CABBAGES
Well-Known Member
This is what sony need to worry about not emulators and homebrew
Psp Umd Run V1
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This is what sony need to worry about not emulators and homebrew
Squidge
Certified Guru
Yup, as soon as they found out how to run umd dumps from a ms (=warez), the 1.50 and 1.00 PSPs will be worth a fortune. Also, didn't they find a way to run games demanding fw1.51+ on 1.50 too? That could really hit Sony where it hurts...
ratx
Member
This "UMD RUN" is a supposed method of bypassing the firmware revision checks. However I have not yet seen/readbout anyone with a 1.0/1.5 who has sucessfully booted anything requiring > 1.51
Mark
Boris Johnson: Cuddly Conservative
Question is, does anything require 1.51 yet?
finty
what is this
Yes, Coded Arms JAP.
Mark
Boris Johnson: Cuddly Conservative
UPDATE: (sorry for the double post but want to be sure you guys see this)
It has been CONFIRMED that the Japanese version of Coded Arms does NOT force update to 1.51-1.52, only to v 1.5 of the firmware. Several people have confirmed that they have bought the Japanese Coded Arms and allowed it to update and it went to 1.50, and they are still able to run homebrew with the new hacks.
Of course, still no word on US or UK versions, but this is a good sign, and since the Japanese and US versions are not releasing that far apart, and since there seems to be a BIG delay between when sony releases these FW updates before you start seeing them in games, I'm gonna bet money that the US Coded Arms may only update to 1.5. Well technically it wouldn't even have an update at all since all US systems are 1.5 already
So... POSSIBLE good news. If worse comes to worse I may just buy a Japanese one for myself, price should come down a bit after the US one releases.
Also, some people at psp2dev seem to have already found a possibly exploitable bug in v's 1.51 and 1.52 that is very close along the lines of what they are using to run homebrew on 1.5. So hacks for the newer versions may not be far off.
EDIT: here's some more info from one person on psp hacks forums: http://www.psp-hacks.com/forums/about1153.html
Sounds like people who wanted Coded Arms won't be screwed after all.
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finty
what is this
.Squidge
Certified Guru
Sounds like Sony are pretty much screwed whatever they do
Well, until units start coming out pre-flashed to 1.51 or higher, that is, which can't be long now. But no doub't they find a hack for it soon enough, and since we know 1.5 and 1.51 are compatible, maybe a simple flash downgrade will do the magic once a hack is found.
Well, until units start coming out pre-flashed to 1.51 or higher, that is, which can't be long now. But no doub't they find a hack for it soon enough, and since we know 1.5 and 1.51 are compatible, maybe a simple flash downgrade will do the magic once a hack is found.
tekt5
NazcaBeer Spokesman
i alsmost feel bad for sony...
this is their first venture into the handheld seen and look how badly they are already being hit with homebrew emu's and in the probable near future, warez
this is their first venture into the handheld seen and look how badly they are already being hit with homebrew emu's and in the probable near future, warez
Squidge
Certified Guru
To be honest, this is not any different to when they first entered the console scene with there psx.
Sony brought out numerous versions of the PSX, redesigned the pcb several times, and even tried combining several chips into one to combat piracy. Modchips were available for every version approximately a month after each change. The same happened with the ps2.
Regardless of how long (or how much money) you spend on your security, someone will always find a way around it, given enough time and resources.
Nothing will change
Sony brought out numerous versions of the PSX, redesigned the pcb several times, and even tried combining several chips into one to combat piracy. Modchips were available for every version approximately a month after each change. The same happened with the ps2.
Regardless of how long (or how much money) you spend on your security, someone will always find a way around it, given enough time and resources.
Nothing will change
Coded Arms Japanese version does NOT require update to FW 1.51. It requires update to 1.5 only, and lots of people with early copies (reviewers and such) and Konami themselves have stated that the US version of the game will not require an update at all (since they are already 1.5).
This hack needs to be tested by someone with a v 1.0 FW PSP trying to run Coded Arms.
It SHOULD allow you to play the game w/o asking or forcing you to update the FW.
When Coded Arms comes out here, if no one has confirmed by then, I'll try to run it on my jap v 1.0 psp with this hack.
This hack needs to be tested by someone with a v 1.0 FW PSP trying to run Coded Arms.
It SHOULD allow you to play the game w/o asking or forcing you to update the FW.
When Coded Arms comes out here, if no one has confirmed by then, I'll try to run it on my jap v 1.0 psp with this hack.
Squidge
Certified Guru
Don't forget that the 1.5 firmware does have many more functions available to the developer than the 1.0 firmware, so the hack may not work on the 1.0 firmware simply because it will not replace the functions missing in the 1.0 firmware.
Mark
Boris Johnson: Cuddly Conservative
Eventually do you think these could be replicated in the UMDRun?
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Squidge
Certified Guru
It may be possible (I've not checked), but wouldn't it be far easier to just upgrade to 1.50 and use the newer hacks?
