The PSP will soon be able to use the DualShock 3 as a controller via the PS3.
Recently announced at the Tokyo Game Show, “PSP Plus” allows you to plug in the AV cable to the TV and connecting the PSP to the PS3 via USB; to play the game with the DualShock 3 on the TV. PSP Plus will feature in the game Resistance: Retribution, and there’s no doubt others will get this feature too.
To enable PSP Plus, gamers must have the copy of the game on the PS3 (in this case, Resistance 2) as well as the PSP and no firmware updates are needed. PSP Plus will give “rumble” to your games and add a second analog for use.
PSP Plus gives the PSP DualShock compatibility
Firmware 5.00; PlayStation Store next week
Firmware 5.00 is set for release on October 15, next week, well in Japan anyway. With this update is the PlayStation Network, the store will feature under the new PSN category in the XMB.
Selected first party titles will be up for download in Japan, including Resistance: Retribution and Secret Agent Clank.
Via: PSP Fanboy.
Why PSP TA88v3 cannot be Hacked, yet…
Straight from the source — Dark_AleX verbatim…
When the PSP boots, the boot code loads the ipl from either the nand or memory stick. The IPL is splitted into pieces of 0×1000 bytes.
First 0xA0 bytes of each block is a header for the kirk hardware command 1. It contains keys, the size of the cipher data, and two hashes, one for part the header itself, and another one for the body. The 0xF60 remaining bytes are the ciphered body, which will decrypt to 0xF60 plain bytes… if the hashes, which are checked by kirk hardware itself, are OK. (Note: ciphered body can actually be less than 0xF60, in this case, remaining bytes are ignored… before TA88v3)
What has Sony added to fix this?
The answer can be found in 4.00+ slim ipl’s. They decreased the size of the ciphered body to 0xF40 to leave 0×20 bytes at the end of each block (at offset 0xFE0). In newest pre-ipl’s, these 0×20 bytes have a meaning.
This protection also destroys any possibility of downgrading below 4.00, as these new cpu’s won’t be able to boot previous firmwares ipl’s.
Summary: basically, all security of newest psp cpu’s rely on the secrecy of the calculation of those 0×20 bytes. If pre-ipl were dumped somehow, the security would go down TOTALLY.
And you know the real kicker? The yet-to-be released PSP-3000 will likely sport the new TA88v3 board.
- source / full article: dark-alex.org
PSP-3000 Hands On
Eurogamer had a hands on with the new PSP-3000. They have stated that the PSP-3000 will come with PSP Firmware 4.20 pre-loaded. This firmware will have a USB auto connect option that will automatically start charging the PSP in the XMB when a USB cable is inserted. Also a Colour Space setting has added in the system settings. This allows users to take advantage of the new enhanced LCD screen to display more vivid and brighter colours.
Finally the PSP power adaptor has been revised and is now much smaller. Apparently it will now be able to fit into your pocket!
* The PSP-3000 is due for release worldwide next week.
Source: Eurogamer
PSP-3000 at Amazon
The box art for the “PSP Brite” has popped up on Amazon.
Notice anything?
More in the full article.
The first thing people may notice is the PSN logo, something we’ve only seen on the PS3. The second is the PlayStation Store on the PSP screen. Does that mean we will get the actual store (not the PC version) available on the PSP?
More images:
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters bundle
Piano Black PSP-3000
The Ratchet bundle has a silver PSP
Buy: [Amazon]
CPU-Modulator PRX v0.20 Released
Shaping into an absolute must-have for your hacked hand-held is Lokiare with a minor update to his CPU-Modulator plug-in. Reap the benefits of preserving battery power by automatically increasing or decreasing the CPU clock speed based on current usage and load.
Quoting Lokiare –
In this release I’ve included the full range from 333mhz to 96mhz. This means it changes from 333 to 332 to 331 on down until it finds the “perfect” speed for running your programs. It changes speed less, and runs much smoother. When I get all the bugs out I will release the source code, so that anyone can include this in their homebrew projects.
Download: CPU-Modulator v0.20
- release thread -
RemoteJoyLite 0.17b1 Released
I’m not entirely sure what’s new in this version of Akind’s RemoteJoyLite; nonetheless, it’s fresh off the press and likely improved. All I can suggest — you download version 0.17b1, give it a shot, and leave your experience via the comments.
Akind’s RemoteJoyLite is based off TyRaNid’s PSP development tool. Enjoy TV out like capabilities using a Windows PC and USB 2.0 port.
Download:
RemoteJoyLite v0.17b1
RemoteJoyLite v0.16 source code
Custom Firmware Extender (CFE) v2.2 (includes USB driver)
- source: cgi.din.or.jp
Video: Action Replay PSP - Preview
As ou may have seen posted earlier, Action Replay, the cheat device manufactured by Datel is coming to the PSP real soon.
If you’re wondering if its a worthwhile investment, here’s a video to get you going:
AR PSP Preview via YouTube
It has a nice interface doesn’t it? Great if you can’t get CFW for CWCheat, though not as powerful.
Is anyone gonna buy this?
Attention “cheaters”: Action Replay is now on the PSP
Datel, the creators of the Tool battery and service tools (not Pandora itself) has now ported the poplular cheating device, Action Replay to the PSP. What does this mean? It means you can insert codes and unlock features within a game without Custom Firmware plugins.
It’ll set you back $39.99 if you buy from the Codejunkies store online.
Here are thge said features:
* 100% code engine based game enhancer - no Powersaves
* Includes a massive 1GB of storage capacity for game saves and new codes
* Free instant code updates over WiFi* or via PC download – no software to install
* Incredible in-game Action Replay menu means you can turn codes on and off in real-time
* Fluid, intuitive user interface that is fully customisable
* Works with the original SONY PSP and the PSP 2000
More in the full story
The concept is the same as the Pandora. It comes with a battery; called the AR Battery Enabler by Datel, which works with the included software inside the memory stick. Codes are downloadable and an exciting feature is the ability to access an in-game menu to make real-time changes.
Interested? Head to [Codejunkies]. The product will ship on the 6th of October.
Video: PSP Firmware 5.0
Here’s some proof posted by French site PSPGen running PSP firmware 5.0 on a test tool PSP. Remember this is not an official release, so bear in mind when Firmware 5.00 is public it could be quite different to what we see now.
Source: PSPGen.com
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