Sony updates PSP connection software with PS3

Sony today announced that it will start updating the new system software for the PlayStation Portable so that the device can be linked to the next-generation gaming console to the PlayStation 3 via Wi-Fi.

This "update" will bring PSP's system software to version 3.0, which includes Sony's Remote Play remote support function. This allows media files stored on the PS3's hard drive, such as movies, to be streamed on PSP via wireless LAN.

Sony handheld PSP game console.Photo: tecnocino .

The new "Firmware" also allows older PlayStation games to be downloaded from Sony's online site to the PlayStation 3 and then downloaded to PSP. Sony has also launched 9 new games today in Japan, allowing players to download PSP for $ 4 per game.

Add RSS feature

A new enhancement is the function of setting up a timer on an RSS channel, making it possible for PSP to search for updates on the blog and download them, and the ability to stop downloading a game automatically from the network when a game disc is opened. machine.

Sony did not specify whether this update could be immediately applied to markets outside Japan, but certainly other global markets will be updated simultaneously.

PSP game owners can update the system software version 3.0 by going to Network Update in the Settings menu of the device.