Sony’s Karraker confirms clock speed limitations when using Wi-Fi

As we have reported in a previous post, the PSP reverts to its old 222 MHz cap as soon as Wi-Fi is enabled, despite the recent firmware upgrade that unlocks the full clock speed of the PlayStation Portable.

GameDaily BIZ contacted Sony as soon as they have received word about the Wi-Fi clock speed cap. David Karraker, Sony’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications, confirmed the news that the 222 MHz speed cap is in effect when Wi-Fi – mostly used for network play – is turned on.

“The article is correct that increased CPU speed cannot be used with the PSP’s wireless feature,” said Karraker, referring to Beyond3D’s report. “SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) is working closely with the development community to take full advantage of this new functionality where appropriate for their titles.”

An SCEA spokesperson also added that they will “check in with” SCEJ (Japan) regarding the Wi-Fi MHz limit.

Stay tuned here at QJ for more updates regarding this.

As we have reported in a previous post, the PSP reverts to its old 222 MHz cap as soon as Wi-Fi is enabled, despite the recent firmware upgrade that unlocks the full clock speed of the PlayStation Portable.

GameDaily BIZ contacted Sony as soon as they have received word about the Wi-Fi clock speed cap. David Karraker, Sony’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications, confirmed the news that the 222 MHz speed cap is in effect when Wi-Fi – mostly used for network play – is turned on.

“The article is correct that increased CPU speed cannot be used with the PSP’s wireless feature,” said Karraker, referring to Beyond3D’s report. “SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America) is working closely with the development community to take full advantage of this new functionality where appropriate for their titles.”

An SCEA spokesperson also added that they will “check in with” SCEJ (Japan) regarding the Wi-Fi MHz limit.

Stay tuned here at QJ for more updates regarding this.