PSP Firmware 2.0... When?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:14 pm

When does PSP Firmare 2.0 come out in the US. I want my WPA and Web Browser!

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:43 pm

they just made it in japan, it should be coming soon. itll probably disable all of your hombrewed hacks

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:43 pm

which is exactly why I'm never updating

....I'd rather have SNES, NES, Genesis, GB, etc. on my psp than a web browser

!!!

Post by **Triton** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:26 pm

july 27 in japan, probably a week or so after that for the states, not sure tho

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:17 pm

I really don't care about the homebrew scene. I don't want to download ROMs, so it's not worth it for me.

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:04 pm

Actually there will probably ways to get around it and put emualators on it anyway I know someone will find A way.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:05 pm

Just wait until the emulators are ported, then upgrade.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:14 pm

I said I didn't care for emulation.

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:26 pm

I do, though

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cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:19 pm

What I use my PSP most for:

1) Lumines, via memory stick or UMD. I use stick when I have to go out and want to bring two games with the hassle.

2) Movies, I have a gig and I use it to it's extent. With 2.0 the video quality could improve. One of the better things.

3) Other games. I have 8 other games, but I don't play them as much as did before last month. I got a PSP in march and played them up until last month. Now I just play NFS, Twisted Metal, Wipeout, and Lumines. I also play Ape Escape.

4) Homebrew, I play old games that I used to play for SNES and when my gameboy's battery is dead I play pokemon and tetris attack. I love homebrew, but I don't feel it's the reason I got a PSP. If I wanted a movie player / homebrew player I would have gotten a GP32.

5) Music, yeah I know. I'm crazy considering I have a 20GB iPod. But it's handy to have a couple of tracks on when I just want to relax.

6) Webbrowsing, when I need to check on a site and I am out, when I need to test a connection, or when I want to show someone something without having to lug around my laptop or having to spend money to buy an adapter for my PDA (which I rarely use).

So, pros and cons:

Pros:
Higher Quality Videos
Webbrowsing with faster speeds

Cons:
No more homebrew

I am fine with the video quality now, and I can see a homebrew webbrowser in the future. And unless sony did something drastic in which you would need to update the system to play new games, then I'll update...the system I get from the free-psp service.

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:23 pm

theyy did that with 1.5.1, theyll probably do it with 2.0

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:30 pm

They did what? Force update?

No they didn't. They did it for 1.0 -> 1.5

And 1.5 still has homebrew. Really, I think we'll see a homebrew webbrowser like sony's.

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:07 pm

there was a game that would upgrade ur psp in order to play it

cyco vision · Post by **cyco vision** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:30 pm

Dead to Rights, Coded Arms, Space Invaders Pocket, and Midnight Club 3.

But by updating you could still use homebrew. It didn't really have the effect sony thought it would.

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:03 pm

though, It looks like 2.0 will be a whole new thing to work with. I kinda like the ceramic white PSP, but the new box with the green screen will go right next to the 360's box.
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