You guys would want to hear this. It's not the greatest of "good news" you can have -- heck, it's nowhere close being good news at all -- but it's important for you to know about it, nonetheless. Eric Lempel, he who is dubbed as the Director of PlayStation Network Operations, has set forth a final mandate on the issue of Trophies on the PSP. It's a no, simply put.

Oh, arriving "shortly", was it? Well, the definition of time seems to be a relative thing, but it doesn't matter now: the new PSP firmware 5.02 has just been released. In Japan. What does it carry? Nothing much, actually. Move along now...

*Update* Now also in Europe.

Eric Lempel at the PlayStation Blog has posted a quick updated  saying that the PSP Firmware v5.02 will be available shortly. What can we expect from this update? Answer awaits you after the jump.

New information about the upcoming firmwares for the PS3 and PSP have surfaced. Well, when Eric Lempel revealed the list of features for PS3 FW 2.50 and PSP FW 5.00 yesterday, he did say it wasn't the entire changelog.

UPDATE: PS3 Firmware 2.50 is now available for downloading, folks. The changelog is shown once you start the download. Nice.

This just in! A PSN EU community leader has confirmed that the PlayStation Network will experience a downtime tomorrow due to system maintenance. Ok. Fair enough. It sounds pretty tame as PSN updates go (it's not the first time we've heard of a downtime), so... what makes this announcement exciting, really? How did we get from "downtime tomorrow" to "FW updates going live"? Let's review the facts, shall we...

We just got word from PSN director Eric Lempel via the PlayStation Blogs, and he's listed the features we can all expect in the upcoming system firmware updates for the PSP and PS3. Some of the previously rumored or speculated features are now confirmed: direct access to PSP Store, PS3 bluetooth headset support, in-game screenshots, and my oh my, some homebrew functions made "official".

Not long after the release of Sony's PlayStation Portable Firmware 4.0, a new firmware update seems to be on the rise yet again. Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations, recently announced on the PlayStation Blog that PSP firmware update v4.05 will be released very soon. Find out the specifics of the new Firmware v4.05 in our full article.

*Update* PSP FW 4.05 is out. Changelog in full article.

What can we expect from Sony's official Firmware 4.0 update? How does a Google Internet Search feature grab you? Or the ability to change the speed of your video playbacks? Details in the full article.

Wondering just what sort of features the next official PSP firmware update will bless upon your handheld? Then read on in the full article as we catch wind of updated PSOne controller customization AND improved connectivity with your own Sony PlayStation 3 via this latest firmware update.

*Update*: It seems the new PSP firmware has been released early. We still haven't received official word from Sony about FW 3.95, so be sure to be cautious when you take a peek at this latest firmware.

Have you taken advantage of all the updates for the PlayStation 3's firmware 2.20 update yet? In case you missed anything, here's a new video from Sony's Eric Lempel to show you a demo of some of the new features. Check out the video in the full article.