I have been torn between getting a PSP and a DS Lite for sometime now. I am a big Nintendo fan and love their games… But I also love the PSP Lite with its big screen and big home-brew community. After about a week of self debating I decided on the PSP due to its easy modding and it is also cheaper to mod and update than a DS. One other selling point was its new Skype software that turns your PSP into a Wifi phone! Amazing (For me anyway).

I ordered my PSP from ebay and it came all the way from Hong Kong, the downside to this is the waiting time! It took over a week to get here due to UK customs and other normal issues…. Not sure if I will order that far away again.

Once it got here it already had a custom firmware on 3.71 M33 which is a bit outdated now (But stable), so the first thing I did was read up on how to upgrade my PSP’s firmware to the new one (3.90 M33). It was so easy!!! All I did was attach my PSP to my computer (USB) and then upload the new firmware to the game folder and open it on my PC like a game… Then it was done!

Now I have Skype, and all the new funky things you get with custom firmware… I also got a Memory stick with some “cool” things on it and have been able to download more cool things from Usenet.

I have mostly been using Skype on it but also gave the new Final Fantasy 7 game a play Most people who know me know how nuts I am on Final Fantasy so this game was also a main selling point for me the game is amazing so far! It is a perfect hand-held game because of the quick mini games it has. It is a prequel to Final Fantasy 7 but has some of the same feelings to it. Once it starts up you quickly start smiling at the music and remember all the good times It also had some of the lovable characters from the original game pop-up from time to time.

I also have the new Metal Gear Solid game which I have only been on for about 30mins so far… It is amazingly like MGS 2 and feels just like a normal MGS game. The only downside I have found is the controls… Maybe its just because I am new to it but it feels really hard to do some things in-game.

Anyway. If anyone needs any help on hacking a PSP with new firmware let me know… ill give any info you need.

I just read that Skype and 3 (Mobile company) have joined up so anyone with a 3 phone who is also a Skype user will be able to phone each other and text for 100% free!

I have been saying this for ages now but thought it would happen more when Wifi covers more of the UK… But this is a BIG jump… wonder what other companies will do now. Looks like ill be switching to 3 asap.

By the way, this starts from 2 November

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