Security

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

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.

Security

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

General

• System software stability during use of some features, including PlayStation Store, has been improved.

Video

• The number of file types that can be played has been increased to include MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video Main Profile (AVC CABAC) in 640 x 480 pixels. Some video files of this type may not be playable.

Music

• [Sleep Timer] has been added as an option on the control panel.

Settings

• [Title Display] has been added as an option under [Video Settings].
• [USB Auto Connect] has been added as an option under [System Settings].
• [Backlight Auto-Adjust] has been added as an option under [Power Save Settings].

PlayStation Network

• PlayStation Store is now available on the PSP system

Other

• The default Theme for the PSP system has been redesigned.
• You can now use a full-size on-screen keyboard.
• The feature for outputting video from PlayStation format software to a TV has been improved (PSP-2000 only)

Music

• The number of visual player patterns that can be used has been increased.

Network

• Display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages.

Video

• Playback of video content under Video has been improved for certain file types.

Network

• [Internet Search] has been added as a feature. You can now perform an Internet search directly from the PSP Home Menu.

Video

• [Playback Speed (+)] and [Playback Speed (-)] have been added as options to the control panel. You can now change the playback speed of video content saved on Memory Stick Duo media.

Game

• A new option for playing PlayStation® format software has been added. You can now select [Custom] for the assignment pattern under [Assign Buttons]

Network

• You can now choose either [Quit and Turn Off the PS3™ System] or [Quit Without Turning Off the PS3™ System] after you select [Quit Remote Play].