IF Games Like GTA is on a non Homebrew Firmware Will You Upgrade?

**aruka57** · October 1st, 2005, 07:13

Originally Posted by mastercheif

But it dosent matter, that is what WAB Version Changer is for.

i'm speaking on the 'what if' situation if they block out faked versions...

the fact remains, those of us with 1.5 have the power to do everything, including modify our firmware.. and there's hackers who research this power, and new sites with admins who keep careful watch...

homebrew is a beautiful thing. it may not be "what the system was designed for", but it's an end product of the system's design, and is a wonderful one. I do see Sony's point though - why play Coded Arms when i've got a fully functional, mod-usable copy of Doom on my memory stick? Why play one of those awful action-RPGs when I can load up any one of the 2D Zelda games?

.. yeah, i really don't see a reason to <_<;

honestly though, there ARE games on the horizon i'm looking forward to, but if they require updating past what a version changer allows, i'm happy simply waiting until it's doable

and seriously, GTA *WILL* have hacking if it needs to - it's too much of a killer app not to

**ArugulaZ** · October 1st, 2005, 07:30

Oh, that's easy. NO. Grand Theft Auto is sluggish, self-absorbed, morally bankrupt garbage. I've played GTA3 and San Andreas and were bored to tears by both of them. Sure, you can explore a vast city, but what's the point when there's nothing interesting in it? "But there's blood and swearing," you say! Big deal... what game these days DOESN'T have that?

I wouldn't want to upgrade my firmware for any PSP game, but I sure as hell wouldn't do it for Grand Theft Auto, the most boring and overrated video game in history.

JR

**DrSarcasmo** · October 1st, 2005, 08:30

I just got this from an IGN preview of GTA multiplayer:

Fortunately, connecting four PSPs during our demo was quick and easy with minimal fuss. The only snag we ran into was due to one PSP which hadn't been updated with the recent Firmware 2.0 update. After the two minute installation, though, we were all ready to roll.

So it looks as if they are going with a 2.0 requirement. Now that 2.0 is hacked, who knows if they will require the 2.x ugrade for it to run. But as of now, it seems we need the 2.0 upgrade...

Link to article:

http://psp.ign.com/articles/655/655013p1.html

DrSarcasmo

**Sauron96** · October 1st, 2005, 09:20

I guess I won't be playing multiplayer....too bad...

The current loaders get past the 1.52 & 2.0 requirement...so I guess I won't be updating...

First they have to MAKE a 2.01 firmware THEN it has to be ON a later game and not be passable by current & perhaps future loaders.....

So that should add another 3 months AT LEAST to the masses enjoying 1.50 to the fulliest....

**colindecon** · October 1st, 2005, 10:35

do what i did BUY 2

i have jap one and a uk one

**Wysiwyg** · October 1st, 2005, 10:49

Same here, I still have my v1.0 which I shall NEVER upgrade and my v2.0 which I will use to play all those newer games until people find their way around them. That way if "multiplayer" does only work on a certain firmware then Im covered both ends

**Largo_W** · October 1st, 2005, 11:04

No.I waited a full mounth (1.52 firmware) for homebrew stuff (PDF reader, avi player and other useful Stuff like freeware LUA Games and so one)

I will never ever upgrade my firmware for 1 (one) game. Its like buying a new graphics card for a new game, but all old are unplayble caus of driver incompatibilities.
My opinion.

**eretsua** · October 1st, 2005, 11:12

i've got two 1.5 jap psps (not downgraded) which i iwill not upgrade...i'll just wait for the version changers to come and do their work for me. When does are there I'll buy the game but play it from my MS if that circumvents a mandatory upgrade.

My wipeout pure so much more fun instead of a long annoying wait when i play it from my MS instead of my UMD. Plus with up'ing the clock speed it runs so much more smooth and fine that I can not go back to playing it from the UMD.

so no upgrading the firmware for me, though "every extend extra" does seem a likely candidate for me to force me into an upgrade.... or buy a 3rd psp.