The Sony PSP

I do not currently own a PSP, however I see news stories everyday that a new hack is out that will allow you to use your PSP in Linux or as a Gameboy Color or to surf the net, or this or that. The PSP seems to be a truly versatile machine. I will most likely buy one sooner or later because of all the cool things it can do. If you own a PSP and you want to learn how to do some of these things check out PSPHacks.

With all of these "hacks" available, I wonder if Sony is going to try and do anything to stop this trend of reverse engineering. I think that until these hackers find a way to steal games Sony will ignore the entire hacker community. This is good for several reasons.

"Power Users" as some call them, tend to only buy these hightech toys just to see what they can do with the technology. This is a big draw to everyone that loves to tinker with gadgets, and it seems that the PSP has some pretty awesome capabilities (regardless of the short battery life).

Also, there has been quite a bit of innovation involved with the hacking of the PSP. It gives developers a chance to see possible features they should have installed in the first place. Which gives them a chance to maybe improve on the product later on.

As long as "hackers" keep things legal and continue to display the capabilities of this powerful little nugget of technology I would assume Sony will stay hands off. Just beware if they cross the line...

-GLIM