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The PSP Go is obviously designed to be a gaming system in its open state, but what about when it’s closed? Joystiq contacted Sony to find out if it was even possible to play games in the …
A source close to Destructoid ssuggests that Sony is working on an App store for the PSP Go, to be revealed at Gamescom in Cologne, this August. The source said that Sony might be unveiling a section …
Speaking with Japanese mag Famitsu (via PSPHyper), the gaming icon Hideo Kojima said that MGS: Peace Walker will pretty much be his MGS5 — something that will likely be excellent news to every Metal Gear Fan in the …
Michael Pachter has stated he “sincerely” regrets commenting that Sony is ripping off consumers with the PSP Go’s $250 price point. In an interview with IndustryGamers, Pachter takes the opportunity at the end to retract previous statement …
THQ’s came out with a TOK win with UFC 2009 Undisputed selling 1.01 million units across the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Other games on the other hand didn’t fair as well in their debut month, notably Punch-Out!!, which moved 150K copies on Wii.
Sony has confirmed that “just about” every PSP game releasing after October 1 ,the release date of the PSP Go, would be available for download. PlayStation Blog’s Jeff Rubenstein stated on Sunday(via gaming blog Destructoid) that he couldn’t speak about the availability of third party titles at that time.
On a recent episode of Bonus Round, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter states, “$249 is too much. Period.” He goes on to say that while the handheld is priced to compete with Apple’s $229 8GB iPod Touch, it doesn’t deliver the iTunes App Store or downloadable music from iTunes.
With the one-year anniversary of Sony’s Trophy system this month, the good guys over at Joystiq were eager to learn how Sony could enhance the current offering of the service, leveraging the PlayStation brand and distancing itself from the Xbox 360′s Achievements system. So, during E3 last week, Joystiq asked Eric Lempel (Director of PlayStation Network Operations) when Trophies would make their way to the PSP. Lempel said, bluntly, “You’re not going to see Trophies on the PSP.”
In Sony press-only booth, there was a area reserved for showing off the various accessories that will be available for PSP Go when it hits US shelves on October 1. There were cases, wrist straps, Sony-branded screen protectors etc… But since the handheld doesn’t have a standard mini USB port like the PSP-3000. PSP GO! owners will have to buy all new accessories!
Sony’s John Koller, director of hardware marketing, stated in a recent interview that the company is considering a UMD game trade-in program for PSP Go customers. Speaking with Gizmodo, Koller stated the company plans to unveil a “good will program,” allowing customers to link digital copies of their games to their Go.
