Bye bye Dark_AleX

[dallow]

http://www.dark-alex.org/

Bye, scene.

I've decided to cease OE development, and leave PSP scene.
The reasons are various.
One of them is the time it consumes, which i'm losing from other things.
The other is related to my security. I didn't like Sony menaces to PS3 hackers.
I think it is better to leave now rather than end paying the consequences.

He decidido cesar el desarrollo de OE, y abandonar la scene de la PSP.
Las razones son varias.
Una de ellas es el tiempo que me consume, que estoy perdiendo de otras cosas.
La otra esta relacionada con mi seguridad. No me gustaron las amenazas de Sony a los hackers de la PS3.
Creo que es mejor retirarse ahora que estoy a tiempo, que acabar pagando las consecuencias.

[PenguinMaster]

Hopefully someone else will start making quality OE firmwares.

[Scorch]

I mentioned it on another place and I'll mention it here.

With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?

[dallow]

What does this ISO loader mean in the Sony firmware?

[Scorch]

What does this ISO loader mean in the Sony firmware?
digital distribution ftw

//edit: Remember the other day when it was posted that they've voted that companies can now set the lowest possible price a product could be sold? Digital Distribution would support things like that. It could also force people to upgrade to play some games. I wouldn't be suprised to see Crisis Core be online only and require a firmware update to play.

[jer7583]

Someone else will probably take his place. Hopefully the lumines exploit holds up over time. When Crisis Core comes out, it will without a doubt require an update beyond 3.4, and I want to be able to go back after finishing the game.

If Sony did hire him, hopefully it's for more reasons than buffing up security, maybe even to implement some of the OE features into real firmware so people aren't so eager to downgrade.

[GizmoGC]

Sucks...but is it true? Hasn't he left the community several times over the past few years or am I thinking of someone else? Yoshi maybe?

[primetime]

The main thing is this: people have got to be careful of downgrading TA-082s before there's any indication of whether someone will step up to make custom firmwares, which I'm sure will happen eventually. They'll be stuck at 3.30.

I doubt Sony hired DAX, but I've been wrong in the past. It sounds like he's just moving on mostly and partly avoiding legal trouble.

And I doubt digital distribution will take hold this early with Crisis Core because of all the hurdles and potential issues. That would leave a lot of customers in the dust. But, like I said, I've been wrong before. That leaves the question though, what is the iso loader there for?

[guyver2077]

nooooo.. tis a sad day..

too bad he couldnt tear apart the ps3

[javeryh]

Some other nerd will step it up. You kill one nerd and three more come to life. It's like science or something.

[daroga]

That's a bummer, he was a real asset to the community. Perhaps, if he was hired, it was to beef up the rumored PSP redesigned's secutiry.

[ramatut4001]

Some other nerd will step it up. You kill one nerd and three more come to life. It's like science or something.

Hail Hydra!

[help1]

HE was cool, but this kind of stuff is common place with these kind of guys. He will be missed, but replaced.

[GizmoGC]

I just put 3.40 OE on my PSP...is there a newer version or did he skip 3.50 altogether?

[Crimson_Raven25]

worse goddamn day of psp hmbrew history =[
i was hoping for the no umd loader, D_A made the psp start selling more =[
now sale r gonna slow dwn (if those good games start coming sooner) and psp slim sal mght me reallllllllly low

[primetime]

I just put 3.40 OE on my PSP...is there a newer version or did he skip 3.50 altogether?

3.40 OE-A is the latest version of custom firmware. Last we heard before DAX quit was that he was working on 3.51 OE.

But... heres some good news from the N00bz team

Recent Sony official firmwares (3.30 onwards) have included checks that block upgrade from previously-downgraded PSPs with TA-082 or later motherboards. If you use this downgrader on such a PSP, you will lock yourself out of official firmware updates - although you will still be able to use new OE firmwares when they are released. We intend to release a tool to allow a return to official firmwares in the future.

http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/downgrader-for-psp-v3.50-firmware
.html (http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/downgrader-for-psp-v3.50-firmware.html)

[daphatty]

I had a sneaking suspicion something like this was going to happen. Hackers usually get skiddish when they blow the doors wide open on DRM of any kind. If they don't bail out of dodge (or at least pretend to) men in black suits show up at their door. Look at what happened to the DVD Decrypter author.

[Apossum]

It was only a matter of time. not only would his personal security be at stake, but the community as a whole will only become more and more demanding (see the xbox 1 scene...people there think they're entitled to something once they demand it.)

hopefully he got a nice pro gig for the work he has done.

[jer7583]

If custom firmware doesn't get picked up by someone else, A lot of people are going to lose a reason for owning a PSP.

[PenguinMaster]

If custom firmware doesn't get picked up by someone else, A lot of people are going to lose a reason for owning a PSP.

If someone's entire reason for owning a PSP is for homebrew than they won't need any more custom firmware, they can just stick with the existing ones. New custom firmwares simply allow people to play homebrew games and all the latest PSP releases.

[NamPaehc]

If someone's entire reason for owning a PSP is for homebrew than they won't need any more custom firmware, they can just stick with the existing ones. New custom firmwares simply allow people to play homebrew games and all the latest PSP releases.

Sure you'll miss out on the new features Sony adds and all the new PSP games, but... Yeh I mean, if you are REALLY about homebrew, then all you need to worry about is if the homebrewers are going to keep making stuff for you with the old custom FW.

[eau]

Hopefully, noobz will come up with the said tool to allow people to return to official firmwares.

If no one pick up the custom firmware development and the future official firmwares are more feature packed or required to play the latest games, people will have the means to return to the official one.

[NamPaehc]

hopefully he got a nice pro gig for the work he has done.

Oh and that is a whole other issue isn't it? Can he really claim his FW work when he goes for jobs? Would make me think people would turn him away but... oh the skillz, his skillz are so mad... tough choice! :)

[marten]

Sad. Very sad.

We all know the PSN is going to release garbage for games via iso's on their network. Has anyone with a retail unit tried ripping an iso of a game they own and running it on this new firmware?

[Vanigan]

Not to mention that for all the good that people think this homebrew stuff was. The major use was likely piracy, and that brought the system down as a whole. All the homebrew apps and stuff could all be done on a PC, laptop, GP32x, or a graphing calculator.

It also held up Sony programmers with plugging holes instead of adding more features and implementing more things like downloadable movies and games.

It wasn't all bad, but you can't say that custom firmware and homebrew was completely innocent either.

[panasonic]

i really want to see if a redesigned psp is shown at e3. If it is then i can compare it to kotaku's shit.

[jkam]

It kind of sucks. It happens though. If anything the custom firmware gave the PSP some legs for me. It's nice to be able to rip your own PS1 games and play them on the go. It got me using my PSP more. It also made me see the potential for the platform. I'm looking foward to see if there is a re-design and I might pick one up if the rumored changes are in fact there. I'm thinking someone else will most likely put out there own Custom Firmware too.

[dallow]

No more custom means I'm buying the redesigned PSP for the official FW.

[SL4IN]

that sucks. I still need to do all the homebrew stuff on my psp too.

[CoffeeEdge]

Who gives a shit? It's really dumb the way people latch on and become such die hard fans of the work of individual hackers.

It's not like Dark_Alex was the only person who worked on breaking and rebreaking the PSP. There have always been others, and there always will be others, and there will be someone else who's work takes the spotlight. I mean, for instance, Booster used to be the star before Dark_Alex came along, so, again, there will just be someone else who steals the spotlight (though I personally prefer seeing the work of cracking groups, rather than individuals; individuals can get too egotistical).

So, yeah, people who are shouting about this being the end of custom PSP firmware or whatever are just foolish. PSP hackers have come and gone before, so quit bellyaching.

With the discovery of an iso loader in the newest Sony firmware, I think they hired him. Who better to make an unpenetrable firmware for the PSP than the guy who kept poking holes in it to begin with?
Uh, you're suggesting that there could EVER be unbreakable security, regardless of who develops it? Gimme a break. Anything can be broken or worked around. This belief is the primary thing that drives the work of any good hacker.

[dallow]

Stop being a sourpuss CoffeeEdge just because you have no skills.
People liked his work, he did it so well, and timely.

All I'm going to hope for in the next person, should there be one.

[CoffeeEdge]

Stop being a sourpuss CoffeeEdge just because you have no skills.
...what.

[dallow]

...what.You got served!

No seriously, I don't know whether or not you have skills. I shouldn't have said that.
The rest stands.

[Hibiwa]

Sony needs to stop requiring the latest firmware updates on newer games. I got Capcom Puzzle and can't play the darn thing at 2.71.

That's still one of the more annoying aspects of the PSP -- the low tech consumer beat down. Asinine that developers(?) don't want to ensure that every buyer can use the games they bought without extra bogus steps. Imagine having to do that shit for the newest DVD movie releases.

I was holding off on going Dark until my warranty is up, but it kinda sucks that this is the last stop until an alternate route is up and running.

The issue is mainly not wanting to deal with a new driver when the tried and true could get you there reliably and consistently. Trust is earned.

Best wishes to those who are willing to take on and keep up the work.

[Thomas96]

I'd like to dub Dark Alex as "Godfather" of the PSP...

[CoffeeEdge]

I'd like to dub Dark Alex as "Godfather" of the PSP...
I have to sternly disagree. Booster well predates him.

[Vanigan]

These firmware updates usually come with added features, and the firmware a game needs to run with is usually included on the disc. All you need to do is say yes to the auto update and wait a few minutes. That's one extra step and a few minutes of time.

That's not a big deal.

Then by the same argument, homebrew takes a lot of work and risk to get running on a system, not to mention installing homebrew apps, and ripping whatever stuff you want to put on your PSP. That's a ton of steps and a lot of time to get homebrew running. By comparison, firmware updates to the PSP are pretty painless.

[The Mana Knight]

This news has me very happy. Now you all can stick to official firmware with me. :D

Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).

[GizmoGC]

This news has me very happy. Now you all can stick to official firmware with me. :D

Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).

:roll:

The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.

[NamPaehc]

:roll:

The % of people who actually have a hacked PSP is fairly low. The % of that who actual download PSP games is lower. The same can be said for the DS where there is no modding at all, just a simple DS cart and a MicroSD card. How about the Xbox 360? Or PS2? Or Xbox? Or just about everything since it can all be hacked to play downloaded games/CDs/DVDs whatever.

Still, what he says is fair and his own personal thoughts. He feels that it was wrong, even if there were only a small number of people doing it. Instead of "oh just a few", some people are more black and white. So... That is fine with me if he thinks that way.

[CoffeeEdge]

Still, what he says is fair and his own personal thoughts. He feels that it was wrong, even if there were only a small number of people doing it. Instead of "oh just a few", some people are more black and white. So... That is fine with me if he thinks that way.
I actually think that what The Mana Knight thinks, in this case, is total bullshit. The PSP being hacked to enable homebrew is not wrong. What's wrong is how Sony removed the ability of the PSP to officially run homebrew after the very first firmware update, because the PSP's initial ability to run homebrew was originally one of the big pre-release selling points of the thing, and Sony fucked us over on that one.

They get what they deserve.

[jer7583]

There's nothing wrong about custom firmware, the mana knight is just a sony tool.

I think Dark Alex might just be going quiet before 3.51 OE gets released.. The optimism is almost universal on this one around the internets it seems. If you don't have custom firmware, you are NOT getting the most out of your PSP.

[The Mana Knight]

I actually think that what The Mana Knight thinks, in this case, is total bullshit. The PSP being hacked to enable homebrew is not wrong. What's wrong is how Sony removed the ability of the PSP to officially run homebrew after the very first firmware update, because the PSP's initial ability to run homebrew was originally one of the big pre-release selling points of the thing, and Sony fucked us over on that one.

They get what they deserve.I disagree. I personally feel many of the stuff Sony has to offer with the PSP is enough.

Plays games - Check
Plays MP3s - Check
Plays MP4s - Check
Has a photo album - Check
Decent web browser - Check

That's all I really need and I'm very happy personally. Although the web browser isn't perfect (since the PSP speed is slow), but if I do remote play and use my PS3 browser, the web browser is just fine.
There's nothing wrong about custom firmware, the mana knight is just a sony tool. Let's stay out of personal attacks, okay?

[dallow]

Exactly what "homebrew" do you guys actually use?

[NamPaehc]

Exactly what "homebrew" do you guys actually use?

Yeh can you guys please clarify?

[CoffeeEdge]

Yeh can you guys please clarify?
Exactly what "homebrew" do you guys actually use?
Well, to name a few...

- SCUMMVM, to play classic LucasArts adventure games and whatnot
- Ports of PC games, including Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Nethack, Transport Tycoon Duluxe, Rise Of The Triad, etc...
- Media players, much better than the built in ones, due to having much broader filetype support
- Original, free homebrew PSP games, like Dungeons (really good FPS engine), PSP Revolution (DDR clone), Attack of the Mutants, PSPool, Droplets, Circles, KETM, Trigonometry Wars (like Geometry Wars), Throttle-X, SnakeSP (Snake, basically), Solitaire and Spider Solitaire, 48-hour Pong, Triple Triad (the card game from FF8), Callisto, Boxy II (like Lumines), Breakthrough, Mahjongg, Sudoku, Tetris, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Super Mario War, the list goes on...
- Applications, like MAP THIS! (a map/directions program, really useful), ebook and comic book readers, contacts lists, pspftpd (FTP server), D_H Calc (a calculator), Guitarhelper (various stuff for guitar players), IM clients, paint programs, various drum machines and music sequencers, and better web browsers than the shitty built-in one.
- Emulators for everything from the Atari 2600 to the N64, including handhelds, and MAME.

Shit, dude, you can even use homebrew to use your PSP as a universal remote.

But, ya know, I get it, you don't want to do some sort of imagined, non-existant "damage" to your beloved Sony by using custom firmware, so, you'll stick with your crippled PSPs. You have fun with that.

[NamPaehc]

But, ya know, I get it, you don't want to do some sort of imagined, non-existant "damage" to your beloved Sony by using custom firmware, so, you'll stick with your crippled PSPs. You have fun with that.

Not sure who that is directed at, but I don't get why you are taking this so personally.

The only problem I can see about this is that if you wanted to actually play new PSP games, you'd have to give up your Homebrew. If not, then your Homebrew is fine because you all you have to do... is not update. Right???

That is the reason I asked. You posted a bunch of stuff so I guess it comes down to all that or new games doesn't it? I mean if you're a hard core homebrewer then you have nothing to worry about because people will make more and more toys for you on previous, "unlocked" versions.

I can see how you might be upset since Sony is making you "Choose" between the two (homebrew/new games+updated features) but that isn't how you presented it so... Maybe you are upset about something else.

If Sony got rid of the Illegal ISO launcher (word is they have an offical one in the works and THIS is the main reason they are doing all the updates, not homebrew) and opened the system back to homebrew would you be happy?

[dallow]

Jeeze, I was just wondering.

The only homebrew I use are for classic system emulators.
Just wondering what else everyone is fussing about.

All the "original" games I've played sucked hard, and the extra apps are useless to me.

(i don't need my psp to be a remote, i had my pocketstation doing that back in the day)

[Scorch]

- Emulators for everything from the Atari 2600 to the N64, including handhelds, and MAME.

And if a decent, working emulator for the GBA (WITH SOUND) came out, then I'd be set.

[4bidd3N]

Goodbye Alex il miss ur firmware

[Kain Vincent]

And if a decent, working emulator for the GBA (WITH SOUND) came out, then I'd be set.

gPsp, that is the emualtor you are looking for.

[62t]

gpsp can run most games

[RyanTheGNR]

gpsp can run most games

Except FF6 Advance.
Probably others too..

[Ogami Itto]

The only problem I can see about this is that if you wanted to actually play new PSP games, you'd have to give up your Homebrew. If not, then your Homebrew is fine because you all you have to do... is not update. Right???

That is the reason I asked. You posted a bunch of stuff so I guess it comes down to all that or new games doesn't it? I mean if you're a hard core homebrewer then you have nothing to worry about because people will make more and more toys for you on previous, "unlocked" versions.




Exactly, Sony doesn't owe anybody anything. They made a system that does what it was designed to do, play games, music, movies, and has wifi.

[Purkeynator]

Does anyone know what firmware version the latest PSP games such as Final Fantasy are requiring? If we don't get one last custom firmware version 3.50OE then we will definitely be locked out of some good games. For example 3.50 unlocked 333MHZ processing speed for upcoming games like God of War. Also I would like to re-ask my games saves compatibility question that no one looked at from an earlier thread below:

After switching to custom firmware 3.10OE one of the first games I wanted to play was Gran Turismo 2 since the PSP never got its proper Gran Turismo game. I wanted to be able to play the game on the PSP and then move my save onto my PS3 and back and forth at will so when my wife wants to watch her crappy soap operas I can switch over to PSP. There has been some problems with my experimentations. When I create a save on my PS3 hard drive for Gran Turismo 2 I can copy it to the memory stick duo but then it puts it in a "scuss94488" folder in the "savedata" folder on the memory stick. Then the PSP emulator cannot read that folder upon booting up the game. When I start a game and save it on the PSP it puts it in my custom "GT2save" folder that I set up. It reads it fine but when I go to move it onto the PS3 the system does not even recognize that the save is on the memory stick. So I made one save of each on the memory stick and compared both folders. Both folders appear to have the same files, config bin, icon 0, memcard1.dat, memcard2.dat, param.sfo. So I tried to swap the contents of one folder for the other and that doesn't work either. In fact moving the PS3 created save file to the "GT2save" folder actually corrupts the game and makes it unbootable until I remove the contents from the folder then it works again. Does anyone have any experience moving PSone game save files back and forth between the PS3 and the PSP using either custom firmware or official Sony firmware? I am running 3.10oe so I am wondering if one of the firmware updates has addressed this issue. We now have the ability to move PS1 saves from PS1 memory card to PS3 hard drive back and forth and it would be great to have the ability to move our saves from PS3 to PSP and back and forth. Any help?

[primetime]

Triple Triad (the card game from FF8)

Triple Triad??? How is it? Dang TT would be sweet.

[RyanTheGNR]

Does anyone know what firmware version the latest PSP games such as Final Fantasy are requiring?

Well to answer one question.
Ive been able to play an imported FF2 in a store in chinatown on my psp and i got 3.30 OEA.
Maybe that helps?

[Apossum]

lol

"homebrew" is a euphemism for ISOs and roms. Everyone knows homebrew games feel cheap and don't have much lasting appeal.

[Purkeynator]

After looking at the thread on the new Syphon Filter demo it seems Sony is catching up fast. The demo requires 3.40 firmware.

[rodeojones903]

lol

"homebrew" is a euphemism for ISOs and roms. Everyone knows homebrew games feel cheap and don't have much lasting appeal.

Exactly.

[naes]

Sigged.
This news has me very happy. Now you all can stick to official firmware with me. :D

Personally, I do think what Dark Alex was doing was wrong, and I'm glad he's no longer doing it. I do care a little about SCEA and don't want to see the PSP get more hacked than it already has (since it hurts game sales).

[Agent_BBJ]

I enjoyed dark alex's work and have 3.40 oe-a installed on my psp. I use it for homebrew. There are only 2 games worth even picking up that is metal gear (if your a fan) and lumines. Will i be upgrading to play new games on my psp. No because there are no good games. That is why the system has failed as a hole. Homebrew and getting to play resident evil 2 on my psp was the only thing worth the price of the psp. Anyway Sony would not hire dark alex after he opened up the world to piracy not that i agree with piracy. I believe you risk what you want when you download a game. If sony made better games for the psp i might upgrade but for now. No i am good.

[PleasantOne]

I wonder what Castlevania will require? That's the only one I'm concerned about at the moment... if it comes down to either updating to Sony, or not being able to play new games, sadly, I think I'd choose not being able to play new games...

I have to wonder how this would really pan out for Sony... will most people be like me and choose not to uprgade and therefore not buy the new releases? Or will they upgrade? I have to admit, I don't think I would feel my PSP was worth it's price tag w/o the custom firmware. I doubt I would have bought one at all if it hadn't been an option. It's not the only reason I wanted to own one, but it was a big part of the reason.

[b3b0p]

Bliss. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/profile.php?do=addlist&userlist=ignore&u=16694)

[daroga]

I enjoyed dark alex's work and have 3.40 oe-a installed on my psp. I use it for homebrew. There are only 2 games worth even picking up that is metal gear (if your a fan) and lumines. Will i be upgrading to play new games on my psp. No because there are no good games. That is why the system has failed as a hole. Homebrew and getting to play resident evil 2 on my psp was the only thing worth the price of the psp. Anyway Sony would not hire dark alex after he opened up the world to piracy not that i agree with piracy. I believe you risk what you want when you download a game. If sony made better games for the psp i might upgrade but for now. No i am good.It makes me sad that you've not played the fantastic Mega Man remakes on the PSP, nor the surprisingly fun LocoRoco.

[OnyxPrimal]

I wonder what Castlevania will require? That's the only one I'm concerned about at the moment... if it comes down to either updating to Sony, or not being able to play new games, sadly, I think I'd choose not being able to play new games...

I have to wonder how this would really pan out for Sony... will most people be like me and choose not to uprgade and therefore not buy the new releases? Or will they upgrade? I have to admit, I don't think I would feel my PSP was worth it's price tag w/o the custom firmware. I doubt I would have bought one at all if it hadn't been an option. It's not the only reason I wanted to own one, but it was a big part of the reason.

Yeah I have Castlevania and Elder Scrolls preordered for PSP and I hope I can play them. We've been considering getting another unit so my wife can play more as I tend to dominate the PSP and this may be the catalyst.

[NamPaehc]

I wonder what Castlevania will require? That's the only one I'm concerned about at the moment... if it comes down to either updating to Sony, or not being able to play new games, sadly, I think I'd choose not being able to play new games...

I have to wonder how this would really pan out for Sony... will most people be like me and choose not to uprgade and therefore not buy the new releases? Or will they upgrade? I have to admit, I don't think I would feel my PSP was worth it's price tag w/o the custom firmware. I doubt I would have bought one at all if it hadn't been an option. It's not the only reason I wanted to own one, but it was a big part of the reason.

I suspect a lot of in this postion already don't buy the new games and download/rip them. So losing people who don't already buy the games doesn't make much sense, since they weren't making money off them anyway.

[The Mana Knight]

It makes me sad that you've not played the fantastic Mega Man remakes on the PSP, nor the surprisingly fun LocoRoco.Very true. I agree 100%. :D

I enjoyed dark alex's work and have 3.40 oe-a installed on my psp. I use it for homebrew. There are only 2 games worth even picking up that is metal gear (if your a fan) and lumines. Will i be upgrading to play new games on my psp. No because there are no good games. That is why the system has failed as a hole. Homebrew and getting to play resident evil 2 on my psp was the only thing worth the price of the psp. Anyway Sony would not hire dark alex after he opened up the world to piracy not that i agree with piracy. I believe you risk what you want when you download a game. If sony made better games for the psp i might upgrade but for now. No i am good.Take a look at this (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142244) list (the first post by me) before saying the PSP has no good games. That list certainly shows there are good PSP games out there.

I buy my PSP games and upgrade to the official firmware, since that's what I am suppose to do afterall.

[PleasantOne]

Take a look at this (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142244)list (the first post by me) before saying the PSP has no good games. That list certainly shows there are good PSP games out there.

I buy my PSP games and upgrade to the official firmware, since that's what I am suppose to do afterall.

Never said there were no good games... I have a stack of about 15 or 20 right here. Just questioned whether the new games were worth upgrading firmware for. With Castlevania being about the only thing I'm looking forward to at the moment, I don't know that I can say it's worth it for me right now.

[The Mana Knight]

Never said there were no good games... I have a stack of about 15 or 20 right here. Just questioned whether the new games were worth upgrading firmware for. With Castlevania being about the only thing I'm looking forward to at the moment, I don't know that I can say it's worth it for me right now.
Sorry, I quoted the wrong post (meant to quote Agent_BBJ). I apologize to you.

[PleasantOne]

Sorry, I quoted the wrong post (meant to quote Agent_BBJ). I apologize to you.

Oh, no problem :)

[The Mana Knight]

Sigged.Why did you have to put that in your sig? It isn't even funny in the first place.

I hear others making custom firmware, which I figured would happen. :( Some people just have too much free time I guess.

[daroga]

With that ISO loaded in the new firware from Sony, I'm hoping they'll just implement a way to rip your own games to the memory stick and play them. I'd lose having a portable NES (which has been a lot more fun to have than I would've ever thought), but then at least I'd still feel like I was using the system to its potential.

Before these custom firmware dealies was there a way to "trick" the game into thinking you had a higher version of the FW than you actually did? Or were people really just stuck playing whatever could be played on a 1.5 system?

[imascrub]

haha check out the noob here about to ask the most noobish question without first looking it up himself...

anyway what does the custom firmware allow you to do besides run homebrew? Is that what all those torrents for psp games are out there for? lol

And how does it affect the games that you actually buy?

[dallow]

With that ISO loaded in the new firware from Sony, I'm hoping they'll just implement a way to rip your own games to the memory stick and play them. I'd lose having a portable NES (which has been a lot more fun to have than I would've ever thought), but then at least I'd still feel like I was using the system to its potential.

Before these custom firmware dealies was there a way to "trick" the game into thinking you had a higher version of the FW than you actually did? Or were people really just stuck playing whatever could be played on a 1.5 system?Only for a month or so were people stuck playing 1.5 games. Then a homebrew program came out that allowed you to change the FW number to anything you wanted to play anything.

Much, much much later down the line, custom fw started to show up.

[primetime]

Before these custom firmware dealies was there a way to "trick" the game into thinking you had a higher version of the FW than you actually did? Or were people really just stuck playing whatever could be played on a 1.5 system?

Devhook allowed you to play UMDs on 1.5. It only went up to 3.11 or something though. Some people are hoping for a Devhook comeback.

And I would suspect from reading different boards and whatnot that UMD pirates make up a very small percentage of CF users. That's just speculation though. Custom firmware is great, but the user must make the moral decision not to pirate.

[CoffeeEdge]

With that ISO loaded in the new firware from Sony, I'm hoping they'll just implement a way to rip your own games to the memory stick and play them. I'd lose having a portable NES (which has been a lot more fun to have than I would've ever thought), but then at least I'd still feel like I was using the system to its potential.
Uh...so, why don't you just use the custom firmware?

I hear others making custom firmware, which I figured would happen. :( Some people just have too much free time I guess.
Some of us just happen to enjoy being able to use out PSPs to their full potential.

Shit, dude. I can play fucking Cave Story, possibly the greatest homebrew PC game of the decade, on my PSP. Can you play Cave Story on your PSP? No? Then you're not using it to it's full potential.

[naes]

:lol:
Why did you have to put that in your sig? It isn't even funny in the first place.

[daroga]

Uh...so, why don't you just use the custom firmware?Uh...so, I do.

It would just be nice if sony would offically enable me to run my games off the emmory stick so I would have to "resort" to something like the custom firmware. That way I could have that feature and never have to wait for someone to "break" the system to get newer games to work.