PSP Firmware 5.03 addresses 'security vulnerabilities'

Incoming PS3 firmware update.

Angel - "homebrew"? I was talking about people stealing games.

Although if you want to make an app or game for the PSP, just go buy the devkit from Sony.

Resistance is Futile......

don't they know that there will still be people that find way to circumvent there efforts within a matter of time???

So, they've created a voluntary patch to fix an exploit for PSP piracy? I'm sure that's going to keep the platform safe and piracy free. Now can we get some legitimate PSP games Not to pirate? I'd like to get back behind the PSP as a platform, but nothing's coming out for it this year. Sony even has practically abandoned their own platform.

How could you attribute the PSP's hopeless situation to piracy? There are BARELY 5 games worth pirating in the first place.

I use my psp pretty much every single day and I can't remember the last time I played an actual PSP game on it. And I am not saying that to be a dick...

I think Sony could turn things around if they quit allocating valuable resources to trying to stop people from playing GBA games on the PSP, and instead focus on making the damn thing relevant again. The best way to do that is to make games that people want to play rather than the 10+ year old games they are currently emulating on the thing...

I haven't picked up my PSP since 4.00.

There are 41 million PSPs in the hands of consumers worldwide. Of those 41 million, I bet 35+ million have never attempted to fiddle around with homebrew or piracy. That's a conservative guess.

Piracy may be an excuse for developers not to want to write games for the PSP - however, it's a pretty poor one. 35 million consumers is still a pretty solid market for video games.

I bought a PSP a few months after it came out back in 2004 or 2005. I got a good deal for $200 even with one game. I played it for about 3 months and got bored.
It sat in my room collecting dust for well over a year until i decided that if I'm not going to use it might as well install the CFW to see what all the rage was. After that i was more happy playing GBA games than any of the games that I bought at retail for PSP.

Not even Metal Gear or Crisis Core held my attention for long. Long story short, PSP is dead. Ive paid $40 + dollars on a number of games and all were lack luster. Patapon was interesting, but that was the only game that made me smile.

The problem here is Sony's reluctance to listen to its customers. from day one people begged for renovations to the PSP and they have changed everything on the device but what was request by the fan base. They could have used that money in cost and development to make a real PSP2 and I might have had some respect for the console.

And while im not a fan of Sony I hope they do get their act together. The better the PSP does the more Nintendo has to step up and that makes a win win for everyone. Or maybe that's the problem. Sony does not see the DS as a competitor, and Nintendo likewise. So, neither is trying to one up the other. Thus why the PSP 3000 and the DSi are still stagnant and it will be late 2010 till we see any real innovation in the portal market.

~ Ryoga Vee

FROM PSP & BLUE-RAY disc ,TO PS3 (song) Your every thing I hoped for (PSP),your every thing I need (BLUE-RAY disc),you are so beautiful to me.

Sony infact is 100 percent right to patch ANY insecurities dealing with piracy of games.. Although they should without a DOUBT ALLOW HOMEBREW TO CONTINUE.... They spent the effort in creating the patch, why not put same effort into making it a win/win situation, like, now we cannot use irshell. i cannot use IR REMOTE or anything.. I have never planned to download pirated games, but i would like to see what MY psp is capable of, one guy mentioned, "Sony has the right, whether you agree or not, to put limits on the openness of their platform. You have a right not to purchase the PSP. We are not debating fundamental human rights." BULLSHIT I purchased my psp with the knowledge of whats its capable of doing when i bought it , not because i know i can roll one over by getting pirated games, and now i cant even do what i payed good money for it to do... total crock of shit, eff sony... do they allow irshell for purchase by sony hell fucking no...

screw everyone who sides with sony on the new update patching "homebrew" fuck they could have went about it another way, after all they did make the "psp" the fantastic amazing "psp" that has now turned into a "p.o.s.".. now you can start to argue the fact that some sob is responsible for this whole deal, yes, but when microsoft had issues with "security" did they fuckin patch more then necessary? NO did they FORCE you to take more then what you wanted "NO"


sony, you have always been a major let down when it comes to this area, and trust me im in the works of totally screwing your new patch. I.e. how about for people who havent gotten the patch, im going to take YOUR shit and twist it to GIVE US the UPDATES WE WANT and still allowing homebrew, even on "5.03" yeah its coming, be looking for it,.....

i upgrade my psp with firmware 5.03 now i cant play any iso/cso games pls help me

anybody have any idea