wraggster
April 25th, 2006, 15:48
News from CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=138490)
Arriving in Europe today with Flash support, improved music playback and, from May 25, LocationFree TV!
As we reported yesterday, Japanese PSP owners are in line for a new PSP Firmware update 2.7, which adds some funky new features like Macromedia Flash support and the ability to play various music files.
We also hoped news of a similar European Firmware release wouldn't be too far behind, but Sony has only gone and surprised us by announcing it just one day later, no doubt sparking tears of joy amongst European fans of its sleek little handheld.
Just like the Japanese PSP update, Euro PSP owners will get splendid new Flash support for browsing the web, as well as now being able to play MP3, ATRAC, AAC and WMA music file formats, substantially increasing their audio options.
Advertisement:Perhaps the most interesting development though is 2.7's LocationFree TV, with Sony promising that instead of watching a TV set, TV will now come to you via your home tuner. Apparently you'll be able to watch live TV from wherever you are, playback recorded programmes and even set a timer to tape future recordings, with LocationFree being launched in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands from next month.
Seems like a splendid development and, if it means we'll never miss an episode of Lost or Green Wing again, that's just fine by us. You'll be able to score LocationFree TV and all the other goodies from May 25, by heading on over to www.yourpsp.com, or by downloading it direct via wi-fi, now.
Remember that Homebrew is a goner before you update
Arriving in Europe today with Flash support, improved music playback and, from May 25, LocationFree TV!
As we reported yesterday, Japanese PSP owners are in line for a new PSP Firmware update 2.7, which adds some funky new features like Macromedia Flash support and the ability to play various music files.
We also hoped news of a similar European Firmware release wouldn't be too far behind, but Sony has only gone and surprised us by announcing it just one day later, no doubt sparking tears of joy amongst European fans of its sleek little handheld.
Just like the Japanese PSP update, Euro PSP owners will get splendid new Flash support for browsing the web, as well as now being able to play MP3, ATRAC, AAC and WMA music file formats, substantially increasing their audio options.
Advertisement:Perhaps the most interesting development though is 2.7's LocationFree TV, with Sony promising that instead of watching a TV set, TV will now come to you via your home tuner. Apparently you'll be able to watch live TV from wherever you are, playback recorded programmes and even set a timer to tape future recordings, with LocationFree being launched in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands from next month.
Seems like a splendid development and, if it means we'll never miss an episode of Lost or Green Wing again, that's just fine by us. You'll be able to score LocationFree TV and all the other goodies from May 25, by heading on over to www.yourpsp.com, or by downloading it direct via wi-fi, now.
Remember that Homebrew is a goner before you update