The lucky folks over in Japan received a nice surprise on the PlayStation Store today: Final Fantasy VIII, the PSOne classic. Squall, Rinoa, and the rest of Final Fantasy VIII the crew have junctioned themselves into a new domain – you can now play them on the go on your PSP and on the PS3. There is now word on a US or European release yet, but we can expect more details in the next week or two.
At Sony’s Tokyo Game Show Keynote, new peripherals were announced for the PSPgo. Two of the accessories: Bluetooth Stereo Head-set Receiver and Converter Cable Adaptor will be available in Japan from December 24th 2009 and from January 10th 2010 in all other regions. In addition to the above two, Sony has also announced a number of other accessories.
In an effort to entice current PSP owners to Go and upgrade to the new PSP model, Sony is launching a “PSP Go Rewards” program, where you can get your hands on three games free of charge. First, you have to register a PSP Go on PSN. Then you have to log into PSN using your old PSP with a UMD in the drive. From there, you can download a PSP Go Theme and receive an email carrying a voucher.
A playable version of Metal Gear Solid: Peach Walker will be appearing at the Tokyo Game Show later this month. For those that are unable to fly out to Japan, Kojima Productions has detailed the playable demos they’re bringing to TGS 09. First off, there are two ways to play the demo. You can line up at the Peace Walker Demo Play Area and get your hands on a demo unit. If you’d rather not wait in line, you can download a copy of the demo from the Demo Download Areas.
ESRB is the entertainment rating system used in the US (PEGI for Europe), familiar to most gamers and parents. In order to educate parents about the rating system, SCEA are integrating a guide into the PSPgo device. The built-in guide provides a overview of the rating system and a step-by-step walkthrough of the device’s parental control features and settings.
SCEE has announced that SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 will be hitting the shelves on Tuesday, November 24 2009. In time for the holiday season. Gain the upper hand in multiplayer gameplay with two powerful new multiplayer units outfitted with new lethal weapons when you pre-order your copy of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3. See details below.
Looking forward to Assassin’s Creed for the PSP? You’re probably wondering how it will translate into the PSP game, right? Producer Frederic Lefrancois and Senior Producer Dan McAuliffe some questions about the PSP version of the game, including how the controls work, tweaks to the game and more. Check out the video below.
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You can now select either [By Expire Date] or [All] as the method for displaying content that is saved on Memory Stick™ media.
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The new PSP and Gran Turismo are out in less than a month. Sony has revealed two special versions of Gran Turismo for hard-core fans: the Gran Turismo PSP Collector’s Edition and the Gran Turismo Edition PlayStation Portable console, both of which will launch on 1st October alongside the standard edition. The Collector’s Edition game features an extra vehicle that hopefully needs no introduction to the petrol heads amongst you – the 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in black.
As we revealed last week, Firmware 6.00 for the PSP is now available to download. Although the version number indicates a major update to the system software, only a few changes have been made. New features include the ability to group games into folders based on their expiry date and new XMB colours have been added to [Theme Settings].
