Description:
Sony has recently released the newest firmware update for its popular gaming console, but some sites have already reported that it has been decrypted.

The firmware upgrade, although not very spectacular, brings enhanced Internet browsing capabilities and improved audio playback.

According to IGN.com, the following updates are made to the PlayStation Portable with PSP version 3.10:

- Support for PlayStation Network titles had been expanded
- Support for the MPEG-4 AVC format has been added under [LocationFree Player]
- [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as a feature under [Sound Settings] in [Settings]
- [Conserve Memory] has been added as an option in [View Settings] under [Internet Browser].

IGN also reports that included in the update are a new engine for LocationFree Player based on the AVC codec (for better video quality using the TV accessory), a Dynamic Normalizer for MP3 playback (to make sure your music and podcasts are never too loud or too quiet, that they don’t suddenly pop your ears in transitioning between tracks), and a fix for the PSP browser with the new Conserve Memory compression tool (significantly speeding up and optimizing the Browser, with the trade-off of a little image quality.)

A site called pspupdates.qj.net revealed that a team of programmers have already cracked Sony’s firmware from day-0 of its release, and the main preoccupation of the team now is to reverse-engineer it to allow unofficial homemade applications (including pirated copies of PSP games too). The site also offers a link to the decrypted version of the firmware.

Sony has also made available for download some demos of popular PSP games. The first of these demos is Killzone: Liberation, a third-person shooter. In the coming weeks Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 are set to have their own demos.

Source: Playfuls.com