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PSP 5.00 Firmware and PS3 2.50 Firmware Are Now Available

cosa — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:00:59 +0000

Rejoice PSP and Playstation 3 owners, the new firmwares for your lovely gaming consoles are now available. The latest firmware for PSP, version 5.00, features support for Playstation Network that allows users to access the Playstation Store and download content directly to their PSP, a sleep timer function, full screen keyboard, and new XMB background design. As for the new PS3 v2.50 firmware, it comes with the ability to take a screenshot during a game (cool!), enhanced voice chat, and several power saving options, as well as a video scene search function (like on PSP) and SOCOM Bluetooth headset support.

Both PSP and PS3 firmware can be downloaded from Playstation’s official website. Not a happy owner of PSP or Playstation 3? Quick, put them on your Christmas list and when the time comes, get them from here or here.

Wii Gets Custom Firmware

cosa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:58:20 +0000

TeamShift has successfully developed the world’s first custom firmware for Nintendo Wii which allow writable DVDs to be played. Not much detail about its features, but the same group has also recently announced a working PSP emulator for Wii (screenshot above). Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a decent frame rate right now (only 4-8 fps in average), but at least we can now safely expect to be able to play PSP games on our Wii.

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PS3 Firmware 1.80

cosa — Fri, 25 May 2007 11:50:56 +0000

Sony releases the new firmware (1.80) for its famous gaming console, Playstation 3 (PS3). What’s new in this version? Well, Sony has decided to give DLNA capabilities onto PS3, giving the console full compatibility with NAS or PC in your home network and let’s you access the media stored there. Moreover, firmware 1.80 also adds 1080p24 support for Blu-Ray movies, DVD upscaling, as well as better display for old PS2 games.

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Sony Releases PSP 3.0 Firmware With Support To PS3

cosa — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:00:08 +0000

Sony Japan has just released the new version of PSP’s firmware, v3.0. It boasts a tight integration with the recently released PS3, such as the ability to view images and play music sotred inside the PS3’s hard drive, as well as Remote Play function which lets you replace the PS3 controller with your PSP. By upgrading to the v3.0, your PSP will be also compatible with the upcoming add-on camera. Other new feature is the Auto UMD setting which prevents a game from loading when the UMD is inserted.

You can download PSP firmware v3.0 directly from Sony Playstation Japan website.

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