Metal Gear fans have something to look forward to this week. The PSOne Classic Metal Gear Solid is heading to the European PlayStation Store this week, priced at £7.99 / €9.99. Konami plans to release four classic Metal Gear titles in the run up to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, starting from this week.
Sony has been thinking about adding Trophy support to the PSP for some time now, but they are trying to tackle some technical difficulties – the biggest of which is the piracy issue. According to President of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, “It’s under discussion, but there are some technical challenges.” Recently though, rumors have begun once again. The LittleBigPlanet PSP box clearly shows “Trophies” as one of the features of the game.
Team Typhoon have developed a working custom firmware for the PSPgo, making use of a exploit in the system software. Unfortunately, the custom firmware will not be released to the public, in order to prevent the exploit from being patched in a future firmware version. Check out the video below to see the firmware in action. A better video of the custom firmware will be released next week.
Great news for all of you Ad Hoc fans out there –adhocParty for the PSP system, which first launched in Japan last year, is coming to North America! AdhocParty is an online service that allows PSP owners with a PS3 system to connect to one another via the PlayStation Network. It will be available as a free download on the PlayStation Store soon.
This week on the PSP PlayStation Store, three new games are available to download from the European PlayStation Store, and five are available from the US Store. Both stores have received new PSP Minis titles too – three for Europe and one for the US. The Jax and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Demo is out now on the European Store too as well as new DLC for both store. Check out the complete list below.
Remember that video of the PSPgo running homebrew a while back? (If no, see below). FreePlay was able to run some custom code on the PSPgo just days after launch, making use of a known exploit that was still present in the new firmware update. According to his latest progress update, FreePlay is now working on a eLoader for the PSPgo. If all goes well, we could see a PSPgo eLoader, allowing you to load your own homebrew applications and games on the PSPgo.
This week on the PSP PlayStation Store, more games have a price promotion on the European Store and several new downloadable titles have been added to the US Store, including Numblast and Ghostbusters The Video Game. A new PSP Minis title is available for download from the European Store as well as a PSOne classic. A new episode of PULSE is out now on the US Store, along with a selection of free and premium XMB themes.
