It appears as though today's 3.02 update does not include any revisions to system security, as evidenced by DevHook's successful emulation of 3.02. Sony's latest firmware is aimed solely at one game: PaRappa the Rapper, which is available in Japan only. Apparently, the downloadable levels simply don't work in 3.01 or 3.0, meaning this firmware upgrade is more of a patch than anything else.
But what's with this recent slew of quick firmware turnarounds to fix broken games? 3.02 follows the footsteps of firmware 3.01, which fixed game performance in Jeanne d'Arc. Of course, considering how neither of these games are available anywhere but Japan, most of you probably don't need to update your firmware at all.
[Thanks, JustEaton! Via PSP-Vault]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-06-2006 @ 3:05PM
chrisking said...
i cant tell why sony keeps making these little mistakes
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12-06-2006 @ 3:31PM
chrisking said...
i dont know if this is all a trick by sony...hackers keep your eyes peeled.
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12-06-2006 @ 3:33PM
Salesmunn said...
Time to get over yourselves, Kazuo Hirai doesn't lay awake at night worrying about you guys torrenting ISO's.
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12-06-2006 @ 4:30PM
JustEaton said...
Glad I could help. As far as what you said chrisking, I don't really think Sony's trying to fool anyone. Exploits aren't going to get a whole lot easier, but it is weird that Sony isn't checking all these things before releasing a firmware. Oh well, keeps things exciting! :)
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1-03-2007 @ 6:50PM
matt said...
Oh dear sony another update that is completly useless for most of us. I'm sure theres some tiny thing there they built to try and make hackers jobs a bit harder.
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