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If you’ve been afraid to update your PS3 ever since the hard drive destructor known as v2.40, fear no longer. Sony has made good and released v2.41. Here’s Sony’s official apology posted on its site by Eric Lempel, PlayStation Network Operations Director, after it was forced to pull the previous… Continue Reading »

The team behind the R4 slot one flashcarts think piracy is wrong. Well, at least when it effects them. They’ve had enough with knock-off R4 flashcarts, and have decided that, after September 15, 2008, they will change the programing in the R4 kernels so they will only work on official… Continue Reading »

The July 2, 2008 release of PS3 Firmware 2.40 is going to be a major, mandatory update for PS3 users thanks to three crucial features it will include. Sony really listened to PS3 owners, because 2.40 is comprehensive. It ups the friends list count, allows XMB (Xross Media Bar) access… Continue Reading »

Yet another PSP firmware update has been released by Sony, v3.93. Figures - I just updated mine. This latest update is mainly fluff if you already have your PSP running with v3.90 firmware. All that is new in v3.93 is updated support for some of the Playstation Network games. v3.90,… Continue Reading »

The Playstation 3 had yet another firmware update again over the weekend, one which didn’t add any new features but does promise better support for online games. Version 2.17 of the firmware’s purpose is to help online PS3 titles run better than they previously did. If you’re one of the… Continue Reading »

In the Xbox 360’s most recent update (December 4, 2007), Microsoft included the Family Timer. As its name implies, it is a virtual timer you can set to limit the amount of time the console is used. Certainly meant to make the system even more family friendly, Microsoft conducted its… Continue Reading »

Sony Computer Entertainment of America has launched the latest firmware update for the PSP. This firmware update, version 3.73, will include new options and functionality for the system but it will mainly address security patches and an issue with the UMD drive. Apparently there were some cases where the UMD… Continue Reading »

I received an official list from a Nintendo rep this morning (August 9, 2007) concerning the Wii Firmware ver. 3.0 update. The update took place Monday (August 6, 2007) evening/Tuesday morning (August 7, 2007) and included the following upgrades… UPDATE: Another response from Nintendo has been posted and I noticed… Continue Reading »

  Although no official announcement was made, Nintendo recently updated the Wii Firmware to version 3.0. The update is performed through the Wii and takes 5-10 minutes to download. The only major update I noticed was when surfing through the arcade games in the Wii Shop Channel. Not only have… Continue Reading »

Dark Alex, infamous un-locker of Sony’s PSP, has decided to end his firmware development for the platform. The following message was left on his site: Bye, scene. I’ve decided to cease OE development, and leave PSP scene. The reasons are various. One of them is the time it consumes, which… Continue Reading »