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PSP 2.0 Update Finally Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-real-this-time dept.

Joshua Keller writes "The v2.0 firmware update for the Sony PSP is finally out, ending the saga of one of the most-talked about firmware revisions I can remember. The update features a web browser for the PSP and support for AAC files, amongst other improvements."

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  1. Firmwares for game systems?? by bugbeak · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know you've lost yourself in the console market when you need to get firmware updates for your console, even though you could automatically get it through games you buy. IMO, it just shows that the product will always be incomplete.

    And this isn't just for Sony and the PSP.

  2. Re:Major bugfix? by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Did they fix that one really significant bug? You know, where all the games fucking suck? If not, I hope they fix it soon.

    Did you try Wipeout Pure? It doesn't suck at all.

    Lumines doesn't suck at all.

    But the rest mostly suck. Hand it to Sony to release their new handheld platform at the beginning of the slow summer season. Fall looks promising though (as usual).

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  3. Re:Don't install it! by radish · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Unless, of course, you have no interest in such homebrew stuff. Which would include me. I do however like using the web browser from the couch. Whatever floats your boat :)

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  4. Re:It's called the DS upgrade. by radish · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd agree with you except for the fact that UMD movies are selling amazingly well. No, I don't know why, and yes, they are a rip off, but hey.

    As for failing miserably in general, I really don't think that's the case. As a new entrant into the market they have snapped up a pretty decent share of the market in both Japan and the US. I know my local EB Games has (and sells) more PSP stuff than DS. As for the games being good, I posted here previously that if you go to metacritic and compare DS to PSP you get a considerably higher number (and percentage) of games for the PSP rated highly. Whilst the PSP lineup is certainly not stellar right now (quiet summer season), there are some great games out there - Wipeout, Ridge Racers, Lumines & Mercury are all ones I really like. Others rave about MGA, Twisted Metal, etc. Looking at the currently available DS games, well, only a few really appeal to me at all. Sure there are supposed to be some good ones coming down the line, but they're not here yet.

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  5. Europe is still waiting for v1.0 by dascandy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If they'd just sell the stuff here... we might consider upgrading...