First hint at possibility of PSP piracy/emulation

[Marcos]

From today's IGN article:

http://psp.ign.com/articles/571/571166p1.html

The presence of a Game folder on the Memory Stick, and the appearance of the folder under the Game section of the XMB interface suggests one thing: PSP will be able to play games directly off Memory Stick. Of course, we didn't actually have any game files in the directory to try this out, but it looks like SCE is planning something in the way of non-UMD game content for the PSP. Downloadable demos? Fully downloadable games? Homemade application support that allows the young generation to flex its budding creative muscle on the cutting edge of portable hardware? We'll have to wait for further clarification from SCE on the matter.

If anything along the lines of a developer kit comes along, you can guarantee the PSP will be come the best portable emulation device EVER. It should be able to run everything from NES to N64

Games were apparently running straight from the memory stick at E3 and other public showings too, so its possible from a hardware perspective, doubt the function will be included in the final of course

Exciting times

*I posted this at ocuk too in case you saw it there

[Marcos]

Is there absolutely no people here interested in portable gaming

[utdmleach]

My intrest died the day I turned on my GBA

[Marcos]

My intrest died the day I turned on my GBA

I know exactly how you feel , thats why im excited about the PSP, its actually pushing things forward, Nintendo slacked bad with the GBA

[Nemeliza]

My intrest died the day I turned on my GBA

wasnt just me then

[Stoo]

/me strokes his Game Gear

[Marcos]

/me strokes his Game Gear

I still have one somewhere, admittedly i've only played it a total of 2 hours since owning it, and thats thanks to the streets of rage 2 port on it. Im looking forward to getting rid of it when i can play its entire game library on PSP

[Stoo]

Not much point in selling them is there? I've left mine in the loft because it didn't seem worth the fuss to sell it..

Same with the GBA..

Although I guess if the PSP sucks I can sell it on for a stupid profit on ebay seeing as I've got a Jap one on pre-order..

[Marcos]

Yeah, i was already planning that myself, may get 2 or 3

Also, can you guys describe why your interest died when you got a GBA? I'd just like to know if its for the same reason as me

[JimmyBoy]

well, nothing will defeat the gb original

i quite like gba's but not enough to get one...

ive got my eye on the psp it looks great but who knows wat will happen until they launch it

one thing that excited me about the gba was that it seemed like a portable snes in a way, but the snes games out on gba dont quite have that same magical feel, perhaps thats just me...

[TheBuZZard]

The GBA was let down by not having backlight screen. The SP fixed this and has great design the DS will be even better. The games on the PSP look fantastic though but so far just seem to be ports of PS2/PS1 games. And if piracy and emulation is possible with PSP it will probably boost sales.

[Marcos]

Now that you meantion it I havent looked at the DS's piracy/emulation capabilities or hints towards it. But i'll leave that to the GBA crew as they did a lot of work on the GBA and got some good results. Unfortunately, poor GBA never achieved emulating a Genesis/Mega Drive neither snes.

[Zak33]

[rampant ignorance] what is PSP other than Paint Shop Pro?[/rampant ignorance]

thanks

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amazin n54 emu

[Atomic]

If I can get a N64 and Genesis emulator for the PSP I'll buy one.

[Marcos]

[rampant ignorance] what is PSP other than Paint Shop Pro?[/rampant ignorance]

thanks

Its only...Sony's first portable gaming device



More info here:

http://www.playstation.jp/psp/

It has in theory more power than PS2, but they likely wont make games graphics heavy in fear of it using too much battery etc.