OFW 5.0 to come out before Oct. 15th - Your thoughts?

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I think Sony screwed up releasing 4.0 without having anything new to the firmware.
The latest firmware is 4.05 and they're going to jump to 5.0?
There'd better be a lot of stuff that's coming out on it.
Here's a list of known features:
# PSN/PSP Store
# USB Mode auto-enable (PSP-3000)
# Revamped RSS Reader

Here's what is rumored/probably also going to come out with 5.0 too.
# Screencapture (XMB & Ingame) (PS3 is rumored to get this in 2.5 also)
# New visualizers.
# New drivers for new hardware accessories
# Reformation of flash like they do in every update

Here's what they should also include to get more people buying PSP's.
# A few more image/video format support
# Update Macromedia Flash (Though Adobe does not release player code except for Mac/Windows)
# Faster Internet Browser speeds using the MS as a cache-all (with enable-disable function)
# Use of more RAM so things are faster for 2000/3000 PSP's


P.S.
It's said PS3 firmware 2.5 will be out too at the same date. It's also confirmed Home will be released before the next month.
So, will PSP have Home interaction?

Anyone else want to add to those lists or say their own comments on it?

nothing to add other than the usual they aren't going to give us anything we want comment.

they arent going to give us the stuff we want cause they are trying to make the psp last 10 years

Oh nice, screen capture .
Hopefully it is something big since 4.0 was a let down.
They need add another 32MB of RAM to this new psp that is coming out,
It would be nice to have better battery life as well.

That would have been a worthy buy.

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Sony has confirmed these as of today.

* Direct PSN access. Yep, the PSP finally gets its native PlayStation Store. With FW 5.00 you can access Sony's online network directly from your PSP via Wi-Fi - you can register a PSN account (if you haven't yet - SHAME!) or manage your profile and settings. This also means direct download of games, media, and content from the store - no need for the PC Store anymore! Just a note, the same wallet and account can be used interchangeably for the PSP and PS3; there's no need to create a new account for the PSP Store. Just so you don't get surprised, the PC Store will be under maintenance while they get the PSP Store online.
* Sleep timer option. Some of you have probably seen this many times before as a feature in some of the more ubiquitous music player homebrew projects in the community, but now, Sony's building it into the system already: the feature allows you to play music and set a sleep timer.
* Full screen keyboard option for text input. Self explanatory.
* Redesigned XMB background. 'Nuf said. (Wonder what it looks like though - they didn't show any screenshots...)

Eric Lempel notes that this is not the full list of features. A more detailed list (i.e. changelog) will be published once the updates have gone live. Unfortunately, no launch dates for North America have been scheduled for these system updates yet.

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Okay, also. It has been confirmed that the entire XMB of the PSP is changed up.
Apparently, the PSP and PS3 are getting new On-Screen-Keyboards.
The PS3 will also get Flash 9 support!!!

Lmao.

so does this update work on phat psp too?

Flash 9 support? Isn't that the one that all the flash players are set at now like Youtube?

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I think so....
You'd be able to watch YouTube vids and be able upload them too.

my psp 3000 has it. the ps store runs really smoothly. oh and they changed the waves of the xmb.

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Get me a screenshot!

I really want to see the XMB.

i like the new keyboard

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I have yet to see the new keyboard too!!!
I need some screenshots!

The PS3 already is able to watch Youtube vids.. so maybe the PSP have flash 9 support .

heh crhist crait youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0WpWnkjkCc

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I was able to see the new XMB background but not the Keyboard on YouTube.

EDIT:
Wow.
Litterally.
I can't wait to get M33 for it!! :D:D:D
I want to make my PSN account. I hope no one stole my name though.
I still haven't seen the new keyboard though.