Smack Down Productions CEO Laurent Benadiba believes that Sony is not placing enough focus on the PSP, noting that a significant marketing push could go a long way towards bolstering sales. I think that’s what’s happened with the PSP – Sony released the product, but they never put enough of a push behind it. Games, ads, better shelf placement – […]
In an attempt to appease Japan’s lust for PSP hardware, Sony today announced plans to introduce a new suite of PSP colors for the Eastern market. Collectively dubbed “Carnival Colors,” the lineup includes four colors, namely “Vibrant Blue, “Radiant Red,” “Bright Yellow” and “Spirited Green.” Two of the aforementioned colors were announced for a release in Korea earlier this month. […]
Homebrew developer AhMan has issued an update to iR Shell, a multi-purpose shell replacement for PSP. Primarily focused on expanding the application’s already robust feature set, this release introduces support for running PlayStation Network titles within the confines of iR Shell. Additionally, when iR Shell is active, users can now disable MagicGate protection for speeding up access times on non-MG […]
After a brief hiatus, homebrew developer Zack returns with an update to his Wolfenstein3D PSP port. Changes made in this release are primarily focused on bug fixes, all of which are conveniently outlined below: * Analog Input Speed Issue Fixed. * Fixed Incorrect Exit Messages. * Fixed DeathCam & Death Screen. The Screen Fills Red When You Die Now. The […]
NIS America recently sent word that due to a few hiccups in QA deadlines, PSP title Mana Khemia: Student Alliance has been pushed back from its scheduled January release date to mid-February. In a statement, NIS noted that the extra time will be spend towards “further improvements to increase the final quality of the game.” While the setback may come […]
Homebrew developer Mediumgauge has released an update to PSP Filer, a powerful yet simplistic file management application designed for the PSP. By using PSP Filer, users can easily edit, copy, delete, and transfer files on the memory stick and flash memory. In addition to various bug fixes, version 5.8 adds Swedish language support and a feature to ignore analog pad […]
Atlus’ affection for the PSP continues to grow, as the company announced today that Class of Heroes is destined for a North American release. A first-person dungeon crawler, the game invites players to explore over 75 levels of deadly catacombs, infested with legions of wretched monsters. A bevy of collectible items await in the depths of each dungeon. Using alchemy, […]
Homebrew developer Dark_AleX today released the 5.00 M33-6 firmware update. This update attempts to the fix the low-speed Memory Stick issue that has been problematic for certain users since the release of 3.71 firmware. The included file fat_comparison.html provides a chart comparing the speed of each MS driver and shows that read times increase significantly with the speed fix enabled. […]
Update: The update is now available and as per usual, can be directly downloaded through this link or via Network Update. As the headline clearly indicates, PSP firmware 5.03 is due out shortly. It’s being touted as a maintenance update only, so if you were expecting any new features or enhancements, save that excitement for another day. According to PlayStation […]
Homebrew developer Torch has issued an update to Hold+, a custom firmware plugin for PSP designed to save on battery life. When enabled, it turns off the LCD backlight and reduces CPU clock whenever the Hold switch is engaged, while still allowing critical keys to be pressed for music playback and XMB navigation. As soon as the switch is flipped […]
The NPD Group today released its software and hardware sales figures for December, with Nintendo emerging once again as the clear victor. The house of Mario shifted a staggering 3.04 million DS units in December and sold 2.15 million Wii consoles. These numbers must come as a surprise to analysts, as most expected Wii — not the DS, to break […]
There may be no “official” plans for a PSP2 according to SCEE prez David Reeves, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t thinking about it. A recent survey sent out to select registered PSP owners members reveals Sony’s intentions to significantly update the next generation of PSP hardware. A wide range of questions are being asked, gauging interest in touch screen […]
PSP owners eagerly awaiting for the return of their favorite yellow blob will be pleased to know that Sony has confirmed pricing for LocoRoco 2. The title, which is due out on February 10 in North America, will carry a budget appealing price tag of $20 dollars. As a reminder, those who pre-order the title at any participating retailer such […]
Update: Not surprisingly, it has come to light that the real author of the kernel exploit used in the video is joek, a member of team C+D. French developer and GEN author Miriam used code received from Dark_AleX in an underhand attempt to gain fame. Hopefully, a public apology will be made. Mere days following the discovery of a usermode […]
Sony today announced that it is launching two brand-new PSP colors to the Asian market on January 15. These decidedly gorgeous shades have been named “Radiant Red” and “Vibrant Blue.” Each will carry a standard price tag of $1,380 HKD (US $177). The kicker? Sony has no plans to release these two beauties outside of Asia at the moment. Who […]
All the recent hard work (which we covered here) by MaTiAz and FreePlay has managed to grab the attention of some of the bigwigs in the PSP Scene. To put it in their words the people at Noobz “saw the bat-signal calling for ‘someone who has experience in progressing exploits’ to help out with developing this one further” and they […]
Homebrew developer Sakya has returned with a long-awaited update to his battery-saving media player LightMP3. Build RC1 aims to extend the capabilities of this already feature-rich application, with the ability to sort Media Library records, support for Unicode characters in filenames, and minor visual tweaks on the interface side. Additionally, various bug fixes have been made. As usual, the complete […]
A few days ago, well known PSP developer MaTiAz discovered a new savegame exploit in the game GripShift on the PSP. Working together with another well known developer named FreePlay, they have managed to put together a Hello World and an SDK so that other developers can write programs specifically made to work with this exploit. Unfortunately, so far this […]
Resident developer ne0h has released an update to Xplora, a feature packed all-in-one file management utility for the PSP. Notably, build version 1.8 includes a feature-complete text editor, along with the ability to sort homebrew applications and games located on the Memory Stick. Other enhancements consist of support for OGG Vorbis format audio files, and several minor interface tweaks. For […]
PSP owners will soon have another fine strategy RPG title to add to their ever-growing collection, as Japanese-based developer Nippon Ichi sent out a press release late last week announcing that Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is heading to PSP next year. An enhanced port of the PS2 original, the portable version of Disgaea 2 will boast extra story content – […]