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PSP FW4.05 Out; CFW to come out soon?

July 26, 2008 · Comments 

A couple of months ago, PSP users were looking forward to Sony Playstation Portable’s 4.00 firmware, hoping that it would being something new to the already popular handheld gaming console. There were rumors of additional multimedia support like codecs for video playback beyond MPEG4 and such. But 4.00 came in with nothing as exciting as the rumors: enhanced Google search capabilities and the ability to speed up or slow down video playback by pressing the up or down buttons while playing video.

Now, just a around a month past the 4.01 release, Sony has once again released a new firmware version for the PSP: firmware 4.05. And does the changelog make users quiver in their boots in excitement? Hardly.

The sole new feature that appears to come with the 4.05 update is additional visualizations. Hardly worth anything for people who use the PSPs solely for gaming but probably something worth considering by people who use their handhelds as their primary music device.

But then the next question comes: will a custom firmware version of Sony’s 4.05 come out soon? PSP Gen appears to have claimed that they have already decrypted the 4.05 OFW (Official Firmware) and will be releasing 4.05 CFW soon. Dark~AleX and Team M33 however are unlikely to release 4.05 M33 due to the fact that there’s hardly any change from the 4.01 release aside the additional visualizations.

Probably the only reason to upgrade from 3.90 to 4.01 or even 4.05 is the fact that newer PSP games will require the latest firmware versions. Otherwise, it’s best to just wait till something exciting actually comes out of Sony’s firmware factory.

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Written by Mark Parreñas · Mark is a 25 year-old blogger in Metro Manila. He's been blogging at winterheim|hdd since 2006, writing about Japan's otaku culture, specifically mecha-related topics. He also occasionally writes about gadgets and whatnot happening in the metro.