Sony PSP 2000 Slim Vs PSP 3000 - Review

Sony PSP 2000 Slim Vs PSP 3000 - Review - by Antti.K

The recently released Sony PSP Slim 3000 has caused quite a controversy among new PSP owners who purchased their Sony PSP Slim 2000 units within the last few months. It has not even been a full year since Sony released the PSP Slim 2000, with its biggest feature being the ability to connect to a TV through AV output. Many are arguing that Sony's latest addition to its handheld family should not even be considered an upgrade of the current model. Let's take a deeper look into the features of the PSP 3000.

The 3000 was unveiled at the Leipzig gaming conference last week. The unit has the exact same dimensions as its counterpart, the Slim 2000. However, there were a few upgrades. Sony gave the PSP 3000 a new anti-glare screen, which is supposed to make playing the PSP while outside a bit more bearable. This new LCD screen also features a broader color palette than the older model, which accounts for a brighter, more vibrant picture. Along with this new screen, Sony added a built in microphone to the 3000, which will allow many people who have access to WiFi hotspots peppered through-out a large city to utilize the PSP as a phone-like device with the built in Skype software.

Along with these hardware improvements, the Slim 3000 also features a few cosmetic improvements as well. The 'HOME' button no longer exists, as it has been replaced by a PSN button. It functions exactly the same as the old button, but instead has the Playstation logo instead of the word 'HOME'. Also, the brushed aluminum ring which was featured on both the PSP Fat, as it has become known, and the PSP Slim has been replaced with a more polished and thinner chrome ring. The edges of the PSP 3000 have also been smoothed a bit so that it feels more comfortable while holding it in your hand.

Sony PSP 3000 will be available this October, featuring the colors Piano Black and Mystic Silver. All in all, if you're already a proud PSP 2000 Slim owner, you might want to skip this upgrade as the anti-glare screen is only a major upgrade if you find yourself playing a lot while outside. However, if you're looking to purchase a PSP, the 3000 is the way to go.

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Hackers bamboozled by PSP 3000 security

It's still early days in the life of the PSP-3000, which was released approximately 3 weeks ago, but Sony will be happy to hear that hackers have so far failed to exploit the latest hardware revision.

So far hackers have only been able to swap its CPU with that of a PSP Slim, but haven't been able to exploit the hardware in the same way as previous models.

Dark Alex, one of the most popular PSP sites for the hacking and homebrew community, has been unable to find a work around to hack the hand-held and the community as a whole appear to be stumped as to whether it will even be possible.

If it can't be hacked then Sony will have finally won its long battle against piracy and the homebrew community. Throughout the life cycle of the PSP, Sony has tried to thwart hackers by releasing firmware updates to improve security, but every time it's still managed to be hacked.
PSP hackers have in the past been vocal about the fact that they're not actually interested in hacking the PSP to take advantage of copied games, but believe they should have the right to do whatever they want to the hardware.

Fanjita, a member of the hacker group "N00bz!", stated,

"Everyone has the right to do what they want with their own hardware. Piracy does upset me, and because what we are doing opens the way to piracy it's harder to justify it morally. But our stance on piracy is clear, and we hope to be role models. Sony have never been in touch with me, so I am confident that what we are doing is legal."

However. some people believe that by stopping hackers from exploiting the hardware, Sony is actually doing itself no favours.

Phillip Torrone from Make Magazine recently stated:

"I think the really smart companies should release their products to the alpha geeks for six months and let the alpha geeks play around with them. It seems to me they'd save a lot of money on R&D, and they'd come out with much more solid products."

The PSP 3000 is obviously going to be tough nut to crack, but there lies the challenge - something that the hacking community will relish.

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PSP 3000 comes before the PSP 2 lol !

July 6th was my last post. Hmm then it seems it's been a while since I posted something here. It seems there's been quite some news about the psp as a new version of psp is released. Thought not much of difference from the older psps (fat & slim) the psp-3000 claimed to be brighter than the older ones I still don't know how true it is. I myself got mixed reactions towards it providing better display after doing some r & d over the internet about the new psp. It was also a step by the SONY to increase their UMD sales too. What I mean is, it was made a little hack proof so that people who buy this cannot be able to get it's firmware changed and which forces them to buy UMD games instead of playing them by download the images (iso & cso) of the games put all over the internet.

In my personal opinion I feel that it aint that way. Because, since some time psps have got a bit cheap and they are affordable now and most of the teenagers buy it only because they can play the games just by downloading from the internet for free just after getting their firmware changed to cfw (custom firmware). It's unfortunate but even I bought my psp only because of that reason. After all I can't afford to buy the UMD games which cost a bomb for me. I guess it's the same for most of the gamers out there.

I wonder what would be the result of the sales of psp-3000 if it cannot be hacked, as the above article mentions that so far it's not hacked yet. I guess SONY would stop producing the previous versions of psps (fat and slim) so as to boost the sales of psp 3000 and also sales of their UMDs.

Whatever I was expecting psp's next version after psp slim (which came last year I suppose) to come somewhere next year as a PSP Phone. But it was quite a suprise that 1 more version came before that.
Enjoy gaming and keep visiting my blog for more news :)