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PSP Update: It's Dominating Japan

Remember the post we had late last year pondering how the PSP could overtake the DS (and the companion piece pondering why it wouldn't)? Well, it's done just that for the first six months of 2008. Famitsu's publisher claims that the PSP has sold 1.9 million units in Japan so far this year, leading the Wii with 1.7 million and the DS with 1.6 million. This is partially due to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which is a Japan-only RPG that has been moving PSPs like cakes that have been heated somehow. Will Sony be able to keep up the momentum, or will Nintendo be able to churn out a few more Pokemon and Mario titles to reclaim the lead? [Mainichi via PSPhyper via Kotaku]

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Sony Patent Hints at PlayStation Phone, Possible Mystery Device?

The prospect of a PSP phone looks even more likely now that we've seen Sony's patent for a touchscreen handheld. The patent describes a device with "digital tactile pixels" that respond to touch and give feedback via vibration. This patent was submitted by Sony Computer Entertainment, the group behind PlayStation, and not Ericsson, like the last alleged PSP phone patent. The mystery device is covered to play games and music and browse the web, but also make phone calls, so what else could it be? [patent via Tech Digest]

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Maxx Portable DVD Looks Like Future PSP on Steroids

The Maxx Digital PDV-8500BLK is a) a portable DVD with a 8.5″ TFT screen with all kinds of format support on both disk and flash cards, b) PSP's dumb older brother, c) a future PSP on steroids, or d) all of the above. More »

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Sony Teases PSP GPS Dongle and App (Looks Good So Far)

Today Sony's PSP guys gave us a heads-up on what's next for the portable. Two years after launching in Japan, we're finally going to get GPS action for the PSP on this side of the pond. Happily, it looks like we'll be getting a much better package than Japan for a change. More »

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PSP Slim's Dual Analog Mod Allows Katamari Ecstasy

Sony's decision to only place one analog stick on the PSP as opposed to the two on just about all their other PlayStation controllers has led to some control scheme oddities. For one, FPS shooters are all but impossible because you can't use the D-Pad to aim, and two, Katamari Damacy was a bitch to play with the buttons. Modder L0rdNic0 had enough and decided to shove his own analog stick on the right-hand side. The result is a supposedly 100% "fully functioning" mod without any issues, which means snack cakes and sumo wrestlers alike need to watch out once more. [Acid Mods]

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The Sony PSP, Here for 10 Years

10 years ago, things were a bit different. We didn't stream the internet to our cellphones, 3D gaming was in its infancy and the iPod didn't exist. In an electronic world where Moore's Law is still going strong, it's hard to imagine using any piece of tech you might own 10 years from now. But Sony marketing manager John Koller thinks you'll do just that. More »

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Rumor Smashed: No Blu-ray-to-PSP Transfers in New PS3 Firmware

Turns out that the upcoming 2.2 firmware update for the PS3, which'll make it the best Blu-ray player on the block—isn't coming with the magic ability to transfer Blu-ray copies to the PSP, as PC World had reported. Sony told our garlicky cousins at Kotaku that Portable Copy (catchy name!) won't be included in the 2.2 update. Cross your fingers for 2.3. [Kotaku]

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Red PSP Coming Bundled With God of War This Summer

There's no exact date yet, but Kotaku's reporting that a red PSP will be hitting this summer bundled with a copy of God of War: Chains of Olympus as well as Superbad and a gift certificate for a downloadable PlayStation Store game. It's similar to the Star Wars PSP from last summer in that it's a branded PSP, but instead of a bald disabled man with a deep voice, you're getting a bald Spartan with a deep voice. [Kotaku] More »

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Getting Around the New PlayStation Store for PC

PSN's director of operations, Eric Lempel, walks us through buying and downloading stuff to your PSP from the freshly launched PC PlayStation Store. It's not the most elegant setup, and you've gotta use a loader app, but it's not too painful either. Mac support and Wi-Fi transfer—or better still, a direct PSP store, a la iPod touch—are big things they should to add. What else do you guys wanna see? [Playstation.Blog]

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Full-Fledged PlayStation Store for PC With Direct PSP Downloads (No PS3 Required)

Just in time for the holidays, the PlayStation Store's finally totally opening its virtual doors to PSP owners without PS3s—now you can directly download stuff to your PSP from your PC via USB. It's live right now. You can set up a PSN account and then start doing all the things that were previously walled off to PS3 owners. Existing PSN accounts and virtual wallets are seamless between the PC and PS3 stores, so you can use both interchangeably. Really, this should've been the setup from the get-go, but at least it's available now. Full presser below. [PlayStation Store for PCs] More »

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Sony PSP Trailer Plays Like a Good/Bad Dream


Still groggy from a kickass pre-holiday kickoff weekend, at first we thought this trailer for the newer and slimmer Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) was part of a bad fever dream we were having. But no, this longish (4:15) piece of video art made us laugh, made us cry, it was better than Cats. While we probably would have picked different theme music, this animated tour de force shows a tremendous amount of creativity. If this is a sign of things to come from Sony's marketing flacks, it looks like the company's finally on to something. [Techeblog]

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New PSP Color Looks Like a Shade of Red Lipstick

The limited edition Deep Red PSP you're gawking at launches in Japan next month in two flavors—one with the 1seg digital TV tuner, one without. The 1seg bundle also comes with a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo and a stand, while the standard box has a 32MB stick and is standless. No word on whether this bloody hue will hit Stateside. [Mmbon, Akihabara News]

Sony has reached an all time high of 550,000 PSP sales in Japan for the month of September, due to the new Slim model. It's no Nintendo DS, but not bad at all. [reuters via kotaku]

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Six Months Free T-Mobile HotSpot With PSP Ownership

Own a PSP? Any PSP? It doesn't even have to be new. All you have to do is HAVE one and you can get 6 months of free T-Mobile HotSpot access for your PSP so you can connect to the net and play games with your buddies. We don't think you can transfer this PSP Wi-Fi to your laptop, but maybe if you spoof your MAC address and kick a goat in the nuts, you can get something going. [T-Mobile via ZatzNotFunny]

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Pandora's Battery Unbricks and Downgrades All PSPs

Those of you who have managed to brick or accidentally upgrade your PSP have been looking for this Pandora's Battery software even if you didn't realize it. The app lets you turn any battery into an official Sony Jigkick battery, which is what their repair staff uses to unbrick (and also downgrade) your PSP. Best of all, any homebrew-enabled PSP can do this, so you can just find a buddy with a working handheld to do this to your battery so you can fix your own PSP afterwards. [Maxconsole]

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Sizemodo: PSP vs. Slimmer PSP

What does 19% slimmer really look like? We compare the old PSP to the new PSP (slimmer) and say that 19% doesn't really make all that big a difference. It's definitely not all that much shorter (0.6mm shorter) and narrower (2.6mm narrower). So how much is 4.4 mm really? It's 0.17 of an inch. Nothing you're really going to notice. [Sizeasy]

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Sony Updates 2GB PSP Entertainment Pack with 4 Movies

Now when you buy a 2GB Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for your PSP, you have a choice of four relatively fresh movies to choose from. Spider-man 2, Talladega Nights, Hellboy and S.W.A.T. can be yours to watch on your PSP just as soon as you buy yourself a pack. More »

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Sony Confirms New, Slimmer PSP in the Works

It's only been two days since we reported on those PSP 2 rumors and already a Sony exec has made our rumor official by confirming the company's plans to make a PSP2. Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director Ray Maguire was quoted as saying the new PSP will be more pocket-friendly, thanks to a smaller and lighter design. Maguire also said the PSP2 will have the same screen size as the current PSP. So we're basically looking at a PSP Lite. No word on when it'll launch, though we here at Giz are wondering if Sony will plan on actually making games for the new PSP. More »