PSP 3.5 firmware update allows game to hit 333 MHz

[Gballzack]

Silver_Z said:

Gballzack said:
While its impressive to see a console that can increase its capabilities over time there is just something about having to download firmware to make your console do what arguably should be expected out of the box that makes me uneasy. I guess its just being dependent on an external source to utilize your purchased hardware at its ideal capacity that bugs me, but then again I've always liked consoles because I saw them as being finite and reliable, self contained. Anyone else share this stance or am I the odd one out here?

That means u gonna hate your Wii too.

How so? The Virtual Console isn't required nor does it enhance game play or content with GC or Wii games. The Wii Channels are the same as they are also supplementary features that are not needed for GC or Wii games. None of the downloads, updates or firmware for the Wii affect or are necessary to game play they only add suplementary features to the console itself, not the games. The PSP firmware directly applies to how the console plays games and functions as a game playing machine. The Wii's firmware is only for supplementary features irrelevant to the console's primary function of gameplay.

Perhaps future firmware updates will be needed for expansions of online play or similar online gameplay features for the Wii, but since online play is an extraneous element beyond the console and game disc itself, its a moot point to consider such firmware an intrusion or compensation for the Console's inability to perform its primary function of playing games.