Sony have filed an application with the US patent office for a device that seems to connect the Six-axis to the bottom of their handheld device, the PSP.
Sony have been badgered for a comment but as per usual SCEA declined to make any kind of statement.
What also isn't clear is the reason why. Does it mean that it will allow games that allow two analogue controllers to now be playable on the PSP or maybe it will allow for some in-game features of the PS3 to be transferred over to the PSP, like the rear-view mirror which was demonstrated at last year's E3?
As we already know, the PSP Lite will feature digital output which enables users to view UMD's on their televisions sets and also opens up more possibilities for PS3/PSP interaction.
Questions, questions.
Source: Gamesindustry.biz
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Six-axis compatibility with PSP?
Japanese Hardware sales, July 16th - July 22nd
Yes it's the weekly point and laugh at Microsoft time! That's right, kids. The Japanese hardware numbers are up. I wonder how many billion Wii's and DS' Nintendo have sold this week? Or maybe the PS3 has actually made some ground? Who knows?
Still, looking at Eastern sales that have no bearing on the Western gaming market is always fun, and laughing at the dire performance of the XBox 360 always brings apologists out of the woodwork from both sides of the console fence.
I know the suspense is killing you so here they are!
- DS Lite: 154,459 
- Wii: 86,786 
- PSP: 32,894
- PS2: 14,059
- PS3: 12,187
- Xbox 360: 2,664
- Game Boy Micro: 315
- Gamecube: 131
- GBA SP: 122
- DS Phat: 45
- GBA: 24
What a surprise! No-one's buying anything over there apart from Nintendo products! Who'd've thunk it?
Tune in next week to marvel at more Nintendo sales figures!
Source: Media Create
Friday, July 20, 2007
Slimline PSP out in the UK before Japan
As discussed on Monday, Sony's new slimline PSP, or the recently dubbed PSP Lite is expected to be on Japanese shelves on September the 20th. Sony however, have now announced that the UK will now get this new, improved handheld before Japan.
According to our old friend, David Reeves - Mr. Sony Europe - "“Once people get it into their hands they will feel the difference. It will come out at €169 (approximately £114) in all PAL territories at the beginning of September."
That's not my hand!However, rumours on the internets are whispering that the new PSP could already be in stores as early as late August! I suppose we'll just have to wait and see.
Exciting, huh?
Source: MCV
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wii has now sold 3m units in Japan alone
According to a new report Nintendo are sitting on a huge pile of money. Having already announced that they are actually earning on every console sold, the report now states that they have sold over three million units in their home territory, Japan.
This new information has been extracted from reuters who cite Famitsu publisher Enterbrain which said that since the Wii's début on December 2nd the console has sold over 3.01 million units. Which is quite a lot in old money.
The Nintendo Wii: doing rather well it seems!They go on to explain the in the same time-frame, although released a month earlier on November 11th, Sony's PS3 has sold only 1.01 million units. This was also compared to the 360 total sales of 420,705k consoles.
However, just to put thing into perspective it announces that the Nintendo DS has sold 18m units in Japan alone. Nintendo executives were too busy counting to comment.
Source: Next-Gen.biz
