Overall

• The XMB (XrossMediaBar) menu has been redesigned.
• Extras has been added as a new category and [Digital Comics] has been added as an application under that category.

Photo / Video

• You can now import photo and video playlists that you created using the Media Go application or a PS3 system and enjoy the playlists on your PSP system.

Network

• The Video Store of PlayStation Store is now available in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain.

The PlayStation 3 firmware has already been updated this week, and now the PSP is getting its own update. Firmware 6.20 will be released later today, according to the Japanese PlayStation Website. The new update adds support for the PlayStation Video Store in Europe, which also launches today, and the PSP Comic Service.

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PlayStation Network

• [Memory Stick] has been added as a save destination for content that is downloaded from PlayStation Store.
  • This feature is compatible with PSPN-1000 (PSPgo) series only.

Music

• SensMe channels has been added as a new feature.
• You can now import playlists that are created using the Media Go application.

Game

• [Update] has been added to the options menu for games.
  • By selecting this option, you can connect your system to the Internet and check whether update data is available for the game in use. If update data is available, you can use this option to download and install the update data.

Settings

• In [Display Panel Close Options] under Settings > [System Settings], the design for the [Standard] theme has been changed.
  • This feature is compatible with PSPN-1000 (PSPgo) series only.

Other

• The Dial-up Networking (DUN) profile has been added as one of the supported Bluetooth® profiles.
  • This feature is compatible with PSPN-1000 (PSPgo) series only.

PSP Firmware 6.10 is now available to download. The update adds new support for the Media Go application and also adds Internet Tethering support to the PSPgo. The update will be needed to access the PlayStation Store and to play the latest Mini Games, coming out today. See below for a detailed changelog.

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Settings

• New colors have been added under [Theme Settings] > [Color].

Game

• [Group Content] has been added to the options menu.

  You can now select either [By Expire Date] or [All] as the method for displaying content that is saved on Memory Stick™ media.

Network

• A security patch was added to address security vulnerabilities in the system software.

As we revealed last week, Firmware 6.00 for the PSP is now available to download. Although the version number indicates a major update to the system software, only a few changes have been made. New features include the ability to group games into folders based on their expiry date and new XMB colours have been added to [Theme Settings].

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Earlier this week, Firmware 6.0 was released to developers and it could soon be released to the general public. Allison Walter of NIS America said that firmware 6.0 will be released on or before September 10th 2009, while answering some fan questions regarding the Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman! demo.

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Security

• System software stability during use of some features has been improved.

A new PSP Firmware update will be available to download soon. The minor update will address system software stability issues during use of some features. Other than that, nothing new has been added to the software update. You will need to update to the latest version in order to access the PlayStation Store on your PSP.

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Overall

• The number of folder levels that you can view under Photo, Music and Video has been increased.

Game

• If you select [Internet Search] from the options menu for a game, you can now perform an Internet search based on the name of that game.

Network

• [Trend Micro™ for PSP™] haｓ been added as an option in the Internet browser.

PlayStation®Network

• [Information Board] has been added as a feature under PlayStation®Network. The Information Board displays news about games and the latest information about PlayStation®Store.
• You can now access PlayStation®Store even if you do not have a PlayStation®Network account.
• An option to sign-in automatically is now available for PlayStation®Store. Set [Sign In Automatically (Auto Sign-In)] on the PlayStation®Store sign-in screen.
• [Download All] has been added as an option for use when multiple items are purchased from PlayStation®Store.
• Less free space is now required on Memory Stick Duo™ media when downloading games from PlayStation®Store. Previously, it was necessary to have free space on the Memory Stick Duo equal to twice the size of the game to be downloaded. With system software version 5.50, you can now download games from PlayStation Store to Memory Stick Duo media if there is free space equal to the size of the content to be downloaded.