Sony (finally) demonstrates Game Sharing for the PSP
Game Sharing, which allows game data to be downloaded into the device's RAM (until the unit is turned off, that is) has been successfully demonstrated in the upcoming Namco Museum for the PSP. The game in question will allow a PSP user to temporarily download seven of Namco's arcade classics to his PSP, even if the person in question does not own a copy of the Namco Museum disc. This is a small step toward full-fledged Game Sharing, which would allow several PSP owners to play a wireless multiplayer game, even if only of of them had the game's disc. The GBA has enjoyed this feature from its inception (albeit hardwired), and the DS has even already sported a few games featuring single-pak multiplayer ability. Although perhaps we shouldn't hold our breath for single-disc Ridge Racer multiplayer. Consider a European developer's tongue-in-cheek remark, "there is Game Sharing, but no one really knows how it works," which implies that this holy grail of wireless multiplayer may still be a ways off for the PSP.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zigg @ Dec 18th 2005 10:05PM
Color me unimpressed. This is multiboot, and it's been available for ages on GBA (albeit wired) and DS can do the same thing.
Eric Madera @ Dec 18th 2005 10:05PM
ive been able to game share with only one disk (ridge racer) its kind of weard but what we did was load the game on one psp go to the online racing then host and it waits for connection then take the the game and insert it on the other psp load it and go to the online race and search for race it will find the other psp then take the disk out put it back on the origanl psp once it load and waits for the race put it back in the other one and it laod both..its weird but it works...
travis @ Dec 29th 2005 9:28PM
how do you use the game sharing for psp do you need the same game or do you have to down load something special for it or can you beam it to somebody or is it wifi play