Sony has
released a firmware update for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) which finally
allows the much-touted interconnectivity between the handheld device and the
PlayStation 3.
However, it has emerged that the gaming giant may have slipped a little
unannounced bonus into the package.
A number of gaming sites are reporting that Sony has included a CPU clock
upgrade in the version 3.50 firmware upgrade currently only available to North
American users.
The clock upgrade will increase the down-clocked 266MHz CPU back to the full
pre-release 333MHz.
Fans of the device made much noise when the PSP was released about the
downgrading of the CPU's front side bus speed. However, it is rumoured that Sony
made the sacrifice in order to improve the battery life of the device.
Current speculation suggests that Sony has decided to increase the clock
speed of the unit to better go up against
Nintendo's
DS, but it is also rumoured that a redesigned version of the gaming console may
be on the cards.
At any rate, an increased clock speed should pave the way for a new batch of
more hardware-demanding games.
On Sony's official US website, the only confirmed upgrades in the version
3.50 firmware update are new communications settings and an RSS feed channel,
and the Remote Play functionality enabling the device to connect to a PS3 over
the internet.
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