Well, until I had seen the trailer for Ironman, the movie with Robert Downey, Jr. in it, I would have been asking who could play the character of Ironman. I think Robert is a good choice for the movie and I can’t wait to see the movie as well as try my hand at the game.
Several sites are raving about God of War: Chains of Olympus coming to the PSP and how they are dusting off the old PSP systems to get ready to play this popular game.
The PSP version will be released March 7, 2008 and is rated M for Mature content.
The game is about a human Godslayer that must now once again heed the commands of the gods to go to the underworld to fight the most feared creatures of Greek mythology. Will he choose redemption or save the world?
What I’m hoping for is a newer version of “God of War” or any other games for the PS3 that will let me play the game, live, on my PSP as well as allowing for the PSP to download portions of the PS3 game to be played, away from the PS3 and it’s WiFi connection with the capabilities to re-sync with the PS3 when you are back within connection range to upload your stats and download newer content or play directly back from the PS3, etc…
The famous hacker ‘DVDJohn’ that broke the DVD copy protection scheme DeCSS is bringing out another great program for users of digital media.
The program, Double Twist Desktop, will allow for and use of digital media that have copy protection schemes like Apple’s iTunes. By using the free download from DVDJohn, you will be able to use that digital media on another system instead of on one system like the iPod.
This is truly a nice looking PSP design created by a fan.
The image was uploaded onto Flickr and seems to have hit the mainstream.
BluezPS is the username the game artist uses on Flickr.
Another user of Flickr mentions the similarities of the iRiver G10.
Check out the article and image of the G10 on joystiq.
BluezPS also seems to be one of the character designers of “Animal Kingdom” for the Unreal 2003 mod game. You can download the 30MB mod from the site and try it out or take a look at some of the artwork: Tyrant.
In a previous post, I had mentioned that Sony had planned to offer GPS for the PSP as well as VOIP through Skype.
A recent statement on Sony’s Japanese website, states that the expected roll out of Skype VOIP for PSP will be delayed from the Jan 24, 2008 launch date.
The reason are the mikes that the PSP would use, they do not meet the specifications that Skype requires.
In an earlier post about Blu-Ray movies on PS3, I mentioned that future Blu-ray discs will contain a smaller version of the movie for uploading to your PSP via the PS3.
I figured that the format might be in MP4 and assuming that quality is a key concern, MP4 should be used.
A recent release by GamingInsider mentions that a Sony employee revealed to the writer that the PSP would be receiving DivX Certification in an upcoming firmware update to the PSP.
The DivX format on the PSP will allow for download of movies and TV shows via the PSN store or from the store on the PS3, or third-party retailers.
The DivX format will be supported in the PSP 4.0 update.
Whether its DivX or MP4, PSP users will have a grand time viewing shows on their PSP.
Europeans will no longer need to worry about getting lost thanks to Sony’s wonderful PSP!
Starting early Spring, Sony will be releasing a GPS add-0n, in Europe, for your PSP. The GPS enabled PSP uses an attachable GPS receiver and UMD disc which will contain the maps with 3D models of cities.
The system uses map data from TeleAtlas, and uses the Nav N Go navigation software. Users will also be able to download new map data and upgrades through Sony’s online Playstation Network.
The system will offer two modes; pedestrian and mobile. If you are in pedestrian mode, you will be able to navigate through a 3D city from a fully modeled map.
And on the off chance you still are lost with the help of your PSP with GPS, you can call for help via Skype calling through your PSP.
What more can you ask for if you are an urban explorer?
During the CES 2008 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Sony demonstrated their PS3’s capability to play Blu-ray movies on the console.
The new features that will be added to Blu-ray movies, in the future, will be the addition of lower-resolution versions of the movie on the disc.
The PS3 is not encoding the Blu-ray movie for uploading to your PSP but sending a lower-res version of the movie that is stored on the Blu-ray disc.
For those with PSP’s with a memory stick, they will be able to download the lower-res version to their PSP from the PS3 system.
There was always the promise of greater inactivity,” said David Bishop, president of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
I am not sure if the lower-res version of the movie will be available for transfer to other systems such as iPods but the outlook is that it will be easily transferable to another system as the lower-res version should be in mp4 format. (I am assuming that it’ll still be based on the mp4 format.)
The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) was given permission to review the decision by the VAC (Video Appeals Committee) to overturn the rejection of the video game Manhunt 2.
