSS Video feeds will be a welcome addition to those who aren't very much into homebrew (is there such a person?) and those who have 2.71 firmwares (and the dreaded TA-82 motherboards). Still, I don't see too many people getting in on the upgrade bandwagon, homebrew enthusiasts (for obvious reasons) and 2.71 FW owners (for optimism on another downgrader) alike.

Here's the official list of updates right from Sony's press release:
  • RSS Video
  • World Tour Soccer 2 Demo Download
Sony might have seen some glimmer in providing demos to boost sales of PSP games as they have again fused this update with another demo download; well, we'll see how that turns out. Anyways, it was well known that prior to the much hyped FW 3.0, there would be an intermediate release with a bug fixes and a couple of minor additions. Now that we've just about got that intermediate firmware out of the way, I'm practically foaming at the mouth with the thought of playing PS1 games on my PSP within the coming months.

The other picture which we obtained is a slide showing the results of a survey which Sony conducted. Heck, I myself remember answering that survey a few weeks back, and I am looking forward to most of the features in that list. Let's just see how fast the Sony developers can work to get the updates out.

Survey Slide

Anyways, with the newest firmware coming out within a few hours now, I suggest you guys keep checking often. Who knows, the great Booster might just be able to Devhook it.


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   by Beansta - 2006-07-27
 » hah

ive got 2 psps(no offence 2 the guys with 1) so i have the best of bth worlds, and a 2 gig and 1 gig mem stick i can store nethin i want. i feel sorry for those guys that have 2 suffer with the ta 082 mtherboards. and psp Radio is gr8 i use it all the time!!!!!!!

more 2 the point though i think sony is wasting their time with the updates. RSS Video......... come n sony think of sumthin different.

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u have a very good point there, with sony being behind us homebrewers with the instant messaging and whatnot. when FW 3.0 comes out ill def be upgrading...........but ill still have the ther psp 2 do all the cool homebrewing i luv so much, big it up 2 all the PSP devs

   by ROLFCOPTER (Unregistered) - 2006-08-10
 » $ony's Strategy

So it seems $ony has a new Strategy against Homebrew. Hire people to pretend that homebrew sucks and that we should all give up on it. Nice try TOOLS!!! This reminds me of the time when Micro$oft hired all those people to say Window Me was fantastic.

Homebrew isn't about stealing anything it's about freedom. To not let a company force you into downloading something you don't want to download. People should have the right to download and install whatever they want on their own PSP. It's called individual freedom and privacy. $ony shouldn't have controll over most of us. And I say "most" because there will always be follow alongs. That's cool because it's their choice. If Sony only cared more about making great products than controlling what people do with thier systems. Then PSP would be outselling the DS. Why do people prefer the Nintendo DS? Because ¥entendo doesnt force anyone to do anything. And DS' are pretty much useless too.

Despite the stuff you made up most homebrew software actually work better than you think. It's clear that you dont know anything about homebrew. I've been installing Homebrew programs since the release of the PSP. I buy my games (all 38 of them), why would I download a game that I like with missing audio and video files? Stop sterotyping about something you know nothing about.



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