Arsenal fans could catch replays, live action on Sony's PSP

As we're confident that you know, one of the biggest downsides to catching an event in-stadium is the inability to see instant replays. Oh sure, a few venues play back sequences for the fanatics in attendance, but you'll still get a much better angle from the comfort of your own couch. English soccer club Arsenal is hoping to remove that obstacle from fans' minds by testing out an instant replay system with Sony's PSP. In theory, at least, a Sony-developed application would enable patrons to "watch live streaming video of a game, along with data and statistics, and provide the ability to watch near-instant replays." 'Course, we've already seen Bluetooth added to venues and a similar system as this installed at Safeco Field, but we still envision this being a hit if it's really rolled out within 18 months as planned.

[Image courtesy of Panstadia]

[omhhey Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:04PM]

ahhhhhhh!! this is my favorite soccer team!!!! if they do this i willl buy a psp 3000 right away!!!!!

[lax Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:07PM]

*football team

(i know im gonna get low ranked,but its football)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:12PM]

@lax, no sir, you got a high ranking from me.

[flashpoint Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:12PM]

SONY will have the PSP performing calculations for the LHC in attempts to figure out the origin of the COSMOS before it actually gets games worth playing.

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:24PM]

Hey atleast this is GOOD publicity for it!

[Electromodo Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:59PM]

VIVA ARSENAL!!!!

[m3nphls Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:05PM]

yea, its football.....somehow americans call "football" to the wrong sport because they use their hands more lol

[ALBGunner04 Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:45PM]

I don't understand why they renamed football to "soccer" when the sport that replaces the term uses the hands more than anything. Why couldn't they call the American football "soccer"? Soccer sounds like a panzy sport, and that's why Americans don't like the real football, which is stupid. They think American football is the only "real mans sport".

[VAGRANT Posted Jan 21st 2009 6:18PM]

This is interesting and I presume they will accomplish it using WiFi and some application any hooligan can download to enjoy the replay on their PSP.

Personally, I enjoy this feature when watching sumo while at the match in Japan. I use the 1SEG TV adapter to accomplish that, since the signal is being pushed out anyways. Also, with 1SEG, additional data is pushed along with it. NHK, if they wanted, could push out the schedule for the day showing the match-up and current wins/losses for the tournament.



Anyways, this post has gotten out of hand, like a match itself. You jokers should be wishing the tests go well, so that features like this would be expanded to a venue you prefer.


Silly

[TheAngryIntern Posted Jan 21st 2009 8:00PM]

@Albanian_Killa: Soccer is actually a shortened version of Association Football.

"The rules of association football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863, and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other versions of football played at the time. The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in the 1880s."

[ALBGunner04 Posted Jan 22nd 2009 12:59AM]

Good informal post :) I never thought about that!

[ilh Posted Jan 22nd 2009 8:55AM]

As Angry Intern said, it was an American that coined the term which is probably why it's everyone calls soccer over there and not really over here.

[realar Posted Jan 22nd 2009 10:18AM]

I hate that team. Arsenal?. Arseholes more like.

[Android Overlord Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:06PM]

As an arsenal supporter this blows. I sold my PSP a year ago or two. Oh and It's football.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:07PM]

Two points:

1) The FA will never allow in-stadium, user-controlled replays. It's too likely to incite the crowd if a bad decision is made by the referee.

2) Arsenal suck.

[omhhey Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:09PM]

you are stupid arsenal is the greatest team ever!!!

good point about the fa tho......

[lax Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:08PM]

Amen to that!! (well to the second point really)

[Android Overlord Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:15PM]

The FA would commit mass suicide. Everybody would be right while. The referees almost always make the wrong decision.

[Abubakar Posted Jan 21st 2009 7:29PM]

The same Arsenal team that will be taken over by Aston Villa for the fourth Champions League spot?

Manchester United: Champions of England, Europe and the World.

[Bjay Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:08PM]

MAN UTD FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Android Overlord Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:12PM]

Man united is so good they've just lost their sponsor. Their new sponsor is man city.

[Android Overlord Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:18PM]

Man united is so good they've just lost their sponsor. Their new sponsor is man city.

[Beamo Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:08PM]

IT IS CALLED FOOTBALL.
Its a ball.. that wait for it.. is kicked with a foot. Hence the name.

Also. Arsenal suck goats.

[PhoenixFox Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:16PM]

Yeah. It's football.

I hate the damn game and I still get annoyed with "soccer"

[ChrisAre Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:17PM]

Wait, they suck goats? Why? Is that some kind of crazy soccer thing?

[Android Overlord Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:17PM]

I'm 100% sure I clicked on the comment above. Its been doing this all day. Posting my comments to random people.

[Bjay Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:50PM]

Kris, it is the damn economy. Man city sponsoring Man United lol, those lame folks could not land Kaka.

[omhhey Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:11PM]

alright whatever football im american its what we call it here and i don't think some other readers wood get it if i said football cuz they think of american (crap) football

ARSENAL!!!

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:26PM]

WOOD?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:14PM]

fit

[caboose Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:18PM]

If only this was ready for yesterday's inauguration, where i can hear hot reporters Talking about all the Inauguration balls :-D "mobile inauguration ball coverage" now there's something to look forward too 2012!! yay

---My name is Caboose

[BrentK Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:45PM]

I'd never really believed the apocalypse was coming in 2012... until now.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:23PM]

1) its football, not soccer

2) they arent even getting in the champs lge next year!! haha

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:28PM]

Actually thats both wrong, the original "Football" is Aussie rules rugby. You are all wrong, low rank me because you think I deserve it. Rank means nothing here, only in Socom! :P

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:38PM]

New England Revolution FTW!!!!!!!!

[cima113 Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:26PM]

I think they already have this at Radioshack....

Yeah i'm sure of it. "Little battery operated portable TV" is what I think they call it. ;)

[Eddy120876 Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:30PM]

Ummm Soccer is a British term so you can use both Terms. Also Arsenal my fav team..down with Man U.But i do agree replay will cause alot of problems in the stands :(

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2009 3:23AM]

It's possible that you are correct, but it's one that is never used. I swear that the term "soccer" is only used by the Americans to annoy everyone else. In some respect this is fine as it means we can continue to describe "American Football" as "Girl's Rugby"...

[Saad the other one Posted Jan 23rd 2009 12:59AM]

Adebayor!

[dcoaster Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:31PM]

No way.... An official application for the PSP?!?!

[Ksult1 Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:32PM]

Something similar has been available on the DS for a while now, hasn't it? They seem to be increasing the use of the DS functions in other public places as well, such as airports.

[Evangelion Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:38PM]

Yeah, it was with baseball I believe.

[NohOne Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:04PM]

They have had it at Mariners games for a couple years now.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:51PM]

So Sony can develop all this, but they can't even get a youtube app on the psp...

[Gav Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:52PM]

Too bad Arsenal suck.

I'm just jumping on the bandwagon here, I really couldn't care less.

[Eternal Density Posted Jan 21st 2009 4:58PM]

In before the "there's three English soccer teams whose names require censorship" joke.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:03PM]

Hey, just like those maps for Disneyworld that you can download onto your Nintendo DS!

...wait, you mean they never came out?

[ALBGunner04 Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:42PM]

OMG WTF :( I wish my PSP didn't break two years ago :'(

And it's Arsenal! Arsenal FC!
We're by far the greatest team,
The world has ever seen!

[Bjay Posted Jan 21st 2009 5:46PM]

Greatest suckers i believe (Arsenal is dead; atleast this season anyway)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 21st 2009 6:12PM]

Aaaarsenal AAAAARSENAL...
F C!!!!

I saw the pic in the post and thought to myself, "That looks like Emirates..."
I read the title and crapped my pants. I saw PSP and further crapped my pants.