When hackers succeeded in hacking the Xbox to allow the use of home made code, it did not take long for unofficial software to become available for it such as Linux and custom media players. Well, a similar story is happening with Sony's PSP ever since hackers figured out a way to run code from a Memory Stick on the player using the earlier vulnerable firmware.
So far, examples of ported software include an unofficial Super Nintendo emulator, the ability to play contents copied from a UMD on a Memory Stick, an FTP server for wireless file transfer, a media player for MP3's, OGG Vorbis and MOD's to even partial ports of a few classic 3D PC games such as Doom and Quake.
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There's a lot more to the PSP than Lumines - first up, we have the unofficial Snes9x emulator for the PSP. Exciting news for fans of almost-but-not-quite-retro gaming, who can stick their favourite games (in rom format, of course) onto their PSPs. With the help of a memory stick and maxconsole.net's handy newbie guides, you can be playing your old SNES favourites on the move. Another guide definitely worthy of note is this one, which will tell you all you need to know about playing UMD based games off of your memory stick. |
While Microsoft was not happy with hackers turning an Xbox into a PC, it looks like Sony will not be keen on its PSP customers turning their console into some form of PDA or portable computer. Unfortunately, it is not clear how tricky it may be to downgrade the PSP's firmware to make use of the security flaw, if downgrading is even possible.
Source: The Inquirer
