PSPGo Has New Firmware And Features
Eurogamer got their hands on a PSPGo pre-release and according to PSP-hacks’ reliable source, here’s what they got: The pre-release sample of the hardware comes with an unreleased firmware revision–5.70. This firmware features a lot of update and changes compared with the current 5.51.
Here are the changes for the PSPGo with the firmware 5.70, which targeted the settings area of the XMB:
- Network Update is now listed as System Update, but, curiously, has the same options.
- Video Settings obviously doesn’t have the first four UMD-related toggles.
- System Settings now has a “Your Birth Date” option (second from top), and a “Display Panel Close Option” toggle, which allows you to set it to either “Standard” (goes to a clock graphic) or “Enter Sleep Mode”. Also “Battery Information” seems to be gone, as do UMD-related options, but there’s a “Format System Storage” option in addition to the usual Memory Stick format option.
- Power Save Settings loses the “Backlight Auto-Adjust” option for some reason.
- There’s a new “Bluetooth Device Settings” entry, which consists of a toggle for switching Bluetooth on and off and a “Manage Bluetooth Devices” entry.
The total available storage for those who will hook up the PSPGo with a Mac via a USB will be reduced to 14.74GB that is formatted in the FAT32 configuration. It has a 4GB-size limit.
Sony will not be using a conventional cable with this new handheld as the PSPGo itself uses a wider, thinner connector for the console. They have also taken away the old AV port from the PSP 2000 as there is now a common 3.5mm stereo jack connection for headphones in the PSPGo.
The retail unit with the new firmware and features will come out in October 1.
