First PSP game to force firmware update via UMD game

No, you're not going to have to update the firmware for every game.

Alright, think about it this way - let's say that you have Windows XP. A new game comes out that requires, for whatever reason, Longhorn. Longhorn is on the disc, and it says, "Before you can play this game, you need to upgrade to Longhorn." They aren't going to make different versions of Longhorn for every game that comes out, you're just going to have this problem the first time you play any game that requires Longhorn. From there, you're perfectly fine until some point in the future where they may require you to upgrade to the next OS/firmware past Longhorn.

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Originally Posted by RoleTroll

I get the impression that this makes it hard to use emulation. Why is that? Do the emulators not work with the newer firmware?

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So far emulators work with 1.00 and 1.50 versions of the firmware. 1.51 and 1.52 have not been exploited yet.

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Originally Posted by bandit

Actually, with the games and firmware update, you have to update. If you dont update, you cant play the game. See the fourth image in my first post.

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All I was saying when the option comes up you can choose to not play the game if you want to keep your current firmware, it does not update with out you knowing it.

What if you have a US PSP and you've just bought a new Japanese game i.e. Sengoku Cannon which is out next month and it forces your to upgrade your firmware?

I wonder if there are going to be any major conflicts with running firmware upgrades designed for a different bios PSP?