Hackers crack PSP 2.60 patch

Just as quickly as Sony cobble together another security update locking-out those who hope to mess with the functionality of the PSP handheld, so the hackers begin releasing patches allowing the nefarious meddlers back in. Despite the 2.60 update reportedly being the most secure to date, the crackers have already managed to slip within the closely guarded bounds of the system, getting Tetris running by way of an example.

A cracker dubbed 'Fanjita' is credited with the breakthrough, and now this initial step has been achieved more patches will no doubt follow further opening up the system to those with even greater 'versatility' in mind than Sony. For their part, Sony are trying to prevent piracy of their games on the system, whilst those behind the cracking suggest that they merely hope to copy their existing games to the memory stick in order to improve the sometimes lengthy loading times.


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