PSP To Have PS2 Connectivity, No Shovelware Conversions?

Thanks to GamesIndustry.biz for its article discussing Sony's confirmation that its forthcoming PSP portable will feature connectivity with the PS2 home console. According to remarks from Sony's Fumiya Takeno: "This feature would allow games to be played on the home systems, with save games being moved to the PSP so that play could be continued on the handheld system - exploiting the fact that the PSP's hardware is broadly similar in specification to the PS2." Although "...it is known that porting code from the PS2 to the PSP is extremely easy", it's also been confirmed that Sony "..is placing a heavy emphasis on the development of new titles for the PSP, rather than the porting of existing PS2 software", meaning the company is likely to be harsh in the approval process regarding 'shovelware' PS2 conversions.

Comments

Re:why PS2 connectivity?

[rrace]

Could be, since the PS3 is supposed to be able to run ps2 and ps1 games it would also be able connect to the psp. The library of games sony will have with the ps3 will just be amazing.

Re:That's spiff.

[chrismcdirty]

The exageration gets you far, though. Remember the Xbox-GCN wars before they came out? Microsoft gave out untextured, unfilled, unenhanced polygon counts. So their numbers were through the roof. Nintendo gave out realistic gaming specs and were slammed by the media [and have been slammed ever since].

I'm hoping the battery life is good, too. I'll definitely give it a chance. Here's hoping.

Re:That's spiff.

[Rallion]

Multiplayer Crystal Chronicles WITHOUT the GBAs would be maddening. "Okay, guys, I need to switch items, get ready to pause!" "Oh, me too, so pause again right after!" Ugh. I would stab somebody so quick....if I didn't get stabbed first.

I do not think that word means what you think it m

[drinkypoo]

"Shovelware" does not mean "hastily ported software". I don't know where you got that impression but it is entirely incorrect. Shovelware is software (or media) included on a CD or DVD-ROM in order to use up some of that extra space. Typically it consists of demos for other like content, or related software. For example the shovelware on a driver disk for a USB camera might include webcam and photo retouching software, plus a slide show maker that puts your pictures on a cube or something, and costs $39.99 to register. On a clip art disc about cars there are probably clip art samplers of houses and pets or something. That is shovelware. A crappy port is only shovelware if it's thrown in with some other software, just because it would fit on the disc.