PlayStation Portable 3.0 firmware features revealed and released

**gunntims0103** · November 21st, 2006, 04:22

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Display PlayStation 3 content on the PSP.

The long awaited firmware update for the PlayStation Portable is now here, as Sony has released the online manual for the firmware and it reveals a few interesting tidbits.

According to the manual you'll be able to play content that is displayed on the PlayStation 3. Whether that actually means you'll be able to play PlayStation 3 titles on the PSP in some reduced form is anybody’s guess, but you're not able to play Blu-Ray discs or DVDs, as the material is copyrighted. Other things you may send from the PlayStation 3 could include music, video or photos. You'll also be able to set your PSP to automatically connect to the internet at a certain time to download new content automatically.

Finally, Sony has also enabled the ability to choose whether a UMD starts immediately once you insert the UMD, which is a handy feature. All in all it sounds like the 3.0 firmware update will be quite feature-packed.

heres some features

Remote Play - Remote play is a new feature in Firmware 3.00 that allows you to remotely control your PlayStation 3 from your PSP. This also includes the display of PS3 content on the PSP. "You can display a PLAYSTATION®3 system screen on a PSP™ system and play content that is on the PS3™ system. To use this feature, you must adjust the necessary settings on the PSP™ system and the PS3™ system." Using this new mode of playback, one can control the Photo, Music, Video, and Internet Browser features of the PlayStation 3 from a remote location via their Playstation Portable.

Video Compatibility - In this updated version of the Playstation Portable firmware, you are also able to play a few new video formats. The Motion JPEG format (M-JPEG), is an "informal name for multimedia formats where each video frame or interlaced field of a digital video sequence is separately compressed as a JPEG image" (Wikipedia). The PlayStation Portable plays both the Linear PCM and the μ-Law versions of the Motion JPEG video format. In addition, you will now be able to access the Camera (functionality) from the photo option menus, for quicker easier access when taking photos or video. Another nifty function is the ability to finally turn off Auto Play for inserted UMD Discs via UMD Auto Boot.

PlayStation Games - Here's the big tip you've been waiting for. Finally, Sony is going to drop their highly anticipated PlayStation One emulator onto the PSP. From the manual however, there seems to be a unavoidable catch. If you don't have a PS3, your not going to be enjoying PlayStation One games emulating on Sony's PlayStation One emulator for PSP anytime soon. From the manual it states that you must connect to the Playstation Online store with your PSP connected to the PlayStation 3 in order to download and play the games. In addition, they mention that you can in fact share the games, but you must activate the other system in the Friends menu as a PS3 Network Account.

3.0 firmware for the psp is now out. Check your network updates.

**scarph** · November 21st, 2006, 04:30

do not upgrade
just dont

**scarph** · November 21st, 2006, 04:35

dax decrypt go go

**Ihavenolife** · November 21st, 2006, 04:36

Well said!
Here's my part...
I updated to 2.8, and then waited forever for the people to have to fix it.
So let's make the whole process easier and
DON"T UPGRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO!!!!!
alrighty then I think we've got that point across.
Thanks for the 2.8 eloader though

**juggaleaux** · November 21st, 2006, 04:37

The race to find an exploit begins now! Go!

**Tetris999** · November 21st, 2006, 04:39

Sony are just some retarded money hungry monkeys the playstation 1 emulator is not a bonus its just something made for you to buy theryre stinky ps3 which sucks balz these are the most LAMEST marketing methods ever

**Basil Zero** · November 21st, 2006, 04:42

yay 3.0 is out, good for sony, because i bet the ps3 owners will download off alot of the games (if available).

Cant wait for Dev Hook 0.47

**Veskgar** · November 21st, 2006, 04:44

Originally Posted by gunntims0103

From the manual it states that you must connect to the Playstation Online store with your PSP connected to the PlayStation 3 in order to download and play the games.

Sounds like another useless measure to be sure PSP owners upgrade. Similar to how Socom Fireteam Bravo 2 has a firmware checker once you sign into the infrastructure server.

This sounds like it would be difficult to circumvent but I'm not nearly as smart as some of the great coders in PSP homebrew scene so we will have to wait and see.

But if we could someday emulate 3.00 firmware and trick SONY store servers into believing it is an actual 3.00 PSP, that could be one of the ultimate homebrew achievements.

But then that brings another worry to mind. If you constantly have to connect your PSP to SONY STORE servers, it could potentially prevent access every time a new firmware update is released for the PSP.

Say theoretically someday we can connect a DevHooked 3.00 firmware PSP to SONY's servers. That would be great... but then what if you get a message saying you need to update to 3.01 in order to connect.

That......would suck! What do you all think? Has SONY finally defeated the firmware hack/exploits part of the homebrew scene with this PS3-->PSP connectivity?

Anyway, to all considering and PSP newbies, don't EVER upgrade. At least give it time (2 or 3 months) to see what may or may not be possible.

**dj2005** · November 21st, 2006, 04:50

Originally Posted by Veskgar

Sounds like another useless measure to be sure PSP owners upgrade. Similar to how Socom Fireteam Bravo 2 has a firmware checker once you sign into the infrastructure server.

This sounds like it would be difficult to circumvent but I'm not nearly as smart as some of the great coders in PSP homebrew scene so we will have to wait and see.

But if we could someday emulate 3.00 firmware and trick SONY store servers into believing it is an actual 3.00 PSP, that could be one of the ultimate homebrew achievements.

But then that brings another worry to mind. If you constantly have to connect your PSP to SONY STORE servers, it could potentially prevent access every time a new firmware update is released for the PSP.

Say theoretically someday we can connect a DevHooked 3.00 firmware PSP to SONY's servers. That would be great... but then what if you get a message saying you need to update to 3.01 in order to connect.

That......would suck! What do you all think? Has SONY finally defeated the firmware hack/exploits part of the homebrew scene with this PS3-->PSP connectivity?

Anyway, to all considering and PSP newbies, don't EVER upgrade. At least give it time (2 or 3 months) to see what may or may not be possible.

Or we could just wait (and pray) for a decent unofficial PS1 emulator.