PSP Firmware 5.0 to offer direct PSN access?

  • Posted September 29th, 2008 at 05:03 EDT by
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At the start of September we reported that Sony Computer Entertainment would offer direct PlayStation Network access to Japanese PlayStation Portable users. Thankfully, it appears Europe and North America will be getting the same treatment.

According to French site PSPGen (translated by Exophase), the new functionality will arrive with Firmware 5.0. You can also look forward to an RSS component update capable of reading text-based articles (rather than just audio, video or images).

PSPGen's coverage is, admittedly, based on a development version of the firmware, so Sony could still remove (or add) features before release. We'll serve up some release dates as soon as we get our hands on 'em.

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  1. Natko

    • 5:17am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 1

    This is aswome news! hope we will be able to use our existing ps3 account!

  2. ryesher | ryesher1

    • 5:25am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 2

    Damn it I really wanted Divx

  3. MrSifter | MrSifter

    • 9:14am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 3

     I just want to be able to watch youtube videos on my PSP.  I wish Sony would give us a firmware update that would enable this functionality.

  4. The_Sorrow_Gamer | The_Sorrow_Gamer

    • 11:09am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 4

    I wanna look at youtube

  5. PS3fan78

    • 11:46am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 5

    Damn it I really wanted Divx

    I think it plays Divx already?

  6. G.O.G | FuriousRedFlames

    • 6:09pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 6

    5.00? What a jump (from 4.05). With such a gap, we should be receiving a boatload of features.

  7. Alpha2

    • 7:55pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 7

    We have to keep spamming the PS blog, they've clearly forgotten their promis to give us DIVX on the PSP.

  8. firemind

    • 9:47pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 8

    YES! God that internet store is awful. But any idea to when it's coming out?

  9. PS3sR2DEAR

    • 5:25am BST - September 30th, 2008
    • 9

    Yes!, DivX, and lets not forget LAN access !!!!

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