MaxSMoke

Oh PLEASE! *NEVER* Upgrade your Firmware people!

It's clear this new "Firmware" is just a cheap shot to lock down the recent exploits like Dev Hook, that let you run FW 2.71 games on any FW 1.5 system. (Not to mention the FW 2.6 Downgrader, that let's you roll-back your PSP to FW 1.5)

They keep trying to cut off Homebrew games and ISO loaders at every turn, and this is just yet another cheap shot. NEVER UPGRADE YOUR PSP, NOOBS!

Fair Use Forever!

I got the Japanese Katamari, played it all the way through, and the controls are great. I'm not too sure why more people haven't imported the game. March is a long time to wait for THE BEST PSP GAME EVER! Trust me, it's well worth $60 now for it. Look on Ebay!

What's this BS about "if you're still milking the homebrew cow dry"?? The PSP Homebrew community is still alive and doing quite well, with amazing new games and apps coming out all of the time. And how come you're so dense you can't see this for what it really is, a cheap incentive to get a bunch of NOOBS to jack up their PSP with Firmware 2.6? Maybe you should take your foot out of your mouth and actually try some Homebrew stuff before making any more snide remarks about Homebrew stuff.

Try this site, and see if you can keep up! There's so many new Homebrew things being made everyday, you might need a 2GB memory card just to see them all! Look for PSP Radio if you REALLY want to see what the PSP can do.

http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk

The more PSP's get into people's hands, the more money they will eventually spend on games and movies. It's just that simple. Sooner or later, no matter how cheap you are, there's going to be at least one game or movie you're going to break down and buy. And that's one more sale for Sony.

I don't understand this concept at all that UMD loaders and Homebrew decrease sales. I've used just about every form of software that's been released for the PSP. And I've also purchased 23 games for the PSP since March. That's about $1200 worth of software, on top of the $250 for the PSP itself, and a $120 I paid for an official Sony Memory Stick Duo. I wouldn't have spent half that much if I wasn't constantly kept addicted to my PSP thanks to Homebrew stuff.

It seems, the more I use my PSP, and have it around, the more often I am tempted to splurge and buy a new Game!

I haven't gotten into watching movies on the PSP, since it was rather painful on my neck to watch that free Spiderman 2 UMD that came with the PSP, but otherwise I've been a model customer. And that can be attributed, in no small amount, to the wonders of Homebrew and the great men and women that have poured their time and effort into making free toys to keep my entertained in the long weeks between the "BIG" PSP game releases.

So count me as one of the success stories of the Homebrew community.

There is no way, to date, for games like GTA and Kingdom of Paradise on a firmware 1.5 system, no matter WHAT anybody says! Well there are still some Firmware 2.0 games you can "fool" into running on 1.5 systems (both Xmen games, for instance), the list of games that can't be fooled is growing by the day. Also, there is no such thing as a Firmware 2.5 required game. At least, not as of yet.

More Diablo clones, please! Untold Legends may have been a flawed game in many aspects, but it still stayed on my PSP for about 100+ hours. Kingdom of Paradise is kinda filling my Action/RPG thirst, and Xmen was ok (too many heroes, 1 guy is enough!), but I *DESPERATELY* need a serious RPG like Champions of Norath. Something with a decent plot, voice acting, lots of character classes, great attacks you can level up, cool monsters, detailed levels, excellent combat, and a vast multitude of adventure bling to find/steal/win along the way.