Sony has announced that the 1 millionth PSP-2000 was sold in Japan on November 22. The figures show that the new PSP Slim has even outsold the original PSP at launch. Sony are also keen to point out that there are now more than 500 games for the PSP in Japan, and that they are coming out faster than ever.
via PSP Fanboy
At least seven new PSP games are in development to be sold via the online PlayStation Store. A source has revealed that the games in development are three action games, two music-based games, one racing title and a shooting game. Sony also plans on releasing 13 classic PSone games on the store.
Though the store is currently only available for PS3 owners, it is due to launch later next year for the PSP, and this winter for PC users. Sony plans to offer PSP users original games, classic PSone titles, demos, additional content for released games and TV content such as trailers, behind-the-scenes clips and interviews. Content for PSPs will be available via wireless or through a PC via USB.
Downloaded games are predicted to be between half and a third of the size of disc based games and offer between two to ten hours of gameplay.
Those of you who were planning on picking up a PSP Slim and playing games on your standard definition TV should be aware that it’s most likely not going to work. While UMD playback, and pictures will display fine on any set, in order to play PSP games on your TV, it must support progressive scan - which rules out a vast majority of non-HD sets.
via Kotaku
Figures released by Sony today show that 580,000 units of the new PSP Slim have been sold in Japan since its launch on the 20th September - eclipsing the sales figures the original PSP managed in the same time period. The figure includes the 77,777 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII special edition bundles.
PSP owners frustrated with their fiddly, single nub may soon find Dual Analog relief.
These highly technical blueprints contained in a recently published patent (initially filed by Sony in September 2005) reveal a plan to dock the PSP with a PS2 Dual Shock Controller. The wireless PS3 Sixaxis is another likely candidate for the job. Given the PSP Slim will now be able to be plugged into a TV, we may be looking at a replication of PS2 play.
But being able to actually target your enemies in an FPS may come at a price, such as a
rumbling screen and a not-so-portable portable system.
via Kotaku
