20th November 2007, 8:25 PM
Well about time! Basically it's a web site that allows for the download. It kinda should be a feature in the PSP, but hey everyone has a PC so it's fine. Plus, as a web site it can be accessed in the PSP, but the downloading part? Not so sure... "Out of memory" is a common error in that browser and it very well could be an issue. I'll need to test it later.
On top of that, Sony is now selling PSP games as downloads, like F-Zero "inspired" Wipeout Pure. That's great but considering space limitations I think I'd rather go with buying the ol' UMD and using my Filer app to rip games onto my stick when needed. Still a great option for when they just stop producing the disks for older games. Too bad I don't WANT the older games... The PSP really only became something I play often recently with all the top notch games that came out in the past few months (Silent Hill Origins, Castlevania Dracula X, Final Fantasy Tactics Lion Wars, Disgaia Afternoon of Darkness, Jeanne D'Arc (okay, 3 of those are remakes, but Dracula X at least containes a game never released in America before and that's essentially new).
So yeah, nice new feature. However, it needs some annoying download program installed to use the site for some reason. I'd think a decent page security protocol would prevent illegitimate downloads, and well, once that thing's on my PC, I can still do whatever the heck I want with it.
Edit: Okay I just checked and... ah that's a little disappointing. When I go to the store's site on my PSP I get a web page telling me that it is designed to be accessed on a personal computer. Guess the browser on the PSP does it's job reporting what it is and what system it's on. They should add support for the store onto the system itself next, though this addition of proper PC support really is enough for me, and perhaps the majority of people. It would prevent me from needing to install yet another browser plugin though. I hate overloading stuff with that kind of stuff.
On top of that, Sony is now selling PSP games as downloads, like F-Zero "inspired" Wipeout Pure. That's great but considering space limitations I think I'd rather go with buying the ol' UMD and using my Filer app to rip games onto my stick when needed. Still a great option for when they just stop producing the disks for older games. Too bad I don't WANT the older games... The PSP really only became something I play often recently with all the top notch games that came out in the past few months (Silent Hill Origins, Castlevania Dracula X, Final Fantasy Tactics Lion Wars, Disgaia Afternoon of Darkness, Jeanne D'Arc (okay, 3 of those are remakes, but Dracula X at least containes a game never released in America before and that's essentially new).
So yeah, nice new feature. However, it needs some annoying download program installed to use the site for some reason. I'd think a decent page security protocol would prevent illegitimate downloads, and well, once that thing's on my PC, I can still do whatever the heck I want with it.
Edit: Okay I just checked and... ah that's a little disappointing. When I go to the store's site on my PSP I get a web page telling me that it is designed to be accessed on a personal computer. Guess the browser on the PSP does it's job reporting what it is and what system it's on. They should add support for the store onto the system itself next, though this addition of proper PC support really is enough for me, and perhaps the majority of people. It would prevent me from needing to install yet another browser plugin though. I hate overloading stuff with that kind of stuff.