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Sony is releasing firmware updates for its consoles as if it were releasing anti-virus definition updates. The PlayStation blog has announced the new PSP firmware v5.02 that will claims to improve “system software stability during use of some features, including the PlayStation Store”. The other “some features” are still not known.
The update is expected [...]

 
UPDATE: The firmware is available for download.
This is not a mandatory update. The firmware upgrade is actually related to the issue cropped up while using higher capacity memory cards. There seemed to be an error showing ‘insufficient disk space’ while downloading content on 8GB or 16GB cards from PSN Store and this firmware helps to [...]

 
Nintendo has done it again. NPD Group did the honors of revealing the sales figure of all the gaming hardware selling in US. With Wii and DS combined, they managed to sell about 1.2 million units, which is far ahead then all the combined hardware sales of Microsoft and Sony.
Here is the total number [...]

 
All PSP custom firmware diggers have a reason to rejoice. Withing 48 hours of the official firmware released by Sony, Dark_Alex released his iteration of the custom firmware for PSP.
Changes:
- 4.01 to 5.00
- Bug fix: when changing speed in xmb, and the psp turned the brightness to 0 automatically the speed was reseted to 222 [...]

 
Just a quick heads up. PSP and PS3 users can now upgrade their firmwares to v5.00 and v2.50 respectively. Check out a small video from Grace giving a walkthrough of the PSN Store on PSP.
A new feature added to the PS3 is the inclusion of Flash Player 9 support. For the whole list of [...]

 
It seems a good day today for PlayStation users. Sony has announced that the PSP and PS3 consoles will undergo a firmware update pretty soon. They have also given a changelog of what can be expected from these updates. Despite the rumored updates, PSP users will have to suffice with couple of changes with one [...]

 
Frenchsite, PSPGen managed to get their hands dirty on the Beta V5.0 firmware of PSP which is only meant for the developers. Unfortunately, the video is being narrated in French so we have no clue whatsoever what the guy is trying to explain. However, according to earlier reports by PSPGen, the new firmware will carry [...]

 
You say talking on the phone and driving can prove hazardous so what do you think about playing on a console and driving? A Honolulu bus driver paid for his recklessness. The traffic took a toll on his boredom and he popped out his PSP to play his unfinished game (God of War?). Heck he [...]

 
Sony Computer Entertainment will bring the updated PSP 3000 to its homeland on October 16. PSP equipped with advanced LCD features will be selling for Yen 19,800 ($182). Sony also plans to launch a value pack along with it which will have the PSP bundle 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, an original PSP pouch, a [...]

 
Sony announced PSP Slim’s successor by adding some improvements. Famitsu got hold of the new PSP and decided to put it side by side with PSP Slim to see the difference. Verdict? Sony’s worked on it and there are improvements. Marginal though.
More over here.
[Via Engadget]