GelaSkin, famous for making protector cases for iPods, phones and laptops featuring unique artwork from a wide range of artists, are now making cases for the DS and PSP. PSP GelaSkins include matching wallpaper for a seamless look. More designs after the jump.
Sony has unveiled a $199.99 God of War PSP bundle, dubbed the God of War PSP Entertainment Pack. Here’s the contents:
The downside? You’ll have to wait until June to get it, despite God of War: Chains of Olympus hitting shelves on March 4, 2008.
SuperVillian Studios has officially announced their PSP port of That Game Company’s amazing PSN title fl0w will be released on March 6. Interestingly, price is yet to be announced - perhaps Sony recognize that this will make or break the port in terms of sales. Despite loving fl0w on the PS3, I’d be hesitant to spend any more than $2.50 on a portable version.
Trailer after the jump.
Japanese PSP owners will be disappointed to hear that they will not be using Skype this month, while the rest of the world does. The plug was pulled at the last minute, due to a problem with the PSP microphone peripheral.
While Sony Japan had originally prepared two first-party PSP compatible mic packages, they had failed in checking if the microphones actually met the Skyhpe specifications necessary for certification. As PSP users in North America and the rest of the world are using the PSP headset as the standard input device, they are not affected by this little blunder.
via 1UP
We are so used to classic compilations consisting of three or four shoddily ported games, and costing an arm and a leg - but not so with SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1, bringing 16 awesome SNK games to the PS2 and PSP. There is plenty of variety in this pack with games ranging from 2D platformers to fighters to sports games. The best fix we have on a release date is the first half of this year. Check after the jump for a full list of the games.
February 28 sees the release of yet another color PSP-2000 for the Japanese market - Mint Green. Personally, I like my portable systems like I like my T-shirts - black - but those who feel otherwise (and live in Japan) can get their hands on one of these for ¥19,800, or just over USD$181.
Just when you thought you couldn’t love your PSP any more…
Sony has revealed one damn good reason to like Blu-ray Profile 2.0 - at least if you own a PSP. Studios releasing movies on Blu-ray will have the option of including a version of the film optimized for portable devices like the PSP. Sony demonstrated using the Portable Copy feature of a PlayStation 3 to copy a Blu-ray to a PSP memory stick.
Gizmodo tells us the movies will be around 1GB, and will take approximately 3-5 minutes to transfer to a PSP over USB - and apparently the process could be made available for all existing Blu-ray titles.
Does anyone else feel like their investments in PSP/PS3 hardware just keep paying off?
via Three Speech
Go! Explore GPS, the GPS add-on for the PSP, is finally set for release in Europe this spring. Prices are as follows:
* GPS Receiver and Maps UMD - €119
* GPS Receiver, Maps UMD and Car Mount / Adaptor - €149
* PSP System with GPS, Maps UMD and Car Accessories - €299
via Three Speech
Sony have confirmed that Playstation Network cards will be available in North America early next year. The cards will act the same as those for the Wii and Xbox 360, except they will do away with the sometimes confusing points system and come in monetary values. Eric Lempel, director of PSN operations pointed out the function of the cards:
“The cards will be redeemable via the PlayStation Store for PC, and on the PlayStation 3 to supply the wallet with funds to spend on games, add-ons, and other paid content.”
Thanks to some photos snapped last week we know that there will be a $20 card, and we suspect a $40 card to coincide with Japan’s JPY 5,000 card.
