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Forums - Sony - *RUMOR* Ability to play PSP games on the PS3 coming.

Sounds too good to be true



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I wonder if some games will see some added features. Like LocoRoco being able to use the Sixaxis to tilt the world.



If this is true, and most PSP games are put on PSN, I swear that I'll rebuy every single PSP game that I own on the day of their release.

I'm so bloody sick of hearing the UMD loading sound on my 3000, and I refuse to support the PSP Go! when so many of the games that I want to buy aren't available.



Cactus said:
If this is true, and most PSP games are put on PSN, I swear that I'll rebuy every single PSP game that I own on the day of their release.

I'm so bloody sick of hearing the UMD loading sound on my 3000, and I refuse to support the PSP Go! when so many of the games that I want to buy aren't available.


Yes I hate that evil sound as well. I'm glad I'm not alone.



That would be awesome!

I could play monsters deluxe. It would save me $10.



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If you think about it it's pure win for Sony.

People who are buying handheld console usually don't buy it for playing at home so the impact on PSP salles is minimal.

Second since this would work only with DDL versions of games it means that there's more reasons to get those games from PSN store and $40 PSN game is 40$ for Sony and publisher while $40 game sold through retail is around 20-25$ for Sony and publisher.

Third there's plenty of PS3 owners who don't own and don't plan to buy PSP. Those people might buy some psp games which otherwise wouldn't be sold.



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Patapon on PS3 ? totally AWESOME

.. I hope this rumor is true, but I think the chances are quite slim although they say in the article, that they saw proof



if true then it's awesome, it not...ah well.



I would partake. There are a few PSP games I want but not enough to buy an overpriced handheld.



"Why does everyone ask about Chrono Trigger? (responding to a comment about the title being loved) That's not what the sales tell me! If people want a sequel, they should buy more!" - Square Enix Senior Vice President Shinji Hashimoto

I for one would definitely support this move. I have absolutely no interest in owning or playing a PSP, whether it's 3000 or Go, because I find handheld gaming fiddly and awkward. But I think some of the games on the PSP would be great to play. If I could play them on my PS3 then I'd definitely look at:

GoW Chains of Olympus,
R&C Size Matters, and
ALL IS FORGIVEN SEGA I can play the sequel to my favourite game of the generation so far. Valkyria Chronicles 2 baby. I am so there.

Yep this idea totally rocks for me.

I don't think it would affect hardware sales too much for PSP (as if anything could make PSP Go HW sales any worse). People get a PSP because they want gaming on the go, that won't change merely because they can play the games on PS3.

What it might do is swing some developers away from true PS3 development and onto making games for PSP, which is cheaper and easier to do while being able to sell to the PSP+PS3 80 million userbase, and the high production value games might get a bit cut short. Easier to port a 360 game to PSP? In this respect it could hurt the PS3 with fewer top shelf games coming to it in the future.

Perhaps this is the true purpose of the rumoured UMD device from Logitech: plugs in to the PS3's USB port and away you go.



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