Gamespot wrote:
We were able to configure our network settings and immediately log onto our internal wireless network. The network-configuration options are fairly robust. Anyone who has configured a PC with a wireless card will recognize all of the available options. The unit also offers an "easy" configuration mode that allows the PSP to automatically detect and connect to an open wireless network. Our CNET office building offers free wireless connectivity, but as with most public hot spots, you first have to click through a terms and conditions HTML page before getting Internet access. Using the PSP, we were able to reach the page and click on the "I agree" button.
We were able to get onto the Web, but it appears that Sony doesn't yet have its servers up for online PSP play. We couldn't find any game-matchup servers ready for PSP traffic, but we were able to reach a "coming soon" splash page when we tried accessing the downloads area for Wipeout Pure.
Doesn't that sound like the US version has at least some of the features we've heard about with the non-working firmware update? Such as the webbrowser?
I dunno, but I've heard here that the PSP's NA release will include firmware version 1.5 instead of the japanese version's 1.0... Can anyone confirm or deny this?
Maybe someone who works at a gamestop/eb/bestbuy/warehouse and can open a box to check?
Here's the link to the gamespot article.
http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-11721-1679-x-x-x
Edit:
M2 wrote: no. you use the wi-fi connection to join a local wi-fi network, to receive firmware upgrades. there are 12 known bugs with version 1.0. the us will ship with version 1.5, which addresses 9 of those known bugs. i'm guessing after the us release, the network update function will be available for the japanese units.