PSP 2.50 Update with 'Location Free' add-on

flaagan

As of this post, the update's only available through the network update, but it'll probably on the site shortly.
Write-up about the new 'location free' feature.

KDR_11k

Oh, that sounded like they finally dropped that idiotic region coding... Too bad.

flaagan

in a way, it does, since you could the 'location free' source can even be a dvd player or whatnot (granted it probably has to be a sony one).

JKMakowka

Ha, the new 'must have' update to ensure 'no homebrew' again

Anyways, interesting thing about this is that one part of sony is working against another (again).
There was recently an article on Slashdot (I think, might have been Heise.de though) where the struggle between Microsoft and Sony about the new BlueRay/HD-DVD standart was discussed.
Basicly Mircosofts idea was that HD-DVD's DRM/copyprotection was less strict and would allow streaming of content over a (home)network, which they see as an essencial feature of the future MediaPC.
On the other hand there is Sony lobbying for BlueRay which has an even stricter DRM/copyprotection, which among others does not allow for streaming.

So that really is a dog biting its own tail

(Funny side note, this is one of the few cases where Microsoft is helping the customer Even though not too much since a DRM free system would of course be the best ).

gauss

but have we gotten homebrew on 2.0 yet? and does this mean 2.5 will be forced with LCS?

JKMakowka

No but 2.0 had a flaw that allowed going back to 1.5.

gauss

well i've still got 1.5 loaded... but i'm definitely upgrading for LCS.