Rumor: PSP app store to be unveiled at Cologne Gamescom

by Jem Alexander on Jun 15th 2009 5:45PM

Is Sony working on an App store for the PSP Go, to be revealed at Gamescom in Cologne, this August? A source close to Destructoid suggests they might be doing just that -- unveiling a section of the PSP store which offers smaller games which could also be free-to-play. The source suggests that while file size will be limited at 100 megs, that's the only limit content will be given. Meaning non-game applications may also be on the cards.

These smaller games and apps are supposed to compliment the full PSP games made available digitally for the download-only PSP Go system. There are already a couple of games that fit this model, in the form of Super Stardust Portable and Everyday Shooter, both of which are under 100 megs. This sounds like a great idea to us. We'd love to see the PSP Store become as great a repository of quality downloadable-only games as the PS3 Store has become. This is still very much a rumor for now, but hopefully we'll see it come true at Gamescom in August.

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Reader Comments (47)

god I hope so.. Instant messenger please!

this has been available for years: http://aimonpsp.com/

ugh i hate that shit

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/call-the-waah-mbulance-tretton-talks-psp-go-leaks/

Everytime i see a "leak" or "rumor" associated with Sony, i think of this..

so do I .. so do I.. it's sad I know.

I wonder if this means we'll see multiplatform games on the iPhone and PSP. Of course they wont use a touch screen but actual buttons and a dpad don't hurt.

I thought of that too xD

Boy oh boy I can't wait for the app store to be flooded with useless shit like in the DSIware store. Nothing but clocks and calculators and all that garbage.

Except that the PSP has much more potential than the DSi.

don't hold back now tmac, tell us how you really feel! ;P

I agree, although all of those apps find a home and a use for someone on this rock we call home. Buyer beware, right?

In the end look at it like this man - you don't have to buy anything....yet you get a selection to peruse through..which is better than we were a year ago in North America.

Remember when the PSP store wasn't tied to PSN??? Remember the hassles of downloading to XP machine, then transferring to your PSP????

I do. I'm glad those days are gone.

I wonder if this means we'll see multiplatform games on the iPhone and PSP. Of course they wont use a touch screen but actual buttons and a dpad don't hurt

Are Sony always going to plat catch-up this generation?

They don't seem to have any unique ideas for their consoles this generation - except the PS3 price, but we see where that got them. Everything else seems to be a repeat of the competitors, except with a delay.

Uhm, are you kidding me? Its SONY. I dont want to sound like a fanboy here, but without Sony, most of the games we are playing now wouldnt be here.

Sorry, but I think Sony revolutionized gaming with the PS1(Maybe.), PS2, and now the PS3.

Sony is a giant in electronics, they sell from tvs to stereos and want to sell videogames the same manner. PS3 and PSP can bankrupt but sony will be fine without them.

Now nintendo and microsoft are different, one needs the game industry to survive so all the urge to have something new for the public, the other is a giant in software and want's his products in everyone house's.

No unique ideas? Is that a fanboy statement, because I find that hard to believe, that would be like saying Microsoft have shown nothing unique or Nintendo has shown nothing unique.

I see a lot of contradiction and fail in your post.

@ Masterofallz

Noooo, actually, that was Nintendo, Sony just introduced the CD and carried it on from there.

Before Nintendo came about, the world consisted of overpriced consoles with rubbishy games no one wanted to play

*Rubs head and gladly demonstrates the likes of Jaguar, Lynx, Atari and 3DO, the primes of our times*

Until Sega and Nintendo came along :D And 'revolutionized' gaming.

They are playing catch-up this generation. The store for the PSP should've been booming years ago, but it was lacking up until recently when they finally added it into the PSP itself. Bad advertising left owners completely oblivious to the PC connectivity. They could've had a huge start on the competition, given that the PSP released 4 years ago is fully capable of doing everything anyway.

Nintendo came when the industry was rebounding anyway. Seriously, look at the sales trends. The fact that it caught on in the test market wasn't because of the plastic robot. And keep in mind, during the great industry crash, arcades had a dramatic increase in popularity.

Also, you forget the tons and tons and tons of rubbish on Nintendo and Sega systems. No company, aside from Neo Geo, was immune from this.

Sony offered full game downloads of retail titles before Microsoft did. Sony had the first Blu-Ray based console on the market. Sony allowed users to replace the PS3's HDD with any drive, not a proprietary solution. Sony used Bluetooth to great effect in the PS3. These all sound like firsts to me.

Shall I go on?

Sands of Time Prince of Persia:

"Shall I go on?"
"Shall I go on?"
"Shall I go on?"
...
"Alright I'll continue my story"

(Sorry that's what came into my head after reading your post)

I dont want to get into a debate but as a Sony devotee, even I can see the many missteps they've made. Their infrastructure for updating the PS3 and allowing basic tenets of multiplayer gaming is flawed and has been flawed since release. They aren't perfect, but they've got a hell of a machine that i love to death. I'm glad to hear the PSP Go will be getting the iPhone app/dsiware treatment. It just sort of makes sense, with the added benefit of full retail sized games that from what I can tell, the iPhone has yet to nail down.

Why do people keep naming the PSP Go specifically when referring to an impending App Store? Am I mistaken, or shouldn't this also be coming to the previous PSP models?

not sure if you know this but the playstation store on the PSP has been selling full fledged games for a long time now, they just recently updated it to include movies

I think they are linking the release of the PSP Go with the PR campaign something to the effect of competing with the DSi that ushered the nentendo app store for the first time with their portable system. Ignoring the fact and to some extent pulling the wool over the fact the PSP has had the potential to do exactly what the DSi has now enabled the DS to do since its launch several years ago with the first 1000 model and has just been sorely neglected until this the fourth iteration of the PSP.

I'm sure with all the negative response to the GO it doesn't hurt to try to link the black sheep of the PSP family to some positive upcoming all be it totally unrelated aspect that can probably apply to any PSP model

...... Distraction play I choose you !!!

I don't think Sony considers the DSi competition. I think they're trying to go head-on with the iPod Touch hence the similar pricing structure.

All I keep thinking is how they are not including a touch screen on go. I guess I understand, but....really? Are you cereal?

PSP2 then I guess.

Yes, because a touch screen is necessary to be able to play good games.

see, now you're just trolling. the short answer is "no dumbass"

a touch screen interface is great, it's intuitive. as far as using it for games, well I had a DS before I bought a PSP, and most of my DS games are d-pad controlled - so I'm not sweating it. I don't care, but for general interface and navigation of the system and associated networks and network capabilities....yeah - that'd be spot on IMO.

;)

no dumbASS

Sho Nuff

I wanted a touch screen, not for gaming but entering text which takes ages, maybe you could have used it as a touch-screen wireless keyboard for the ps3 too..

psp youtube plz!!!

or at least adobe flash player 7!!!1

maybe even compatibility to watch and play other video files from the internet or from your hard drive/memory stick.

you've always been able to watch videos on your memory stick and with remote play you can play hulu and youtube and whatnot.

Remote Play?

Isn't that kind of lame for a portable device? It should download and play youtube videos right on the device, not require you to get them from your PS3 in the first place.

Yes, give us YouTube or a decent Flash Player sony!

I doubt you will ever see a full version of the flash player on the PSP for one reason .... it would allow people to play software that sony didn't put their rubber stamp on first. the fact that flash is so open and can be used in such an array of versatile ways at least in my opinion is what has kept it off the system.

I dunno about innovation, but these dancing robots were really cool when they first showed them to the public. It's a shame that they could never be mass-produced due to costs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vwZ5FQEUFg

I wonder if it will have things like http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp or http://nyc2123.com/ or http://www.pspdemo.org/site/index.php

this is piss poor reporting. the store has been in place for a long time now. you have been able to buy and download many applications (including games) from it directly on the PSP. lots of free stuff too, including demos, themes, trailers, etcetera. all they are talking about is adding a widget section which will most likely house things like http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp?cat=Tools

^ is a piss poor comment

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds kinda neat? I know the DSi store isn't exactly a boon of fun and useful programs, but that was fairly obvious going into it.

Rumor? Are you kidding me?

I was telling fellow employees that an app store was one of my own E3 predictions. Sure it's after E3, but I still think it counts on the bingo card I have in my head.

does anyone know if I download final fantasy 7 or resident evil 1 from the PSN- will I be able to play those on the PSP Go? Because they work on the current PSP's right?

Yes all ps1 games will work on the psp go

Anyone who buys the PSP-GO for $250 is a fool or loves blowing money. So who cares about they're dumb app store. I bet everything in it will be just as overpriced as the system!

Right. Makes sense.

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