TGS 08: PSP Plus adds DualShock 3 controller functionality
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Oct 9th 2008 at 2:55AM }
Other games may be able to potentially utilize PSP Plus -- however, it is currently a Retribution-only tech. Stay tuned as we reveal the exciting additions PS3's Resistance 2 and PSP's Resistance Retribution will bring (together!).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ZapDash @ Oct 9th 2008 3:03AM
Why not just play it on a PS3 then?
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Oct 9th 2008 2:06PM
Was that a serious question?
wocyob @ Oct 9th 2008 3:06AM
im going to take a guess on how this will work.... plug ur psp 2000 or 3000 in to ur ps3 using the usb... have both R2 and RR in you ps3 and psp.... after that load up RR on ur psp... then it will be seen on ur tv instead of the psp screen.... there u go.....
im just taken a guess i have the psp 1000 so i dont know how the who psp and tv thing works
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:32PM
Why would they make you have Resistance 2 in the PS3 to use a controller for the PSP game?
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:33PM
Nvm, did some reading around. Wtf.
That guy @ Oct 9th 2008 3:18AM
I guess some people might like this feature but....
I think its really stupid.
ExMcCloud @ Oct 9th 2008 10:56AM
Yep...pretty dumb
And that guy is about to get PWND by those Chimera
BigD145 @ Oct 9th 2008 11:44AM
I'd say it's actually dumber than the original Crystal Chronicles need for separate GBA's for each player. The GBA was an expensive controller, but it also served some purpose. This PSP to PS3 hookup? Terrible. It would have been easier to stick that second analog stick onto the PSP. Sony fails for worst handheld-to-console hookup.
What are you supposed to do with your PSP? Lay it on a table and huddle over it while you have your controller under the table? Either your back will scream in protest or someone will walk in and think you're looking at porn.
bm @ Oct 9th 2008 12:51PM
The GBA was an expensive controller for CC just as a large TV was an expensive display for just one game. You idiot.
BigD145 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:54PM
You don't buy a big TV for use with one game. At the time CC came out, the GBA could be had for under $79. To make this one PSP game work with a PS3 controller, you need a $400 PS3. Next time, call yourself an idiot.
bm @ Oct 11th 2008 1:26AM
I'm defending CC, I don't give a crap about resistance.
You don't buy a GBA for use as a controller with one game as much as a TV. It's not an "expensive controller". At the time, everyone already had one of the little buggers (see sales numbers). Among me and my 3 closest friends we must've had 6.
I'm just mildly annoyed some people are still undeservedly crapping on CC despite having been proven wrong many times over, is all. ;)
Deaddy @ Oct 9th 2008 3:20AM
Jeez, instead of just adding a 2nd stick to the latest PSP they're going to have you hook up your Dual Shock controller? Real portable. One of the biggest problems with the PSP is the camera issues due to lack of a 2nd stick. They should add one, and for people with the old PSP they can include an inferior 1 stick mode into future games.
Deaddy @ Oct 9th 2008 3:21AM
Hmm, kotaku says "The option requires that gamers have a copy of Resistance 2 in their PS3s"
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:33PM
Wow. That's stupid. Stupid and weird.
Einhanderkiller @ Oct 9th 2008 3:25AM
Sorta takes out the portable aspect, eh?
JerJerBinks @ Oct 9th 2008 9:22AM
Sure, totally, if this was the only way you could play the game.
Nathan @ Oct 9th 2008 3:29AM
I just don't get why this would be used. If I'm at home with my DualShock3 and my PS3 - I'm just going to play the PS3. I want to be able to use a controller on the road. Like plug the PSP into a TV and have a wireless controller. Kind of like an ultraportable PS1/2.
Ron @ Oct 9th 2008 3:32AM
I find this to be a really cool feature, but it just doesn't seem very practical unless your mounting your PSP on some type of docking device. And seeing as how this is going to work it would definitely be easier to just add a second analog stick, as well as rumble, to the next iteration of the PSP.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Oct 9th 2008 4:38AM
Why not bypass the PS3, and just connect a DS3 directly to a PSP (via USB)?
Or, hell, someone run with this idea further, and make a DS3 "shell" for the PS3 to snap into! You'll still hold the PSP as normal, but will have the extra buttons/features of a DS3!
Brucie B @ Oct 9th 2008 8:01AM
Hey, Anyone want some DUM DUMS!
Maverick Saturn @ Oct 9th 2008 8:03AM
Its not mandatory, so its not removing the portable aspect, its just an option, amongst many, besides, if that were the case, the portable aspect would have been lost ages ago with the connection to TVs to play on widescreen etc etc etc
ed @ Oct 9th 2008 8:08AM
Good fucking lord that sounds like one hell of a cumbersome method for such a potentially simple solution (USB DS3 or just add a secondary analogue nub).
ScottG13 @ Oct 9th 2008 9:03AM
Um... how about just make a PS3 game. This is bizarre.
Shadow_Modder @ Oct 9th 2008 9:14AM
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/10/9/resistance-retribution-resistance-2-interoperability-and-then-some/
Looks like you will unlock some extra stuff as well, also, you can play it on a TV, not fullscreen though.
JRM @ Oct 9th 2008 10:00AM
The Japanese absolutely LOVE to make and add little gadgets to everything. It doesn't necesarily matter if they're practical or not, just as long as it's made and placed on store shelves.
Par for the course, really.
sad robot @ Oct 9th 2008 10:14AM
why is everybody so mad? it's not mandatory, its just an optional thing. if you want to take it on the road its not going to be broken but if you're at home then plug it in if you want or dont. simple.
Steve LaBounty @ Oct 9th 2008 10:21AM
It's a BONUS feature! It is optional!! If you don't like it buy a DS!!! Freaking whiners!!!!
Necrotix @ Oct 9th 2008 10:21AM
Lack of 2nd analog nub = EPIC FAIL!
And yes I have owned both PSP and DS and PSP went back to the store and I still don't care for the DS much more. People want to play a portable FPS with a decent freakin control scheme but Sony and Nintendo just keep shoving crappy Japanes RPG's down our throats /rant off
Brian @ Oct 9th 2008 11:48AM
I wish all PSP games could have an option to use a PS3 controller. Most of the time the PSP controls are okay but sometimes you get to a part of the game where it just doesn't work. I'd like to be able to use a real controller for times like that.
Deeznuts420 @ Oct 9th 2008 11:48AM
its an optional play method you idiots.
johnson412 @ Oct 9th 2008 11:50AM
I don't think I've ever heard so many people complain about MORE choices and features. It's not like this is the only way the game will work.
Maybe the next version of the PSP will have a second analog stick (it should, anyway). But the current PSP does not, so this is giving you the option to use a second stick for the game, as well as unlock additional features and levels. People used to love this stuff when Nintendo did it with the Game Boy and Super Nintendo (and later GBA/GCN).
Everybody just wants to complain, and it's so annoying. First they're complaining about too many PSP SKU's being released too quickly forcing people to upgrade, then they complain about still supporting legacy control schemes. Then they complain about the lack of connectivity options between PSP and PS3 (RemotePlay apparently wasn't good enough?), and then they're complaining when it happens. Sony's being treated like the Wal-Mart of the gaming world all of a sudden, and it's sickening. Gamers are the most fickle people I've ever met in my life.
Popfrogs @ Oct 9th 2008 12:40PM
I think what we're seeing here is that Sony is listening, so you're hearing alot more whining. MS doesn't listen and neither does Nintendo. They're like Cartman, they say "whateva, I do what I want, I'm in 12 gangs".
Plus evidently it's becoming cool to hate on Sony for any little reason (again). I guess holiday shopping time = Sony hater revival.
iamwarpath @ Oct 9th 2008 12:28PM
How about making the psp2 just like the dual shock 3 so it can be a controller for the ps3 but with a screen?
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:41PM
Considering how lame the current analog nub is on the PSP, it's strange that people actually want a second one.
ilike2game @ Oct 10th 2008 12:56AM
Why not just slap another analog stick on the PSP 3000, or I guess the PSP 4000? I know it would alienate us PSP 1000 Owners, but I would buy it just for the better controls, then we could actually play FPS games on the PSP.