Talk Playstation 3 News

With a statement going out by the Sony PR department on the PlayStation Portable and “competitive Landscape”, SCEA director of hardware marketing John Koller had the following to say

If Nintendo is really committed to reaching a broader, more diverse audience of gamers beyond the “kids” market that they’ve always engaged, there isn’t much new with the DSi to support that. Significant gamer demographic groups are being ignored, and there continues to be limited opportunities for games from external publishers to do well on the DSi. Compare that with the PSP platform, where we have many blockbuster franchises from our publishing partners launching this year, representing a wide variety of genres and targeting diverse demographics. Games such as Rock Band Unplugged from MTV Games, Assassin’s Creed from Ubisoft, Dissidia Final Fantasy from Square Enix, and Hannah Montana from Disney demonstrate the commitment that publishers have to the PSP. From our own first-party studios, we’re launching unique versions of LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm, and we’re also planning a steady stream of downloadable games — both new titles and PSone classics — to add to the content that PSP owners can already purchase wirelessly through PlayStation Store

Sony is doing their best to keep the PSP platform alive, and it’s working with the recent success of Resistence: Retribution, SCE might have found a way to tackle that problem, just make the games yourself (duh).

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Bumping into this on Gameplay after searching for a new PSP. My eye caught the interesting price of £17.99 for Resistance: Retribution.

I was a bit amazed that the game was selling for this little. Normally new PSP games go for around 29,99 but who cares.

Play.com is selling it for the same price (€24 for the people in the Euro currency zone) as well.

Sony Bend the studio responsible for the upcoming title Resistance: Retribution seems the be the only studio who has a hold on the technology of using a Sixaxis. Developing PSP Plus to be able to use your existing Sixaxis controller and sync it with your PSP via Resistance 2 makes them one of a kind in the Sony game studios.

Sony said they weren’t sure yet if the tech would be passed on to other studios let alone having considering it.

We have a hunch Sony will look how the reception is with the game and how PSP Plus will affect gamers. And it’s success depends mostly on the place people will play it. At home or on the road.

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CVG posted some video’s of the highly anticipated title Resistance Retribution. While most of you have probably already finished Resistance 2 and are preparing yourself for this next instalment on the PlayStation Portable, we have some videos to keep you sweat.

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While gamers in North America are still waiting on an official release date for Resistance: Retribution, SCEE announced that the first PlayStation Portable title of Ressitance will make it way through Europe starting on March 13th.

Resistance: Retribution takes place between the first and second Resistance game, where you will be playing James Grayson instead of Nathan Hale. Another difference compared to it’s console title’s is that the game is in third person perspective. Thus shifting away from the First Person View many are sed to on the PlayStation 3.

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If you pre-order Resistance Retribution through Amazon US before January 12th,  you will receive a unique code which allows you to download and play an early access demo.

This is good news for all the Resistance fan out there who remember the game would support Resistance 2,  similar to what is between the Wii and Nintendo DS. Only here it’s different. Once you hook up your PSP to your PS3, you will be able to play an alternate story through the special ‘Infected Mode’.

Sad news for the people outside North America, you won’t be able to get as it’s restricted to regions  where the Amazon US ships to.

Thanks to sysu3peat for letting the community know.

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Both Resistance Retribution and Resistance 2 will be able to connect and interact between eachother. 

To do this, you’ll need to connect your PSP to the PS3, via USB. Once you have them connected, go to the Resistance 2 options and select “Infect your PSP” What is infect your PSP you say? Well read below to find out what it is. 

Infected mode provides an alternate story within our alternate history. While in prison for desertion, Grayson is recruited by Specter Lieutenant David LaSalle (from the R2 storyline) and is infected with a mutated version of the Chimeran virus … a different version of the virus that infects Nathan Hale.

While playing in “infected” mode, Grayson wears a Specter uniform and has glowing Chimeran eyes. He gets to use one of the new weapons from R2: the HE .44 Magnum, which fires explosive rounds that can be triggered remotely. He has regenerative health and no longer needs to look for health packs. He can breathe underwater, allowing him to reach hidden areas that he could not reach before. And we’ve added another whole class of Intel that are hidden throughout the levels. Collecting all of the “infected” intel will unlock another R2 weapon, the Plasma Grenades.

Not only that but they have also announced a new feature called PSP Plus+. PSP Plus+ is a new feature where you’ll be able to connect your PSP to your TV (Limited to PSP 2000, and PSP 3000 models). Then you’ll be able to use your DUALSHOCK 3 to play your PSP games.

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