Mike Kebby over on the EU PlayStation.Blog let slip that Final Fantasy VIII will be available in Europe “soonish.” FFVIII, the fastest selling FF game of all time, was originally released in 1999 on the PlayStation, and was revived a few weeks ago when it hit the Japanese PlayStation Store. This is especially good news to Europe as some versions of the original PSOne game does not work on the PS3.
The upcoming Assassin’s Creed games for the PSP and PlayStation 3 will be interconnectable, allowing certain unlockables to be transferred between the two different games. This includes currency conversion between the PSP and PS3 versions and health upgrades from the PS3 to PSP versions (details below). The PSP-3000 will be bundled with Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines and will be available to purchase from November 17th. The bundle will also come with a 2GB Memory Stick Duo and a download voucher for the movie “Angels and Demons”.
Ghostbusters was released on the PlayStation 3 and other consoles back in June. Atart has announced that the PSP version of the game will be available in November. The PSP version is developed by RedFly Studios, which also developed the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions of the game. You can expect similar single-player campaigns, including the story written by the movie’s stars Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd.
A new version of the Media Go application is now available to download for the PC. The free PC software already lets you manage the games, movies, music and videos for your PSP but Sony made a few improvements for you in Media Go version 1.2. The first improvement is that you can now transfer play lists from your PC to your PSP, so you can have specific playlists ready to take with you on your PSP whenever and wherever you want.
This week on the PlayStation Store, 13 PSP Mini titles are now available to download. You can download them for £3.99 and under. You will also find a huge selection of new and old UMD title available, including FIFA 10, Gran Turismo and GTA. Check out the list of new games below as well as the entire list of PSP games available.
NIS America have re-releasing some of their past PSP titles to celebrate the launch of the PSPgo. And what’s really awesome about this is that our past PSP titles will be 50% off for the whole week. The discount will only be valid for one week starting today, so don’t miss this chance to get their past titles on your PSP. Prices range between $4.99 and $9.99.
PSP Firmware 6.10 is now available to download. The update adds new support for the Media Go application and also adds Internet Tethering support to the PSPgo. The update will be needed to access the PlayStation Store and to play the latest Mini Games, coming out today. See below for a detailed changelog.
The PSPgo is released in only a few hours time. Now that the UMD drive is gone, you’re probably wondering what games you can purchase from the PlayStation Store. Well, along with the launch of the PSPgo tomorrow, lots of new and old titles will be added to the PlayStation Store. Check out come of the titles available below, including the new PSP Minis range.
Most games these days are multi-platform, and you may be wondering if Gran Turismo will ever be available on the Nintendo DS or even the iPhone. According to Sony, Gran Turismo is only possible on the PSP and PlayStation 3. While there hasn’t been an official comment from the developers, the latest Gran Turismo advert (see below) clearly states it’s “only possible on the PSP and PSPgo.”
As many of you might know, comedian and nightly talk-show host Jay Leno is a gearhead through and through. His passion for cars is legendary, and so is his vast garage. It was in this very garage that the Qorespondent Audrey Cleo caught up with Jay to talk about his inclusion in the upcoming Gran Turismo title for PSP.
