GI.biz has managed to wangle a host of new details about the PSP store. We know it's currently available in Japan and has been since TGS, but what about the English speaking world? And what can we expect to find on it? The US version of the store will be unveiled this winter on PC and at some point in 2008 on the PSP. The PC version allows you to download straight to your PSP via a USB cable, while the PSP version will be accessible directly on the handheld via any wireless access point.
Sony has also revealed that seven download-only games are in production for the service during 2008. These include three action games, two rhythm games, a racing title and a shooting game. All of these games are being developed in-house by Sony, though there are talks of getting third-party publishers involved. Other content which will be available throughout 2008 will include video content such as trailers and behind the scenes clips, downloadable content for UMD games, demos and PS1 games. Thirteen PS1 games will be made available throughout 2008, all of which are currently available on the PS3 Store. Presumably these games will be from the Japanese PlayStation Store as the European and American stores have considerably less than 13 available currently.
There is currently no word on a European release date but chances are the American store will be accessible from European territories (and it'll probably be updated more often, too), so no worries there.
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10-09-2007 @ 2:17PM
Shinogu said...
Anyone else think that echochrome's PSP edition could filter in through here?
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10-09-2007 @ 2:20PM
thedude said...
"Presumably these games will be from the Japanses PlayStation Store as the European and American stores have considerably less than 13 available currently."
Japanses?
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10-09-2007 @ 2:59PM
Random1448 said...
I smell 200 Atari remakes lol, but seriously if this store's games are half as good as the ones on PSN I'll be happy
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10-09-2007 @ 3:10PM
required said...
They have been saying that this is coming for much too long and I can not fathom why they are having such a problem making it work through the PSP (maybe they only have one person working on it part-time as in one day a week). I also do not think the PC version (I presume Microsoft's OS is required) should be their first step as all it does is halt the (directly on) PSP development.
Oh and I have a feeling that when they say '08 they mean '09 or '10 or '0never.
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10-09-2007 @ 4:07PM
PT Cruiser said...
Took long enough.
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10-09-2007 @ 4:27PM
psfan said...
smile fanboys were finally getting stuff......cool stuff that everyone else already has and is tired of. you can now honestly say your psp will never get stale. with all the games. movies. downloads. expansions. limited editions. your garen damn tee'd to never get bored.
ps.......... where is the camera. the freeeking camera. the one that connects to the usb port.???
i know i can import it. but i dont want a camera from another country. pay up the ..... to ship it. i want to go to the store and pick one up for 60 bucks
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10-09-2007 @ 7:57PM
pixelator said...
Will believe it when I see it. Maybe it's pessimistic, but Sony has a craptastic record about delivering on this stuff. And when it does arrive, content had better not be placeholder garbage or I'm going to be pissed...
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10-10-2007 @ 12:28PM
Alien said...
Finally ... my credit car will shrink a lot in the first day :P
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