Technologizer

Sony: No UMD Transfers for PSP Go

Friday, September 25, 2009

Those who want in on Sony’s download-only PSP Go will have to leave their disc-based games behind, as there won’t be any way to convert games from UMD to digital form. Delivering the bad news to Kotaku, Sony said that “due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this time.” [...]

Good: ESRB Pre-Loads PSP Go With a Ratings Guide

Friday, September 18, 2009

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Let’s just assume for a minute that it’s an ideal world, where parents keep a watchful eye on the video games their kids are playing. If that’s the case, it’s great news that Sony plans to load a video game ratings guide directly onto the PSP, through a partnership with the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. The guide [...]

PSP Go Retailer Backlash Begins

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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When the PSP Go launches next month, the Netherlands’ largest video game retailer won’t be selling it, according to Eurogamer. Nedgame says the biggest reason it won’t carry the PSP Go is the price of 249 euros ($250 in the United States), which isn’t justifiable when the existing PSP-3000 costs 169 euros ($130 here). The retailer [...]

Reimagining the Future of Digital Games Distribution

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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With Sony launching the download-only PSP Go next month and Microsoft recently launching premium game downloads over Xbox Live, the seeds are planted for a fully digital future. For the most part, I’ve viewed this as a good thing, but an editorial by Jim Sterling at Destructoid today gave me pause. Entitled “Fearing the future of [...]

Yes, Sony, You Are Competing With the iPhone

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Sony continues to insist that it’s not competing with the iPhone on gaming, even though the opposite is increasingly becoming true. Tucked into Sony’s impressively newsworthy GamesCom press conference yesterday was an announcement for “PSP Minis,” a line of low-price, small-scale video games aimed at the upcoming PSP Go handheld. The list of planned games, including [...]

PSP Go Could Run Faster

Friday, July 3, 2009

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Sony won’t tell you this up front, but it seems the PSP Go will carry a faster processor than the existing PSP-3000. That’s at least according to FCC filings dug up by Sony Insider. The portable gaming device, which is due in October and will get all of its content through Internet downloads, will include a [...]

Hey, the PSP Go Feels Good!

Friday, June 5, 2009

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I will now attempt to navigate a PSP Go hands-on article without using any puns related to locomotion. Let’s start with the specs, which were known even before Sony officially announced the new model. It’s 40 percent lighter and 50 percent smaller than the existing PSP-3000, the company says. A 16 GB flash drive is on [...]