Sony: popular PSP Minis games could end up on UMD, PS3 |
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As part of their initiative to entice developers for their PSP Minis service (and probably to remind gamers that they haven't forgotten about UMD yet), Sony has hinted at the prospect of Minis eventually being released on the PSP's proprietary UMD format. Not only that, thse bite-sized games could also end up making the jump to the PS3.
Sony EuropeÂ’s Zeno Colaco recently told Develop that it's possible that the most popular Minis titles could end up in a collected UMD release in the future:
I think that a package of multiple Minis games on a single UMD is a real possibility at a later stage, where even a studio or publisher will put a collection of their own games on a single disc. WeÂ’d be open to that.
Colaco conceded that the download-only Minis wouldn't necessarily make a killing in retail, but the chance to penetrate another revenue stream could prove to be an enticing opportunity for developers. Sony is also not ruling out eventual releases on other platforms such as the PS3:
These games wonÂ’t need to necessarily be built for the home console, and I think these games will find their true life and identity in those micro-bursts of play. But I do think thereÂ’s a possibility that Minis could find themselves on other consoles down the line.
Sony's PSP Minis service is due to launch along with the PSP Go on October 1. So far, 15 titles have been confirmed to be available at launch. All of these will be playable on all PSP models.
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Via Develop
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"These games won’t need to necessarily be built for the home console, and I think these games will find their true life and identity in those micro-bursts of play. But I do think there’s a possibility that Minis could find themselves on other consoles down the line." So a Sony official PSP emulator on the PS3? Badass...
not quite it would be a waste of time and money these games will be simple and could very easily and quickly be ported to the ps3 an emulator is a lot of hard work so why bother with it the games would be using quite basic programming technology and so it doesnt need to be built from the ground up for each console, because it doesnt need to take advantage of the ps3 power, just the very basic stuff ps3 would do to well with minis, but probably enough to make a profit the wii and ds however i think these are very real possibilities, thing is what rights do sony have over them it could also be released for some mobile phones, maybe that new SE making use of the XMB
How are they planning to manage to put them on the PS3. Wouldn't game would have to be completely remade? A direct port or a PSP emulator on a ps3 would not scale well to a larger screen. I image that if these games were put on anything larger then a PSP screen, they would look extremely pixelated and/or blurry.
the chances the use bitmaps are unlikely they would most likely have used vector art. and if the did use bitmap textures, the would probably have a vector copy of it, if not it would easily be done
Well they use the same Playstation emulator on both with the same eboot format. Maybe both consoles are not that dissimilar to write for. I guess you could ask a real developer what it's like to write for both consoles. I wouldn't imagine it being too different.
a collection of 25-30 minis released every month or two on a UMD...i would buy this if the minis were good :)
Sony's been working making a easier sdk for Psp and Ps3 so maybe they built in easier porting for Psp minis.
More like 3-5 minis on UMD every two weeks.. They've got to make money, y'know.
the most i'd pay is like $10 but if it was 15-20 minis then I would pay about $20
I'd rather they did look pixelated. I love that look far more than vectors.
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