Now that the Digital Comic application is available to download on the PSP, you can try out a free comic to see how it works. If you live in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa you can use the below code to download a free copy of Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1. The comic is 45MB in size.
adHocParty is now available to download from the US PlayStation Store. As we mentioned before, adhocParty for the PSP system is an online service that allows PSP owners with a PS3 system to connect to one another via the PlayStation Network. We have a video (below) to walk you through the new service.
This week on the PSP PlayStation Store, Europe has a few special offers on titles, including Medal of Honor. LittleBigPlanet is available to download from both the US and European Stores, as well as Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines. A LittleBigPlanet demo is available on the US Store too. Check out the list of new content below.
The PlayStation 3 firmware has already been updated this week, and now the PSP is getting its own update. Firmware 6.20 will be released later today, according to the Japanese PlayStation Website. The new update adds support for the PlayStation Video Store in Europe, which also launches today, and the PSP Comic Service.
With the Digital Comic service coming to PSP soon and Ben Templesmith, creator of the weirdly wonderful Wormwood, visiting London earlier this month, Sony has decided to up a video. Ben very kindly took the time to speak to Sony outside his hotel in London’s Docklands.
Metal Gear fans have something to look forward to this week. The PSOne Classic Metal Gear Solid is heading to the European PlayStation Store this week, priced at £7.99 / €9.99. Konami plans to release four classic Metal Gear titles in the run up to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, starting from this week.
Sony has been thinking about adding Trophy support to the PSP for some time now, but they are trying to tackle some technical difficulties – the biggest of which is the piracy issue. According to President of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, “It’s under discussion, but there are some technical challenges.” Recently though, rumors have begun once again. The LittleBigPlanet PSP box clearly shows “Trophies” as one of the features of the game.
Team Typhoon have developed a working custom firmware for the PSPgo, making use of a exploit in the system software. Unfortunately, the custom firmware will not be released to the public, in order to prevent the exploit from being patched in a future firmware version. Check out the video below to see the firmware in action. A better video of the custom firmware will be released next week.
Great news for all of you Ad Hoc fans out there –adhocParty for the PSP system, which first launched in Japan last year, is coming to North America! AdhocParty is an online service that allows PSP owners with a PS3 system to connect to one another via the PlayStation Network. It will be available as a free download on the PlayStation Store soon.
This week on the PSP PlayStation Store, three new games are available to download from the European PlayStation Store, and five are available from the US Store. Both stores have received new PSP Minis titles too – three for Europe and one for the US. The Jax and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Demo is out now on the European Store too as well as new DLC for both store. Check out the complete list below.
