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Sony Struggles To Define the PSP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the part-of-the-game dept.

Brian Crecente has a piece over on the Rocky Mountain site talking about Sony's struggle to make the PSP stand out. The failure of the UMD format, its de-emphasis as a media player, and the lackluster stable of games leaves PSP owners wondering exactly what to use it for. From the article: "While digital media is a key focus for Sony Computer Entertainment right now, the company is also working to expand other elements of the portable as well. In November, the PlayStation 3 will launch with built in PSP support. While [PSP Marketing Manager John] Koller wouldn't discuss specifics, he did say that the PlayStation Portable will be a 'remote control device' for the next-gen console. He says more details about that connectivity will be coming out in the coming months, perhaps at the Tokyo Game Show next month."

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  1. It's a pocket Betamax by krell · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's just a cool pocket movie viewer at this time.

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
  2. 99% of all PSP games? by LKM · · Score: 5, Funny
    but 99% of the games suck

    How is that possible if it doesn't even have 100 games? Possibly you mean that 95% of all PSP games suck 100%, and the last one sucks 80%? :-D

    I own a PSP. I use it for Puzzle Block Party, a game that uses about a fifth of its blurry battery-eating screen for actual gameplay (the rest is used for weird animated comic characters). I wish they made it for the PSP, then I could, uhm, try to sell my PSP on eBay or something.

  3. DRM Again by neonprimetime · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A big issue for us has been the (Digital Rights Management) and how we can secure that content to the Memory Stick," Koller said. "The studios and the labels don't want their content floating around."

    After you pay for it once, you should be able to float it around wherever you want to let it float. Grrrrr

  4. What Might Help by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's Mario!

  5. Re:I guess it depends on what you're looking for.. by El+Tonerino · · Score: 2, Funny
    tight baseball, some good racers, Tekken, and a decent RPG to name a few

    ...or to name just one...
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    El Tonerino
  6. Re:Obligitory by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny
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    "I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)

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