GTA and other Game FORCED Firmware Upgrades

[Jdemon]

I think Sony is doing a good job of forcing things the way the want them with the PSP. They may not be stopping the piracy of their system's games but they are certainly keeping it limited. By forcing upgrades on new games they will continue to keep one step ahead of the hackers. And by keeping up their propaganda they will keep the average person 'in line' with the threat of their PSP becoming a brick. Under the guise of security they will try to keep control, and in the majority it will work.

I'm glad to see the games getting better and better but I'm sure as hell not going to Upgrade my 1.5 EVER!!! I'd sooner buy another one.

If their is a forced upgrade on SWBF2 they have found a way around it. Now lets just hope LOTRT will work for 1.5 too

[skyd1v3r]

there is NO forced upgrade on SWBF2.
I can confirm that it runs on 1.50, I am playing it all the day.
However, I have used the versionchanger to set my version on 2.01
Any loader seems to work, use your favourite.

[Jdemon]

I've seen alot of conflicting posts about GTA. Anyone know what's up with it? I know it has a forced upgrade but is it working on 1.5 in any way shape or form?

[echel0n]

If their is a forced upgrade on SWBF2 they have found a way around it. Now lets just hope LOTRT will work for 1.5 too

are u saying star wars BF2 works with 1.5? i am debating buying it but unless i can use the vers0n changer to make it work, it would be a waste of cash

[IndianCheese]

So the possiblity does exist that it can be fooled into working on a 1.5?

I did. LOL and if you want to know how you'll have to beg and plead and cry.

[Jdemon]

You did What Indian Cheese?

SWBF2 is playable on 1.5 with Fastloader 0.7 but I'm not sure about the actual UMD.

It's looking like LOTRT will be the same as GTA

[echel0n]

::: sigh :::

looks like i will just have to save up and buy another psp...

1 psp for hb, 1 psp for commercial games..

[Jdemon]

I've heard that LOTR tries to start but when it gets to the second screen it crashes so I'm hopefull that someone will be able to patch this one. (ihopeihopeihope)

[iball]

Won't be patched if it's using 2.0-specific (and encoded) modules to save the game.
Now you know why it crashes when you try to load, save, or move to a new level (autosave).

[IndianCheese]

I made a development today. I got to the animated loading screen of SOCOM on a 1.50. I'm not exactly sure what I did, but I know it involved a "firmbrew" mix of 2.00 and 1.50 made by me, UMD Emulator, and Devhook. I also know for a darn fact that I can run 2.00 UMDs, not ISOs, on my 1.50. I just need a 2.00 UMD to confirm it.