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http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=219547

"SCEE's head of developer relations, Zeno Colaço, has confirmed that a new section of the PS Store that focuses on "snackable" games and applications for the PSP in on the way, to tackle the threat posed by Apple's fast-growing App Store.

Confirming previous reports, Colaço said: "We're introducing new initiatives for the PSP which take it beyond traditional gaming, but still includes elements from gaming, and also includes new developers," said Colaço, confirming Sony has over 50 studios already working on games and apps for the new initiative.

These are to be sold via a new, "specially branded" area of the PS Store for the PSP and PSP Go, according to Develop.

"It is still a professional environment, you still need a development kit and you still need to have investment and a team," he told the site. "But it can be a small team. We don't see any of the restrictions on the disc-based space being in this space."

Users can expect "snackable" games as small as 20MBs in size, he teases."

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Awesome, glad it's confirmed. Hopefully this will make the PSP even more useful.



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It looks like Sony are trying to really challenge Apple with the PSP (especially the PSP Go).




50 studios ?
thats alot for simple "Snackable" games



good stuff



 

 

 

Wow Sony are really going for it with the PSP. Apple have a new competitior!

Maybe to fund the PS3 slim/Price cut?



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They should've added a touch screen to the PSP Go. I have no idea why they didn't.



makingmusic476 said:
They should've added a touch screen to the PSP Go. I have no idea why they didn't.

i guess Sony's goal is to encourage the developers to come up games and applications that every PSP can run.

having a touch screen would be nice, but the analog stick will do the work, just not as efficient.



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Aww, Sony's so cute. Trying to be like a real company.



piningforthefjords said:

Aww, Sony's so cute. Trying to be like a real company.


yeah , thats why everywhere i go i  see a "SONY" logo let it be a T.v , CDs ...ect ect.



^^LOOL, anyways good for Sony, they have been sitting around for 15 years and racking in revenue, finally they get to work.