More Details on Firmware 2.71

[Stew2000]

I have a Set-Top usb DVB box for my pc.
But I suppose it is a good idea if you want to watch shows from like UK and see them in Japan.

[sedonx]

location free will be good but probably a lot of hastle+ 2.71 will not support homebrew so it probably isn't worth it

(p.s, wraggster, do you mean house, the doctor program, because if so it rocks and if you do do you watch prison break?)

[Voltron]

In concept this sounds pretty cool but in practical use I don't see too many people using this too much. Especially if you need to buy an expensive adapter to plug in to your TV or PC.

I wish more time and resources were being put into the GAMING experience of the PSP. With better online play or a portal system. What about a firmware upgrade that will add an icon and feature to scan for what games are being played live over infrastructure, etc. I would love something like that. I hate how all games have their own sort of infrastructure system. Its not consistent and there doesn't ever seem to be anybody playing PSP games online.

If there were a PSP LIVE type of service where each PSP was a unique "GamerTag" and you could log in from any hotspot to see what games were being played or who was online. A friends list, etc. etc. Sure it would be like XBOX Live but it would at least be something. One of the most intriguing features of the PSP is its WiFi capabilities and they are not used for gaming as much as I would like to see.

Hopefully with the PS3, there will be an online service that the PSP can tap in to as well. Time will tell.

[vettacossx]

i totaly agree!

[Video_freak]

2.71 yawn. does this actually bring anything really NEW (other than locationfree, which no one has a base station) my guess is that sony is trying to kill that new mod chip. if a loophole is found in 2.71, then i'll take back that i said it was useless. untill then tho....

[V3N0M]

In concept this sounds pretty cool but in practical use I don't see too many people using this too much. Especially if you need to buy an expensive adapter to plug in to your TV or PC.

I wish more time and resources were being put into the GAMING experience of the PSP. With better online play or a portal system. What about a firmware upgrade that will add an icon and feature to scan for what games are being played live over infrastructure, etc. I would love something like that. I hate how all games have their own sort of infrastructure system. Its not consistent and there doesn't ever seem to be anybody playing PSP games online.

If there were a PSP LIVE type of service where each PSP was a unique "GamerTag" and you could log in from any hotspot to see what games were being played or who was online. A friends list, etc. etc. Sure it would be like XBOX Live but it would at least be something. One of the most intriguing features of the PSP is its WiFi capabilities and they are not used for gaming as much as I would like to see.

Hopefully with the PS3, there will be an online service that the PSP can tap in to as well. Time will tell.

That would be really cool. Play on line with your PS3 and be able to keep that gamer tag and play the psp online.

[mog]

I bet, even though this is a fairly useless update, new games will now require 2.71 forcing people to update for absolutely no reason.

[Jimmy Lee]

If you don't have a 1.5 psp what do you got to lose. But you can already watch tv on your psp without Sony's help. You just need a tv tuner card in your computer, a wireless router, and a piece of homebrew software which lets you watch tv. It was in the Dcemu news a while back.

[Tonx_9]

so you have to have wirless access point thingy to use the tv. thats crap.

[mr_nick666]

2.71 yawn. does this actually bring anything really NEW (other than locationfree, which no one has a base station) my guess is that sony is trying to kill that new mod chip. if a loophole is found in 2.71, then i'll take back that i said it was useless. untill then tho....

Ive got a 1.5 at the moment - I was going to flash the modchip with the new firmware and keep my PSP 1.5 forever!