PSP System Firmware Version 2.60 Released

We received an email from a user named Skeletor (and others, thanks guys) that Sony has released a new firmware update for the PSP, version 2.60. Checking it out ourselves this is indeed true, and firmware 2.60 is now the latest version. This version does include some good new updates including WMA music support, an RSS channel, and Chinese language support for the internet browser.

IMPORTANT: By installing this update you will NOT be able to run homebrew. Currently there is no known way to run homebrew on 2.01, 2.50 and now 2.60. There is currently no known downgrade method for the said firmwares.

Additions in this firmware update include:

? [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature under [Network].

? [Simplified Chinese (GB18030)] and [Tradition Chinese (Big5)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar. (Characters may be indistinct in some cases when these encoding options are selected.)

? [Volume Adjustment] has been added as a feature to [LocationFree Player].

? You can now download video data that supports copyright protection using the [Internet Browser].

? WMA has been added as a codec that can be played under [Music]. (This applies to music data saved on your Memory Stick.) Note: You must adjust a system setting to enable playback of WMA format music data. A connection to the internet is required to adjust the setting.

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You can get it in our PSP Download section [here].
You can discuss this in our active forums [here].

If you still have a 2.00 PSP and wish to access the sweet homebrews on your PSP, please be sure to [Downgrade] your PSP to v1.50 first!

We received an email from a user named Skeletor (and others, thanks guys) that Sony has released a new firmware update for the PSP, version 2.60. Checking it out ourselves this is indeed true, and firmware 2.60 is now the latest version. This version does include some good new updates including WMA music support, an RSS channel, and Chinese language support for the internet browser.

IMPORTANT: By installing this update you will NOT be able to run homebrew. Currently there is no known way to run homebrew on 2.01, 2.50 and now 2.60. There is currently no known downgrade method for the said firmwares.

Additions in this firmware update include:

? [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature under [Network].

? [Simplified Chinese (GB18030)] and [Tradition Chinese (Big5)] have been added as options to [Encoding] under [View] in the [Internet Browser] menu bar. (Characters may be indistinct in some cases when these encoding options are selected.)

? [Volume Adjustment] has been added as a feature to [LocationFree Player].

? You can now download video data that supports copyright protection using the [Internet Browser].

? WMA has been added as a codec that can be played under [Music]. (This applies to music data saved on your Memory Stick.) Note: You must adjust a system setting to enable playback of WMA format music data. A connection to the internet is required to adjust the setting.

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3) 4)
5) 6)
7) 8)
9) 10)
11) 12)
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You can get it in our PSP Download section [here].
You can discuss this in our active forums [here].

If you still have a 2.00 PSP and wish to access the sweet homebrews on your PSP, please be sure to [Downgrade] your PSP to v1.50 first!