Why do you have to charge the battery to install an update if it is plugged in?

So I just picked up Tactics Ogre, haven't played the PSP in a few months (at least). I crack open a beer and try to load the game up. It tells me I have to install the new firmware, so I try to do this and then it tells me that I have to charge the battery before I can do this. I have it plugged into the wall! This sucks!

It's quite simple, really. Suppose you have an old battery that lasts about an 40 minutes. If that battery is at about half and you attempt a firmware update, and the battery dies, your PSP is screwed. Bricked. Rendered useless.

In other words, it is a bit of overkill to avoid bricking, but it's Sony's way of avoiding cost and hassle to send in your PSP to unbrick it. It sucks, but there's no way to avoid it.

Next time, you should just update your firmware at a more opportune time, like before going to sleep or while you're busy with something.

It's quite simple, really. Suppose you have an old battery that lasts about an 40 minutes. If that battery is at about half and you attempt a firmware update, and the battery dies, your PSP is screwed. Bricked. Rendered useless.

Granpire

It's just a safety measure, and I don't see what the big problem with it is. It's just a way to decrease the chances of your PSP dying during an update and it's firmware screwing up your PSP.

As for why this is still imposed while it's plugged in, it's not that far of a stretch for things to becme accidentally unplugged.

Anyways, as I said, it's just a safety measure. Deal with it.

It's just a safety measure, and I don't see what the big problem with it is. It's just a way to decrease the chances of your PSP dying during an update and it's firmware screwing up your PSP.

As for why this is still imposed while it's plugged in, it's not that far of a stretch for things to becme accidentally unplugged.

Anyways, as I said, it's just a safety measure. Deal with it.

Ventara