| Version |
Date Released |
Description |
| 5.70 |
Pre-installed Only
First found on October 1, 2009 |
This firmware is only available pre-installed on new PSP-N1000 models and some later PSP 3000 models and cannot be downloaded.
- has been renamed to .
- option has been added to .
- has been added to the menu.
- has been added to .
- Calendar has been added to the screensaver setting.
- icon has been redesigned.
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| 5.55 |
UMD Only
First found on July 5, 2009 |
- Provided only with some UMD games, including:
- Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Tales of VS.
- Armored Core 3 Portable
- Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Europe version)
- MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
- Colin McRae: Dirt 2
- AFL Challenge
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
- Rugby League Challenge
- Gran Turismo
- Macross Ultimate Frontier
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
- Required to play the above games
- Security on 5.55+ titles has been increased
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| 5.51 |
June 11, 2009 |
- System software stability during use of some features has been improved.
- 5.03-5.05 ChickHEN kernel-level exploit silently patched.
- Patched 5.50 gamesave exploit for Need for Speed Underground (US) and Monster Hunter Freedom (JPN)
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| 5.50 |
April 20, 2009 |
- has been added
- Memory Stick improvements
- Sub-folder support has been added for music, videos, and photos
- Space required to download a file from PlayStation Store to the Memory Stick has been reduced significantly.
- for games directly from the XMB has been added
- An icon has been added within the web browser
- Trend Micro trial has been added for the Web Browser.
- Trend Micro Web Security
- Trend Micro Kids’ Safety
- The new TIFF exploit (3rd of 3) by MaTiAz was patched.
- The PlayStation Store can now be accessed without an account.
- An option to sign-in automatically is now available on the PlayStation store sign-in screen.
- has been added as an option when purchasing multiple items from the store.
- Removal of Go!Messenger under Network (European versions only)
- Consumption capacity calculation problem with download contents for The Idolm@ster has been fixed.
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| 5.05 |
UMD Only
First found on February 19, 2009 |
Provided only with the Japanese release of The Idolm@ster
- Rumored changes relating to The Idolm@ster:
- In-game PlayStation Store interface—it is said that The Idolm@ster is the first title that has this interface.
- Support for PlayStation Home rewards added—rumor spread from the false report by some websites that prizes in PlayStation Home resulted from player in-game accomplishments from The Idolm@ster.
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| 5.03 |
January 19, 2009 |
- System software stability during use of some features has been improved.
- Patches the Gripshift buffer overflow exploit via modified game save data.
- Support for Premium Themes has been added.
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| 5.02 |
November 20, 2008 |
- System software stability including the use of the PlayStation(R) Store has been improved.
Japanese only feature:
- One-segment TV channel list for Takada, Nigata and Koga, Shiga has been updated.
|
| 5.01 |
October 21, 2008 |
- Fixes a bug in the PlayStation Store with 8GB and 16GB Memory Sticks, causing the system to display "Not Enough Space" while downloading content.
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| 5.00 |
October 15, 2008 |
First "universal" firmware version for the original PSP-1000, PSP-2000 PSP Slim & Lite and PSP-3000 series
- has been added as a category on the XMB
- has been added under menu
- has been added under menu
- Sleep Timer Function for
- Feature added for PSP-1000 and PSP-2000 under
- A new full-screen keyboard; press when the On-Screen Keyboard is displayed.
- A new redesigned XMB Background added as an option under
- A new video format is supported (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video Main Profile (AVC CABAC) in 640 × 480 pixels)
- feature added under
- Screen capture has been added as a feature within games and the internet browser (this is up to the game developer or the web site developer to support though).
- PlayStation format software can now be output in full-screen size on a connected device, even if it doesn't have progressive input capability. Still PSP format software can only be output on devices that have progressive input capability.
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