Is Downgrading the Best Way To Go

[xiringu]

probably the main reason I bought the psp for was homebrew. not only emus and games, but making my own apps to use while I'm on the road. and read books and stuff

i was thinking about PDAs, but i thought the PSP was an interesting option and cheaper

and...it was easy to find locally (important), otherwise i would have bought a GP2X

for me, no homebrew means no PSP.

I own a 2.5 and never seen a 1.5 before, but I can't see any reason not to downgrade, because sony's software is really crap and not useful to me at all (only to watch movies, and mp3, but the web browser is really lame and somehow incomplete) and there's nothing else you can do, apart from playing


briefly...I wouldn't buy a PSP only for what Sony offers (mp3, movies, and UMD games)...so why not downgrading?

of course, it could be much better to have everything...what Sony offers, and homebrew, but if I have to choose....

[Chackan]

I'd say no to downgrading. Better homebrew suport for higher firmwares thats what i say.

[Accordion]

exactly we cant keep going backwards

[Dickhead]

Yeah I think forwards is better even if you have 2 psps. maybe there is a way to use this new GTA kernal hack to patch up current 2.6 firmware so that we dont need to use GTA eboot loader every time

[Zion]

that would be best in the long run

[vettacossx]

THE DOWNLOADER
ITS NOT THE BEST WAT FOR ME ...

i personally am more exited about possibly running kernall apps on my 2.6 i mean ive got 40 some UMD games i play and some of my favs (daxter,YS: arc of napishtim,syphon filter dbz shinbudokai all require 2.6 so having the 2 things I WANT THAT REQUIRE KERNALL( mario smash bros and IRshell) on my 2.6 is much more important that downgrading and loosing all those gr8 games

i personally cant wait for the KERNALL ELOADER 2.6 to be stable

[YourStillWithMe]

You guys need to think abut everything you just said seriously are you ok? Think about the stability and amazingness of the 1.00 and 1.50 kernel mode is already user friendly, supports ALL homebrew, has the ability to launch firmwares 2.00-2.50 (2.71 soon, i have no doubts) We used to fear the friggin 1.51 update that was released on (I think it was. . .) Death JR and look where we are now. . .Devhook launches practially every game aside from the 2.60 updates obviously. Please, do go on and update to 3.00 when it comes out and get your "camera" and "psone emulator." I'll be relaxing a little while after with it emulated on my 1.50 enjoying my NES, SNES, Gamegear, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, N64!, and oh yeah the psone emulator from the 3.00 emulation on my beloved 1.50 And the commercial games out for the psp have yes, gotten better but there still weak as heck. Fight Night is brilliant and so is Lumines thats probably pretty much it. Every other game i could just buy for my ps2 and enjoy more.

I believe patience is the key here my friends We all feared the updates, sonys firmware attacks, and all that but we will overcome it all. I admit that Sony is no set of morons to no extent all but i guarantee you that if you go along with "upgrading" and playing your commerical games you will regret it.

Regards

[AlinayG]

Hummm...well i say that downgrading is not the best way to go because with all the new things that have come out this month ( mostly kernel access ) i say that sooner or later we are going to have the same stuff and more as 1.5, but on 2.6. that means that we will still have all our super kool homebrew games and apps, and still be able to play some relly good games as vettacossx said....as for that downgrader that came out, i have thinking about trying it ( i didn't even know it came out )....but i deiced to wait a little longer ( and i don't want my psp bricked ;p )

[Reficul]

i will never regret downgrading....best psp decision i have ever made......if it works its worth it....if it doesnt.......well............you can guess what happens

[jimmi]

Kinda new so hi

IM about to downgrade my 2.60 ... very scared

...worked, yey.