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Don't have a PS3 but want to download games to your PSP? Sony solves that in Japan

Thanks to the PlayStation Store, gamers can connect their PSP to the PlayStation 3 console to download classic PSone games to play on the handheld. Those without a PS3, however, do not have access to such a feature – unless they live in Japan.
 
Sony announced at TGS that the PlayStation Store may now be accessed using a PC connected to the web. The announcement currently appears to apply only to the Japanese market, as North American and European gamers still must access the downloadable content via the PS3.
 
It is unclear when or if the PC-accessible service will venture outside of Japan, but Sony is likely working on ways to sell PSP owners worldwide downloadable content.
 
The ability to download classic games onto the PSP came in December 2006, less than a month following the PS3’s launch. For as low as $5.99, gamers can purchase PSone classics such as Cool Boarders, Crash Bandicoot, Hot Shots Golf 2, Syphon Filter and Tekken 2 to play on PSP.
 
In other PSP-related news, Sony announced new PSP Remote Play features, such as the ability to control the power state of the PS3.



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Great... but
By bysmitty on 9/21/2007 10:58:26 AM , Rating: 4
That is good news but when the heck are we getting more games? It is a very nice feature that works well but the extremely limited selection of around 10 games is just lame.

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RE: Great... but
By jay2o01 on 9/21/2007 12:18:09 PM , Rating: 2
its possible sony is setting the stage for their connect replacement. A multiplatform store is the first step to selling content that they want to get to their game consoles (and now pc). Seems to me that this might be a first step in the right direction....


RE: Great... but
By AlphaVirus on 9/21/2007 1:42:12 PM , Rating: 2
I have to agree with you. Sony is moving in the right direction with multiplatform connection abilities.

Having only a few games is a problem but I dont think Sony will take long to add many more games to the list.


RE: Great... but
By johnbuk on 9/21/2007 3:36:47 PM , Rating: 4
Don't own a PS3, but do own a PSP. Finally got tired of waiting for Sony to do this and loaded "customized" firmware that allows me to play all (well, most) of the PSOne games that I already own on my PSP. I'm not about to go back and buy them from Sony now when I already have that ability, but they would have gotten lots of my money 6 months ago if this was available then.


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