22nd of December 2009 - Firmware 3.0 final available
After one week in beta test, we're happy to announce that firmware 3.0 for Wasabi V1, V2, V3,
Zero and DX is now labelled final. Users that already upgraded to 3.0 Beta don't need to upgrade again.
As many of you already know, we're strong advocates of DVD upgrades vs JTAG upgrades,
and we think that it's even more important today for plug & play chips than it was yesterday for soldered ones.
Once you have installed a chip, you should be able to perform DVD upgrades, regardless of any new protection surfaces.
We spent a great deal of time designing a very clean and flexible architecture for Wasabi DX
that allows us to update its core microcode from DVD while providing a zero-latency experience to users.
As it's hard to know which chip is really DVD upgradable just by looking at their descriptions (which could be misleading),
here is a small comparison chart featuring all the last-gen chips.
We hope it makes it easier to compare...
The whole Wasabi Team wishes every Wasabi customer new and old a Merry Christmas.
Special thanks and seasons greetings to our distributors and supporters around the globe!
See you in 2010 with futher announcements!