Sony has announced that Amazon will start selling digital access codes for more than 200 PlayStation Network games and game-related content for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. You can start redeeming codes right now from Amazon.com, and use them to download content for the PS3 or PSP systems with US PSN accounts. The codes will stay in the customer’s Your Games & Software Library so you can retrieve them at a later time if needed.
Games who have received their PSPgo Rewards voucher have been experiencing issues when downloading their free PSP games. The voucher entitles those upgrading from an older PSP to download three free PSP titles from a list of games on offer. However, downloading the games to your PS3 and then transferring them to your PSP is causing licensing issues.
The new Ratchet & Clank title, A Crack in Time, will be getting a collector’s edition. The Collector’s Edition will come in a special foldout digipack containing a 3D lenticular cover, an Artwork Book, and a PSN Voucher to download a exclusive level. The collector’s edition will be exclusive to GAME in the UK, but will also be available across Europe (see below for details).
A patch for Crash Command will be available soon. The patch fixes a couple of things introduced into the game since the last build and adds in some Rumble support. Apart from several bug fixes, nothing new has been added to the game expect for Rumble Support, which to be honest, should have already been included in the game.
Sony America chief Jack Tretton has expressed his delight over the PlayStation 3’s recent success at retail following the introduction of the price cut and revamped Slim model. “Skyrocketing sales, couldn’t be happier with the numbers that we’re seeing, and I think proof that there was tremendous consumer demand, they were just waiting for the price-point to come down,” Tretton told Forbes.
Sackboy invades the PSP in North America when the game is released on November 17th 2009. The official release date was announced by MediaMolecule, however, no date for Europe was announced. Europeans can expect the game some time this year but it may be weeks after the North American release. LittleBigPlanet for the PSP features a bigger single-player component, though it lacks multiplayer gameplay.
Four US cinemas, including one in San Francisco and another in Washington, will let give gamers a change to play upcoming video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on movie screens with the help of a PS3 and Sony’s 4K digital projector. As Mike Fidler, Senior VP of Sony Electronics’ digital cinema group stated although the installation is “the first time we’re doing it in a theatre,” the company believes PS3-fitted cinemas will become “a standard element in the movie-going experience”.
Recent footage has surfaced showcasing stereoscopic 3D gameplay for the PS3 at TGS 2009. For those not in the know, stereoscopic 3D vision is any technique which can record three-dimensional visual information or creating the illusion of depth in an image by presenting a slightly different image in each eye. The footage shows gamers with the stereoscopic 3D glasses playing Wipeout HD.
While Sony went to great lengths towards preventing a repeat of the Pandora battery hack on PSPgo, they evidently forgot to patch up some existing security vulnerabilities on the software side. Mere days after the launch of the new hardware, homebrew developer FreePlay has managed to run unsigned code on it. Below is a video clip showing off his efforts in the form of a “Hello World!” proof of concept.
Thinking about getting a PSPgo or already have one? Check out our new PSPgo FAQ section for help on using your new PSP. We’ve added questions and answers that will help you make the most of the PSPgo as well as help you understand what the PSPgo can and cannot do. We will be expanding the section over the next few weeks to include as many questions as possible.
