Idolmaster SP leaked, comes with firmware 5.05?

An anonymous tipster (or at least, someone named Anonymous) dropped an email in our inbox, informing us that the Japan-only PSP game, Idolm@ster SP, comes with firmware 5.05, since the leaked version of the game doesn’t work on any existing CFW. For now, this is tagged rumor until we hear of confirmation from the homebrew community. More details after the link.

Thank you for the tip Mr. Anonymous 😉

An anonymous tipster (or at least, someone named Anonymous) dropped an email in our inbox, informing us that the Japan-only PSP game, Idolm@ster SP, comes with firmware 5.05.

Oddly though, the email didn’t give much evidence on the matter, except to say that the leaked version of the game doesn’t work on any existing CFW. Here is the email:

The series of THE iDOLM@STER SP games (japanese), released today but leaked earlier, comes with a new and neat 5.05 update that is pretty much required for the game to run, or, at least, does not work on any existing CFW at the time. Spoofing the version through version.txt seemingly doesn’t work, either. Anyway, the update (directly from the UMD, but PBP unpacker or the like can be used to make a PBP) will be available in http://www.project-imas.com/share/505.rar (25 MB) in about 45 minutes.

I know that URL is tempting, but it is not recommended you try it out unless you’re a dev who knows what s/he’s doing. Besides, it might cancel out your CFW by installing an official one. So until we hear official confirmation from the usual circles (Sony or the homebrew community), this is tagged as a rumor.

Thank you for the tip Mr. Anonymous 😉