First-ever PSP modchip now comes with BIOS solution
About a week ago, the very first hardware PSP modchip came out, called Undiluted Platinum. However, it didn't feature a BIOS upgrade at the time. Now, the modding solution is totally complete. If you're willing to spend $200 on the modchip and use a microscope to do the installation, go ahead. Personally, I'd rather get the pricey, but more-likely-to-work $450 pre-installed PSP. The BIOS allows you to have all the functionality of the most current firmware, with the flexibility to run homebrew. It also has "ultra reliable" UMD emulation, which allows users to run games from Memory Stick, even games that need the newest firmware. Heck, you can even used compressed ISO files so that you can squeeze more burned games to your system. Best of all: if you ever brick your PSP, you can use the recovery menu of the Epsilon BIOS to get your baby back and running.
One aspect about the Epsilon BIOS that is highly touted is the fact that its "bootloader" always runs before the real firmware. That way, every protection attempt by Sony in the future will be useless, theoretically, on a modded system. I guess that's the way it should be, considering how much money you've spent on it. Personally, I'd rather just buy some real games, and if I want to hassle with homebrew, I'll trust the software route instead. Spending so much money to avoid spending money on games seems a little silly, don't you think?
[Via Maxconsole]
[Thanks, steve!]
