Ok guys, it's finally here. The highly debated PSP Go exploit by FreePlay has been released. Unfortunately, Sony discovered the loopholes of the save game exploit and quickly patched the game (now known as Archer Maclean's Mercury) with the release of PSP firmware 6.20. More after the break.


Download: FreePlay's PSP Go exploit

Here's a piece of good news to the PSP homebrew community. Early last month, as some of you may recall, FreePlay has released a video showing us that he has successfully hacked Sony's latest handheld iteration that got everyone buzzing with excitement. Well, now he's back to give us a status update on his project. According to his YouTube channel post, he is now making progress on the exploit with his NID resolver working flawlessly, and if he can get the eLoader source to work, we may have a PSP Go eLoader soon that will allow us to run our favorite homebrews on the PSP Go.

 The new breed of PSP games may have come protected with the new OFW 5.55, but just because it comes with new security features doesn't mean an old bag of tricks won't work on it. The Medal of Honor Heroes exploit from 5.51 was found to work on the new OFW, so if you have a copy of that game, an eLoader is now in the works so you won't have to worry about 5.55 getting in the way of your homebrew. Also, lots of great apps got updated earlier this week, so be sure to check 'em out as well.

Not long after it was found that the Medal of Honor Heroes exploit works on OFW 5.55, n00b81 reveals through his blog post that an eLoader is already in the works for the aforementioned exploit.

Quick roll call of who we've had features on in the past few weeks: Dark AleX, AhMan, MaTiAz, FreePlay, Davee and, most recently, Noobz. Today we're shining the spotlight on one of the devs behind the big hacks, exploits, eLoaders, and downgraders for the PSP: Fanjita.

So you have a PSP and you want to try out this thing called "homebrew" you've been hearing so much about. Problem is, you're still on official Sony firmware. What to do? Well, read this guide for starters. Today we'll be tackling how to install custom firmware on PSPs running anything from OFW 1.50 to OFW 3.50.

What are you waiting for? Click on the Read more link and get started on your way to homebrew!

What have we (re)learned so far in the QJ Homebrew series? First we had the definition of terms, then the identification of specs for each model. And then we gave you the Firmware Database. See where the flow is going? Right. The next step then is to line up the things you'll need to get your PSP to run sweet, sweet homebrew. And that's exactly what we have here for you in this second issue of QJ's How-To series: What you need to get homebrew running on your PSP.

The electric buzz of homebrew excitement is back in the air! The Noobz Team has confirmed that they will be joining forces with GripShift-exploiters MaTiAz and FreePlay to further develop the said exploit! It's a pre-announcement, which the Noobz Team don't normally do, but we're glad all the same for it.

Homebrew developer amrcidiot was kind enough to drop by and tell us that a new version to his neat homebrew guitar sim is now available for download with PSPlay v0.3.5. PSP Slim & Lite users will be glad to know that the latest build of this nifty app now supports it, so don't be shy about downloading it any longer.

Download: PSPlay v0.3.5 for PSP Slim & Lite
Download: PSPlay v0.3.5 for PSP Fat
Visit: QJ.NET's PSP Development forum

Bumuckl's image editing homebrew app, Bermuda CS 9, now works with the PSP Slim thanks to fellow homebrew developer grafele. The app works with the eLoader, which is included with the download. More from the developer in the full article.

Download: Bermuda Create Suite 9 (PSP Slim Compatible)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums