Chris Eden from SCE made mention of PLAYSTATION Store on PSP in his Game Developers Conference session. Currently, players must use a PC in order to download content and transfer it to the PSP. Going forward, PSP fans will be able to download games directly to their systems from within the PSP itself. "Access native PLAYSTATION Store on PSP via wireless hotspot," the slide notes. "Purchase and download content direct to PSP" Launch is currently "TBA." More details are promised for the future.
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Sony Europe president David Reeves confirmed new PSP will hit UK shops before Japanese model and will come in Ceramic White, Piano Black and Ice Silver. Our money is on August 31st. Failing that, we should be looking at September 7th.
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PSP editions of major titles including LittleBigPlanet, Assassin's Creed and Rock Band are on the way, says Sony Computer Entertainment America, announcing what it calls an "unprecedented" lineup for its handheld. The announcement at SCEA's annual Destination Playstation retail and publisher event in Scottsdale, Arizona seemed aimed at putting to rest the primary criticism about Sony's handheld: that it lacks software support from publishers.
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When news of the PSP-3000 redesign broke at GC in Leipzig, Germany last week, our initial response was that of mild intrigue. The new iteration, it was announced, would feature a built-in microphone, enhanced LCD screen, and a revised plastic casing to reduce reflectivity. Exciting, right? Well, as it turns out, the revisions made for the PSP-3000 are actually kind of remarkable.
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Sony said it was raising its PlayStation Portable sales target for the current business year to 13 million units from 10 million.
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DivX-sporting PS3 firmware 2.1 going live today.
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SCEI today announced that the cumulative worldwide sell-in units of PSP (PSP-1000, 2000 and 3000 series) reached a total of 50 million units as of January 2009. PSP made its debut in December 2004 in Japan, March 2005 in North America, May 2005 in Asian countries and regions, and September 2005 in Europe/PAL territories. 2,000+ titles on UMD are available worldwide, with cumulative software sell-in units reaching 200 million to date (Dec 08).
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According to a report by Engadget Japan, the screen is more colorful, has a stronger contrast ratio, and to the praise of gamers everywhere, has a faster response time. The official stats? Color gamut is twice as wide. The contrast ratio is improved 5 times. The response time has doubled. For gamers that have complained about the PSP-1000 and 2000's slow response time (which creates a ghosting effect in certain games), this is certainly good news.
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Sony has already sent a new PSP model marked PSP-3001 to the FCC for testing. The FCC reports are dated July 7, with the testing dates listed as July 9 to July 16. According to Ask-wi.com, FCC certification usually takes about 2 to 4 weeks, so that part is pretty much done.
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In question is a patent for Sony's much-speculated-upon mobile-communication-equipped PSP, which details a way to switch between gaming functionality and phone functionality on the fly. While promising, the patent is not concrete proof that a new PSP is being made, since many prospective designs are registered but never put into production
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