Gran Turismo PSP Requires FW 6.00
Custom firmware users better throw in the towel. Final version info inside.Published 13/09/2009 at 12:13 by nofi
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Late last week a few lucky websites got hold of the final version of Gran Turismo PSP by way of a voucher code for the PlayStation Store. Sadly, as far as we know this was only sites under the SCE America umbrella, and our request for a sniff went unanswered (TSA pinging SCEA, TSA pinging SCEA). Fortunately, any NDAs on the download appear to be limited to just reviews, so some people are already discussing some of the finer points of what promises to be one hell of a game when it launches for real in just under three weeks.
Firstly, the download comes in at under a gigabyte – 937MB to be precise, which is nice and compact given the sheer amount of cars and tracks available on there. Oddly, there doesn’t appear to be any specifically structured ‘career mode’, but everything you do in the game (apart from time trial) is rewarded allowing you to earn credits and status so that just playing through each track bumps up your ability to buy new cars, which we think works better on a portable format.
To satisfy anyone looking for something a little more hardcore, there’s 102 Challenge Mode events too, which work like license tests.
Finally, we’ve heard that Gran Turismo PSP requires the latest PSP firmware, which is now 6.00, which will hopefully put a stop to those using custom firmware to get around actually paying for their PSP games. Rest assured that GT PSP still has all the tuning and tweaking that Gran Turismo fans are used to, but manages to compact everything down to create what appears to be the perfect portable racing title and will be absolutely worth your money. As soon as we’re able to get our grubby mitts on a code, we’ll be all over it and hopefully in time for the review.
This could be massive.
You can pre-order Gran Turismo PSP here.
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tantalus_blank | 14/09/2009 01:15
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Just what we need, even more pain in the ass copy protection. Personally I don’t pirate PSP games or even use CFW, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about software it’s that people who legally buy it often are the biggest victims of oppressive protection, and the pirates just find the easy way around without “YOUR CD KEY IS INVALID, PHONE THIS NUMBER 0800…” popping up because you currently can’t connect to the internet and so aren’t allowed to play the game you just bought. Yeah, bit of rant, but even more copy protection is never a good thing.
And why the hell can’t you play splitscreen/LAN Warhawk without an internet connection?! *grumble grumble*
Kevling | 14/09/2009 11:53
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Sorry, but what has this article got to do with copy protection? Is it such a chore to do that one-time-only firmware update?
toutski | 14/09/2009 13:24
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Its the custom firmware that is contributing to the premature death of the PSP.
If people bought the games and supported the product then developers would be inclined to release more titles and thus increase their support.
This is a great idea IMHO.
bunimomike | 14/09/2009 08:35
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Don’t have a PSP and am not interested in portable gaming but that is truly awesome looking. I’ve seen a fair few PSP games over the past 24 months but that is something else. Hope it gets the reviews it deserves (which is a strange thing to say as I hope that about every game
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funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) | 14/09/2009 18:08
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This game will be worth the update alone!!!