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Why the PSP needs PlayStation Network support

Earlier this year the PSP enjoyed a rise in sales due to the release of the slimmed down PSP-2000, as well as an assortment of AAA titles, such as FFVII: Crisis Core and God of War: Chains of Olympus.

Since then, there hasn't been much fuss over the PSP, and why would there be? Where are the games? Not much worth picking up has been released since Q1 08'.

Sure things are bound to pick up again with the release of Resistance: Retribution, Super StarDust Portable, etc.

Sony needs to find a way to keep the sales, and interest going steady for the PSP. With the PSP being a technical marvel, it shouldn't be too difficult to implement some console-like features to it, to make it really shine.

The PSP needs full PSN integration. The PSP needs a full PSN friends list, where you can message, initiate a skype chat session, etc. We have a PSN "Portable ID" yet we cannot use it on our "portable" PlayStation.

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Published: 498 days 10 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Sony PSP | Gaming

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Ben1054 - 498 days 10 hours ago

1 - not the current psp

but the next psp must have PSN support, it would be great if you can sign in with the same account as your ps3 then talk to all your mates on psn and do video chat using the psp camera (if the net psp has a camera built in)

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Sev1512 - 498 days 10 hours ago

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I would agree with you, but with the recent FCC filings of a PSP-3000, I don't see a PSP "2" coming anytime soon.

So I am hoping these features get implemented with this gen PSP.

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Ben1054 - 498 days 10 hours ago

1.2 - yes, but

the current psp has been hacked to the max so if it gets psn support there might be a chance of psn getting hacked

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Sev1512 - 498 days 10 hours ago

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PSN hacking is going to come to an end soon.

Sony has thought of that.

Soon, hacked PSP's will only be able to run homebrew etc.

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faiizow - 498 days 3 hours ago

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Wasn't this already confirmed by a BUZZ! dev in an interview?

Edit : http://www.mcvuk.com/news/3...

["When pressed on whether this meant the PSP was being lined up for Trophy support, Escobar replied "check back with us later”, reportedly with a ‘grin and a nervous laugh’, according to the site."]

Also..

["The news ties in to details in Sony’s E3 press conference about extending users’ PSN IDs across the PS3, PSP and Sony websites – something that would in theory allow cross platform Trophies to be tied to a single gamercard."]

I think we can expect it tbh. I wish PS2 gets it aswell.

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doshey - 498 days 3 hours ago

1.5 - 1.3

really sense the psn thing would come through an update if it was to come to it then the psn will be there but with all new updates no one will be able to access the the psn until they install the new update which means hacking the psn will not be all easy

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joemayo76 - 498 days 1 hour ago

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well wipeout pulse already supports PSN usernames (dont kno of any other psp games tho) although u cant do the xmb stuff only play onlne with ur PSN ID

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PimpHandStrong - 498 days 10 hours ago

2 - i thought it had that?

u can buy games for the PSP via PSN

i thought this was the direction Sony was taking the PSP. Making it work with the PS3.

Just because the PSP isnt maching the DS in terms of sales doesnt mean its dying....atleast not how i look at it....but im not the sort of guy that plays games on the go. I listen to music and read when i can

but the PSP

is a nice looking piece of hardware and it plays PS2 like games! In terms of power and capabilties the PSP is the best handheld. Just because sales dont prove it doesnt mean its not true

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Sev1512 - 498 days 10 hours ago

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I never said the PSP is dying, it just doesn't have steady sales.

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Fernando8777 - 498 days 6 hours ago

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not in japan psp is bigger than the ps3

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Cajun Chicken - 498 days 3 hours ago

2.3 - Basically, the PSP has no games...

In the Western side of the hemisphere, for those who played through all the previous classics, theres nothing really looking worth looking forward to apart from RPG's.
I'll be honest, I know a LOT of people in the past who NEVER bought of played an RPG on their Playstation.
Why are sales going down? NO GAMES!
The battery power gets drained once playing WiFi on the PSP, as for PSN on PSP, what for? Seriously, I love the PSP and all, and I see PSN doing NOTHING for the PSP's sales!

The fact is, look on the shelves, when was the last time a classic quality title like GTA, GoW, Daxter, Medievil: Resurrection, Ratchet title came out?

The PSP simply needs MORE DEVELOPERS and some more new PSP exclusive only ip.

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PimpHandStrong - 498 days 9 hours ago

3 - the PSP

might not have steady sales but its also the summer

Nintendo is the casual king and the DS is crazy in sales. PSP has been outselling them in Japan i thought? If thats anything to go buy the psp is doing just fine

Japan is always ahead of the rest of the world in terms of eltronics...

Skype and movies are a bigger reason for me to have a handheld. If i can get maps on it that would be cool also because i travel for work alot.

but again im not a handheld guy

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Raoh - 498 days 6 hours ago

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ltos should be done with the psp

i was excited in the past when they had the cross support for socom on ps2 and psp.. if you got intel on the psp mission when you sync with the ps2 it would give you a map on the ps2 socom game..

brilliant..

but then it stopped there...

there needs to be more of that..

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ynneknimajneb - 498 days 4 hours ago

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what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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Sev1512 - 498 days 4 hours ago

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Billy Madison FTW!!!!

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faiizow - 498 days 3 hours ago

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looooooooool

memories...

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doshey - 498 days 3 hours ago

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really to me sony should come out with a psp 2 next year with it done right, but to me really all i need in the new psp is duel analog sticks hdd and psn then it will be great

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harry190 - 498 days 3 hours ago

7 - It will definitely come,

but not in the short term. They already pointed that they would do it eventually and it is extremely important to achieve that.

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superaktieboy - 497 days 20 hours ago

8 - the psp needs

a 'internet anywhere' addon, there is these usb modems for laptops that allow broadband internet on the go, sony should make a deal with someone and make this broadband on the go for the PSP..

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gersh - 497 days 10 hours ago

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I think the PSN stores needs to start releasing Playstation 1 games compatible with the PSP.

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whoelse - 496 days 4 hours ago

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I wouldn't be surprised is this comes sooner than later. I remember the PS Store was supposed to be hitting the PSP this year so i would anticipate a load of other PSN integration to come with it.

PSN integration should persuade PSP owners to continue to use their profiles at Home, therefore buying a PS3. The PSP is a stepping stone to buying a PS3 if you will.

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