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Alek: no plans for ISO-capable CFW 5.50 for ChickHEN

Posted May 7, 2009 at 4:19AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Development Tags: Dark AleX, Exploit, ISO, psp exploits, psp hacks, Team Typhoon

So we finally got the R2 version of Team Typhoon's ChicHEN exploit, and yes, homebrew is now most definitely enabled. Wondering what Dark AleX has planned? Or not planned, rather. Well, this doesn't come from DAX himself, but here's something close enough: webmaster Alek gives us updates on the ChickHEN exploit and clues us in on Team M33's plans:

ChickHEN does NOT play ISO/PSX/similar files. So, if you want to play your backups, use your UMDÂ’s instead.
So, ChickHEN does (now with R2) play homebrew, for every single model and mobo revision to date.
Want to see a Compatibility List? Click here
ChickHEN does NOT allow flash changes. Therefore, if you use any app that installs anything on flash0 (cfw, themes, whatever), you will end with a brick. And no, there is no (actual) solution to this for the 88v3/3k models.
You are getting problems loading the HEN? Be sure to have copied all the images onto PHOTO dir, and if you are canÂ’t load it, shutdown completely the PSP, restart and try again. (Pressing X when the image icon has appeared, and wait)

And noÂ… there are no plans for 5.50cfw or of any other way of making this ISO-capable.

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That 90% of the retards on this website want to use HEN just for ISO/CSO Loading, HEN was designed to play Homebrew games/emulators on all the latest PSPs, not to ruin companies out of money because of stupid illegal pirating idiots.

I speak for so many people who have commented about this for the past few days and I feel sorry for Devs like Daveee and Dax who have to put up with kids wanting illegal games, yeah Dax may give you the option, but too many people have taken it too far.

Simply buy the damn UMD or in Patapon 2's case, download the game form your code, shut up and enjoy the game legitly knowing that you spent well earned money on a fine work of art, in HENS case, enjoy work from minor devs who want to make a name for themselfs making games for us to use freely...

# well... — Portable 2009-05-07 06:03

Not really, we have a sh1t load of hypocrites that thing its ok for them to use CFW but when the 3k is finally HENable they say no the end of the world cause they haven't gotten laid..blah blah blah ..etc..etc..etc Those people need to grow some nuts. Anyways back to the topic we will just wait till DA says that himself.

# I agree 100% — xCraftx 2009-05-07 06:24

i hate it when people on here say "I don't want to pay SONY for crappy games so i pirate them" when the ones piracy effects the most are the game developer studios, not SONY. Which is why sony is losing 3rd party support for the psp, which means we only get good games every now and again.

# there definatly wont be a cfw 5.50 — shanky887614 2009-05-07 06:27

ofw 5.50 is just a security patch

what you get with sub directeries you can get with a plaugin or modifying the flash anyway it shouldn't be dificult to modify it when you find it but right now there is no point becasue when the next firmware with decent adition comes out dax will just use that as a base for cfw or use the modules from it to get all the aditional features with none of the draw backs

# to xCraftx — iamshadow 2009-05-07 06:31

I dont agree with you,

isa fine with me when people on here say "I don't want to pay SONY for crappy games so i pirate them" Because all Sony's games ARE crappy, i could think of 20 homebrew right now that sony couldn't even come close too.i dont even play USD/ISO anymore because they ARE ALL CRAPPY! Homebrew Rules and always will.

# i have better thangs to spend money on — flammingcowz 2009-05-07 06:37

like weed

# what are they — flammingcowz 2009-05-07 06:39

the 20 that are better than official games because all i've seen is a 3d demo, horrible half-assed ports of real games, and 2d games you get bored of in 10 seconds

# i aggre craft — shanky887614 2009-05-07 06:42

i dont even play umd/iso all

i play on is old ps1 and gb,gbc,gba and other games on it

and a couple homebrew

sony have always had a problem with pirating it dates back to the ps1

# Please point us this HB — anykill 2009-05-07 07:09

i just want to see a HB better then GOW and Locoroco and any other game!

If have one they are loosing money for not releasing it comercially!

# ... — tinman 2009-05-07 07:40

Debating piracy is like pissing into the wind. Everyone has a different view, or excuse almost like debating Religion.

# » — DSpider 2009-05-07 07:42

Or you could grow your own weed and spend the money on hookers. Or you could get a damn girlfriend and imitate a porn clip, but it just wouldn't be the same now would it ? The same with homebrew games. By the way, marijuana stays in your blood for up to 28 days and if you get in trouble and someone tests your pee you're screwed. Go for something harder if you don't wanna get caught. Like... sniffing super glue! lol

# . — mohf 2009-05-07 08:06

I agree with Andi Briggs and xCraftx.

Also, if you think UMD/ISOs are CRAP and homebrew is better, then just DONT get the UMD, neither the ISO. Why do you want to download the ISO if ALL of them are "crap"?

Just STFU and go get a life instead of stealing games! You are hurting the GAME DEVELOPERS, NOT SONY!

Sony is earning money with selling PSPs. Only for the PS3 they are making loss on the hardware, and earning money on the software.

# UMD Vs ISO on battery Life... — ZeroSama 2009-05-07 08:58

not all of us are pirates, some of us buy games on UMD, Rip them and store the extremely fragile things in a vault and play our backups. loading is faster, battery life is much improved on ISO over the noisy and slow UMD. not to mention the portability of UMDs in mass is nill and Memory Stick is much better

did i mention Battery Life...

# UMD Vs ISO on battery Life... — ZeroSama 2009-05-07 09:01

# O well... — icypsp 2009-05-07 09:07

Better purchase as many slims and phats as you can.

They dont make thos anymore and eventually we get hardware errors so im saying purchase more so you can just easily replace the old one.

Ps. so like there wont be another cfw ever for the slims and phats we already got???

Pss. Assuming that these coders are soooo awesome i put money on it that all they gotta do is softmod their own stuff and not release the data. OOOOooo that go hard lol. So everybody i say start learning more about your favorite devices or whatever hack your own stuff lol

daan thats beat up but really??? not really!

Psss. to all the Noobs. (you know who you are) GTFO lmao!!!

# .. — Techni 2009-05-07 09:09

UMD is quite portable, same size as gameboy games. And not fragile at all

# or... — Guest 2009-05-07 09:20

debating on politics.

# ... — 73N5H1 2009-05-07 09:25

To all of you saying that you hate people that pirate games and that you use your PSP to run emulators:

You do realize that downloading old ROMS of cartridge based systems (Super Nintendo, Genesis, etc.) and ISOs of newer systems (PS1) IS PIRATING TOO, right? I guarantee every one of you playing emulated games from older systems downloaded them, or did you rip them straight from the circuitboard on the cartridge?

Damn bunch of hypocrites.

How many of those songs you listen do on your PSP were downloaded rather than ripped from personal CDs?

How many movies/videos that you watch on your PSP were downloaded from the net rather than ripped from your personal movies?

How many of you download PDFs of books instead of scanning/typing them from the hard copies you own?

Before you start pointing fingers, why not take a look at yourselves.

# ... — 73N5H1 2009-05-07 09:31

downloading ROMS for emulators is pirating too...

# . — mohf 2009-05-07 10:23

# i think 73N5H1 said it best. — zzk2001 2009-05-07 10:33

it's SAD when people try and be a Big man and say ISO and CSO loading it BAD blah blah blah.

then turn around and say "I love Homebrew"

NEWS FLASH!!! Homebrew IS pirating as well.

all them ROMS are real games that you can buy..

=O no way!!

So before you start Kicking on people for wanting ISO and CSO loading you better Hate Emulators and Roms Just as Much.

And again it does not matter what DAX or Alex says there WILL be a program or something to load ISO or CSO

And really once it comes out the PSP 3000 will SELL MORE yea that's right it will sell More once ISO and CSO loading is on it, Even if the Screen looks like crap.

# Contrary to what you all might think... — DaddyMulk 2009-05-07 10:54

Sony doesn't want you use your PSP for homebrew. I'd say they consider it almost as bad pirating UMDs. Why? Because your time spent using homebrew could be used buying/playing official PSP games.

They didn't put out a product so you could play Gameboy Advanced or old arcade games. It's silly to think that Sony will simply pass a blind eye over all this because the "scene/community" has decided to censor itself in a show of respect.

Homebrew hurts Sony. They won't put up with system hacking on any level. I do agree with Alek's decision for the moment, but I know that the full-featured custom FW is just around the corner; just don't hold your breath for it.

If you love homebrew, choose the upcoming Pandora. It won't have the cheap thrill that comes with using a popular system outside its intended use, but you can't have everything :).

# ????? — Locogabitron 2009-05-07 10:58

"Its so ironic...

That 90% of the retards on this website want to use HEN just for ISO/CSO Loading, HEN was designed to play Homebrew games/emulators on all the latest PSPs, not to ruin companies out of money because of stupid illegal pirating idiots...." (Andi Briggs)

Dude, what do people want for godsake!! The only reason for people want to get their 3k psp hacked is because they want to play ISO's and NOT buy the damn games.

1) They are freaking expensive, and we live in a world where everything here is expensive. Prices are up man, think about worldwide.

2) Like have comment before, THEY HAVE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO SPEND ON!! I rather download the game than going to the car (WASTE GAS) go to gamestop (a waste of time lookign for the goddame place) and buy the game*

*Ohh and one more thing. If you play the game and it SUCKS, you just wasted more than 30$ on a game.

Benefits of the ISO's: You get the ISO, you don't like it?? ERASE IT AND GET ANOTHER ONE!

How much many did you actually.. WASTE? NONE ZERO.

# hunt them monsters — whitecloud 2009-05-07 11:00

the only games i play on psp is monster hunter! other than that i use HB like pmplayer and such for media entertainment while traveling

# Indeed — Advertising 2009-05-07 11:12

Yes, yes it is, but the majority of those games are not being sold in the store anymore in contrast with games just released, that might or might not get enough profits to motivate the game studios to keep making games for a certain platform.

# NEWS FLASH!!! Homebrew IS pirating as well??? — xCraftx 2009-05-07 11:36

Since when was Homebrew pirating? Running software that independent devs decide to market for free is piracy? So running irShell is piracy? how about the netfront high memory mods? PSPtube? Last i checked that wasn't piracy. As for the ROMS, yes it is illegal to own ROMS for games that you DO NOT OWN. I've owned every nintendo system (not the virtual boy...) nintendo has ever created, and the only roms i have are of the games i own (I BOUGHT THEM YEARS AGO)^_^

# . — mohf 2009-05-07 11:45

# . — mohf 2009-05-07 12:00

# — Dragoon 2009-05-07 12:02

Everyone here has used an ISO at least once, and while I can agree that a lot of PSP games are not up to snuff, or the wrong genre for me, I buy the good games. The only games I have bought recently is Star Ocean First Departure/Second Evolution. The games kicked a55, so I dropped $80 on them. Albeit remakes, they are awesome. Keep throwing stuff like these out and you won't have to worry about me pirating games.

# ............. — mohf 2009-05-07 12:17

# zzk2001, you're right on the money here. — DaddyMulk 2009-05-07 12:26

No one is innocent. Those claiming to have only used CFW for soely legal purposes are embarrassingly transparent liars.

The ROMs on your memory stick, whether they're atari 2600, NEO-GEO, N64, they don't belong to you. Even if you currently or once owned those same games, you're not entitled to the data. Those game companies also make money re-releasing their titles on different platforms. Homebrew almost all about stealing the games you once owned or never owned; mostly the latter.

When almost all the past Nintendo systems can be played on a PSP, something is seriously wrong. And throwing the blanket term "homebrew" around doesn't make it anymore legit. It's hard for some people to accept that what they're doing is just as bad as some kid hoarding PSP ISOs on an external HD. Stealing is stealing, and defending the use of legal homebrew on a soapbox makes you look like a snot-nosed ISO hoarder. We're all sinners, no one is less guilty.

# I hope it stays this way — mike_jmg 2009-05-07 12:29

At least for a while, hopefully long enough to blow away the people who only wants to pirate PSP games and dragg more people with a real interest in homebrew

A friend of mine was really dissapointed that he couldn't play iso/csos on his psp with the new HEN, he didn't even care about being able to play homebrew. It really sucks that most people think this way. I bought my first PSP only to play snes on the go, then a bunch of other things came out.

# I Agree — danielakadanny 2009-05-07 13:16

I was just thinking that in my head right now but im not that person i run OFW *sobs*

# .. — Strongbadunit2 2009-05-07 13:45

The more piracy, the less games get made, the less sony and game makers make, the less money going into making a psp2, the slower the psp2 is made, the overall collapse of the powerful handhelds, ect ect.

I support no ISO loader even though by being human I have pirated myself, which as I know most of you have if you are a kid who can't afford to buy the games...

# - — APerson 2009-05-07 14:55

So you think because you can't afford a game you're entitled to download it for free, since you have better things to spend your money on? Yea, thats a great example of logic right there.

But you're right about testing them. Personally I think all PSP games need demos and hopefully thats something Sony will work on to counter this reason for piracy.

# ... — Locogabitron 2009-05-07 16:13

I got better things to spend on dude. Buying a UMD is a waste of money. If the time now was better, and games where cheap.. I woudn't even bother to comment.

# soo true — silk_threads 2009-05-07 18:06

i agree with you zzk2001, all homebrew is piracy, just some guys who also own a hacked psp 1000 go on and on against game piracy. and if the iso/cso loaders are bought out a lot more people will go out and buy the psp

# whine whine Bi@tch BI@tch — gr8tlegend 2009-05-07 18:40

I thought something like this one going 2 happen when I saw all the noobs screaming 4 Loaders 2 play there backed up games. It's a shame they have no intentions 4 CFW. like many ppl already stated that custom firmware and the ISo format are much more than pirating? Fear and Ignorance drives these ISO haters. I really enjoyed all the work from m33 ,Dax, Etc I hope that some one will continue the fight 4 CFW. the world needs a hero now. BUT YEAH it'll b interesting 2 see how right everyone is about piracy, Yeah Right !? We'll see how much the sales go up & many spectacular games come out now that there is no piracy on the 3000! WAD-A-False Idea-o logy

# and the dumb get Dumber — zzk2001 2009-05-07 19:05

Again it has been proven time and time again that piracy DOES NOT make Lower Sells or Loss of Money, IF.. any it's not because of piracy.

1. Look at NDS sells and it's the number one hacked Hand held system with 1,000s on top of 1,000s of NDS games being downloaded right Now as i type, yet sell still are going strong.

2. I am not going to Speak for ALL users BUT i would say about 80% of ALL users that download the games and LIKE them BUY THEM, I know for one i do.

just a short list of UMDs i have

1.God Of War

2.DRAGON BALL Z shin budokai

3.Tales of Eternia

4.Need For Speed Carbon

In all i have about 20 real UMDs even some Imports

They don't Lose money As even if the Person who downloads and does not buy Them most likely was not going to buy it in the first place.

I see ROMs of older systems More in losing money then in PSP downloads as even if the person Likes a SNES or NES game he will not think twice about buying it as they think it's OK to have Older games for free.

And if we really want to get into who's the Bad guy the people who just want Homebrew(that will give you Emus/ROM) or the people who want it all with ISO and cSO loading as well.

BOTH are BAD GUYS

No matter How you try in justifying what your doing in sony's and MANY other peoples eyes your a Pirate,

"No IF'S AND'S OR BUTT'S"

But me I will Stand and Be proud that I AM A PIRATE!

# Down with ISO/CSO Sharing. — DarkShield 2009-05-07 19:32

I think the Sites that share ISO's and CSO's should be accountable for the piracy problem... There's still people out there like me that just want to preserve there UMDs (and hard earned money buying them) as long as they can. I play backups of my own fully paid for UMDs all the time. I just like the simple fact of knowing that when I change to another game there's no chance that that game is going to break. Much like my version of GTA-LCS. It already broke in half making it difficult to load into the PSP and keep it together at the same time. These dang pirates ruin it for everyone. Thank You.

# No 5.50M33 planned. — sicksider 2009-05-07 21:08

Well maybe it just an excuse because 5.50 hasn't decrypted or it can't be decrypted since it say (at least the 1G one) using PSAR Dumper.

Or maybe if not M33,then GEN might be in the work.

To me, I need 5.50CFW. The one an only feature I need in that FW is that Folder to Folder thing..Been wanted since I had a content in my PSP.

# I hope for a CFW for PSP-3000. — Omega-Weapon 2009-05-08 01:39

I can imagine that every time you want to play a homebrew/emulator you have to run HEN will get tiring over time, especially if it's not a 100% chance to work.

You could turn your PSP on and not be launching your homebrew for a good 3 or 4 minutes if HEN is being a pain.

Atleast having a custom firmware, or some form of flash modification to permanently run HEN on every start up would make things a lot easier and smoother.

# Sony — Ryanfromtheshire 2009-05-08 02:11

Wah Wah Wah

Piracy is here and it will never, ever leave. Deal with it.

Just because dark_alex is releasing anything for ISO/CSO loading, doesn't mean someone else won't.

If I couldn't download the games for free (on both NDS and PSP), I wouldn't even bother owning the either.

# so tru — andre_euro 2009-05-08 02:47

only reason i wud even consider buying either, spend enough on the console

# Contradiction much? — Althor 2009-05-08 04:36

Wait, you slander Sony for what reason? Look at what both you and xCraftx said:

"I don't want to pay SONY for crappy games so i pirate them" Because all Sony's games ARE crappy"

Right then, fail much?

That one comment is a contradiction in itself.

"I think Sony's games are crap" - So don't ply 'em

"That's why I pirate them" - Why the hell are you playing them if you think they are crap?

Also, what's USD, is that a new kind of media for the PSP or do you actually sit at home inserting 1 dollar bills into your PSP :|, that's really not healthy for your PSP, and it can't be a typo, have a look at your keyboard.

S-----------

------------M

As you can see, they are very far apart... so I repeat, fail much?

Also, tell me, what games are better than games like Phantasy Star Portable? Games where the devs take unbelieable amounts of time making the game dam near perfect (apart from DLC, Sega I'll kill you for that). I don't see many 800+ MB homebrew games flying around... do you? I wouldn't mind seeing one. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge supporter of homebrew and it's one of the best things out there, but it would take a lot for HBrew to be able to hold it's own against commercial games.

# to xCraftx — Althor 2009-05-08 04:44

If you want an answer to that read the EULA when you next update your PSP. Somewhere in there it should mention softmodding or "manipulating the firmware" or "manipulating the base code" is actually illegal. Not necessarily piracy, but certainly illegal. So anybody banging on about Homebrew is great I have one thing to say:

Your are pirates/criminals yourselves, sorry to use harsh words in generalization, but I think it's the only way to get my point across. So xCraftx care to carry on asking silly questions? Or are we done?

# YEa — gr8tlegend 2009-05-08 05:00

List of umd i own

wipeout

twisted metal

fifa street 2

Nba 08

untold legends

TEKKEN DARK RESSURECTION(LU V U)

METAL GEAR PO( LUV U 2 I GOT THIS THE SECOND IT CAME OUT MISSED SCHOOL & MET the UPS guy at gamestop) ( THE SAME DAY SONY TRIED 2 CHARGE ME 80 2 FIX MY ANALOG ON MY PSP FooCKING CON ARTISTS I REPLACE IT 4 5 buck myself *****es!

BURNOUT (LUV U 2)

Nba Ballers

Daxter

Xmen. I have the ability 2 but do not pirate. Ryan , Omega , ZZK, r right. and the fear of CFW is irrational !

# ... — ZeroSama 2009-05-08 07:28

there quite fragile for us more energetic people who actually move around, probably not for you couch potatoes. and since the gameboy games i play are most likely smaller then the head of a pin there's no comparison there

# . — ZeroSama 2009-05-08 07:30

Can a mod delete this post, i got a php error from your server and when i hit F5 and re-submitted it caused the second comment

# In the EULA lol... — xCraftx 2009-05-08 08:16

it also states " It is recommended that you regularly back up any data that is of a type that can be backed up." Since it is technically possible to back up your games... just kidding i don't download or create iso's, but it is kind of ironic haha.

# . — mysterysword 2009-05-08 09:18

Just a thought:

If the PSP-3000 gets ISO/CSO loading, doesn't that mean Sony will add new features in a newer firmware to want users to update? Funny how things work...

# ha — bomb123 2009-05-08 11:47

idk lol..................dark_alex IS A GOD.............a og

# You're right — billylee8 2009-05-08 12:04

I was going to keep buy some new games, but rather than support the developers, I think I'll pirate the games instead.

You calling me a "hypocrite" would give me nightmares!

# get a life — cloudnine 2009-05-08 21:54

if you want to play iso/cso, then buy a 1000 or 2000. take a bow at Sony for tighten their butthole while you guys try to f*&k them in it.

and yes. i have a custom cfw on my psp 2000. i play nhl 2001, hot shot golf 2 and tetris. i love playing iso/cso, but highly respect sony for improving the protection on the psp 3000.

if your condom broke with a ugly chick, i think you would understand what Sony is going through. you would wish of had better protection.

# w/e — 1337-Scruffy 2009-05-09 08:34

i used to pirate, but id update to this if it was a CFW that supported homebrew only, but we have iso loading allready, you cant take it, there ARE skilled dev's here, and we all know it! someone somewere will make a patch its just how ***** works. but i do hope dark alex REMOVES iso/cso laoding. i would update.

# downloading ROMS for emulators is pirating too... — Aces In The Palm 2009-05-09 19:49

as advertising said

emulators generally run roms that are obselete so no developeor is actually losing out.

i been playing MAME heaps of times and have had people spin right out at the games i play like "OH MY GOD...RYGAR I HAVENT PLAYED THAT IN YEARS"

and top down scrolling shooters which the genre itself is obselete.

emulators are about keeping the old games alive whereas ISO's of games that are readily available at any store is outright theft.

# I believe that's what happened before — Nathanias 2009-05-11 11:38

Hehehe... our attempts to crack the system force them to give us better reasons to update

# hmm — LibriumAnimus 2009-05-11 17:14

If you want to play your backups, use your UMDs instead.

Well what if I've destroyed the UMD and am using the backup, hence the reason for making a backup in the first place?

I think a better choice of words would have been "if you want to play your backups, too bad because you can't and we're not working on a way to let you."

# hmm — LibriumAnimus 2009-05-11 17:15

# agreed 73N5H1... — khaijiao 2009-05-16 09:30

Most people use homebrew for emulators and it's piracy no matter what console it's for. Oh, but the game is obsolete so that makes it okay right? That's a stupid argument because you can still buy old games on wii shop channel, playstation store and XBL. Don't act like you're better than people who pirate psp games because you pirate games for dozens of other systems that aren't sold in stores anymore. You can still buy most older games, zidiots.

# Actually... — Acteon 2009-05-16 23:19

I have a 16Gb stick with a ton of games on it, but I own 90% of the originals. I do this mainly because over half my games are Japanese imports and I want to make sure I can play them (Macross Ace Frontier, Gundam vs Gundam, Soul Eater etc) before I spend the equivalent of $70 importing a copy of the game. I also appreciate the extra battery life.

Now, if Sony could fix (ie populate) the online store, or even better, supply a code with each game that allows you to purchase the UMD and download a digital copy (perfect for game collectors like me that want the physical media but also the convenience of extra battery life and not lugging the discs around) then I'd be on board wholeheartedly. Or how about a firmware update that lets you rip the UMD under encryption to your memory stick so it'll only work on the nominated device (like iTunes)?

Sadly, I think we'll end up with about 10% of the catalogue available online which we'll have to pay for again if we own the UMD, and imports will die a death, which will kill most of the system's appeal (since the UK gets shafted on almost every release - no Jeanne D'Arc? Bollocks...)

# @khaijiao — WilLoW :--) 2009-05-17 01:02

khaijiao, if you can't understand the difference between playing a NEW ROM of Super Mario Bros, and a PSP game that came out a month ago in terms of financial impact for the companies that made it, then you need to go back to your economics class.

Legally you make a valid point, but as far as "the real world" is concerned, you're completely off.

Regarding the "Wii" shop, you have to understand understand this is a (clever) way for Nintendo to make money on stuff that should basically be free for Wii owners. (PS1 games on the PSN have the added value of being playable on a portable device)

# typo — WilLoW :--) 2009-05-17 01:05

I mean "NES ROM", not "NEW ROM"

# @ khaijiao — Aces In The Palm 2009-05-17 03:23

youre an idiot

these games treacle in

i got 7000+ roms on MAME32

if you can show me where to find them on ps store or wii channel i'll delete them

i'm 32 and spent most of my youth in the arcxade feeding the machines.

you go play the wii or ps downloads

they still dont compare to the faithful replroduction that MAME32 has fullstop

# The Truth Hurts — xInSoMnIaTiCx 2009-05-18 02:14

All the arguments are valid. Both ISO loading and Homebrew are methods of piracy. This is fact. If everyone gives it a second we'll realize if we had to get to the source of the "issue" at hand it's the fact that Custom Firmware was created in the first place. Don't flame on that fact because it's very true that if there was no Custom Firmware these arguments wouldn't exist. I own Custom Firmware and love it and I'd love to upgrade my PSP-1000 to a PSP-3000 and use it exactly the way I do now but no matter what Custom Firmware along with Homebrew will always exist. There's no point in arguing why we should and shouldn't have it because it's all to the users and readers choice to use it. I chose to use it, therefore I'm also pirating software. There's no shame in that for anyone. Including myself.

# Well said — Searay_X 2010-06-12 15:42

I couldn't agree more - Let the PEOPLE choose. This is an issue of politics and we should respect that others may disagree with our views without trying to push ours on them ;)

# hmmm... — ov3rkill 2009-05-23 18:47

I highly doubt that Dax wouldn't release some form of iso/cso loader, heck even cfw for the latest firmware. I'm just guessing it's a top secret development since the scene is in a stiff competition now. Especially that there are new groups popping up creating their own versions of cfw and some loaders hopefully. This kinda reminds of the movies and pc apps/games scene in which they compete for quality release and early source on movies, while cracking and quality release for pc apps & games. It's almost similar. But if I'm wrong and they all work together in the psp scene particularly the firmware hacks then that's pretty awesome. Hopefully, we get to see some action and drama in the psp scene soon. :))

# Bye Bye... — JETFIRE007 2009-05-26 17:47

Bye Bye rapidshare megaupload sendspace ifile gigashare limewire bittorrent mininova sumo torrnet your mom pritatebay ummmm and pretty much any other file hosting website its not there fault they vcant check every freaking file on there site and dont say gamestop and gamecrazy and used games are killing video games because if that was the case then there would be no more good books would there? because last time i checked about 200 ppl check a book out that just came out but they never pay unless they return late so what they're pirates too well i dont think so just look at the DS they get good games like once a month and we get it once every two three months if we're lucky. and fudge UMD's there freaking slower and they drain your battery power i support psn game downloads like PaTAPON 2 its almost pirate proof and i'll admit i pirtae games but there old like kill zone liberation or namco battle museum

# yup — JETFIRE007 2009-05-27 08:03

yeah ur right piracy will never dissapear. there will all ways be one person who wants free games legal or not

# lol — JETFIRE007 2009-05-27 08:07

if your condom broke with a ugly chick lol i get u and ur right but all those ppl who want the psp 3000 to have iso cso loader most of them are 10 11 12 maybe even 13 y.o who can get another psp *laughs because i own psp 1001*

# yeah — JETFIRE007 2009-05-27 08:11

thats a good idea supplying a code with ur game so you can play the digiatal copy but you could not use the code give it to some1 like ur freind, brother, cousin and they got a free copy and sony lost a sale

# Lost sales??? — Searay_X 2010-06-12 15:11

Really?

Had it not been for DL'ing I would own NOTHING. Lost a sale. Do you truly believe this? The anit-piracy NAZIS don't have a clue.

When I worked at Apple marketing would say. "I hop this (app/game/whatever) gets peered (aka pirated) fast" and this was due to the fact that they could expect sales from people copying. It is and will continue to be low-cost advertising. No, they do NOT want piracy to the point that it hurts business but truly, that would take a LOT!

I have been in this proverbial game for years and I can assure you that there is NOT enough homebrew and piracy on the PSP platform to influence more than a $0.01 increase to a cost of the device or any given game and unlike many here, I have DATA that was pulled from somewhere other than my ass (as Penn and Teller's BS so elegantly states).

Yes, there are thieves but MOST people are not what I would call a thief.

If you (being the anti-piracy Nazis) are not TOO close minded I urge you to think of this;

I own several firearms - Firearms allow people to kill people but most gun owners do NOT kill people and we use them responsibly. ISO/HEN/CFW and guns are one in the same in that there are legitimate uses for CFW/HEN/ISO as there are guns.

Keep this in mind; it could be convincingly argued cars are bad and dangerous and should be banned if you wanted to have a truly one-sided argument - but just because some asshole says it doesn't mean its true or true enough to be concerned anyway...

If you don't like guns don't buy one; if you don't like CFW then don't use it - Just don't bash others and "cry to the world" because their views don't match your utopian delusion.

For the Dev's to make that decision for "the people" is like telling the public "your too damn dumb to make decisions so we will make them for you" - This is what people get pissed about in politics and it is not different here.

Good luck everyone and let's hope the powers that be deem we are indeed "smart enough" to decide for ourselves.

# to the idiots that say theres no good games on PSP due to pirates — Aces In The Palm 2009-05-28 14:05

1. there ARE good games on PSP, you probably just dont have them

2. its not ISO's that make bad games ITS DEVELOPERS

3. the PS3 is the ONLY system that doesnt play ISO's

why are there good games on wii and xbox360 when these can also be softmodded.

why is the nintendo DS doing so well when you can buy cartridges that allow piracy for them.

stop blaming piracy and start blaming the true pirates....DEVELOPERS

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