PSN Store blocked on M33 Custom Firmware

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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PS Store blocked in M33 Custom Firmware

PS Store blocked in M33 Custom Firmware

First the Anti-Custom Firmware game Evangelion: Jo, now this. As Sony has blocked Playstation Store access from If you try to login to the PSN Store you’ll get this prompt

“A system software update for the PSP system is required. For update methods, refer to the instructions for the PSP system.”

And no, not even a version spoof can trick the system. PSN is out of bounds now on M33 CFW, but 5.50 GEN Custom Firmware still works. We say still, as were certain that Sony will also be blocking this out asap.

Personally I find this move to be unusual of Sony, why? Well they just blocked out future potential PSN downloads and $$$ / profits for Sony and its game developers. Silly indeed….. I’m sure many of us downloaded FFVII via the PSN Network.

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  • Chelleh

    5.03 GEN-A doesn’t work either.
    Looks like PSP 3000 users won’t be accessing PSN for a while, considering 5.50 GEN-A isn’t working for 3000 yet.

  • PFC Hudson

    If you’re a PS3 owner as well as a PSP owner surely you can still buy things from the store via the PS3 and simply transfer them to the PSP?
    Not much of a anti-CFW attempt by Sony if that is possible and I also agree with those who say Sony have potentially scored an own goal by possible loss of store sales by CFW users.

  • PSP-2010

    In the end good will win (Sony im talking of)

    • Namelesswonder

      Like they will win, You can download the stuff from their website on your computer and put it on your PSP.

  • SDMF_NEchapter

    You firmware needs to just say 5.50 in the version text I think. I never have tried buy content on my PSP through the PSP, but I have on the PC. The PC PSN right now just reads from the version.txt so, if you can change it so it can read 5.50 instead of 5.00 then you can buy from the PSN through the PC. I don’t have a PS3 so I don’t know if that works.

    • http://pspslimhacks.com/ PSPFan

      That doesn’t work.

  • Doritoes

    PSP-2010
    You’re retarded if you use custom firmware and call Sony your friend, this site is called “pspslimhacks”. If you truly love sony, go make out with them and stop navigating here.

  • PSP-2010

    You believe what i say? chillax dude. I’m just being sarcastic!

  • kenpachiroks

    sony is like an arrogant baby nowadays…. as long as we’re unhappy, they’re happy….lol
    Their primary goal is to keep any cfw users miserable. even though it means financial loss.

  • PasigMarcos

    Hi Everybody! I have replied to this article on my own website…

    http://www.mirandasoft.net/2009/07/01/psp-hack-idea-nand-swapper/

    It’s my NAND swapper idea for PSP hackers, such as the M33 team. Please forword my post as a potential solution to PSN Store blocking M33 Custom Firmware…

    Thanks,
    Marcos

  • Neil

    The only way this could make any sense is if every new game checks for CFW. So, instead of dealing with a million complaints from people who legitimately bought games and can’t play them, Sony just blocks access to the entire PSN.

  • VoXeR

    That Media program that you get for PC would still work right?
    Or just via PS3… :P

  • PSPEBOOTHOOT

    PC doesnt work? well I guess its time to use Psx2Psp converter. Been using that and its great.

  • psp100

    i dont care i just used media go

  • shadowboricua

    What really sux is that with this fix, Remote Play does not work anymore!!!! :-(

    • shadowboricua

      Yeap, just confirmed it… REMOTE PLAY does not work either and also playing online through PSN is not working anymore. I don’t care about the store, but the other features I do care about…

  • m33sam

    itsd not just psn – its infrastructure games too i cant play resistance online

    • shadowboricua

      Exactly… basicall we can’t connect to the whole network. That is more detrimental than access to the store. The title should read “Access to PSN blocked” because it is the whole network, not just the store.

  • shadowboricua

    I guess they are cracking down as we get close to the PSP Go release. It sucks cause I do own the games I rip into my memory cards, Sony just doesn’t give us the option. Also, of course, I own emulators which will never run on OFW!!!!

  • shadowboricua

    Has anyone found a solution?

  • Dokioto

    Don’t run CFW o_O.

    I never used the PSN store so I am good.

    • shadowboricua

      As I said, I could not care less about the PSN store. But playing online and using Remote Play is something that I enjoyed even under CFW. Also, if I don’t run CFW, even the OFW 5.03 still does not work and I am not upgrading to 5.51. I guess no Remote Play and Multiplayer for us for some time now.

  • Orical

    This is a sad post on behalf of Sony, aside from the issues not managed well for the PSP, they take the time to block CFW, could there possibly be something better to work on with this system. I see why they don’t want to support the community that has put out more software for one system than any other console developed,( Including Sony! ) I as a CEO would feel the same about it, Money not made for great work, What’s worse you ask? We do it all as a hobby, we put in more time than Sony does and they even took the auto detect USB feature from this community in the 5.00.

    ( Yes they even stated it in an announcement but did not specify from where. )

    I wish I kept that information, but that’s all I have to say about it.

  • VGP12

    Oh well. Back to pirating games.

    • vin

      yeah if they dont want our money dont give it to them
      simple

  • mr.ninja

    sony is making bad decisions by saying block this and that even if u have outdated ofw u cant play games or use PSN well its their loss in the many customers they just blocked it would all be better if they allowed us to put homebrew on ofw (not pirating games of course because they loose money )cfw makes their ok system a whole lot better and eventually they will go broke trying to block the psp hackers they should try and spend some money on improving the ps3 and psp not dragging them down maybe ont the ps3 motion sensitive controler that looks really cool

  • mchristjr1983

    I have an idea. I don’t know if it will work but when I have my battery in pandora mode I can boot custom firmware from my magic memorystick. Couldn’t we change the firmware on the memorystick to ofw and have it boot when the battery is in pandora mode? I don’t really know all the ins and outs of the mmstick but I’m gonna mess with it.

  • TommyTheMachinegun

    i can’t go to PSN with 5.03 GEN-A
    it says that software update is needed

  • Kaz050

    They did it because of the NOOB’S who use hacks online, and makeing it fair game play when new games come out you need your psn too work too play. unles they find away around it.

  • TommyTheMachinegun

    i am using 5.03 GEN-A and i want to download songs for Rock Band Unplugged
    is there any other way to do that except to download it from PSN???

  • WAVEOFDOOM

    who the hell plays psp games online anyways…… >_>

  • m33sam

    uhhh are u kidding? a lot of people play psp games online, me for instance. resistance retribution is a perfect example of a great online psp game

    • shadowboricua

      Same here. I play online and use remote play. Now I can’t anymore…

  • TheDread

    So does this work like Evangelion Jo? Like even if youre not running the custom firmware it wont let you access the PSN store? Honestly sony is beginning to get ridiculous, they wont stop piracy by making things harder!

  • ronzky321

    yeah i want to download Rockband Unplugged Songs :(

  • http://pspslimhacks.com Naruto

    Great job Sony. No one is going to pirate PSN games now. *Rolls eyes*

    Damnit I cant get rockband unplugged songs now…

  • Namelesswonder

    Can’t you just buy a new PSP, Don’t hack it and start downloading stuff from the unhacked one and transfer it to the hacked one. Or does everything on the PSN store do a version.txt check or more? And if you just give up…Buy an Apple iPod Touch and jailbreak it and unlock it. :|

  • mtran92

    There’s a very easy fix for this. First get media go for the PSP, but you’ll notice that it does a firmware check so download dark-alex’s usb version fake and change the firmware version to 5.50. This way you can download any content from the playstation store.

  • swift80

    I was gonna buy a ps3 to go with my 2 psps. WAS, way to go, sony…. no way im givin up cfw for remote play and psn.

  • PSP USER

    well i have to say 5.50 GEN is now also blocked i get the same message!!!! and im not gonna go through the hassle of RE- Hacking my psp!!!! so i say FUCK EM