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Homebrew Community Blends Gamers and Hackers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-it-yourself dept.

MSNBC is running an article on the gaming homebrew community. They examine the 'do it yourself' attitude of the folks that make mods, knockoffs, and emulations possible. From the article: "So lively is the homebrew scene that some PSP fans -- it's impossible to say how many -- say they don't buy or play new games because they don't want to upgrade their gadgets and lose their homebrew software. There's even a circulating joke slogan: 'Friends don't let friends upgrade their PSPs.' Unable to break through recent versions of the Sony software, PSP homebrewers have moved on to another trick: downgrading their PSPs to earlier versions."

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  1. Blending Gamers and Hackers: What setting? by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do they set the blender on puree?

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    1. Re:Blending Gamers and Hackers: What setting? by RsG · · Score: 5, Funny

      For the regular gamers, yes. For the D&D gamers however, they set it to dice :-P

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  2. Where...? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Homebrew Community Blends Gamers and Hackers

    The newest coffee for all you caffeine junkies is now available at nearby Starbuck, Peet or Trader Joe.

  3. Not just PSP-Modding sticks and stones. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wonderful. Were can I buy these new-fangled machines?