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Easy PSP analog stick mod

Mjw from the QJ forums has come up with an extremely simple yet very effective analog stick mod for your PSP in order to make it that little bit more bulky, a few millimeters away from the faceplate of the PSP. This isn't one of those pull-your PSP apart mods, it doesn't require a single screw, piece of glue or anything like that. All you need is your PSP and a piece of paper. It's so easy that we can't believe we didn't think of it before and you can rest assured that we will probably be using it in the future!

All you have to do is take a tiny piece of soft paper, remove your analog stick, place the tiny piece of paper in the hole on the back of the stick (As shown in the above image) and put it back on the PSP! It's as simple as that! This will take you about 10 seconds and could make it much more comfortable for you when playing your favourite game.








Source: PSPUpdates

QJ.net PSP Summer Homebrew Competition: The way things were...

From PSPUpdates:

Wow... apparently our attempt to make everyone happy has failed miserably. Maybe we were out of our minds, maybe we were completely wrong, maybe the whole thought of adjusting the rules to compensate for some confusing wording was based in insanity. But that aside, realize that we DO listen to our users, and the majority of you seem to think we've gone complete farbot.

So, in what is surely an even more confusing move, everyone should disregard the earlier message about the coding competition. We do have some very nice entries from developers who DID follow the rules - and rules are rules. We apologize to those who may have been confused by the rules as stated and released their programs elsewhere, but unfortunately those programs will need to be disqualified.

So - game on! Everyone who sent in a qualifying entry by last Sunday will be judged (if there are more than 10 entries that qualify) and the public polls will open on August 27th! Our thanks to EVERYONE who submitted, whether you qualified or not. It is all of you who keep the PSP Homebrew scene alive and well. Congrats!

However, the one guideline we will cheat on is that all entrants will be given Developer status on our forums which means Premium Membership... surely no one has a problem with that little smudge of the rules. ;)

Source: PSPUpdates

27 playable PS3 titles at Tokyo Game Show!

In a press release made by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, it has been confirmed that there will be twenty seven playable PlayStation 3 titles at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

A total of thirty five titles currently in development will be on display at the PlayStation 3 booth.

The announcement comes from SCE's Japanese division on the first day of Games Convention in Leipzig. Although Sony is due to hold a press conference later today in Germany, no playable titles are expected. It appears as though the company is waiting until TGS to really get the PlayStation 3 in full swing.

Admittedly, our Japanese isn't the best. But here are some of the PS3 titles that will be playable at TGS (full list has not been revealed):

Devil May Cry 4
Blade Storm: Hundred Years War
Mahjong Taikai
Coded Arms: Assault
Fatal Inertia
The Eye of Judgement
Warhawk
Gran Turismo Series
Genji
Formula One World Championship
Heavenly Sword
Everybody's Golf 5
MotorStorm
LAIR
Resistance: Fall of Man
Mobile Suit Gundam
Ridge Racer 7
Armored Core 4

There will also be sixteen playable PSP titles including Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Ratchet & Clank and Ace Combat X.

The PSP camera and GPS receiver will be unveiled, and a number of titles will demonstrate the latter. These being the navigation software, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (yes, we're not joking!), Planetarium and Everbody's Gold (again, we're not joking!).

TGS runs from September 22nd to 24th (countdown).

Bhavin Shah
August 23, 2006

Source: PS3 Land

Sony PSP getting Camera and GPS module next month

The Tokyo Game Show is the event all gaming buffs are waiting for starting at September 22, for the first time gamers can actually test the PS3 from a range of 27 titles. In Sony's huge booth you can choose from games like Warhawk, Ridge Racer 7, Fatal Inertia, Heavenly sword and many more. Apart from this Sony will also be showcasing the much talked about Camera and GPS receiver unit for the PSP. A navigation software will also be displayed not much is known about it but we are guessing there will be different versions with navigation data specific to each country. The booths will have special access points where you can download the trial version of new games on a Memory Stick and later play on the PSP.

Pricing and availability of the GPS and Camera module for PSP will be disclosed at the event itself.



Source: New Launches

The 4-1-1 on Leipzig

Numbers are a very reliable source of data because they have a fixed value. Like how the number one can never be the number two and vice versa. Using numbers, we can immediately tell how the Games Convention at Leipzig is going.

This year there are 32% more exhibitors; 13% more exhibition space; 200 World, European and German premieres; 150, 000 expected visitors and over 2,500 journalists from 30 countries. Needless to say,  Europe’s leading exhibition devoted to interactive entertainment, infotainment and edutainment is opening with some record-breaking figures. "Over the next four days we expect to welcome far more than 150,000 visitors from all over Europe." says Josef Rahmen, CEO of the Leipzig Fair.

In August 2005, 136,000 visitors came to Leipzig to size up 189 European and German premières presented by 280 exhibitors from 15 countries. GC 2005 certainly hit the headlines with some 2,000 journalists from 28 countries (up from 1,700 journalists from 21 countries in 2004) reporting from Europe’s leading public exhibition and trade show focusing on interactive entertainment.

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Source: PSPUpdates

Here's What's Going Down: Original FW2.50 TA-082 Check & Dump v1.10

"maybe late i will make a software to let "FW2.50 TA-082" user to dump "NandFlash & DDR DRam" data to me than i can make the "FW1.00/1.50 NandFlash img" to help them SoftDown their TA-082 :P"

These are the words of 0okm that a lot of TA-082 owners have been hanging on to since he discovered a method SoftDown for FW2.50 TA-082 to FW1.00/1.50. The process may be a bit lengthy and complex, but it sure is worth your while. And as promised (but more of teased don't you think?) it is finally here. 0okm on his blog writes:

you can use this software to Check your PSP if your PSP is NOT Original FW2.50 TA-082 this software will Display "Sorry, This Software CAN'T Support Your PSP" if your PSP is Original FW2.50 TA-082
this software will dump your PSP's DATA to Folder ms0:O250082CnD

when i finish the Write software i will post how-to send me your PSP's DATA
than i can help you softdown your Original FW2.50 TA-082 PSP

NOTE :
Now the SoftDown method NOT SUPPORT Original FW2.60 TA-082 PSP
Also NOT SUPPORT FW2.70/2.71/2.80 TA-082 PSP

Now that you've checked your PSP and it passed with flying colors, here are some new words to hang on to, "when i finish the Write software." Doesn't that just reverberate in your head, like a haunting melody? All we can hope for now is that it will be soon.

Download HERE




Source: PSPUpdates