The 2.0 Firmware update released recently has been tested to work on US PSP's. This means you don't have to wait for a browser and wallpapers. Download the Firmware Update directly from Sony Japan.
Instructions
• Download the Firmware Update directly from Sony Japan.
• Put the EBOOT.PSP file in this directory on your PSP:
memory stick drive:PSPGAMEUPDATE
• Go to your [Memory Stick] under [Game] on the PSP menu and click the Firmware update, then follow the instructions.
Features
Here is the full feature list straight from the update file:
• Revisions to strengthen security were added.
• UMD Music can now be played under [Music]
• An Internet browser was added
• Go To was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to UMD Video.)
• A-B Repeat was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to UMD Video and video data saved on Memory Stick.
• 4:3 Screen Mode was added as a feature under [Video] (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick.)
• Audio Options was added as a feature under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick.)
• AVC was added as a codec that can be played under [Video]. (This applies to video data saved on Memory Stick.)
• Support for Memory Stick PRO Duo was added to [Music].
• MP4 (AAC) and WAV (LPCM) were added as formats that can be played under [Music]. (This applies to music data saved on Memory Stick.)
• Image transfer was added as a feature under [Photo].
• Wallpaper was added as a feature under [Photo].
• TIFF, PNG, GIF and BMP were added as image formats that can be displayed under [Photo].
• Korean was added as an option to [System Language] under [Settings], [System Settings].
• [Character Set] was added to [System Settings] under [Settings].
• [Theme Settings] was added under [Settings].
• WPA-PSK (TKIP) was added as a security method under [Network Settings].
• Settings for Infrastructure Mode under [Network Settings] were revised to be easier to use.
• Input modes were added to the on-screen keyboard.
OK,i updated my US PSP w/ the Jap 2.0. At first connectin the browser was fine, but for the past day it tells me that " a connection error has occured" (80410D07) and then another message sayin "internal error" appears sumtimes as well. Any1 kno what the prob is or how to fix this? plz help
I was thinking... What if the real issue between the US and JPN updates is the infratructure mode on games... What if everyone who updated using the JPN 2.0 will be stuck playing infrastucture games against everyone in Japan?
As reported by certain other websites and a few users on our forums, the Japanese firmware 2.00 update website now contains the following message in plain English:
CAUTION: This update is only for customers who obtained PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) for Japan which model number is PSP-1000 or PSP-1000 K. Upon completion of preparing, we will announce update information for the other countries/areas customers via SCE Group Web Site or other channels . For theses customers who obtained PSP® in the other countries/areas, please DO NOT update PSP® through this web site.
The question now before us is: is there actually any harm in installing the 2.00 update on a US-version PSP, or is Sony just being a big baby because they didn't want North America to have this update yet?
Read on for an analysis.
The follwing is educated guesswork. Neither I nor PSP-Vault take responsibility for your actions as a result of what you read here or anywhere else.
The logic many of us, including myself, followed when installing the 2.0 update on our PSPs was this: it's easy for Sony to detect what region a machine is from, as evidenced by UMD videos not functioning in 'incorrect' regions. Therefore, if there was any harm in installing the 'Japanese' firmware on a North American PSP, the updater would logically pop up an error and refuse to install.
On the contrary; by many accounts, it installs and functions just fine (certain questionable omissions notwithstanding). Additionally, speculation that this firmware would change your North American PSP's region to that of a Japanese PSP are also false; I verified this myself by playing the Spider-Man UMD Video in my PSP after upgrading. If that's not enough proof for you, consider that the entire firmware has a spotless English translation, including English licensing terms, which surely took a non-insignificant amount of time to come up with: observe the somewhat non-polished grammar of the above quoted excerpt.
But here's the killer: the folks at the ps2dev forums analysed the past firmware update files (EBOOT.PBP) from all regions, and what did they come up with? The files are byte-for-byte IDENTICAL. The 1.51 firmware upgrade released in Japan is the EXACT same file as the one released in North America and South Korea. Same deal for 1.52. (I would link to the specific topic, but I am unable to do so due to ps2dev's constant reshuffling of their forums.)
My guess? The same will hold true for 2.00. We won't actually know for sure until then, but it will certainly be interesting to compare the two EBOOT.PBPs when the time comes.
Notice that the message on the site, despite being in Scary Bold Red Text(tm), does not actually say anything about harming your PSP. So why does Sony so desperately want us to hold off?
Buzz. They might want the 2.0 firmware to arrive on our shores with a marketing blitz (maybe even our own P-TV? one can dream), which is the ONLY thing they haven't had time to prepare.
Tech support. They possibly haven't trained the English-speaking tech support monkeys yet on how it works, and you KNOW that, at this very moment, some preteen is on the phone with them right now complaining that he can't wirelessly transfer photos to his cell phone.
This updater sounds really cool but I just want to know if when it is on the psp I can still play movies I converted with psp video9. Will I still be able to play them with the updater.
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