Welcome to QJ.NET's first-ever Weekend Warrior article for the Sony PlayStation Portable! This week's segment covers a wide range of topics, including some dev updates on Team M33 's latest custom firmware release. Two Japan games are also in the spotlight, along with some news on the sales of titles over in Europe. There's also the matter of Sony's other future plans for the PSP, which will have much to do weaning the PSP of its dependence on your PS3 or your PC for its steady influx of downloadable goodies. When Sony announces a firmware update for the PSP, you can be sure that the homebrew developers aren't too far behind. Having successfully decrypted Sony's official firmware 4.00 in record time, Team M33 worked overtime on creating their own CFW. Progress comes at a price however, with M33 bidding farewell to a cornerstone of PSP homebrew development. But lo!, this just in from a couple hours ago! Dark AleX has finally released PSP CFW 4.01 M33 with a promise to follow it up with the 1.50 kernel add-on! Get your CFW update below! Link: PSP CFW 4.00 to include in-XMB recovery mode, savestate support Update Link: Team M33 officially says 'Bye Bye!' to 1.50 kernel Link: Dark AleX releases PSP CFW 4.01 M33; 1.50 kernel add-on to follow This week also sees the initial public launch of Auraomega's Project4 XMB replacement, lauded to be the first homebrew of its kind. To think that not too long ago, the project was in danger of being a ...