I know it is early but will it be the same in terms of homebrew and open firmware?

From the little info I've seen, it will have 3.60 firmware, which will almost certainly be the most secure yet.
There will probably be some additional hardware protection as well.

So I'm guessing: no homebrew for a while for the slim PSP.

Lmao imagine if they accidentally release it with 1.5

Also, it will take a while to crack so no homebrew to begin with

well, good thing i wasn't planning on getting the new PSP anyway

Yeah. you're much better off sticking with the old-style PSP. The slim version won't be cracked for AGES!!!

(Now that I've said that, I guarantee some coder somewhere's gonna do it the day it comes out...) :-D

well from what ive heard the motherboard will allow for the homebrew scene to do somethings it just may take awhile

I just want the PSP to TV application from the slim PSP onto mine

Stick with the current model. Hopefully once sony dumps it homebrewing and stuff will get better once there are no more nooby's who upgrade to the latest uncrackable firmware. Stay with 3.50 firmware and wait. That's what I'm doing...

don't get new model. probably new motherboard plus new firmware and that could take ages to crack