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PSP GPS, Camera Coming 2008, PSP Keyboard Revealed

Sony representatives have confirmed that the recently announced PSP GPS attachment and camera are scheduled to hit this year in the US. Furthermore, the company revealed that it is working on a first-party keyboard solution. It’s still a ways off though, we won’t be seeing the PSP Keyboard until 2009 at the earliest. PSP GPS and Camera to hit in […]

Gallery: God of War: Chains of Olympus

Sony releases ten all-new screenshots from Ready At Dawn’s upcoming PSP title God of War Chains of Olympus. God of War: Chains of Olympus Screenshots

Time Baby V9 – Stopwatch Function

PSP homebrew developer Art has released an update to Time Baby, adding a digital stop watch with start, stop and reset functionality. In case you’ve missed previous releases, here’s a recap. Time Baby is a talking digital alarm clock that can wake a PSP unit from suspend or standby modes, and features MP3 playback as well as GPS support for […]

Skype PSP Slim Only Due To RAM Usage

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe head of corporate communications Nick Sharples has confirmed that the decision to make Skype a PSP Slim-only feature was made due to the fact that the Slim model has 64MB internal RAM, compared to original model’s meager 32MB. Although PSP-1000 and PSP-2000 are identical in basic functions, there are differences in hardware specifications to some extent […]

Storage Heaven: 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Coming In March

8GB of space on your PSP’s memory stick still not enough? Then you’ll be relieved to know that Sony is launching an 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo come March this year. Pictured above, this monster will reportedly pack an MSRP of $300. Sony intros 16GB Memory Stick Duo [Engadget Mobile]

PS3 Sales Reach 1.2 Million During Holiday Season

Sony today announced that sales of its PlayStation 3 console reached 1.2 million during the holiday sales window (Friday, November 23, 2007 to December 31, 2007). Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton was particularly pleased over the PS3’s performance this holiday season: The PlayStation brand ended the year in a very strong position and clearly indicates more positive momentum […]

CES 2008: PSP GPS Peripheral Coming Stateside

We brought word that Sony was planning to bring the PSP GPS peripheral stateside way back in March of last year. Now, Sony has officially confirmed that the device is indeed coming. A listing on Sony’s official CES 2008 page denotes the following: Explore the world with GPS on your PSP. Utilizing the GPS peripheral and the latest mapping software […]

Sony Officially Announces Skype For PSP

As we reported last week, Skype is coming to the PSP and today Sony issued a press release confirming just that, along with a host of details on the service. As expected, the service will be available only to owners of the PSP Slim hardware revision and will be activated via a system firmware update set for release in late […]

Basket Catch v0.91

Developer roe-ur-boat has updated his PSP homebrew game Basket Catch to version 0.91, fixing a small bug which prevented the high score table from properly being reset after game over. In the game, players carry around a small basket while scurrying to collect all of the eggs that are falling from the sky. The full changelog is detailed below. 0.91 […]

PSP Internal Hard Drive Mod

Avid handheld modder PvP_LostKnight cracked open his PSP and stuck in a 30GB hard drive. Yes, a 30GB hard drive. There’s apparently no size cap either, which means a hard drive well over 30GB in size can be installed. Files are accessed through the usbhost menu in iR Shell, as shown in the video above. It’s a very cool mod, […]

PSP Custom Firmware 3.80 M33 Almost Complete

Wondering about the status of PSP custom firmware 3.80 M33? Developer Mathieulh has provided a status update, revealing that the firmware is nearly complete and currently boots all user mode homebrew applications. So what remains to be done? Dark_AleX is currently working on the NID Resolver. In theory, the NID Resolver should allow kernel mode homebrew and plugins designed for […]

PlayStation Store Update Thursday

After taking a break during the holidays, the PlayStation Store is back in full force this Thursday. This week kicks off with downloadable add-on content for Need for Speed ProStreet, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and Rock Band. Next up is a demo of EA’s upcoming NFL Tour ’09. Last but not least is a 1080p trailer for Gran […]

Gallery: Patapon

Sony offers up five new screenshots from PSP title Patapon. Already released in Japan, this unique handheld 2D rhythm-based platformer is set for a release next month in North America. Patapon Screenshots

Sony Considers PSN Subscriptions

Sony is currently conducting a survey on its PlayStation Asia website, asking gamers if they’d like to pay a monthly fee to download an unlimited amount of content from the PlayStation Store. If unlimited access to content includes PSOne games (assuming they start throwing them up on the Store weekly or at least bi-weekly) and PSN games, then I’d be […]

Skype Confirmed For PSP

Following reports of the service being mentioned in firmware code, it looks like the popular voice-over-IP service known as Skype is indeed coming to PSP. Sony’s official CES 2008 page denotes the following: Call friends, talk trash to fellow gamers or catch up with acquaintances via Skype for PSP system. No word on when Skype is coming to PSP, but […]

Portable VNC v1.2.7

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released a minor bug fix update to Portable VNC for the PSP. Portable VNC enables users to remotely access their PC desktop via the PSP. As aforementioned, version 1.2.7 is a bug fix release that improves compatibility with IR keyboards and 3.X kernel-based firmware. The changelog, in full, is outlined below. What’s new in version 1.2.7 […]

Time Baby V8b – Solar Monitor Support

Homebrew developer Art has released an update to Time Baby, a talking digital alarm clock for the PSP. Time Baby has an alarm that can wake the PSP unit from suspend or standby modes, and features MP3 playback as well as GPS support for clock synchronization. The latest release introduces a solar power monitoring mode for use with a solar […]

PSPWrite v1.0.4

Homebrew developer Zx-81 today released an update to PSPWrite. PSPWrite is a simple to use yet powerful text editor that allows users to edit any ASCII plain-text file on the PSP, either via a wireless IR keyboard or the included Danzeff virtual keyboard. Version 1.0.4 features a clipboard function, numerous bug fixes, a new application background image for the file […]

TyRaNiD Talks PSP Exploits At 24C3

Ever wonder how all these PSP exploits came about? Well-known PSP homebrew developer TyRaNiD spoke on behalf of the Prometheus team at this year’s 24th Annual Chaos Communication Congress (24C3). The presentation gives an in-depth explaination on how the homebrew scene went from running simple unsigned code (such as a Hello World) on firmware 1.0 all the way to the […]

PSP Filer 4.6

Homebrew developer Mediumgauge today dropped by our forums to give us the scoop on the latest release of PSP Filer, a powerful yet easy-to-use 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. Notable additions in version 4.6 include the ability to […]