PSP Firmware 5.03 Is Now Available

January 22, 2009
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In case you haven’t heard, Sony has released the newest system update for the PSP is now available. Word from PSN Operations director Eric Lempell is that the change is small, but sounds pretty critical:

  • New for 5.03: A security patch was added to address security vulnerabilities in the system software.

Naturally, homebrew users will want to stay on top of the CFW, but it’s still good to hear from Sony once in a while. I mean, just once in a while. At least now and then. Right fellas? Actually, word has it that Sony might be trying to maneuver in front…

Dark AleX Drops New PSP CFW 5.00 M33-6

January 22, 2009
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Hot on the heels of the latest official PSP Firmware release from Sony, v5.03, comes Dark AleX’s latest custom firmware update. The most current version is now M33-6, which came just minutes after the release of M33-5. CFW 5.00 M33-6 is an exciting piece of homebrew awesomeness that shows off the prowess of the PSP underground. The following text is from the changelog:

This update is a try to fix memory stick low speed since 3.80.

Instructions: Copy UPDATE folder /PSP/GAME/ and run.

If you come from a version prior to 5.00 M33, put sony update as 500.PBP in same folder, or let…

XiaoFeiChong And Team Omega Cook Up Custom Firmware 5.02

January 18, 2009
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The last official release of PSP firmware was at the end of November 2008, and since then two separate custom firmware versions of 5.02 have appeared on the Internet.

One of the custom homebrewed firmwares was brought to us by XiaoFeiChong. This version was a recompiled M33 firmware, but XiaoFeiChong’s version doesn’t support backups, including ISOs or CSOs. Still, this is a great piece of firmware if you’re looking to get into CFW.

The second homebrewed firmware came from a group named Team Omega. Like in XiaoFeiChong’s version, there’s no support for back-ups. However, the group claims some “new support for PSX…