Game Videos (free)
[*]Bluetooth Headset Video
Linger in Shadows is up on the store for $2.99. Who's taking the plunge?
PSP-3000 will be a bit more difficult to crack.
Though, I don't really support / advocate custom firmware, since it is a direct result of piracy, and I hate piracy.
Actually, piracy is pretty much the reason that there aren't many PSOne games. The already small returns on putting PSOne games on the PS Store are pretty much negated with custom firmware that allows ripped PSOne games to be played.
Just saying, the negatives that have come of custom firmware on PSP far outweigh the benefits that have come of it.
I agree that custom firmware isn't very beneficial at all, but I don't agree that its the reason we haven't seen many PS1 games released, especially because we know several games have been finished (as in, finished porting to the PSN) and are owned by Sony but haven't been released yet, it wouldn't cost them anything to put them up.
There aren't that many, only a small handful that have been rated by the ESRB:
► Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
► Castlevania Chronicles
► Pandemonium
► Suikoden
► Super Buster Brothers Collection
► Wipeout XL
On top of that, it costs Sony server space to put up these games around the NA territories, space they can use for new titles that will most certainly sell better. On top of that there are bandwidth costs, etc.
While it may not seem like it costs them anything on the surface, it does, and it's more than likely not worth the time right now. The absolute largest contributing factor to this is custom firmware on PSP's that allows one to use PSOne ISO's.
The reason I read somewhere was the difficulty re licensing music and other in game content, and the return in sales might not be profitable. Thats why i would assume its easier for the japan market. I dunno.
Tony Hawk 2 would be awesome to have on the go but the psp versions are way better anyway so i guess it doesn't matter.