http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/ Engadget Comments for Sony hints at "non-game apps" for PSP http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
No but really, these apps are getting stupid.]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/No one has even had in their hands yet but yet they call it uncomfortable....]]>Jun 25th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
Very Nice!]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 26th 2009 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
Only real thing they should have added to this was a Camera on the back. DUH!

As well as a Touch Screen (strictly for XMB menu, not some crappy game) as to more easily navigate that menu and it would open up the possibility of... A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD, ZOMG.]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
precisely how many firmware updates is that?]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
http://loot-ninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cartman-500x510.jpg]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
Seriously. This seems like the most basic thing to me. In in age like this, having the most popular platform (and it not sucking) is the best way to get the best devs to write the best software for it.

The iPod touch wouldn't be nearly as popular as it is today, if the iPhone never existed.

It is interesting, though. Out of the 3 devices I've mentioned, they all seem to best each other in different areas. Only the PSP has physical controls. I really do like the form factor of slide-out controls, though it remains to be seen how usable/ergonomic they are. That's really the only area where the PSP could trump Apple or MS's offerings.

Only the Zune HD has an OLED screen, and only the Zune HD will have XBL integration.

So yeah, DO WANT Zune HD, and kinda sorta want PSP Go. Also, iPhone 4 lyfe obviously. :P

]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-02-2009/0005037250&EDATE= ) they said that you would be able to use the dualshock controller so why not the ps3 chat pad. I hope that they allow this and it would be the main reason for me to buy the psp-go]]>Jun 26th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Looks like none of the posters know what "Homebrew" is and how we've been downloading non-game apps for a while now and majority are very useful and developed by the scene. Sony just wants to do it by themselves now.]]>Jun 25th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 25th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/take a look at my www.mojocafe.net project... as sony brought the
flash 7 plugin last november to the psp, i ported the whole thing
so that you could use the mojos on the PSP.

i bet a squillion of wine flu atoms that sony will bring some kind
of widgets aka applets aka widsets to the psp.]]>Jun 26th 2009 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
PSP Go Home. Sony, if you are listening (for the first time EVER), this is what we want
(1) touchscreen (you can't deny the utility of a touchscreen!)
(2) 2nd analog nub (if you _really_ care about the "games")
(3) updated CPU (come on, newer processors are easily 3-4 times faster)
(4) clamshell design to protect the screen (ala Nintendo DS. I _hate_ having to baby my PSP to avoid scratching the screen. The DS is "pocketable" because I don't have to worry about the screen in addition to its size)
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* Bluetooth: potentially allowing Cool Things (TM) to happen (GPS via bluetooth, internet where no wifi). However browsing on the PSP has been painful (to be nice) and non-ghetto phones do web OK. Hrm...that leaves GPS via bluetooth...and other little things as potential Cool Things.
* Perhaps the PSP Go! has a better screen (?) especially in sunlight.
* It is definitely more compact and travel-friendly (probably the biggest benefit)

Drawbacks:
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* ergonomics is up in the air, but what I've seen suggests almost certainly worse
* non-removable battery (I think)
* price is pretty high, relatively-speaking
* no UMD (despite sighs of relief it's gone, I think this will limit appeal greatly)
* competition from existing PSPs that can download games fine (assuming you have a big enough Memory Stick - or sticks). Plus they do UMD, too.

Value of PSP Go?
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It ranks pretty low on my scale.







]]>Jun 25th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
The system is still young, do you really think it's time for PSP 2? Consoles last a lot longer than 4 years before a new generation is introduced.

Simply adding a second analog nub would make the single nub consoles useless with newer games, you will only see it in the next gen. A few years and you will have the second nub. You can't expect a touchscreen for the same reason.

Are you being fair in putting the PSP down? The Go is a big shift for the gaming industry, complete digital distribution hasn't been done yet. The graphics still look fantastic, the gameplay is great, the game selection is huge.]]>Jun 25th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
Apple, Palm, Nokia, PSP, Android, etc.

Developers are going to get cranky...]]>Jun 25th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 26th 2009 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/
sony should instead concentrate on an xbox arcade-style store for the psp - the "official" psn games aren't in huge abundance, and there's a load of great homebrew developers that have been using the psp as a platform for years.

right. i'm off to play lightcycle 3d...]]>Jun 26th 2009 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 26th 2009 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/sony-hints-at-non-game-apps-for-psp/Jun 26th 2009 5:39AM