Posted Aug 19, 2006 at 12:50AM by Max F. Listed in: Firmware, Off Topic Tags: Sony, GMail
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If you head over to Sony's official playstation forums, you'll find the poll towards the top of the page asking what your firmware is.

What's your version?


This has got some people wondering.
  • One popular question: "Is this poll a sign that Sony wants to know our versions?" One popular answer to that question: "Yes! Sony wants to know how many homebrew users there are so they can add better homebrew support to boost falling sales." That's a creative answer, and it might be true, but we're not entirely sure if that's likely.
  • Another opinion: Sony doesn't want to know. The poll was probably started by some moderator or somebody else.
Regardless of what the motives for the poll might be, we were curious about the results: 67% use version 2.80 while 14% use versions 1.00 to 1.50.

Wait! Before you faint over those results, remember, they are based on those who answered that poll at the official site. It's not like it's a poll of QJ readers. After all, things are different over here at QJ. A lot of you are homebrew fans. Some of you have DevHook. So we're wondering...

What's your firmware version?


Feel free to click on "comments" below and share with us what your version is and any thoughts you have on it. Both gamers and homebrew developers form the core of our QJ community, and maybe it's time to know which version is most popular (who knows, Sony might really want to know).

Here's what we saw when we headed over to see the results:

The results!




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   by prominator (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » hah 14% 1.5

cool how do i vote?

   by polonius (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » firmware type

psp firmware version 1.5

   by BR05 (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.50

1.50

   by lansingone - 2006-08-19
 » 1.50

i voted 1.50. oh btw you need to sign up first, alot of us around here should vote and see how much it tips the scale lol

   by first (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » first

...first of all... I have a 1.50 and then I think there really are more 2.xx users out there

   by bryan (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » .

thats great you have 1.5. almost everyone on this site does, its not that big of a deal shut the hell up.

   by anonymous stranger - 2006-08-19
 » ooooo1

ooooo lol you think all of us are not lazy bastards? excuse my language.. but cmon... most of us won't even sign up for our beloved QJ net.... why'd u think we are going to today? on some sucky official sony page? yeah.....

But it would kill 2.8 users if we all went and signed up and voted... hahaha lol imagine sony's face wen all the homebrewers(im not even counting ISO users at other forums) flood their site and vote for 1.5 lol

   by gareth72 - 2006-08-19
 » my version

is 1.50

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   by stupidio (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » ?!?!?

ok i have 2.71 which totaly sux, i was wondering if 2.80 is any better to upgrade too seeing as there is no homebrew coming out for 2.71 ever!!!

   by Willy Billy (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.50

Atually 2.71 emulated auto boot custom firmware. :D

f sony made it more open I think it would definitely bring them many more sales in the long run. Its an awesome gadget, but as is, it takes a little more work to utilize than the commonfolk out there have time for / can handle. They all miss out on all the sweet homebrew we find here on QJ and don't get a "true" psp experience.

Some of my favorite stuff is WWTBAM, PSPRadio, and the EMUS

   by psp hacking nerd!!? (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.50

i´ve got 1.50 and 2.71 if i use devhook.

   by anonymous stranger - 2006-08-19
 » wow

anyone saw "the one and only PSP updates" thread? guess they are too dumb to know about QJ...

   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » LOOOOSERS!

So 79% of regular PSP owners have worthless PSPs.
I don't know why, but I find that amusing.

to #6 if you read the entire news article it asked us to post our firmwares, so eat your words.

1.5 here

   by jaydogg691 - 2006-08-19
 » 2.8

I don't really care about hombrew stuff so I update. And no matter what I'm going to have to update for all the latest games that are going to require the next frimware.

   by Blaze. (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » ;p;

I Think That Homebrew Users aka. firmware 1.5 users, don't go to the sony psp site to get extra's ( game add ons), They would go to QJ Net and other psp homebrew sites.
If we would start a poll here, you would get more people that use 1.5

   by KuffoMan_101 (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.50!!!!!!

I'm having a 1.50 untill my soul is sucked straight out of my body, I'm never upgrading. 2.80 can suck my b................... (NO RESPONSE...)

   by Illegal Machine - 2006-08-19
 » C====8

WOW.


I was unaware that SOOOO many PSP users were total idiots. I mean if you KNOW about this site, WHY are you upgrading? Are you completely inept at basic skills like reading and percieving concepts?


Amazing that SOOOO many people are dumb enough to NOT wait for a downgrader. I think they JUST DON'T KNOW what they're missing. Probably they don't understand how glorious it is to play Super KKK Bros. on your PSP

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   by 1.5 (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.5

1.5 here

   by EmuChicken (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » erm

You cant say that the average PSP user is an idiot because he/she has v2.71+ fm... Most users dont even know about the stuff you can do with the psp. Let alone, that most users who would use the psp and update- would be checking the official psp forums (we're not talking about the homebrew, but as a whole- imagine the amount of Pro-evo / winning eleven maniacs just getting one for the game!)

Note- no I aint voting on that site, screw it, my version is 1.5 and its gonna stay that way.

   by banana_skin (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19

my PSP was upgraded from 1.0 to 1.5 where it has been ever since... it thinks its a 2.0 and I can also boot into 2.71 to play an original UMD tekken, and yes I imported my PSP way back in February, and yes I imported my Tekken! as sony have stopped me importing from Play-asia, I will go out of my way not to upgrade... and if Sony annoy me enough it may have to come to running ISOs, SO SONY IF YOUR READING UN-BLOCK ORIGINAL IMPORT GAMES!!!

   by juggaleaux (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19

1.50, motherfarker

   by timo1983 (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » hi

i have a version 1.5 and a 2.5

   by dudwe (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » 1.5

i got 1.5

   by simon (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » an idea

i think QJ should make an identical poll to this one to compare on what firmwares ppl on here have compared to the ppl who visit the playstation forums!

   by KuffoMan_11 - 2006-08-19
 » 1.5 baby, 1.5.

nocomment

   by Ray2Jerry - 2006-08-19
 » I Doubt It...

I have trouble believing that many PSP owners are using 2.8 considering there are few, if any, games that require that version specifically to work. The only real benefit are video file enhancements.

Also, most gamers that don't have homebrew/downgrading/flashing knowledge are much less likely to update their firmware from what they got at factory unless it's to run a game. And why on earth would they upgrade to 2.8 now?

   by Police (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » I don't believe those stats

Most likely some retards have been choosing 2.80 to try to encourage people to update when they infact have 1.50.

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   by SeikenZ - 2006-08-19
 » rofl

haha.. those 2.80 guys don't know what they're missing..

   by BubbaT (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » at 15% now

1.5

I bet many of those voters are oblivious to the 1.5 scene. So it's a bit biased. Thumb Jockeys, go represent! VOTE! :)

   by yo (Unregistered) - 2006-08-19
 » firmware

i had a 1.5->2.0->2.01->2.6->1.5->2.0->1.5



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