Here’s a another bit of news for PSP owners. The buzz around the net is that Sony Japan will be releasing firmware 3.80  on December 18 which will bring enhancements such as streaming Internet Radio player, Video scene search and RSS support for OPML and pictures.

It will also allow digital video recording for those using the 1-Seg tuner which, unfortunately, doesn’t work outside Japan. While many of these features don’t really translate to improved game play, it does, however, provide the premiere portable game console of Sony some added features which might lure the novice gamer into choosing it over its Nintendo counterpart.

For current PSP fanboys who don’t mind giving up the liberty of playing home-brew applications, check out this latest firmware to keep your console up-to-date with the latest features.