Japan gets PSP GPS, others can import

Metal Gear Solid: Potable Ops FTW! Makes me thirsty.

"Metal Gear Solid: Potable Ops"


Otagon: Snake, You have to make sure that the villager's water is safe!

Snake: The villagers are really russian troops waiting for me to turn around

Otagon: Oh Snake!

Hey, did that cardboard box just belch?

I hope they don't close Play-Asia over these imports =P

How Exciting! A peripheral!
Man, peripheral attachments sell like hotcakes. remember the Sega CD?, the 32x?, or more to the PSP's level, the GameGear TV tuner?

btw, thanks for the photo showing the attachment in relative size to the PSP... the first photo I saw of it made the darn GPS look larger than the PSP!

You'd think, with today's technology, that there'd be a way to design a GPS receiver that doesn't stick out so far. I know you need some external area, but couldn't they hide it flat along the top of the PSP, or maybe u-turn it back and down the rear of the device?

Fugly. Not that it matters, as the PSP is limping along on its last legs anyway.

In Jap, these things definately fly with their market. Dunno if there will ever be a US version. If not, this thing'll be DOA w/o US maps, unless the people who providing Navteq or TeleAtlas mapping are willing to step in and add them by default or for a fee ($75 a yr perhaps, each additional yr optional?). Still neat to see it get off the ground though. Hope the receiver doesn't suck compared to even lower hundred $$ model GPS units.

Kinda a shame how GPS will only be loosely supported for games. WOuld also be ideal if you can suspend games to check up on navigation. Else passengers will be upset to have to give up their PSP for nav.

@ #6
I'm guessing when you add functionality via an add-on accessory as opposed to having it integrated, you don't have the luxury of putting its components into the relatively larger area of the main unit itself.

Well I'll be ordering this as soon as I can get US maps. Come on Sony!

This would be great if we had US maps and a car cradle.

@ #6 the antenna is built so that when not in use it flips down the backside of the psp....maybe it'll still work with it flipped down but probably won't get as decent a signal.