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PSP 2.0 Firmware Finally Released to US Customers

Posted by stncttr908 on 24 August 2005 - 18:42 · 16 comments & 3383 views

After being promised by August 12th and then the week of August 15th, Sony has finally made good on its promise to release version 2.0 of the Playstation Portable Firmware. The biggest addition to the update is a web browser application which allows PSP users to surf the web at a wireless hotspot. Entering into fields is done text message style. The browser does not yet support Macromedia Flash enabled sites. Other additions include support for TIFF, PNG, GIF, and Bitmap image formats, 4:3 screen modes, WAV and AAC audio playback, and MP4 video support.

Users of unlicensed programs should take note that this update may possibly disable such applications.

Download: 2.0 Firmware

News source: GameSpot

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#1 Posted by Rhialto on 24 Aug 2005 - 18:58: Wasn't it released a few weeks ago but for Japanese market? Many installed it anyway but now this is the official one for North America users I think.

#2 Posted by NeoMasamune on 24 Aug 2005 - 19:14: Yay!

#3 Posted by matthewf01 on 24 Aug 2005 - 19:41: PSPVault turned up some interesting things in the MD5 hashes of this american release versus the japanese/korean releases...

http://www.psp-vault.com/Article272.psp

wonder what the story is???

#4 Posted by Panorama on 24 Aug 2005 - 20:05: This new update rocks! Typing this up on my PSP. Pretty fun but keyboard is a pain. Meh, it's still fun.

#5 Posted by baihumon on 24 Aug 2005 - 21:57: Do you guys have issues with WPA-PSK (TKiP). It keeps appearing "exchanging keys with wireless router" over and over again until a time-out error occur.
I checked every setting I can think of on the PSP and the router but finally gave up. Any help will be appreciated.
My current setting: Wireless router WRT54G
Setting: wireless mode: B-only
MAC filtering( added with PSP MAC address).
Security:WPA-PSK(TKIP) 29-character key with group key renewal interval 3600

(3 replies) #6 Posted by nookadum on 24 Aug 2005 - 22:21

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Users of unlicensed programs should take note that this update may possibly disable such applications.

Heh, working around this is easy.

#6.1 Posted by Squibbles on 25 Aug 2005 - 00:00: Oh really? Do it.

#6.2 Posted by Opio on 25 Aug 2005 - 01:57: Hahaha, is it really easy? Someone is ignorant...

#6.3 Posted by nookadum on 26 Aug 2005 - 07:26: Since it was easily done for 1.0 and 1.50 (1.51 is partially complete), doing it for 2.0 shouldn't be too hard of a task.

#7 Posted by Hell-In-A-Handbasket on 24 Aug 2005 - 23:06: will there be a PSP portal of Neowin

#8 Posted by theyarecomingforyou on 25 Aug 2005 - 00:20

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Users of unlicensed programs should take note that this update may possibly disable such applications.

Should read: We have tried our hardest to stop any unofficial programs from running. If we have missed any we'll push out another firmware update to rectify the situation.

#9 Posted by JorgeIvan on 25 Aug 2005 - 05:49: Super nice thanks!!

#10 Posted by Bwizzel-B on 25 Aug 2005 - 12:17: Make sure that all directories that you create on your memory stick for the update are in CAPS, the documentation is wrong. Won't work if the directories aren't all caps.

#11 Posted by JZolloXP on 25 Aug 2005 - 14:42: They were smart to release this when they did, the PSP Forumers were about to raid Sony's US headquarters.

(1 reply) #12 Posted by ChitownzVIP on 25 Aug 2005 - 20:18: Has there been any heads-up on anything about being able to update it to the US version if you have the Jap version on the PSP?

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