Sony Admits PSP 'update' is Genuine

According to a story at The Register Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Portable (PSP) updater that leaked onto its web this past weekend is genuine. However, it publicly warned owners of the handheld console not to run the software, because it will cause the PSP hardware to stop operating. The updater was "configured" to install a bunch of stuff including a text-to-speech utility, a calculator, web browser, email application and, weirdly, a word processor and spreadsheet tool. Decided you would install this thing and now have a broken PSP? Anyone who has applied the update can send their malfunctioning PSP back to Sony for a repair but the company will charge them for the privilege.