1UP “confirms” the new PSP hardware
There has been a lot of rumors flying around for the past few months-- the biggest shocker was the removal of the PSP's UMD drive. Other rumors pertained to the name of the device as the PSP2 or PSP-4000. Well, it seems that 1UP's sources say that it will be not named that way, but will go by the moniker PSP Go!.
Their sources say the PSP Go! will come in a 8GB or 16GB models. It will feature a sliding screen, a single analog nub and will have 100 titles available to download at launch which could include Gran Turismo Mobile. It will apparently launch in September in Japan and October or November in the US . This of course makes us further believe Sony has given up on the UMD format for good.
Sony itself hasn't confirmed ANY rumor pertaining to the upcoming new PSP and I hope that 1UP's sources are legit. LAthough I doubt I will be upgrading any time soon; I'm still rocking the good 'ol PSP fat version. I also want to see what kind of copy protection they try to implement with the new psp...
PSP-3000 Hacked and Homebrew Hardware for the Wii
Homebrew users rejoice! It seems that the very tough (to hack) PSP-3000 has been finally broken. It took them awhile, but it is finally done. Details from Engadet
The notoriously-difficult PSP-3000 model (also known as PSP Brite) has finally been hacked, this time without the need for a downgrader tool. MaTiAz's "The Sparta!!!" exploit was allegedly discovered after overwriting the player's name in a GripShift save file with "this is spartaaaaa..." -- with 57 a's tacked onto the end -- and is now available for download along with a new SDK. It's said to work with PSP firmware versions 1.52 through the current 5.02. The Hello World proof of concept video is after the break. Welcome to the homebrew community, Brite: we've been expecting you.
This comes in handy for anybody looking to upgrade from their old PSP-2000 or the REALLY old fat PSP. Although, the PSP-3000 does have interlacing screen issue, the other features would be nice to have. At least you can bring all of your homebrew with you now!
On the Wii side of things, a device called FLATMII came out to enable you to steam ISO backups to your consoles. Nintendo has been pretty vigilant on trying to keep people from installing homebrew and it is interesting to see that FLATMII come out. The FLATMII plugs into the Wii's drive ribbon and then you use a Windows XP or Vista machine to stream the file. Now, there is nothing wrong with homebrew, and nothing wrong with this kind of hardware either. The issue is if the end user is only pirating the games and not just making legal backups of their own games. I would be nervous about prying open my Wii to install the FLATMII; I will just stick to using normal homebrew for DVD playback.
Via Max Console