Computer hackers have scored a victory in their battle against Sony and the way the company controls its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld games console.
Sony sells its PSP with built-in software, known as firmware, which controls how the console operates.
The firmware locks many of the PSP's capabilities, preventing enthusiasts from writing their own programs, known as homebrew, and running them on the machine.
It also disables its ability to play some films which are not bought on special Sony PSP disks.
But last month three hacker teams - Noobz, Team C+D, and a group led by PSP hacker Dark Alex - co-ordinating their efforts over the internet, found a flaw in the most recently released version of the firmware - version 3.03.
Using this flaw they devised a way to unlock all PSPs, regardless of their age or the firmware running on it.
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I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida is interested in working on a brand new Final Fantasy Tactics game.
Not from you.
Knowing how you handled FF16 by trying to make it appeal to non-fans and changing the entire gameplay design I can see you changing Tactics to appeal to non-fans.
If they’re going to do this please give it to someone who wants to keep the game and genre in tact.
I wouldn't mind a new FF Tactics longs they keep the tactical elements of Tactics in it as well as a very in depth story. Which FF Tactics years ago has by far one of the best stories in the series.
dark alex & fanjita did some great work!
i 'hacked' my psp to allow me to play backups of my own psp games and movies that i own. i also did so to allow me to run homebrew apps that initially were allowed in v1.5 prior to sony pulling the plug on that feature.
i'm not the brightest pc guy out there, but i know enough and following simple instructions online i was able to upgrade the firmware to allow me to do what i have done. i was literally inches away from selling my psp on ebay or trade for a ds lite but now i frequently use it on business trips, enjoy the homebrews and apps that are legally free and available to all, and love the fact that the psp titles i own i no longer carry around risking theft (which has happened already) on a memory stick.
my psp is full of videos,music, homebrews and emulators/games i love it :D
before they do it again!