LocoRoco is out - just what the PSP doctor ordered · 2006-07-14 18:25 by Damian
The PSP has had a bit of an uphill climb lately. After its successful launch, original good games have been few and far between. To make things worse, along comes the DS Lite, a much stronger contender than the original DS ever was. Then comes LocoRoco and things take a turn for the better. [...]
World Cup Soccer on your PSP - more facts · 2006-06-10 11:22 by Damian
Ok, if you read our previous article about video downloads of the World Cup games, read on for some hard facts now that the tournament has started. [...]
World Cup Soccer on your PSP · 2006-06-04 18:14 by Damian
We’ve talked before about Sony’s Portable TV service that has been up and running in Japan for more than six months by now. So what’s up now? World Cup football/soccer of course! Digests of all 64 games will be available for download. [...]
PSP Firmware 2.70 - screenshots · 2006-04-29 00:03 by Damian, 1 comment(s)
Updated: Added info on the new support for saving RSS entries
Everyone already heard that the 2.70 firmware was released at 14:00 today in Japan, so why don’t we sink out teeth into it and grab some screenshots of the update process. While I’m in Japan at the moment, I did the update on a PSP bought in the US, so let’s see how that worked out despite the warnings. [...]
Map software for PSP released in Japan · 2006-04-23 00:24 by Damian, 1 comment(s)
Update: Added information about the downloadable add-ons.
Today’s date has been mentioned around the web as the day when GPS-related firmware and other stuff would be released. Most of that probably originated by someone spotting ads about today’s software release: Minna no chizu (Everyone’s map). That software is indeed available from today, but there is no new firmware, and no mention of any GPS support yet. With that cleared out, let’s see what we’ve got. [...]
A look at Sony's Portable TV service for PSP · 2006-04-18 16:10 by Damian, 4 comment(s)
Chances are that you first heard rumors about Sony’s Portable TV service (P-TV) for the Playstation Portable when the 2.0 firmware was first released. With H.264 support came news of a new service starting in Japan where PSP owners would be able to download content directly to their Memory Sticks. By now the service has been up and running for several months, albeit with a slightly flawed business model. Read on to find out why and see examples of how it works. [...]