PSP Firmware 2.70 for Jap PSPs Released - Homebrew Gone

April 24th, 2006, 15:12 Posted By: wraggster

Quick Update

Damn im trying to post so much stuff at once that everything is a blur but anyway thanks to PSP3D for the Homebrew Not Working Tip and to Jeff Chen for the Details of whats new.

Just goes to show you that dont post in such a hurry because you are 3 days behind on newsposts.

Sony have released a new firmware update for Japan and the big news is that the GTA Homebrew Hack is now blocked if you do update to the new firmware.

Heres the details of whats new for those who are upgrading:

Network:
- [Internet Browser] now supports Macromedia Flash contents playback.
*You need to enable the Flash contents playback in the [System Settings].
*The version of the flash player is Macromedia Flash Player 6 (a part of the functions is not supported).
- The settings of the [Internet Browser] is added into [Settings] -> [Connection Settings]
- The audio contents from channels in the [RSS Channel] section now can be saved into your memory stick.
- [Auto] option added to [Rate Change] in [Location Free Player].
*More about the Location Free base station can be found [here].

Music:
- Added file extension to playable AAC format.

Settings:
- Added [Enable Flash Player] in [System Settings].
*To change this option, you need to connect to the Internet
- "Simplified Chinese" and "Traditional Chinese" added to [System Settings] -> [System Language].
- Added [RSS Channel Settings].
- Added [UMD Video L & R Button] into [Video Settings].

Other:
- Fixed some issues when using a memory stick with more than 2GB free space.
*This problem has not happened among the memory sticks sold in Japan until April 24.

Download the new firmware at Sonys site here --> http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/update/ud_01.html

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