Sony execs dropped a sizable nugget regarding plans for the portable space in an earnings call today, revealing that the company will announce details on a new PSP product “when the timing is right.” This statement was made in reference to investor inquiries over Sony’s strategy going forward for the PSP platform, which saw a decline of 50 percent in […]

PSP hardware sales fell drastically during the second quarter of Sony’s fiscal 2010, the company revealed in an earnings report today. The portable, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in North America last March, suffered a decline of around 50 percent in unit sales compared to Q2 last year. While the PSP family racked up 3.7 million in worldwide unit sales […]

More details on Sony’s next-generation PSP successor — the PSP2 — are trickling out. Citing sources that met with Sony during the Tokyo Game Show, Kotaku reports that the PSP2 will nix the oft-criticized UMD format with optional Memory Stick storage, much like the PSPgo before it. If that’s the case, Sony’s plans to distribute games via retail channels remain unknown. […]

Sony today lifted the wraps on PlayStation Rewards, a US-specific initiative aimed at giving fans “the opportunity to gain exclusive status, recognition, and rewards based on a variety of PlayStation-centric activity they engage in across the PlayStation ecosystem.” Sony is still testing the waters, calling the program an invite-only affair for now. Early adopters of PlayStation Plus and Gamer Advisory […]

The folks over at Engadget have dug up spy shots of a prototype that purportedly is the long-rumored PlayStation Phone. It allegedly boasts a Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU rated at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and a screen that measures between “3.7 to 4.1 inches.” The OS running on-board is reportedly Android 3.0. As far as ergonomics are concerned, it sports a design […]

Sony has just announced that they will be cutting the price of the PSPgo on November 1st to $199 from the previous $249 price point. This is the first price cut for the system since it’s release just over a year ago and will hopefully sell more systems for Sony, whose portable system sales have been low this year. The […]

Citing unforeseen technical issues with PS3 cross-compatibility, developer Mediatonic has sent word that its aerial side-scrolling shooter Who’s That Flying?! has been delayed. Previously locked for October 12, a release has been moved into next month. Mediatonic is working alongside Sony to address the issue, which “affects a very small minority of older-style PlayStation 3 units, causing the game to […]

Sure, hacking your PSP may be old hat now, but the homebrew scene is still alive and kicking. Developer Total_Noob has reportedly uncovered a kernel exploit applicable to all PSP revisions running firmware 6.20.

SCEE has issued a statement to SCE DevNet partners, which denotes that DTP-T2000A and DTP-H2500A series development tools will no longer be sold from November 15 onward, according to a report from French site PSPGen. The full alert reads as follows:

While Sony remains tight-lipped on its next-generation portable plans, trade site Develop has it on good authority that PSP2 dev kits have been sent to “numerous” development studios – both third-party and in-house. Reportedly, Sony is gearing up to make a “big impact” at launch, one supplemented with a wide array of launch titles. Earlier this month, Mortal Kombat’s executive producer […]

Outspoken Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is completely “baffled” by Sony’s handling of the PSP and feels its successor should “emulate” the 3DS tech-wise. “I’m completely baffled by Sony’s PSP strategy.  They owned the portable entertainment market with the Walkman, and sat back and watched as Nintendo dominated games and Apple dominated music,” explained Pachter in an interview with trade site […]

The follow-up to Square Enix’s unmistakable brawler Dissidia: Final Fantasy, entitled Dissidia 012 [duodecim], will hit North America and Europe later next year. Once again developed exclusively for PSP, this mashup expands on the original with “new game modes, story missions, items, alternate costumes and combat features.” Familiar faces like Kain (FFIV) and Lightning (FFXIII) will step into the ring for […]

Bad news if you’ve been holding out for a PSP port of PSGroove or its variants (PSFreedom, PSJailbreak). A group of Spanish developers that have been hammering away at a promising port for weeks now have conceded that it is a feat deemed too difficult, if not borderline impossible, as detailed on the official project page. Here’s a translated snip: […]

Sony is releasing even more PSP-3000 colors in Japan come November 18, both of which boast two-toned styling. First up a red and black unit, virtually identical to the faceplate featured in the God of War: Ghost of Sparta bundle that was announced last month over yonder. Second is a decidedly more striking white and blue unit. Unfortunately, this one […]

Much like the PSPgo before it, the PSP2 is quickly shaping up to be one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets. Despite the fact that it’s still not officially announced, Mortal Kombat’s executive producer Shaun Himmerick dished out praise in a recent interview with trade site IndustryGamers. He sounds quite delighted with it, to say the least. Here’s a snip:

Capcom took the stage at Sony’s TGS press conference not only to show off their new trailer for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd to the audience but also to announce a special PSP bundle that includes a new redesigned unit that boasts improved battery life and exterior tweaks designed to make lengthy Monster Hunter sessions easier on your hands. According to […]

We already know Sony is complementing the release of God of War: Ghost of Sparta with a PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack. Today, Sony gives us the first glimpse at what this tie-in bundle looks like. Pictured above, it’s a two-toned PSP decked in red and black. Does the not-so-subtle design do Kratos proud? You be the judge. For a full recap, […]

Talk amongst inner dev circles is that Sony’s next-generation PSP will feature touch-sensitive controls not built into the screen itself. Instead, a “touch activated area” is situated on the unit’s rear, according to sources close to Eurogamer.

Hoping to capitalize on all-things Ghost Recon, Ubisoft just announced that they are releasing Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Predator for the PSP and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: No Subtitle for the Nintendo Wii. The PSP title will offer an “exclusive tactical experience” and the latest high-tech equipment to “hunt”. You’ll also be able to experience ad-hoc multiplayer with up to […]

After this year’s sublime platformer Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, London-based developer Mediatonic is serving up another power-packed PlayStation Minis effort, one that is set to transcend a multitude of genres. Who’s That Flying!? is touted as a “side-scrolling shooter crossed with tower defence and courtroom drama, all doused in sheer awesomeness – AND THEN SET ON FIRE.”