PSP owners will need 3.0 firmware to connect with PS3

[wraggster]

Via Eurogamer

Sony has said that PlayStation Portable owners who plan to use the handheld as a remote media player for PlayStation 3, or to use it to play games downloaded from the PS3's online network, will need to download the version 3.0 firmware due out later this month.

In theory that means that Japanese and US gamers won't be able to use this element of the PS3's functionality at launch, but Sony aims to tidy things up pretty quickly judging by reports from the US.

PS3 owners who want to access the PlayStation Network will also be expected to download the version 1.10 firmware for the console as soon as they get it home and plug it in for the first time, with the patch available by visiting the "System Update" area of the system menu in the cross media bar.

Based on our experience with the debug console, that won't be hard to figure out, and reflects Sony's longer term strategy of - much like the PSP - treating the operating system as a work in progress, with a greater range of functionality likely to be introduced in the weeks and months beyond launch.

[splodger15]

Well i will not be updating i will just buy another cheap psp

[buildit92]

this is good and bad. good because there might be a way how to hack the ps3 threw the psp. but bad because of the fact that you probley will not be able to use homebrew

[alamosh]

I will not update my PS3 on day one... I'll just keep it 1.00 for a while to see what happens.

Let's just hope the PS3 scene will be as lively as the PSP scene.

[kfish2oo2]

Is anyone surprised? Anyway, it'll be hacked as soon as 3.01 or whatever comes out. If alex can hack 2.71 so well, he'llbe able to do the same for 3.0

[LilSwish722]

lol i doubt it at least not for a little while. not many people are gonna pay 500 dollars for a ps3. but hopefully the homebrew will be exactly like the psp scene. except for those gay firmware updates...RAWRRR lol

[alamosh]

I long the PSX days...

[aYu][Takeshi]

Is anyone surprised?

Yes, that is not realy new o_O
Please, how should the PSP 2.71 connect with the PS3?

[Tetris999]

Well what did you expect??

[Mew]

mhm I'm very excited how they will manage to hack the PS3 ..
Because the PS3 uses a similiar (or near same) OS (XMB) as the PSP.. so it will be hard to hack..
Everytime when Sony releases a new Firmware it's getting harder and harder for our beloved hombrew :/...
(but somehow anyone will hack it anyway... xDDD)