More evidence of PSP rentals emerges News
PSP News by Ellie Gibson
Further evidence is suggesting that Sony could be set to offer digital rentals of games for the PSP.
As spotted by The Retail Gamer, there's now an option to sort games you've downloaded to your handheld by expiration date.
Gamespot reports there are also "Starts" and "Hours Left" options now. Could this mean you'll be able to download games and access them for a limited time, as you can already do with video content?
It seems likely, especially when you consider this isn't the first time such rumours have emerged. Back in May, Sony released a consumer survey which polled participants on the viability of a subscription service.
When asked about the rumours a Sony UK spokesperson said, "We don't comment on rumour or speculation."
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HiddenAway
06/10/09 @ 09:31
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Firmware 6.0 I believe.
So old... In fact, download the Numblast demo and you'll see it in use.
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GamesProgrammer
06/10/09 @ 09:32
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How are these sites reporting this as news, Sony even stated this in the firmware notes when 6.0 came out a month ago.
Do you people that run these gaming websites actually use game consoles at all? |
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seasidebaz
06/10/09 @ 09:47
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I'm sure Expiration was there while I still had a PSP. And that was at FW5.00. Might be wrong though. I think it's on the PS3 as well.
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It's news to me!
Also I'm dubious about this - Sony have been making some shoddy moves lately so they might not pull this off the right way and could end up damaging their market. [Edit: to clarify their bad moves just look at the mess they made of the pspgo, the PS3 should hopefully do well this holiday] Easy for me to say - I'm sure they feel they've no choice as they need the dough...
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RESIDENT_nEVILe
06/10/09 @ 10:37
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Buying Digital Downloads = Renting a licence, anyway :)
Just kidding. Good luck to them. Not a bad idea - price will be the only factor. |
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insincere_dave
06/10/09 @ 11:15
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"Buying anything, software, music, video on disc or download is just renting a licence "
The licence for which also includes the ability re-sell. |
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callum9999
06/10/09 @ 11:31
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This has been on the PSP for ages, and the PSP Go has been selling for under £200 for ages. Why are you so slow?
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monkeylite
06/10/09 @ 13:50
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Option has been on current PSP for ages.
This is what you get when Eurogamer source their news from Kotaku... |
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AmethstSword
06/10/09 @ 14:33
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pretty sure this option has been there for ages (as everyone else has said)....shame on you Eurogamer!
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