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Rumor: PSP2 Devkit Spy Shots Emerge

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:28:18 +0000

The chaps over at VG247 have obtained snapshots of what is purportedly an early PSP2 devkit. The photo, as shown above, is horrendously grainy. Still, it gives a first glimpse at the PSPgo-like form factor and confirms earlier rumors that the handheld boasts dual analog sticks, something PSP owners have been yearning for half a decade now.

Also depicted is a rear trackpad. It’s a flat smooth surface on the back that tracks movement, translated to on-screen motions. Not exactly picturesque, but the placement falls in line with previous rumors.

Keep in mind this is an early revision of the design. The site’s source says later kit builds are comprised of a “single, non-sliding block,” akin to the PSP-1000. Photos of those have not emerged yet.

Last month, Sony ceased production of DTP-T2000A and DTP-H2500A PSP dev hardware, suggesting that it is diverting dev attention away from its current-gen platform. A lack of PSP software releases this year is also telling of a shift in priorities. E3 2011 reveal? Let’s hope.

6.20HEN TNA – Update

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:47:03 +0000

With the release of the highly anticipated Hen from total noob, he has decided to release a statement about the hen’s to clarify earlier posts. According to his blog, this is what he has to say:

According to his latest blog post, “Some people don’t use their brain, they don’t understand that I’ll release the HEN as promised, I just thought about porting to 6.31, when Sony releases a new firmware. But some people are so stupid and called me liar. Perhaps it’s because my English is very poor – I cannot express very well. Well…forget it;)”

Now moving on to his 6.20 TN-A (HEN) project, the latest update now includes:

Reversed all systemctrl exports
Added USB battery charging
Added ability to watch 480×272 avc video
Added feature to skip gameboot
Added possibilty to hide PIC0.PNG and PIC1.PNG
Fixed issue with some VLF homebrews
Added possibilty to adjust CPU speed
Added fake region feature
Added TN network update
Resolved all important NIDs
Encreased homebrew compatibilty
Compressed rebootex

PSP Firmware 6.31HEN

admin — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:05:11 +0000

And you all though that the psp scene was dead. The notoriously known psp dev has announced that he is going to port the hen to 6.31
Heres a quote:

“I’ll release HEN for 6.20. When Sony releases a new firmware (but I don’t think so, because they don’t care about the PSP anymore), I’ll port it to 6.31 (idea by Flyer).”

So guys, keep an eye out!

God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta PSP Pack

admin — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:02:05 +0000

Well, if you havent already pre-ordered your copy of the latest God of War game you should really reconsider it after watching the video. The new pack inspires a dual coloured psp, red and black, surely that must be a big enough incentive to buy a copy.

By just pre-ordering the game, you’ll obtain a voucher that you can use on PSN starting November 2nd at 5:00pm PST to receive the following exclusive contents:

Kratos PSN Avatar
Original Soundtrack for God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Legionnaire Skin
PSP Theme
PS3 Dynamic Theme
God of War: Game Directors Live

For those who have enough moolahs to pre-ordered the God of War: Ghost of Sparta Entertainment Pack, you’ll receive:

Black and Red Two-Toned PSP-3000
God of War: Ghost of Sparta UMD Game
God of War: Chains of Olympus PlayStation Network Downloadable Game Voucher
Kick Ass – UMD Movie
2 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
Deimos Skin for God of War III (PS3)

The Entertainment Pack will set you back US$ 199 and will include all 12 great items listed above.

6.20 TN – Kernal exploit, released soon?

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:59:12 +0000

Sure, hacking your PSP may be old hat now, but the homebrew scene is still alive and kicking. Developer Total_Noob has reportedly uncovered a kernel exploit applicable to all PSP revisions running firmware 6.20.

What’s more, is that he’s working on a 6.20-compatible homebrew-enabler (HEN for short). It’s dubbed 6.20 TN and much like Team Typhoon’s ChickHEN before it, applies RAM-level patches that remain in resident memory, granting unrestricted access to homebrew in the process.

There’s no word on when this might see a public release as of yet. Check out the clip above for footage of it in action.

6.20 Homebrew Loader Released – HBL Rev 93

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:21:20 +0000

Wololo does it again! He’s back with the latest and best hack on any PSP to date, minus the pandora ofcourse! This HBL Loader is released as a stable, so it has increased stability with loading homebrews whilst broadening the number the PSP can load.

Note to mention a flash new menu You know the drill, you need 6.20 firmware, Papaton 2 demo, the save game data exploit and of course HBL rev 93 Stable. You can grab them all below.

How to use the Half Byte homebrew loader:

Download and install the Patapon 2 demo to your MemoryStick or /Mass Memory (PSP Go)

Download the HBL Rev 93 release and copy the “hbl” directory and the “h.bin” file to memory root

Now copy the hacked save data folder UCUS98732_DATA02 to /PSP/SAVEDATA

Move any homebrew you want to play or try to the folder: /PSP/GAME

Start the Patapon 2 demo and load the hacked save game, then load your homebrew from the HBL menu

6.30 Hack – Hello World – 6.30 Game Exploit

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:56:31 +0000

Looks like not all the hacks were patched up in 6.30 as earlier reported. Mamosuke has posted an apparent Hello World for 6.30. Its said to be based off a PSN game and run in game and exploited. Of course *if* the game is named the PSN download will be pulled, so its pretty much useless to us all. A demo exploit is whats really needed. Here’s the video proof. No it nots fake, whether theres a release, thats another story. Lets see if this exploit will lead to a kernal exploit!

PSP firmware 6.30 – HBL patched, Possible Emulator Support?

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:58:39 +0000

Atlas, the time has come where Sony patched all public exploits on the PSP. No more homebrew loaders, even Datels Action Replay has been patched!

So like usual, If you want to keep your homebrew and the ability to keep to keep running exploits like Datels Action Replay, DO NOT UPGRADE.

Also while the homebrew devs were lurking through the 6.30 OFW files, they found PC Engine and NeoGeo folders. Seems Sony might be on its way to beating the homebrew community

PSP 2000V2 & PSP 3000 CFW Released!

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:19:53 +0000

Liquidzigong creator of the Prometheus Module, has today released his own Custom Firmware for PSP-2000 TA088v3 + and PSP-3000 models.

The custom firmware requires you have a 5.03 official firmware on your PSP-2000 or PSP-3000 in order to do the norm and run ChickHEN or MHUSpeed. This new firmware will run all the latest 6.20 games that have proven difficult in the past. This is without any special patching.

Custom Firmware 5.03 Prometheus Installation:

1. Install and run ChickHEN or MHUSpeed
2. Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-C
3. Extract the files in the Prometheus 5:03 to PSP / GAME
4. Start the installer 3.5 Prometheus
5. Install the 5.3 Prometheus by pressing X

Oh course we also have our All-in-One installers that will get you to 5.03 GEN-C, they include chickHEN, 5.03 GEN-C

PSP Go, Kernal Exploit Found, 6.20 Hen On It’s Way?

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:20:26 +0000

Apparently a few coders now have access to a possible kernel exploit for newer PSP firmwares, two of which are coyotebean and Team Typhoon .Coyotebean revealed on the lan.st forums a few days ago that he (or she) already has a confirmed kernel key for the 6.20 PSPgo. It seems he has one for the 5.70 PSP go as well.

While kernel exploits like this invariably raise the community’s hopes for the release of a new custom firmware, coyotebean has so far said that “there will not be any ‘enabler’”.

Pretty much the only thing we can hope for right now is that one of the other teams with an exploit release their own HEN or CFW. The thing is, that may not even come to pass. Wagic coder Wololo explains:

There is an implicit agreement among hackers that these exploits should not be disclosed, because kernel exploits have become extremely rare since firmware 6.00 (it is believed a major cleanup of Sony’s code happened at that time to protect the psp go), so it is quite likely that these kernel exploits are actually one single exploit (so revealing it would ruin the efforts of other teams that try to keep it secret). Also, depending on the hacker, kernel exploits are kept secret for personal and/or ethical reasons .