Future SCEI PSP games downloadable News
PSP News by Robert Purchese
Sony Japan has decided to offer all first-party PSP games as downloads at the same time as UMD release.
The first example of this will arrive on 15th October alongside the direct access PSP Store, which cuts out the need to go through PC or PS3 for the content.
Games to arrive include Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2, Resistance: Retribution and a bunch of the new titles we saw videos of earlier.
The Japanese fondness for the PSP will also be rewarded by a new "Ad-hoc Party!" feature that online multiplayer by going remotely through the PS3.
The media hub ideas don't end there, either. Resistance: Retribution (PSP) and Resistance 2 (PS3) have been given special features to reward people connecting both games and systems together.
There's no word on any of the PSP Store or "Ad-hoc Party!" features for Europe just yet.
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Thunderbolt!
09/10/08 @ 14:44
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UMD is doomed.
Looking forward to the PSP-4000 with games on memory stick with less noise and faster loading times. |
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SeesThroughAll
09/10/08 @ 15:01
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I like removable storage, it's quite handy for moving things back and forth between the PSP and the PC (and the PS3).
So, I'll second the comment on cheaper 16GB sticks. |
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Thunderbolt!
09/10/08 @ 15:02
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less noise?
Yes, people have a go about the noise on the 360 but the PSP throws out its fair share too. I have a Slim & Lite from Dec 07 and its quite noisy (whir, whir, crunch as the disc spins and loads) especially older games. X-men 2 was painfully slow whereas GOW and Crisis Core where much better. Sorry I have no love for the UMD and watch all TV and movies on memory disc instead. But dont get me wrong I do love my PSP and am looking forward to getting Lego Batman tomorrow! |
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kangarootoo
09/10/08 @ 15:32
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@Thunderbolt!
So the noise is coming from ther UMD drive, which this move will remove from the equation. So hurrah. |
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@Lambtron
Ah I see, the coupling with watching movies on an ipod statement threw me. I think UMD films could be more useful now if you think about it. You get a memory card stuffed with games (or music) and you have more space if it isn't used for films. thats the angle I'm going for anyway. I find converting films a pain and the resulting quality is good, but never the same as a crispy UMD. |
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callum9999
09/10/08 @ 16:16
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I don't get the "ad-hoc party" thing. Is it basically just allowing you to play ad-hoc games as though they had the infrastructure mode (if you have a PS3)?
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Smart move just make sure you bring it to Europe Sony. The one thing that stopped me staying with official firmware with new slim I got this month was the SEVERE lack of anything half decent to download to MS on PSN. If they had the games I want I would of happily payed again (it's only £15 quid a game) for a official digital version of my games rather than using my dumps on CF. I only play about 4 or 5 PSP games anyway!
Mind you if I did go official what would happen to my emulators? :( |
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