The official custom firmware 6.00, which has been released for the Sony PSP, has just been decrypted by the GEN group. So remember that about a couple of days ago, we posted an article about the 6.00? Well, here it is now… decrypted and will soon be ready for release too (hopefully).

Although the decryption is still on its first step, I am expecting that there will be some genuine change in terms of compatibility with games and other portables.

According to the GEN team: “The first stage of the discovery of 6.00 has therefore been reached and our team of developers…

According to reports, the official Sony developer has already released a beta version of the new 6.00 firmware. PSPGEN also included in their post a picture of this new PSP firmware. I don’t know exactly what this firmware can do but from the looks of it, it’s pretty promising.

Reports are saying that the 6.00 firmware has greater compatibility and interaction with the next 3.00 Playstation 3, which is scheduled for release next week. I am pretty confident now with the 5.00 but seeing as a new firmware is on the works now, then I guess it will also do great…

For those who have custom firmware or ChickHEN installed in their Playstation Portables, TheCraziness1 has just released a beta version of the XMB RCO Patcher.

With this patcher, you may now be able to easily customize individual XMB elements on your custom firmware or ChickHEn. Those who would often find it hard to personalize their background, waves, icons, batter indicator, volume bar, click sounds, etc. would find this solution a perfect way to battle through all those XMB elements.

When downloaded, it comes with several user-contributed RCOs.

Download XMB RCO Patcher BETA 1

The homebrew coders—Becus25 and Xenogears—of custom firmware 5.50 GEN released a new custom firmware—the MHU. The CFW 5.50 MHU is especially made for the Playstation Portable 1000 and 2000 (the flat and slim versions).

The readme file, however, is in Spanish so unless you’re some Spanish-speaking PSP gamer then you must translate the file first before plunging head-on in installing the application. You can use Altavista’s Babelfish to translate the readme text.

Personally, I’m leaning towards the 5.50 GEN (well, just because I own a PSP 3000). But of course for PSP 1000 owners, you should well go ahead with this version…

Homebrew coders Xenogears and Becus25 released the NetUpdate fixer because of server changes. Now in its 1.01 version, this fixer is for the future versions of custom firmware enablers. This homebrew should be able to fix any problems when attempting a CFWEnabler network update.

The NetUpdate Fixer 1.01 changes from its previous version a fixed bug with the 3.51. It also improved the patching system, which some downloaders have found problems in.

Now because a lot has been said about the custom firmware enablers and the compatibilities of some plugins and applications with it, the release of the NetUpdate Fixer 1.01 patches…