Native PSP store shutting down on March 31, Sony announces

01 March, 2016
Just days after it came to light that Sony has stopped shipping the PlayStation TV in Japan, the company has announced that it is closing down its native PSP store this month - March 31 to be more specific.

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Anonymous, 01 Mar 2016Why would anyone buy PSP today? Android is the best portabl... moreWell don't forget that its a phone and that no matter how powerful they will get, they will maybe never designed for gaming like psv and ps3. Also ps3 is still ridiculously powerful, and any smartphone won't be able to run a ps3 game, yet. And even when they get that powerful, they will heat up like crazy running such demanding games.

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    AnonD-508163, 02 Mar 2016I can't get ppsspp to work on my Sony Xperia z2 But I ha... moreWhat do you mean by "I can't get ppsspp to work" ?

    I recommend to disable auto frameskip, then set frameskip to 1 or 2. Disable slower effects (it's the name of the setting). Try out other settings too which fit your phone the best.

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      Anonymous, 01 Mar 2016Why would anyone buy PSP today? Android is the best portabl... moreI can't get ppsspp to work on my Sony Xperia z2

      But I have got ps1 emulation with Google cardboard support, it good and the 3d effect is better than 1st generation 3ds, I also play lots of emulator, snes, pc engine, megadrive, arcade /Mame via usage of ps3 dualshock controller

      But for original games, the ps vita and 3ds xl is much better experience overall

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        Anonymous, 01 Mar 2016Dude, PS Vita came out in 2011, back then it was 1 of the m... moreYes, some very good games, original version of uncharted, gravity rush, tearaway, killzone, disgaea, lumines electronic symphony, metal gear solid 2/3, street fighter vs tekken, mortal kombat, persona golden, big little planet, every body golf

        It's a great system, I lend my ps vita to a colleague for a few days, he didn't realise that it's qhd, even though he is technically aware of these issues.

        The real tactile controls makes the difference and experience much compelling than a mobile game, not to dissimilar to listen music from Bluetooth speaker And comparing it to real separates hifi

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          AnonD-99280, 01 Mar 2016Vainglory is one of the heavy game in mobile platform i've ... moreNow try out the Android port of the original Doom 3. Search for DIII4A

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            AnonD-407438, 01 Mar 2016PS vita main problem is expensive memory card 💳 and physica... moreDude, PS Vita came out in 2011, back then it was 1 of the most powerfull devices.

            Grapics doesnt make a game good, Vita is maybe weak and PS3 also compared to current smartphones, both ps3 and PS Vita have couple of games with better grapics than any smartphone...

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              AnonD-500788, 01 Mar 2016Heavy games like what? Fifa16 pc version, or God of war, o... moreVainglory is one of the heavy game in mobile platform i've played. mid range phone/tablet cant handle that game properly.

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                • 01 Mar 2016

                Why would anyone buy PSP today? Android is the best portable gaming platform. You can even play PSP games on Android with PPSSPP emulator. Despite the touch controls, it's very well playable.

                Today's games are crap on every platform. The most polular games are always crap, for exaple Angry Birds. I hate the FPS games where the health regenerates.

                I often play PS1 and PSP games on my Android phone, and only a few Android games (GTA).

                I'm waiting for the day when the phones' CPU will be enough fast so I can run Left 4 Dead, Soldier of Fortune 2 and Postal 2 on my phone with DosBox emulator and emulated Windows XP.

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                  AnonD-500788, 01 Mar 2016Heavy games like what? Fifa16 pc version, or God of war, o... moreWe are talking mobile gaming, and then you come in here to talk Fifa 16 PC version, you must not be very smart.

                  Stay away from sharp objects.

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                    AnonD-3367, 01 Mar 2016An iPad (at least from iPad 3 and up) will be fantastic for... moreHeavy games like what? Fifa16 pc version, or God of war, or candy crush kind of heavy game? Lol

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                      YTHHI)), 01 Mar 2016Yeah but nothing will be better than psp games right now.An iPad (at least from iPad 3 and up) will be fantastic for games, due to a much larger and much more detailed display.

                      My iPad Air 2 64GB is great for gaming and has plenty power to push heavy games.

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                        AnonD-430354, 01 Mar 2016sony must use android as PSP software, optimise android for... moreYeah but nothing will be better than psp games right now.

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                          • 01 Mar 2016

                          I'M happy that I had a psp once. I'll never forget you.

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                            • 01 Mar 2016

                            sony must use android as PSP software, optimise android for Hardcore gaming console, it would be a hit, android games are big deal now days,

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                              • 01 Mar 2016

                              PS vita main problem is expensive memory card 💳 and physical game copy. Sony using outdated cpu and gpu. Latest phone even mid range phone have better hardware then vita.
                              PSPPSP was one of thethe revolutionary handheld devices but vita is totally opposite. Ps developers says Bcz of Mobile gaming growth people loss Intrest.... So and so..... But if Sony make new hardware like nvidia k1 with 1gb VRAM and introduce memory card in less price then people can think about purchasing this vita but currently no way.

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                                • 01 Mar 2016

                                did anyone read the article,it says they are shifting psp content and purchases towards site and they should be still accessible and able to be bought,i dont see much deal in this

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                                  • 01 Mar 2016

                                  Emulation in Android is not that stable, and control is nightmare. I have both Note 4 and PSP and i enjoy playing games more on PSP.

                                  my dream handled console will be PSP like form factor with intel core m and x86 os like windows or linux. Core M has decent single thread perfomance i believe emulation wont be a problem.

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                                    Gamer, 01 Mar 2016dafaq will somebody play games together with the emulater (... moreEmulator is completely stable.
                                    Can on a phone that has a bigger screen.
                                    Can upscale the resolution.
                                    And it's more portable as you will always have your phone on you, and with save states you can play on the tube or whatever without being worried about losing progress if you have to stop abruptly.

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                                      AnonD-93439, 01 Mar 2016is not powered by deca-core Snapdragon 1820, 16gb of ram an... moreStatistically, that was the Nintendo DS.

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                                        • 01 Mar 2016

                                        the best thing with this psp we can play ps1 , gameboy , n64 , atari even java game by using custom firmware without any problem