Tag archive: PSP

Previously announced during early November, Sony rolled out a revised version of the PlayStation Network digital rights management policy for owners of the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable. The policy change will also apply to the Vita when it launches in North America next year. All new game purchases made on the PlayStation Network as of November 18 can only be accessed on two devices at any given time. Sony previous allowed users… Read More

A few years ago, mobile gaming used to be dominated by two companies: Nintendo and Sony. Nintendo had its seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of its Nintendo DS handheld, which in turn built on the company's Game Boy empire. Sony, as always, aimed at the high end with its PlayStation Portable, and while the platform never ignited the way Nintendo's did, it still garnered fans for the quality of its game play and (occasionally) for its… Read More

What a turnaround. The 20-year dominance of Nintendo and Sony in the mobile game market appears to be at an end. According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, Android and iOS will this year generate about $500 million more in revenue from the sales of games than the DS and PSP makers. “The most striking trend is that iOS and Android games have tripled their market share from roughly 20% in 2009 to nearly 60% in just two years,” Flurry said in its… Read More

If you have multiple Playstation 3 consoles or PSPs tied to your Playstation Network account, you may have to make some decisions soon regarding which systems to favor. Over at the UK Playstation Blog, Sony has announced plans to limit the number of systems a downloaded game can be played on. The restriction takes effect November 18, and though it's a UK-only rule at this point, the policy is likely to make its way to the North American… Read More

According to Sony’s PlayStation director of hardware marketing in a recent interview, approximately 63 percent of PlayStation 3 owners said they would purchase the Vita once released next year. In addition, 60 percent of PlayStation Portable owners plan on purchasing the Vita before August 2013. However, no clarification was offered on how these figures were obtained. It's possible that respondents were derived from registered users on an… Read More

When Sony first launched its PSP gaming system in late 2004, its Universal Media Discs were expected to be the wave of the future, with both game developers and Hollywood studios on board to release titles on the disc-based format. Sadly, it didn't take long for Hollywood to jump ship, leaving the PSP to fly solo in the world of UMDs. Given the impending launch of the PS Vita, which will play games in either a cartridge or downloadable… Read More

Since early today the PlayStation Network has been down, and it is not due to scheduled maintenance. With any other service that might be a slight annoyance, but nothing to really dwell on, and nothing to be concerned about. But this is Sony's PlayStation Network, the service that made headline news for its epic, and historic outages. The hacks earlier this year against Sony changed the way many companies view their online security, and… Read More

The PlayStation Vita has an uphill battle when it is released. While the Nintendo DS killed it in sales and went on to join the ranks of phenomena, the 3DS has been struggling badly until its controversial price drop and the PSP just never quite caught on like Sony hoped it would. Plus, with the rise of mobile gaming on other platforms like smartphones and tablets, a handheld gaming device faces a tough debut. But Sony knows this, and so it is… Read More

If you are a fan of the God of War series but don’t own a PSP, today is your lucky day. Or rather, September 13 will be your lucky day, when God of War: Origins is released. Both God of War titles on the PSP, 2008’s God of War: Chains of Olympus and 2010’s God of War: Ghost of Sparta are autotuned for the PS3, with shiny new graphics and modified play controls, and are found on the same disc, all for $39.99. So to put it in perspective, you have… Read More

Hi. My name is Ryan, and I’m a God of War addict. I can’t help it, I love the series. The setting, the stories, and especially the play controls are among the pantheon (see what I did there?) of games for me. But I do not own or have access to a PSP, which meant that I was forced to stare longingly at the two PSP-only God of War titles, God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, that were released in 2008 and 2010,… Read More

Sony's got some breathing room now that its PlayStation Vita is only releasing in Japan this year, with US and Europe releases to follow in early 2012. The company seems to be using that time well too, going straight to the fans to get a consensus on what the hoped-for peripherals are. Feedback is being collected on the Japanese PlayStation Vita community site (via Andriasang), which currently has 556 responses and counting. Even if you… Read More

Many of the images currently coming out of the London riots are disturbing, to say the least. With the violence spreading to other English cities including Liverpool and Birmingham, the financial toll will be high, but the cost to the average person caught in the riots could be much higher. Stories of family owned businesses occupying buildings that are well over 100 years old but are now charred husks are coming to light, hundreds of people… Read More

About a week ago, Nintendo took bold action and cut the price of its 3DS handheld game system from $250 to $170 due to stagnating sales and a dim outlook for the rest of the year. This move was unheard of for a games system from Nintendo this early into its lifespan. The 3DS launched in March 2011. Now Sony is feeling the heat of this decision, as some are calling on it to reduce the $250-$300 possible pricetag for the PlayStation Vita, reports… Read More

Sony is rolling out a new program in September 2011 with the release of Resistance 3 called the PSN Pass, according to Joystiq. Also called “Project Ten Dollar” by third-party publishers, the PSN Pass is a one-time-use code that allows the player to enable online play specific to the player account. Resistance 3 will kick off the program with the PSN Pass bundled with all new copies of the game. This program is launching in North America as well… Read More

Nintendo has the 3DS. Sony has the PlayStation Portable and, soon enough, the PS Vita. Microsoft, on the other hand, continues to have no horse in the portable gaming race despite having what is arguably the most popular video game console on the market. This is apparently by design, MS Chief Operating Officer Dennis Durkin revealed in an interview with IndustryGamers. “I’m not sure I would want to be launching a dedicated portable device… Read More