“Why not open the PSP?” – veteran developer David Perry

For a time now, across the gaming industry, there has been a strong belief that Sony is soon to come up with a new PSP. According to developers and industry players, it could probably be not exactly PSP II but at least a reworked PSP hardware unit.

Regardless of when it will happen, coming up with a next-gen PSP seems like a logical step for consoles to survive. If this then is true, what kind of rework will be done? What changes? Veteran developer Dave Perry has these thoughts in mind:

• I would propose they make the PSP with a clambshell design, to protect that lovely screen
• They should have made the screen at least DVD resolution (704×480 in U.S., 704×576 in the U.K.) instead of the current (480×272)
• I would also kill off the UMD disc, remove it entirely and shrink the device size
• I think switching to digital distribution would be a much better idea, by including that Sony Media Manager software for free. Embracing digital distribution, even offering convenient encrypted over-the-air WiFi distribution, would bring movies and games back to the PSP in a sensible way
• If they wanted to be forward thinking, they could offer modern features like game demos, trial music from new artists, item sales, vast customization of items, characters and in-game objects from databases too vast to store on the PSP
• Did user-created content hurt YouTube? Why not open the PSP? Welcome indie games, welcome development, get the users promoting the device

What do you think guys? Of all the things mentioned, Perry put premium on the homebrew scene. He went on discussing how Sony keeps on forcing users to upgrade PSP’s internal software. Currently, Sony is at Firmware 2.82, but the homebrew scene isn’t so far away, cracking open all previous firmwares up until 2.80.

Furthermore, Perry stated the only problem here is Sony refusing to listen and learn from its customers. “I bet Sony tries to tell you it doesn’t matter. Well, if you type ‘sony psp hack’ into google, there are now 8.6 MILLION pages dedicated to the subject,” the developer reveals.

David Perry has been around for quite some time. He actually founded Shiny Entertainment and worked there for more than a decade (1993-2006). Currently, he is leading GameInvestors and has an MMO project coming up entitled 2Moons.

Via SPOnG

For a time now, across the gaming industry, there has been a strong belief that Sony is soon to come up with a new PSP. According to developers and industry players, it could probably be not exactly PSP II but at least a reworked PSP hardware unit.

Regardless of when it will happen, coming up with a next-gen PSP seems like a logical step for consoles to survive. If this then is true, what kind of rework will be done? What changes? Veteran developer Dave Perry has these thoughts in mind:

• I would propose they make the PSP with a clambshell design, to protect that lovely screen
• They should have made the screen at least DVD resolution (704×480 in U.S., 704×576 in the U.K.) instead of the current (480×272)
• I would also kill off the UMD disc, remove it entirely and shrink the device size
• I think switching to digital distribution would be a much better idea, by including that Sony Media Manager software for free. Embracing digital distribution, even offering convenient encrypted over-the-air WiFi distribution, would bring movies and games back to the PSP in a sensible way
• If they wanted to be forward thinking, they could offer modern features like game demos, trial music from new artists, item sales, vast customization of items, characters and in-game objects from databases too vast to store on the PSP
• Did user-created content hurt YouTube? Why not open the PSP? Welcome indie games, welcome development, get the users promoting the device

What do you think guys? Of all the things mentioned, Perry put premium on the homebrew scene. He went on discussing how Sony keeps on forcing users to upgrade PSP’s internal software. Currently, Sony is at Firmware 2.82, but the homebrew scene isn’t so far away, cracking open all previous firmwares up until 2.80.

Furthermore, Perry stated the only problem here is Sony refusing to listen and learn from its customers. “I bet Sony tries to tell you it doesn’t matter. Well, if you type ‘sony psp hack’ into google, there are now 8.6 MILLION pages dedicated to the subject,” the developer reveals.

David Perry has been around for quite some time. He actually founded Shiny Entertainment and worked there for more than a decade (1993-2006). Currently, he is leading GameInvestors and has an MMO project coming up entitled 2Moons.

Via SPOnG