PSP Firmware 6.0 Includes More Security

Kris Erickson • Sep 10, 2009 • Comments (7)

Sony is still concerned about piracy on their PSP hardware. Since the recent news that the PSP 3000 was cracked by homebrew hackers, the company is eager to lock them out of future hardware revisions by way of firmware updates. The new leap to version 6.0 is coming soon, but it doesn't do much more than increase security. It seems like the days of massive feature updates are behind us, at least for now...

There is one nifty update in the new firmware: For those of you looking to customize your XMB (XrossMediaBar), a few new colors will be added under the Theme Settings. These new theme colors can only be used on PSP models 2000 or after. PSP 1000 (phat) users are out of luck, apparently, but they can run homebrew so it probably works out fine for them.

Additionally, Sony has changed the name of the "Network Update" to "System Update", but the process works exactly the same way as before. Overall, this is a pretty pathetic update from the user's perspective.

While we are talking about firmware updates, what new features would you like to see Sony add to the PSP via future updates?

Comments

jerry

- September 10, 2009 7:29 PM

psp vs playstation 3 only handheld

KNRasengan

- September 13, 2009 1:17 AM

I would like Sony to improve Remote Play. I want it to do everything so I can play on Playstation Home and watch DVD's. Well really everything that the PS3 can do but the PSP's Remote Play can't.

Jim

- September 13, 2009 4:00 AM

What would I like to see from a PSP update? Most of all, I think media player updates. Allow use of folders in shuffle play, perhaps sorting by artist, album, genre, etc? Just like a regular MP3 player... Second, full screen video out on composite and component video when playing any/all games, from UMD or Memory Stick, on a TV.

Will

- September 13, 2009 4:38 PM

We want YouTube on PSP!

Asif genius

- September 17, 2009 2:23 PM

I would like future updates to support more audio and video formats

JazzyG

- September 29, 2009 12:33 PM

We Need Personal Apps and Video but we need it to stay as a single unit and not a two peice sliding unit. It would be nice to have windows running on it so we could download our own apps and freeware. It should just be like a regular computer where you could install computer games on it. Playstation and bill gates should merge and work together. It should also be touch screen. Most of all if you don't add some ps2 and ps3 games for download, psp might as well scrap the whole program.

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