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The PSP Go, a revamped version of Sony’s PlayStation Portable, ditches game discs in favour of digital downloads via the online PlayStation Store.
Physically, it’s a sexy device. The screen slides up to reveal the familiar controls, buttons and an improved analog thumbstick, and the guts house 16 GB of storage for games, music, videos and photos.
Although the narrower body can cause some hand cramping after long bouts of play, it makes the standard PSP look obese.
That said, the PSP Go will not be a hit with everyone. Some will love its futuristic sexiness and the way it can store a dozen or more games in its built in memory, rather than on those little plastic Universal Media Discs.
But others will be turned off by the price (the Go is $249.99, compared to $169.99 for the standard PSP), and the PSP Go’s lack of a UMD drive is both a boon and a bane — it can’t play existing disc-based PSP games, which means gamers looking to upgrade will have to either abandon their libraries or repurchase games in the digital format, neither of which is appealing.
Sony seems to be hoping the PSP Go will become the iPod Touch of gaming devices, which is a tad ironic considering the iPod Touch ($299.99 for the 32 GB model) is itself a capable handheld gaming platform, and a vastly superior media player and multipurpose device. And in Canada, the PlayStation Store, unlike the iTunes Store, doesn’t currently offer movies or TV shows for download.
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The PSP Go (styled PSPgo or PSP go, is a version of the PlayStation Portable handheld video game console manufactured by Sony. It was released on October 1, 2009 in American and European territories and is scheduled for release on November 1 in Japan.
And Speaking of portable game consoles…Here’s an interesting game for your DSi…Thorium Wars.
In Thorium Wars, you battle Thorium-based machines (known as Thorions) to keep them from wiping out mankind and get to do it in epic win mode thanks to the following features:
-Futuristic Vehicle Shooter: Blast through waves of Thorions using five powerful vehicles, including tanks, hovercrafts, starfighters and more.
-Exotic Battlefields: Battle across twelve exciting missions as you navigate your way through a wide variety of combat environments including deserts, lush valleys, oceans, air and space.
-Devastating Enemy Mechs: Face the terrifying army of Thorium beasts ranging from swarms of Redeye Drones to the bone-crushing Manticore Walker.
Thorium Wars is now available for download at the DSi Shop!
Thanks Crix Lee for that great blog entry on http://www.love.com
Popular Tonight Show Host, Jay Leno has contributed his Voice to Gran Turismo for PSP.
It was revealed yesterday in PlayStation Network’s digital magazine QORE™ that Jay Leno lent his voice to Gran Turismo PSP. In addition to being a famous comedian and late night talk show host, Leno is also known for his passion for automobiles and for having a massive collection of classic and modern cars, many of which he features on his website, Jay Leno’s Garage (Jay Leno’s Garage). In the interview, filmed within his giant garage that houses his collection, Leno discussed his impression of the Gran Turismo games and involvement with Gran Turismo PSP. The interview also includes footage of Leno in the recording studio, doing lines for Gran Turismo PSP, including the Challenge Mode tutorials. Gran Tusrismo fans will know that this is not Leno’s first involvement with Gran Turismo, however. His infamous “Tank Car,” a custom car built using and M47 Patton tank engine, was featured in Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation 2 as playable vehicle.
Check out the full interview in the September 2009 issue of QORE™, available now on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Store. And listen for Jay Leno in Gran Turismo for PSP, coming October 1 to UMD and PlayStation Network.
Anyone who has picked up the latest Guitar Hero 5 may have noticed Kurt Cobain’s likeness making an appearance, along with two Nirvana songs “Lithium” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” However a post by blogger Everett True highlighted that the Cobain avatar can be used to play any number of songs in the game, some of which put the late singer in some rather uncharacteristic poses, with some even seeing him rapping.
Now, Cobain’s widow Courtney Love has apparently spoken out against the use of the singer’s image in the game on Twitter. A 70-post rant on the feed of user courtneylover79 (which has been purporting to be that of Love for months) claims, “FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT APPROVE KURTS AVATAR FOR GUYITARHERO5.” It adds thatshe loathes the game and finds it “odious,” as well as suggesting that Cobain would “despise this game” and his representation in it. This comes contrary to reports that Love, former bandmate Dave Grohl, and Universal publishing all signed off on the deal with Activision.
The tirade of posts, some of which verge on nonsensical, also threatens legal action against Activision. She also mentions that she “saw a piece of the [Cobain] avatar on the nightly news I actually had to vomit.”
Blogger Everett True has since responded to Love’s Twitter musings, True said he has it “on good authority” that Love “owns the rights to Kurt’s image and likeness” and that her action to sue was “odd.”
Activision has since responded to the claims, stating that Cobain’s estate, and specifically Courtney Love, did in fact sign off on having the late artist appear in Guitar Hero 5. “Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written agreement signed by Courtney Love to use Kurt Cobain’s likeness as a fully playable character in Guitar Hero 5,” the publisher said in a statement.
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