System Firmware Version 2.50 is Out!
We got a news tip just minutes ago from a guy called Niklas saying that the 2.50 firmware update was now available via the Network Update feature on the PSP. As of now, we do not have the details as to what changes are included in the update, but we naturally have a large hunch that it is mostly security fixes to further strengthen the PSP against running homebrew.
We are guessing that the 2.01 update was a hotfix to clear the exploitable toc2rta libtiff exploit in the PSPs photo viewer. Expect this 2.50 fix to be a more stable wall against letting hackers run homebrew applications and games on their PSPs in many ways. On the other hand, it's easy to speculate that 2.50 could be easier to hack than 2.01 now that copyright video can be played on a memory stick, and the location free player has been added. Those two programs could open up potentially exploitable loopholes. Expect future games to require the 2.50 update to play, and the rest of the usual hubbub weve seen with previous security patches.
We are currently uploading the 2.50 eboot file to our server, as well as working on adding pictures to this post. We will be investigating the exact changes in this update and will update this post the moment information is available - so stay tuned as Sony tries to strengthen its grip on homebrewers.
UPDATE: Preliminary changelog translation is in:
FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Location Free Player has been added for streaming TV (this does not remove the region lock for UMDs)
- Auto Select and Uni Code have been added to encoding in browser
- Text size and display mode can be saved in browser
- Input history in browser can be saved
- Copyright Video can now be played under mem stick
- Set via internet (time and date off the net)
- WPA AND PSK have been added to network setting
- Korean input on keyboard
We got a news tip just minutes ago from a guy called Niklas saying that the 2.50 firmware update was now available via the Network Update feature on the PSP. As of now, we do not have the details as to what changes are included in the update, but we naturally have a large hunch that it is mostly security fixes to further strengthen the PSP against running homebrew.
We are guessing that the 2.01 update was a hotfix to clear the exploitable toc2rta libtiff exploit in the PSPs photo viewer. Expect this 2.50 fix to be a more stable wall against letting hackers run homebrew applications and games on their PSPs in many ways. On the other hand, it's easy to speculate that 2.50 could be easier to hack than 2.01 now that copyright video can be played on a memory stick, and the location free player has been added. Those two programs could open up potentially exploitable loopholes. Expect future games to require the 2.50 update to play, and the rest of the usual hubbub weve seen with previous security patches.
We are currently uploading the 2.50 eboot file to our server, as well as working on adding pictures to this post. We will be investigating the exact changes in this update and will update this post the moment information is available - so stay tuned as Sony tries to strengthen its grip on homebrewers.
UPDATE: Preliminary changelog translation is in:
FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Location Free Player has been added for streaming TV (this does not remove the region lock for UMDs)
- Auto Select and Uni Code have been added to encoding in browser
- Text size and display mode can be saved in browser
- Input history in browser can be saved
- Copyright Video can now be played under mem stick
- Set via internet (time and date off the net)
- WPA AND PSK have been added to network setting
- Korean input on keyboard
