GDC 07: Firmware gains inspirations from homebrew

[Omatic]

They'd have to release some insane firmware feature for me (and I suspect many of us on this site) to go back to official firmwares.

Maybe something like TV channel streams. I'd love to watch 24 on my PSP when I'm on campus.

[.:}<3\/!}\{:.]

Sony, just give man! you know you can't win!

[Ichijoe]

"RSS is actually from homebrew,"

Yeah least we forget about the Web Browser itself!

And, why is it that any given Homebrew Browser is still Lightyears ahead of S0NY's?!

[yoshinatsu]

I agree on the above 13 releases and not much added. Still good thanks to downgrades & custom FW tho.

1.0 no security \o/
1.5 patch homebrew lol
1.51 useless
1.52 useless
2.0 web browser
2.01 useless patch
2.5 patch
2.6 patch
2.7 crippled flash support
2.71 patch
2.8 patch
2.81 patch
2.82 patch
3.0 semi-playstation tittles support
3.02 patch
3.03 patch & pwned
3.10 patch
3.11 patch

Indeed, already 13 firmware updates and most of them are homebrew patches, but you got some thing wrong. (Words of the all-knowing Wikipedia )

1.00 - 12/12/2004 - Original Release, did not have any content authorization system yet (initial Japanese release)

1.50 - 24/03/2005 - Added support for new video codecs as well as content authorization (initial North American release)

1.51 - 18/05/2005 - Added a security update

1.52 - 15/06/2005 - Added a security update and support for UMD music (Initial UK Release)

2.00 - 01/09/2005 - Added Web Browser and support for Tiff image format, PNG support expanded to user images

2.01 - 03/10/2005 - Added a security update to fix Tiff Exploit. Security update was later found not to work correctly in every version through 3.03

2.50 - 13/10/2005 - Added LocationFree Player

2.60 - 29/11/2005 - Added support for Audio RSS feeds

2.70 - 25/04/2006 - Added support for Adobe flash player

2.71 - 30/05/2006 - Added support to download Demos from the Web Browser

2.80 - 27/07/2006 - Added support for Video RSS feeds

2.81 - 07/09/2006 - Added a security update to fix libtiff exploit and support for memory sticks with a capacity of greater than 4GB

2.82 - 26/10/2006 - Added a security update

3.00 - 21/11/2006 - Added support for PlayStation 3 Remote Play, PlayStation emulator and a music visualizer

3.01 - 22/11/2006 - Added support for extra PlayStation for PSP games

3.02 - 06/12/2006 - Added support for extra PlayStation for PSP games

3.03 - 20/12/2006 - Added support for extra PlayStation for PSP games

3.10 - 30/01/2007 - Added dynamic normalizer as well as conserve memory option, (and "PlayStation®Spot" menu under "Network" for Japanese version only)

3.11 - 08/02/2007 - Added Reset option for PlayStation Network games [And "Portable TV™" menu under "Network" for Japanese version only] [1]

GONNA BE RELEASED TODAY
3.20 - 10/03/2007 - New Feature TV Channels. Channels available only in Japan, US and UK. Security update. Three free music files (choice of 250)

You got some "x.xx patch" wrong...

[ai3gtmc]

lol this means they support homebrew?

[jurkevicz]

No, they just ran out of ideas...

[aries2k4]

So you get 3 music files for free with the new update. Yippee, lol.
Tv channels sounds good though. to bad I´m in Portugal.

[Basil Zero]

It's Wraggster, it's so obvious


I will never go back to sony, after you experience the "dark_side" you know you get cookies.

That pic is so what i was thinking:rofl:

And ya, sony's gonna release even more useless firmware updates which contain from absolutely nothing to patch ups.

but regardeless, we homebrewers will win in the end:thumbup:

[Buddy4point0]

so this is cool

[Danish_15]

so this is cool

Buddy4point0 i was using my 3.02 0e-B and playing FF7, ff8 etc. My friend told me to upgrade to 3.03 0e-c because of the custom XMB. I upgraded it and used the custom XMB. But, i can still play my games that i ripped from my old popstation that came with the 3.02. When i changed my XMB the ps1 games wouldn't work. When i changed it back to the normal XMB the games worked. Can u also answer thees q's:

1: Can i still use the custom background and play my ps1 games because i couldn't before

2: Could i downgrade my psp straight from 3.03 oe-c to 3.02 oe-b

3. When i flashed my flash 0 to the custom XMB and then brought it back to normal the font from the custom XMB stayed can i change it back to normal??

Thanks for looking and if u have time can u mail a reply back to me at [email protected]