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].

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles has been expanded.

Additional features added for [Internet Radio]

• The number of players that can be used by the [Internet Radio] has increased.
  • “CLIP” Series: 13 players
  • “ONE SWITCH RADIO” Series: 7 players

Network

• [Go!Messenger] has been added as a feature under Network*. Available soon on PSP.
  • This feature is compatible with PSP-1000 series and PSP-2000 series.
• [Skype™] has been added.
  • This feature is compatible with PSP-2000 series only.

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles has been expanded.

Network

• [Internet Radio] has been added. You can now play audio content distributed by Internet radio stations. Visit the Internet radio guide in Help & Support under PSP at eu.playstation.com for more details.
• You can now import OPML files under (RSS Channel).
• You can now view photos displayed on a PSP system that is connected to the Internet under (RSS Channel).

Video

• You can now preview each scene under [Scene Search].

Music

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

General

• Operation of the UMD drive has been improved to address cases in which the UMD drive occassionally suspends and fails to reload the data. Updating to system software to version 3.73 will resolve the issue.

1Seg TV (Japan Only)

• The one-segment in the channel list has been updated.

Network

• Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles have been expanded.
• Support has been added for [Remote Start]* of the PS3 system under [Remote Play].
  • To use this feature, the PS3 system software must be version 2.00 or later. For detailed information about [Remote Start], visit the PS3 Help & Support section at eu.playstation.com and select Connecting to other devices in the General Guides area.

General

• When downloading content (as a purchase or for free) from PlayStation Store using a PSP system with an 8 GB or 16 GB Memory Stick Duo media inserted, you may see a message indicating that the media does not have enough free space, even when sufficient space exists. The version 5.01 update resolves this issue.

Security

• A correction has been made to the settings for some regions.

Settings

• You can now set a custom theme under [Theme Settings]. The Home Menu colour background or icon design can be changed, based on the theme that is selected.

Network

• [Assign Buttons] has been added to the [Remote Play] menu.

Video

• Sequential playback of videos that are saved on the Memory Stick Duo media is now supported.
• You can now search for a scene when playing a movie that is saved on a Memory Stick Duo media.

Other

• Simultaneous playback of content under Music and Photo is now supported