PSP 2.0 firmware due this week (again)

Sony has broken its silence to state that the long-awaited version 2.0 firmware update will be released this this week. "The PSP Firmware 2.0 Upgrade for the North American market will be available during the week of August 22nd," a new message posted on the official Sony PSP message boards says.

As previously reported, Sony had originally planned to release the 2.0 update on August 12, but then stated that it would be pushing back the release until the week of August 15 (last week). The update was obviously never released.

"Designed to compliment the comprehensive entertainment experience of games, movies, music, photos and wireless connectivity provided by the revolutionary portable device, the firmware 2.0 upgrade will allow users to take advantage of the unit’s built-in Wi-Fi capability and wirelessly search the Internet from Internet Access Points or hot spots. The firmware 2.0 upgrade will be available for download directly to a PSP using a Wi-Fi connection or downloaded to a PC from http://us.playstation.com/psp and transferred to a PSP through a USB cable."