Sony ramps up PSP firmware: now at 3.93 *UPDATED*

Sony PlayStation Portable users, you’d think we’d recommend that you’d better find a Wi-Fi spot soon, but there’s little to celebrate about the latest firmware update that Sony has just plopped into our handheld. Or at least not like 3.90. And that even goes for Japan, though the updates aren’t exactly similar. But wait, we’ve got an update at the full story.

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If the last firmware update for the PlayStation 3 didn’t excite you much, this probably won’t either. Sony‘s latest firmware update for the PlayStation Portable is just a few notches above official firmware 3.90, and the new PSP firmware 3.93 probably won’t stand out significantly when compared to earlier major updates.

What we’ve gathered from our sources and from lurking around the Internet is that the new firmware does add a few improvements for supporting additional PlayStation titles – at least for the North American side.

And while we’re still looking for European specific updates, the Japanese update grabs that single PlayStation support update from the NA version and has its sights locked on the new Skype features. Thus, the update adds support for them, though only for PSP-2000s or PSP Slim & Lites.

Thanks to zakir and Noreen S. for the tip!

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UPDATE: Sony’s authority on the PSP, John Koller, just posted on the official PlayStation blogs that there’s a little more to the PSP firmware 3.93 update.

In fact, aside from the improvements to support PlayStation Network titles, Koller says that users who toy around with their PSP Internet Radio feature are bound to find at least 20 new Internet radio players for their perusal.

More updates as we come across them. Keep your eyes peeled.