IGN Praise the PSP Homebrew Scene :)

[wraggster]

IGN in their best of PSP awards have given the award to our Homebrew and Emulation scene , heres the info:

Best Developer
Homebrew Underground

Why They Rocked: This would have gone to SCE Liverpool for developing WipEout Pure (and developing and developing it, thanks to downloadable content.) But instead, it's kudos to the outsiders who made the PSP so much better than even Sony could manage in its first year. Unlicensed developers were able to work their magic with PSP thanks to easy access over USB and unintended access due to security holes. All on their own resources, they gave us user-friendly media managers, superior MP4 encoders, the "WipEout" browser, homemade applications, text readers, an iTunes-compatible media player, an AIM service, a dead pixel service identifier, "tapped compatibility" with classic games, and much more.

Unfortunately, piracy concerns arose, and Sony had to take action, effectively ruining much of the fun. Now, there's a line in the sand with the battle of the Updaters vs. the Homebrewers. We'd advise Sony to find a way to embrace these software designers rather than push them away, because they're doing amazing work that's worth recognizing.

[Insane1]

So IGN has brought this up? Could this be a new era for the PSP homebrew scene if Sony has a change of heart from this!? Probably not, being the thick skulled morons Sony is...but man am I hoping. The newer firmwares + Homebrew access without needing security holes and without Sony dumping restrictions on it = weee

[Kaiser]

IGN is a powerful company and we need all the support we can get.

[Psphreak]

I couldn't have said it better myself. Good work IGN, +10 for you.

[shiftybill]

yeah IGN is the best, ive been going there for years