New Sony PSPs to Have Downgrade Protection Built in

[wraggster]

via consolespot

This is information I recieved from my EB Games Regional Manager source in:

Sony was sending out Emails to its Commercial Retailers that all new PSPs to be sent out will have 'Downgradable Prevention' built right into them. All new PSPs to be shipped out as of next week Friday, May 18th, will be a higher firmware, 4.xx (specifics were not released), but they were promised to include new security features to prevent hacks and downgrades. Apparently this is one of their first steps to start focusing on the PSP again, instead of diverting all attention to the PS3.
The new firmware will be available for download off Official, and most likely Unofficial, sites 2 days after the shipment is sent out.
This also happens to be the shipment of PSPs to be sold for the price of $169.99CAD with a Game. As of now, you can still purchase the downgradable PSPs for anywhere between $190.00-$220.00 depending on the Commercial retailer.

This news is obviously coming from a Canadian EB Games, based in Calgary, so this might not be effective for those in Europe, but possibly for the USA. These shipments are expected to be North American wide.

So, check your PSP firmware and downgrade compatability before purchasing.

Nadclovek

DIGG THIS NEWS and let everyone know what Sony are doing.



As soon as us at PSP-News get any more info we will post it on the main page good thing Success HK are still selling v1.50 PSPs

[splodger15]

yay.

Something new to hack and prove Sony wrong

[bpatel4069]

wow, am sure som1 wil find a way around it downgrading that. but i cant belive it, if i didnt downgrade my psp from 2.00 to 1.50 to 3.03EA then i think i would hav got rid of my psp n got a wii or DS or sumit, am missing nintendo cos theyre arent any decent psp originial games apart from burnout lumies, and prbly virtua tennis !! :S!

[mnuhaily22]

Better go get a PSP now for people who don't own one

[Sonicboy 101]

yay.

Something new to hack and prove Sony wrong

Yeah
I don't think this 'Downgrader protection' will last long

[Basil Zero]

lol

I hope the downgrade protection doesnt last long, cause some of my friends are planning to get a psp later this year just for homebrew lol

[tvrstl]

Sorry for this bad language, but How in hell can I be so unlucky to get my PSP stolen, while this bad news comes up??:O:'(

[Mr. Shizzy]

When will SONY ever learn ??
They only make them selfs look bad, with boasts like this...

Remember the hype leading up to the "uncrackable 3.00 firmware?" Now we have 3.40 OE

[Cokemusic]

Any retailer with half a brain wouldn't believe Sony , all the previous firmwares were mean to have "downgrade protection" HAHA,

And plus the inability to downgrade devalues the PSP in my opinion.

[tvrstl]

Any retailer with half a brain wouldn't believe Sony , all the previous firmwares were mean to have "downgrade protection" HAHA,

And plus the inability to downgrade devalues the PSP in my opinion.

About the Devalue thing, I agree!!

just afraid that they have learnt from their mistakes