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pspslim firmware has been cracked. No date on an official release yet.
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Good thing is that its from M33. I hope they don't forget about us old psp users =/. If that's the case, I'm ready to buy a new one any day in the week. Plus, they just finished off the popsloader . Dunno what's good about it but lots of people are happy.
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With the release of the pspslim, do you think the modding community-no- Sony as a whole, will slowly leave the regular psp and indeed jump for the pspslim (support, firmware, you name it)? What I mean is, will we just drop the old PSP and move on, or will there be further support for both versions? |
Another good question is if Sony did something about the D-PAD for 2d fighting games. Did anyone buy it yet? I'd realy love to play Darkstalkers since you can only play with the d-pad and be stripped of doing a lousy forward jump and quater circle moves.
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I was surprised to see the Daxter pak and slim PSP in Walmart yesterday. I didn't realize it was out already. This seems like a sweet spot in the PSP's lifespan. There are some very cheap, solid older titles out, decent games in the near future, and awesome titles coming later such as God of War. I really hope the PSP competes with DS this round.
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Well, that was fast:
3.60 M33 for PSP Slim Custom firmware for the PSP redesign on the official day of release. However the process for installing it is much more cumbersome than other firmwares and it requires you to make a Pandora Battery on an original PSP. Also it can't run homebrew that required the 1.5 Kernal such as SNEStyl ME. Still, it's a step in the right direction. As far as the old PSP goes, it's highly doubtful that they'd stop supporting it entirely. There's almost 25 million regular PSPs out there, and neither Sony nor homebrew developers will be focusing exclusively on the PSP Slim, if for no other reason than because the hardware in each is so similar that there's virtually no reason to abandon the original PSP (the only additional feature the Slim has which is accessible to applications is the extra ram). Sony certainly isn't going to stop making firmwares for the original PSP. |
So did anyone on GFF actually get a new Slim & Lite PSP? I'm patiently awaiting the first impressions, especially on the TV output feature. I hope there will be Scart cables for Europe ...
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Well I decided that I should buy one sometime the next paycheck. Just have it lie around here and there. Besides, I wouldn't mind playing the upcoming psp games on the big screen plus MGPortable OPs and Dead Head Fred =]. I do want to know one thing. Will the game look all pixelated or what?
Whatever happen to good ol JazzFlight? He always had the best advices especially when he warned most of Generation of Chaos ;p. |
The games will run at their native resolution of 480x272 on a TV (note that this requires a progressive scan compatible TV: composite/SDTVs won't be able to display games), which means that they will be somewhat letterboxed on all sides but will otherwise not be more pixelated than a PS2 game would be (unless you use your TV's settings to zoom in the picture).
Edit: here's a video showing how games look on a TV: YouTube - PSP-2000: Video output overview |
Well thanks for that answer. I'm sure it'll turn out well in my hdtv...I hope.
So is the handheld itself 200 bucks? I sorta missed out on it and target was sold out of them >=/. If anyone gets this before me, let me know of the d-pad situation.. EDIT : Thanks for the vid, solis. So if the screen's looking like that, I guess that's a start. I'm somewhat impressed ;p. Maybe they should release a firmware where you can cover up those extra spaces. |
Wasnt sure to add it to this thread or start a new one, but how is the battery life on the "new" psp? I'm thinking of getting one since I MUST play Final Fantasy Tactics.
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I don't know the exact numbers but the slim PSP has a slightly shorter lifespan then the regular one due to the reduced battery size. However Sony said something about a battery cover that you can buy that will allow you to use the old bigger battery in the new slim one. However you'll have a bit of a bulge over that spot due to the larger battery.
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Well, here's hoping they release a slim extended battery. I'm not obsessive compulsive or anything but I like my devices to be uniform
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There's also thoes battery life extender pack things that Nyko and them make that snap onto the bottom of the system and stuff. If you look around the net you might find something decent, never know.
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Looks like we're still on the money here. But I am still cop'ing a slim psp for the helluva it . EDIT : Sony Dropped us a FW already. FW 3.70 Quote:
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You know what would probably be the most awsomest idea evar. PSN games on the PSP. With full online infrastructure mode. THEN I COULD PLAY CALLING ALL CARS AT MDONALD'S. It's not like it can't do it, right? I heard that you can even play Lair remotely from anywhere that has WiFi...something like that.
So should I get rid of my 3.03 OE firmware and upgrade to M33 finally? Are these new firmwares you guys are talking about exclusive to the Slim PSP's mobo hardware? God I need to break out that thing again... |
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In the new PSP Official Firmware 3.70 they added a PSP theme feature.
Does anyone know if it can use the current theme files that are already floating around the net for use on hacked PSPs, or can this feature only run official PSP themes approved by Sony? Any help on this issue would be great. Thanks |
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Am I the only one thinking 1.50 Kernel no longer being available in newer firmwares (either official or custom) is a good thing? I'm hoping this will make programmers look into shitty Homebrew such as Snes9xTYL and stuff that was never compatible with WPA-protected WiFi and release newer versions with updated features. The scene really needs to move on, there's absolutely no excuse to not use the latest Kernel for Homebrew.
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Here's more news on the slim's status
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These guys aren't messing around . Sony's slackin as always. |
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Not to mention most of the homebrew developers that made applications which don't work on newer kernels probably left the scene already, or have no interest in reviving a dead project for a PSP revision that few people have to begin with. I for one couldn't live without my Bookr... |
Bah, nobody had the silver one in stock today, only piano black. Why doesn't silver get a musical name? Ice silver isn't very musical. Something like.. like.. saxophone silver! I don't want a piano, guess I'm left waiting a few more days.
PSP LEMMINGS THEME. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13...61_preview.jpg And friends. |
These official themes are so much better than that ugly ass crap that people hacked together before it was an official feature. It's also good to see that Sony is going the way of unified firmware for both PSP models.
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