PSP Weekend Warrior: of price drops, PSP and PSOne games, and candy
A PSP price drop? A new comic book and graphic novel service from Sony? Edible PSPs? We heard all about that stuff this week, along with some news that Capcom has been digging around in its PSOne game catalog and will be releasing more classics on the PSN soon enough. It was busy in the software side as well, especially with Resistance: Retribution‘s launch. That’s not to say that other games didn’t get their chances in the spotlight. In fact, we heard more about upcoming software releases this week than in the last couple of weeks. Count how many times I said “week”. Anyway. On to the show!
A PSP price drop? A new comic book and graphic novel service from Sony? Edible PSPs? We heard all about that stuff this week, along with some news that Capcom has been digging around in its PSOne game catalog and will be releasing more classics on the PSN soon enough.
Lots of big news on the software side as well, especially with Resistance: Retribution‘s launch. That’s not to say that other games didn’t get their chances in the spotlight. In fact, we heard more about upcoming software releases this week than in the last couple of weeks. Count how many times I said “week”.
Anyway. On to the show!
HARDWARE
- Sony’s Peter Dille has waded into the whole PSP vs. iPhone debate, saying that there’s no competition and the iPhone’s games are largely diversionary. Link.
- A survey showed that Sony could be considering a new comic book and graphic novel service for the PS Store. I guess they finally took their cue from the homebrew comic reader apps. Link.
- Capcom may be getting a lot of flak about their supposed nickel-and-diming ways right now, but plans to put more PSOne games on PSN may bring them back into the good graces of retro gamers everywhere. Well, those with a PS3 or PSP anyway. Link.
- And here’s one from the rumor mill: Apparently, a price drop for the PSP is also incoming, or so claims a “major UK high street retailer”. Link.
- PSP sour candies? Now you get to have your PSP and eat it too. Link.
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SOFTWARE
- Lots of Retribution-related things happened this week:
- A day after Resistance: Retribution launched, Sony Bend held a dev chat with the fans, touching on topics like PSP piracy and online cheaters. Link.
- SCEA and Global Gaming also launched the Road to Retribution Tournament the day after the game’s release. At stake here are Sony prizes that amount to a total of US$ 25,000. Link.
- As if in consolation for Australia getting Resistance: Retribution later than pretty much everybody else, the Australian branch of EB Games has readied a Retribution-branded PSP bundle for the region. Link.
- Ten more PSP games including God of War: Chains of Olympus and Patapon were added to Sony’s Greatest Hits line. Link.
- MotorStorm: Arctic Edge will definitely push the PSP’s hardware to its limit. So says game creator Richard Ogden. Link.
- Nihon Falcom has confirmed that a new Ys game will be coming to the PSP. Well, kinda new, at least. Link.
- We also received a couple of game release date announcements: