Firmware 3.30 now available on Network Update

The P$P® system software version 3.30 update includes the following


Game
Support for PLAYSTATION®Network titles has been expanded. HARDLY ANYONE CARES
Network
Support for thumbnail images of items has been added under [RSS Channel].HARDLY ANYONE CARES


Video
Support for thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the "VIDEO" folder of Memory Stick Duo™ media has been added. HARDLY ANYONE CARES
The following types of files can now be played in the "VIDEO" folder.
– MPEG-4/H.264 AVC Main Profile (AVC CABAC) video files of the following sizes:
720 X 480, 352 X 480, or 480 X 272 TOOK YOUR LONG ENOUGH
* Depending on the data type, some files cannot be played.GREAT.....

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We are aware that this firmware update is pretty much as useless as the previous 3 updates, and most of the things should have been implemented at an earlier stage however at $ony we do not desire to offer the same quality service our competitors do as it is bad for profits. Please enjoy your crappy updates while we enjoy your hard earned cash.

PSX games list has increased, how is that not a great thing, games such as Resident Evil 2 might work now.

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Originally Posted by CaptainMorgan4

PSX games list has increased, how is that not a great thing, games such as Resident Evil 2 might work now.

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thats if dark alex makes this into a OE firmwere

i like that Sony is updating there ps1 on psp emulator. Adding more video support is a bonus. I can't wait to see if dax has a crack at this new firmware.

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Originally Posted by Gold Line

thats if dark alex makes this into a OE firmwere

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He has made a CF for every firmware from 2.7 up if I'm not mistaken, only reason he didn't do a 3.11 is because it was just a security update. WHEN the firmware is decrypted and DaX gets working he will make a 3.30 OE-A I can almost promise you that.

no thanks.

Dont do drugs, dont do unhacked updates kids.

Has anyone tried using the pops plugin with this firmware? The one that allows you to use other pops settings/emu's on the current OE?

nope cuz theres no decrypter yet i think

[hey you guys here about sonys latest ps3 updates apparantly the made a new ps3 upate that had an error on it it was 1.3 summin like that 100 peeps upgraded to and now there ps2 has be sent to sony out on the warranty proves how good there crappy updates are i made my dad made one for me as we is well good at this 3.10 ble but i cant upload it to the net to big of a file so i uploaded to limewire search it its homebrew enabled and downgradedable ..

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Originally Posted by Mike900

[hey you guys here about sonys latest ps3 updates apparantly the made a new ps3 upate that had an error on it it was 1.3 summin like that 100 peeps upgraded to and now there ps2 has be sent to sony out on the warranty proves how good there crappy updates are i made my dad made one for me as we is well good at this 3.10 ble but i cant upload it to the net to big of a file so i uploaded to limewire search it its homebrew enabled and downgradedable ..

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Wow, I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. Let's do this mailing-list style and break it down piece by piece.

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Originally Posted by Mike900

hey you guys here about sonys latest ps3 updates apparantly the made a new ps3 upate that had an error on it it was 1.3 summin like that 100 peeps upgraded to and now there ps2 has be sent to sony out on the warranty

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Uhh, no, I haven't. Then again, I don't own a PS3, so unless it makes Kotaku, Gizmodo, or Engadget, I don't hear about it.

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Originally Posted by Mike900

proves how good there crappy updates are i made my dad made one for me as we is well good at this 3.10 ble

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Huh? I'm not quote sure what you're trying to say here, so I'm going to guess that your father crafted a 3.10 OE-A or A' for you, and this somehow proves the quality of Sony's Firmware.

Well, truth be told, you're taking far more risks with a custom firmware than you are with an official Sony firmware. Provided that you have more than 60% battery power, and an AC adapter hooked up to your PSP, the official upgrades are very, very, very safe. With homebrew firmware, you have to make sure your DAXR didn't somehow become corrupted, and make sure you have 100% legit 3.10 and 1.50 firmware eBoots. Of course, the checksumming included in the 3.10 OE-A upgrader pretty much reduces these issues to practically nil, and custom firmware is VERY VERY safe, but it still has a degree more risk than Sony's.

It's worth noting, however, that all the OE (Open Edition) and CE (Custom Edition) firmwares are about >90% Sony code. 3.10 OE-A is substantially official 3.10 code with some 1.50 code, and a little bit of Dark_Alex flavor thrown in. Not to say that Dark_Alex hasn't put any effort into his work, but most of what you'll see on the screen was programmed by Sony, all Dark_Alex do was figure out how to remove all the lock-outs, implement plug-ins, and provide a Recovery Mode. So, in the end, what you're working with isn't too different from "there (sic) crappy updates."

However, the advantage of having an official firmware is that it doesn't void your warranty. If for some reason your PSP needs some official Sony repairs, they can deny your warranty, and (possible, but not likely) refuse a repair all together. Or they could just stick the latest firmware on there for you too. Either way, you're kind of boned. (For the record, I'm running 3.10 OE-A' and I love it, I've modified three other PSPs, and have assisted a couple others, so I'm not Anti-Homebrew, but facts are facts)

BTW: if Sony screwed up a PS3 firmware upgrade, doesn't it stand to reason that they could just release an upgrade patch? Like OE-A moves to OE-A', couldn't Sony go from 1.30 to 1.31? Doesn't make sense that you'd have to send in your PS3 for a first party software failure.

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Originally Posted by Mike900

but i cant upload it to the net to big of a file so i uploaded to limewire search it its homebrew enabled and downgradedable ..

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Well, first, Firmware 3.10 OE-A is a common enough and easy thing to build, and to find the components for. QuickJump's downloads page has all you'll ever need.

Second: LimeWire is actually just a Gnutella network. Small error, easy enough to make.

Third: The Gnutella network is decentralized. If you're sharing this thing, we have to be connected to the same hubs. Since default hub connection is totally random, it's not likely that we would bump into you on there, unless you told us which hub you were connected to and we force-connected to it

Fourth: you didn't tell us what to search for.

I'm not trying to flame, or troll, or be mean, but this is the way things are. Homebrew firmware isn't safer than official firmware, 3.10 OE-A is common enough, sharing on Gnutella isn't like seeding a torrent. Oh, and I don't mean to sound like a grammar nazi, but next time you post, please use punctuation. It makes your posts a hundred times easier to read. The way things are now, it's hard to tell where one idea ends and another begins. </rant>