Paradoxxx
06-16-2005, 10:03 AM
HACKERS HAVE worked out a way of unlocking Sony’s PlayStation Portable so that they can play unauthorised programs and games.
A program which is spreading on the Internet this week allows control of the PSP, although it is a bit complicated. It requires two memory cards, which are switched while the PSP is working and could cause damage if done improperly.
However, the fact that it can be done will really annoys the suits at Sony who have had a policy of tight control over the machines. It also means that PSP games could be pirated.
According to Associated Press, there are some other problems with the hack. It only works with version 1.5 of the PSP. Sony have already issued version 1.51 and the hack does not work on the updated version.
Read more, here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_hi_te/psp_hackers;_ylt=Ami1KXXYa_6ZpF2ohiGqSPgjtBAF;_ylu =X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl). µ
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NEW YORK - Gaming enthusiasts have figured out how to run unauthorized programs and games on the U.S. version of
Sony Corp (SNE.N).'s new handheld game console.
Like its rivals, Sony had tried to keep its new PlayStation Portable on a tight leash, installing controls so it couldn't run programs and games not vetted and licensed by the company.
But the PSP, released in the United States in March, has been the target of fervent attempts to unlock its capabilities, which go beyond any previous handheld game machine.
Sony's restrictions were defeated by a program disseminated on the Internet this week. It requires two memory cards, which are switched while the PSP is working.
The exploit may not be practical or safe (an accompanying warning says it could cause damage if done improperly), but it represents a challenge to Sony's policy of tight control and opens the possibility that PSP games could be pirated.
Sony has previously taken a hard line against those who install unauthorized software on its products. In 2001, it went after a Web site that provided software for the Aibo robot dog, saying he was altering their product without a license.
Sony officials did not immediately return requests for comment Wednesday on the latest hack.
The hack works on PSPs with version 1.5 of the "firmware," the equivalent of a computer's operating system. Version 1.5 is the original firmware version for U.S. PSPs, but Sony in May released version 1.51 for users to download. The hack does not work on the updated firmware.
The earliest version the PSP, released late last year in Japan, was hacked several months ago.
A program which is spreading on the Internet this week allows control of the PSP, although it is a bit complicated. It requires two memory cards, which are switched while the PSP is working and could cause damage if done improperly.
However, the fact that it can be done will really annoys the suits at Sony who have had a policy of tight control over the machines. It also means that PSP games could be pirated.
According to Associated Press, there are some other problems with the hack. It only works with version 1.5 of the PSP. Sony have already issued version 1.51 and the hack does not work on the updated version.
Read more, here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_hi_te/psp_hackers;_ylt=Ami1KXXYa_6ZpF2ohiGqSPgjtBAF;_ylu =X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl). µ
Hmm the above link is giving probs. Read the article below.
NEW YORK - Gaming enthusiasts have figured out how to run unauthorized programs and games on the U.S. version of
Sony Corp (SNE.N).'s new handheld game console.
Like its rivals, Sony had tried to keep its new PlayStation Portable on a tight leash, installing controls so it couldn't run programs and games not vetted and licensed by the company.
But the PSP, released in the United States in March, has been the target of fervent attempts to unlock its capabilities, which go beyond any previous handheld game machine.
Sony's restrictions were defeated by a program disseminated on the Internet this week. It requires two memory cards, which are switched while the PSP is working.
The exploit may not be practical or safe (an accompanying warning says it could cause damage if done improperly), but it represents a challenge to Sony's policy of tight control and opens the possibility that PSP games could be pirated.
Sony has previously taken a hard line against those who install unauthorized software on its products. In 2001, it went after a Web site that provided software for the Aibo robot dog, saying he was altering their product without a license.
Sony officials did not immediately return requests for comment Wednesday on the latest hack.
The hack works on PSPs with version 1.5 of the "firmware," the equivalent of a computer's operating system. Version 1.5 is the original firmware version for U.S. PSPs, but Sony in May released version 1.51 for users to download. The hack does not work on the updated firmware.
The earliest version the PSP, released late last year in Japan, was hacked several months ago.