Surprise! A new PlayStation 3 firmware has appeared on Network Update. According to the supplied changelog, the update improves on playback quality with certain PS3 titles and patches up an issue that occurred while using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard [...]

If you keep tabs on the latest firmware development efforts, then you may recall that Sony added an API-level control in a previous system software update to give developers the option of implementing video capture in PS3 titles. This same [...]

If the disappointment of 4.00 wasn’t enough for you, Sony has released their new firmware update 5.00. And surprise, surprise, it lacks any useful features for the older revisions of the PSP. However, some light has been shone on from [...]

Time to fire up Network Update folks! Fully detailed yesterday, firmware 2.5 for PlayStation 3 is now officially available and includes the following changes and additions: * The [BD/DVD Settings] option under [Settings] has been renamed as [Video Settings] Also, [...]

SCEA PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel has released details on the forthcoming firmware updates for PlayStation 3 and PSP. First up is firmware 5.0 for the PSP, which in addition to the direct PSP store announced last week, will include [...]

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has confirmed that the direct PSP store will officially launch on October 15, alongside the release of a new system software update: firmware 5.0. The update adds an XMB icon that allows users to access the [...]

Update: SCEJ just confirmed that PSP firmware 5.0 is scheduled to hit next week. German site Elhabib is reporting that a “very reliable source” has told them that a new PlayStation 3 firmware update is due out by next week [...]

Following up on the rumor posted earlier this week, the folks over at French site PSPGen have posted video proof of PSP firmware 5.0 in action, running on a testing tool unit. Keep in mind this is a development version [...]

A new PlayStation 3 firmware has appeared on Network Update! What does it add, you ask? Er… not much. Specific to Japan, firmware 2.43 simply brings minor improvements to the region’s PS Store and video service. Those not in Japan [...]

According to a CVG report citing a “development source,” PS3 firmware 2.5 will include an option for screen capturing, allowing users to take a direct-feed shot of what’s currently running on their PS3 – either in-game or from within the [...]

Update: According to PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel, firmware 2.42 “improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software.” Like we said, minor update. Yes you read that heading correctly — a new PlayStation 3 firmware has [...]

Although undocumented in the official changelog for PSP firmware 4.05, a page found on Sony’s North American customer care website has unearthed a hidden feature contained in the update: support for PlayStation Store movie and television video downloads. Interesting, interesting. [...]

Update: 4.05 is now available to download from Network Update. The included changelog states that new visualizations have been added to the music player, but does not mention any of the “other” features Eric was vaguely hinting at. * New [...]

Well folks, it’s back. PlayStation 3 firmware 2.41 is now available for download from Network Update. As you’d expect, this is a minor update, simply fixing an issue in 2.40 that prevented the XMB from displaying properly after installing on [...]

The long-awaited and much-lauded PlayStation 3 firmware 2.4 is now officially available for download on Network Update. As most of you know by now, the update includes several highly requested features, including in-game XMB access, an XMB clock, and support [...]

Shortly after Nintendo launched a new Wii firmware update that blocks users from running the homebrew-enabling Twilight Hack, folks in Team Twizzers immediately began work on investigating the update, uncovering a bug that allows them to bypass Nintendo’s savedata check [...]

Coinciding with the release of PS3 firmware 2.36 is the immediate availability of firmware 4.00 for PSP. The update can now be downloaded from Network Update and as promised, includes two new main features. Namely, the ability to search Google [...]

PS3 firmware 2.36, the update we’ve all been anxiously waiting for, is now available for download on Network Update. As revealed by PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel earlier today, 2.36 includes compatibility fixes for certain PlayStation software titles. And that’s [...]

Ending a long period of speculation and leaks, Sony finally made it official today. PlayStation 3 firmware 2.4 will bring the much requested in-game XMB access feature, along with the addition of an Xbox Live-esque “Trophies” system. Though Sony isn’t [...]

It was inevitable. Reports are coming in that the latest Wii firmware update from Nintendo deletes and prevents edited save game files from being loaded via SD Card. Essentially, this means that the homebrew enabling Twilight Hack, which comes in [...]

PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel has announced that firmware 4.00 for the PSP will be released “soon.” The main highlight of the update, according to Lempel, will be the addition of an in-XMB internet search powered by Google. The search [...]

According to various reports, PS3 firmware 2.36 is slated to hit within a week. Much like the last few PSP updates, nothing too substantial will be added, aside from the usual security enhancements and compatibility fixes. Let’s hope this is [...]

French-based homebrew developer Miriam has released custom firmware 3.95 GEN for the PSP, touting full support for 3.X kernel based homebrew applications, as well as an integrated in-XMB recovery menu. For the complete changelog, hit the break.

A new PlayStation 3 firmware is now available for download via Network Update. No, this update doesn’t bring any fancy features like in-game XMB. Firmware 2.35 simply improves the stability of certain PS3 titles, according to PSN director Eric Lempel. [...]

We know that a future PlayStation 3 firmware update will enable Portable Copy, a feature that will allow users to copy a downsampled version of certain Blu-ray titles over to their PSP for portable viewing. But in a recent interview [...]

Update: PSP firmware 3.95 is now available on Network Update. We’ve added a direct link below in case you wish to download the update manually. PlayStation Network head Eric Lempel has revealed that a new PSP firmware is coming and [...]

At long last, PS3 firmware 2.20 is finally available for download via Network Update. To recap, notable features in the update include support for BD-Live capable movie titles, an optimized internet browser that can now steam video files directly from [...]

Despite media reports to the contrary, Sony has confirmed that the much-touted Portable Copy feature will not be included in the upcoming firmware 2.20 update for PS3. Not entirely unexpected, considering the original press release sent to us made no [...]

Update: Turns out that the report was bogus. According to Sony, firmware 2.20 will not include Portable Copy. If a report from PCWorld is to be believed, it looks as if the forthcoming firmware 2.20 release for PlayStation 3 will [...]

Late last Friday, Nintendo issued a Wii firmware update that, according to the folks over at WiiBrew, patches a known security hole in the console’s signature algorithm. Recently, individuals have exploited this flaw to load modified content in various Wii [...]

Sony today announced that firmware 2.20 for the PlayStation 3 will be released later this month. The firmware will conform to the Blu-ray Profile 2.0 spec, adding support for BD-Live features such as “downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and more.” [...]

PSP firmware 3.93 is now available for download from Network Update. As you’d expect, the update is relatively minor, offering enhanced support for PlayStation Network titles as detailed in the firmware changelog: Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles has been expanded. [...]

Update 2: Sony confirms our assumptions. The update improves the operating stability of some online PS3 titles. Update: Turns out no changelog was provided with the update. There doesn’t appear to be any obvious changes to the firmware, so until [...]

Japan usually is one of the first countries to get their hands on new technology, but in the case of Skype for PSP, they weren’t. There was a bit of a manufacturing problem with two of the associated microphone products, [...]

Wii flashing blue? Yep – the big N has quietly rolled out a new Wii system update. Update 3.2 doesn’t add anything significant feature-wise, but does include some tweaks that will improve system performance, according to Nintendo: This update does [...]

Homebrew developer The Underminer has released an update to PReSS, an enhanced RSS reader for the PSP. In case you missed the initial release, PReSS can read any standards-compliant RSS feed containing images and text with ease, unlike the built-in [...]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released an update to his Amstrad CPC emulator for the PSP. PSPCAP32 is a port of Ulrich Doewich’s Caprice32 emulator, originally written for Windows and Unix. Version 1.3.3 features speed improvements that provide up to an [...]

While Dark_AleX is hard at work on custom firmware 3.80 M33, developer HellDashX has updated the PSP decryption tool known as PSARDumper with support for 3.80 firmware decryption. The updated PSARDumper now supports decompression of KL4E compressed modules — a [...]

PS3 firmware 2.10 is now officially available via Network Update or at the download link below. The changelog is as follows: * A voice changing feature has been added to enable changing of your voice pitch during chat. You can [...]

According to a posting on the official Spanish PlayStation site, firmware 2.10 for the PS3 is set for release tomorrow. Weighing in at around 120MB, the main highlight of this update is compatibility with VC-1 WMV and DivX encoded video [...]