TGS 2008: PSP Store, Ad Hoc Party, PS3 bundles, and Home beta launch dates

We have the highlights from Sony‘s recently-concluded TGS 2008 conference. The big announcements here are the launch dates for some of Sony’s new services as well as the new 80GB PS3 bundles.

Here are the highlights from Sony‘s recently-concluded TGS 2008 conference. The big news here are the launch dates for some of Sony’s new services as well as the new 80GB PS3 bundles.

First up is the PlayStation Store for PSP, which is all set to launch next week, October 15. This may only be for Japan at the time being, though, but we’ll keep an eye on it.

Sony also revealed “Ad Hoc Party”, the official name for their upcoming PS3/PSP service, which will launch on October 30. The first game to include this feature will be Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G.

There’s also some stuff for the PS3 owners. The eagerly-awaited PlayStation Home will start its open beta before the year ends, while the new 80GB PS3 bundles that come with a DualShock 3 controller will hit stores on October 30 in Japan.

• TGS 2008: Resistance: Retribution, other Sony PSP titles to be released on PSN
• Japan to get 80 GB PS3 bundles: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III, LittleBigPlanet
• PSP to get direct download from PlayStation Store, online play through PS3

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