Is Downgrading the Best Way To Go

[KingAndrew]

I have a 2.71 psp, i updated because loading GTA every time was way too annoyying. When i first got my psp it was 1.5 but i didnt know about homebrew until 1.51, and it went on like that for me. I would give up and update, then the exploit would come out. WELL NO MORE! IM NEVER UPDATING AGAIN! I hate you sony, stop being jerks and let us have homebrew.

[F9zDark]

I say continue on with Downgrading. Downgrading is the hope of the PSP scene. Exploits have kept the scene alive, but downgrading is where the real hope lies.

Anyone using a 1.0 or 1.50 will attest that exploits, while being great, are a burden on the end user more than anything.

Having to Kxploit homebrew annoys me, even though I have a 1.0 PSP and can just load it up on there. But 1.50 supports homebrew that 1.0 can't.

Point is, regardless of the exploits we have available, the higher firmwares will be inherently lacking in their abilities, as Sony figures out ways to lock down more components that we need.

I gurantee their next step will be to find a way of locking things down along side with their current lock downs. Imagine getting an exploit for firmware 3.0, yet Sony put in an extra measure to disable screen initialization if unsigned code is executed.

Imagine the homebrew possibilities there... But even then, at least a downgrader can work, we just cant see whats going on.

[Accordion]

again?
sonys option is so much simpler

[Privateer]

Solution to this problem:
Mod chip.
It'll let ya run both, and then some. ;]

[BL4Z3D247]

well we all now y there dowgrading and that is what dcemu is agaist im shure almost all of them downgrade for that

thats not true most of us r sick of loadin GTA and not gettin the FULL speed of emus like 1.5...i'm against what DCEmu is against or else i wouldn't be a part of this great psp family, so if u know u have a psp w/out the TA-082 motherboard or know for a fact that u upgraded from a lower firmware no later than 2.01 i suggest u downgrade for full PSP POWER!!!

[BALL_SAC]

I say HELL NO to downgradeing. I bricked my PSP trying to use DARK_ALEX's downgrader. So I dont think its worth it to downgrade.

[BL4Z3D247]

I say HELL NO to downgradeing. I bricked my PSP trying to use DARK_ALEX's downgrader. So I dont think its worth it to downgrade.

there have been WAYYYY more success stories than bricks with the beta version...i downgraded 3 times, twice with Dark_Alex's BETA downgrader and once on my little bro's 2.0 psp w/ MPH's downgrader and they all went perfectly(even though i was still worried as everyone is) so in my book if u do research and know what ur doin AND its on this site u have nothin to worry about

[nielsss]

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

I agree because i updated my downgraded psp from 1.5 to 2.6 to play socom but i think that soon devhook will be able to emulate 2.60 or higher

[frmariam]

I say no and I'm on 2.0. And it's pretty safe to downgrade a 2.0. Pretty happy with it.

Using DevHook and going through a lot of stuff just to play the games I bought is too much... Same for browsing the web (and Links can't even handle the javascript login pages in my campus server).

I may consider selling my 2.0 and get a brand new chipped PSP unless the new exploit can be actually used in 2.6 with no need for an UMD to do anything.
Going back is not the way.

[Napalm-Death]

I say HELL NO to downgradeing. I bricked my PSP trying to use DARK_ALEX's downgrader. So I dont think its worth it to downgrade.

You downgraded when it was a developer's version, you knew the risks of using a dev edition. But you did it anyway, and everybody who used the beta is on 1.5 again except for the 3 unfortunate people.