Yes, that's what I'm worried about. I really appreciate the speedy reply! I'm thinking about grabbing one of these for my younger brother. His birthday's coming up, so maybe as a late birthday gift. However, I'm still a tad skeptical on the authenticity of such a product. I'd be a bit unhappy to have seventy-plus dollars taken from me.
He's very excited for the two game's I've listed, so I'm just a bit cautious, if there are, indeed, firmware requirements. I remember with the PSP, later in its lifetime, (Looking at you, Birth By Sleep) you technically could not remove the 'updates' from the games. You'd have to wait for some sort of patch, for the later stuff.