SlashGear JapanAs if the PlayStation Portable needed any more shine to it (seriously, the thing is impossible to keep glossy), an experienced modder who’s previously used his talents on his Xbox and Dreamcast decided to add some blue LEDs to his PSP. Total work time: 30 hours. Total insanity level: really, really high. Apparently, the modification is so ungodly difficult that the modder refuses to make a how-to so that he won’t have to go through re-opening and re-soldering half his handheld again. To hear from the mighty modder himself, hit the jump!
There’s one major upside to having selling an expensive piece of electronics with an upgradeable firmware; you can fix all the little nagging issues you find after sending the specs to manufacturing without having to recall every little machine. That seems to be the case with Sony’s PlayStation 3; anyone lucky enough to get a console on launch day will be told to update to version 1.10, which will update the system to allow full use of the PlayStation Network. A second update is planned for the end of November, this time to enable PSP connectivity and update the PSP’s firmware to v3.0, assuming you have a PS3 with a Wi-Fi adaptor. This PSP firmware update will allow PSP game downloads from the PlayStation Store as well as a remote control feature that would allow users to control their PS3 via their nifty little handheld. Sounds cool on-paper; let’s see how it works in real-life.
True to their word, Microsoft has confirmed that they are on-target to reach the 10 million console mark for next-generation consoles by the end of the year, not hard considering the other two options are still a week or so away from launching. Whether or not this means that they’ll end up winning the next-generation war remains to be seen, as their assertion that “first one to 10 million wins” seems like a long-shot. However, with 10 million consoles worldwide, that means that the Xbox 360 should be the most plentiful next-gen console available this holiday season, meaning gamers unable to find a Wii or PS3 are likely to gravitate towards Microsoft’s White Box of Doom. And with Halo 3 right on the horizon for next year, it’s a good time to love your Xbox.
Just in time to cash in on the PlayStation 2’s final holiday season as king of the hill (it’s big brother comes out next week, after all), Take-Two has announced GTA: The Trilogy. If the name doesn’t quite clue you in as to what this is, exactly, it’s all three PS2 Grand Theft Auto games in one neat little package: Grand Theft Auto III, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas. This is also likely to be the last time we see the GTA franchise on current-generation hardware, since GTA IV has already been announced for the PS3 and Xbox 360. So, if you’ve been waiting for a good reason to pick up these GTA titles, the $39.99 price tag is most definitely inviting.
