Previously scheduled to roll out on October 30, Sony’s ad-hoc party service for the PSP has been delayed. The service allows owners of both a WiFi-capable PS3 and PSP to take specific ad-hoc only titles online — such as Monster Hunter 2nd G and Phantasy Star Portable. The delay was purely down to development reasons, according to the announcement made […]

Over the past weekend, reports emerged that Amazon was axing pre-orders for the second PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack, which included a 4GB Memory Stick, along with a voucher code for the upcoming PSP port Everyday Shooter. This further led folks to speculate that Sony was issuing a recall on 3000 units, presumably to the supposed screen issue — which, as we […]

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 feature could be making its way to our beloved handheld in the future, as according to an Impress Watch interview […]

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 the PSP-3000 with it sporting a newer, brighter, and glare-resistant screen. For those in the homebrew community, a new firmware […]

Update: In addition to CXMB v3.3, Poison has rolled out a 5.00 M33 compatible build of HostCore. The plugin creates a virtual bridge between a PC and PSP, allowing users to access media content located on their PC from the PSP. Homebrew developer Poison has released an update to CXMB, a custom firmware plugin that allows users to load CTF […]

With the introduction of the PSP nearly four years ago, Sony made its debut in the handheld gaming market with a bang: offering gamers, for the first time, PS2 quality graphics on a portable at an affordable price. The handheld quickly garnered mainstream appeal with its secondary function as a portable media device, able to playback a variety of music […]

Significant changes may be coming to PSN in the near future, particularly in the way games are currently released on the store. For approval on a worldwide release, titles previously had to be submitted to each local market — North America, Japan, and Europe. Now, according to a GameDaily piece on game development, Sony is globalizing this process, allowing publishers […]

Homebrew developer Dark_AleX has released an optional patch that allows users to load the original 3.71 FATMS driver on 5.00 M33 series custom firmware. In certain cases, applying this patch may greatly improve overall read and write performance with slow Memory Stick brands, such as Lexar. For installation instructions, be sure to refer to the included readme file. Download FATMS […]

Invites to the ongoing Resistance 2 beta are being sent out by the truckload today, but if you weren’t lucky enough to receive one, there’s still a bunch of worthwhile content to fall back on in this week’s PlayStation Store update. Highlights from this week’s round of offerings include Prince of Persia Classic and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick […]

Late last May, Sony set its fiscal 2008 worldwide sales target for PSP hardware at 15 million. In light of increased momentum in Japan, the company has since revised that forecast. Sony is now projecting an upwards of 16 million in total unit sales for the duration of this year’s fiscal period, which ends in March 2009. With an influx […]

Homebrew developer Dark_AleX has released 5.00 M33-3. This minor update fixes a bug that prevented certain homebrew applications and games from running properly. Additionally, the PlayStation Store version check is now automatically bypassed. * A bug was introduced in 5.00 M33-2 that made some games and homebrew to not work. * PSN version check is now automatically bypassed without the […]

With such an expansive library, the selection of purchasable PSOne classics from both the North American and European PlayStation Store is lacking right now — it’s something we’ve lamented over numerous times in the past. Now that both the PS3 and PSP have their own store, will publishers place more of an effort to get these classic titles on digital […]

Following the recent 5.00 M33 custom firmware release, homebrew developer Dark_AleX has released 5.00 M33-2. This maintenance release includes several bug fixes and uses a new method for activating Memory Stick plugins. Additionally, users can now change the firmware version at will by modifying the version.txt file. The complete changelog can be found below. * Popcorn bug fixes * Fixed […]

Homebrew developer Cpasjuste has released an update to his Custom Firmware Extender plugin, an all-in-one custom firmware plugin that allows users to take screenshots in the XMB or while playing a UMD game, record videos in-game, as well as access USB mass storage and other various features. Version 3.0 features full support for 5.00 M33 firmware. Note that this release […]

Homebrew developer Hellcat has released an update to Recovery Flasher, a utility that allow users to perform various maintenance tasks on their PSP, from restoring flash-based content (PS Store license data, theme files) to fully re-installing 3.71, 4.01, or 5.00 M33 firmware without the need of Pandora. Version 1.4.0 adds support for installing 5.00 M33, as well as an option […]

Ubisoft is living up to its promise of supporting the PSP. The company announced today that Tom Clancy’s real-time strategy title EndWar will be hitting handheld platforms, namely the PSP and DS, on November 4. The portable version will feature a two-player multi gameplay mode, along with three campaigns per faction for the single player aspect. Like its console brethren, […]

Duo OldPrisoneR and Andy_maN have rolled out an update to FuSa, a custom firmware plugin that enables Slim owners to play PSP games on any television regardless of the input cable used – composite, component, S-video, or D-terminal. This release in particular includes no major changes, aside from support for the recently released 5.00 M33 custom firmware. Download FuSa SD […]

Homebrew developer Dark_AleX has released a 1.50 kernel add-on for Phat (regular) PSP units running custom firmware 5.00 M33. This is not a required update, but is recommended for those that want to run older homebrew applications on their PSP. To install, first download the 150.PBP and place it in the root of your memory stick (X:\150.PBP, if X is […]

Mathieulh has released sources to Utopia, the first custom open-source kernel replacement for PSP. Completely separate from Sony’s firmware, Utopia is aimed at giving developers access to the PSP hardware free of compatibility issues in an environment with less overhead. The kernel is not fully functional yet, but at the very least, will give interested folks a closer look at […]

Update: Dark_AleX has released a statement regarding the 0xFFFFFFFF PSOne error in 5.00 M33. According to Alex, the issue is due to the new pops supporting only PNG images in 24 bits format. PSOne conversion applications, such as PSX2PSP, save icons in 32 bit. Future M33 releases will automatically replace an icon with an invalid color depth. To work around […]