By Hector Cortez Aug 18, 2009, 13:53 GMT
Sony Computer Entertainment today announced "minis": a new section of the PlayStation Store that will offer all-new downloadable games for PSP.
Sony today announced "minis": a new section of the PlayStation Store that will offer all-new downloadable games for PSP.
Available exclusively via digital distribution, "minis" will have a 100MB size limit, ensuring they are quick and easy to download to either the upcoming PSPgo or the current PSP.
The new "minis" section will be available on the 1st of October in Europe/PAL territories and in North America, to coincide with the launch of PSPgo. Fifteen games will be available initially, across a variety of genres including arcade-style games, racers, and parlor games -- with more than 50 games by the end of the year.
The "minis" development process has been designed to open the door to a broad range of developers to encourage new talent and creative ideas to PSP. "minis" are being developed by studios from across the globe from GameShastra, a medium-sized development team based in India, to HoneySlug a three-man team in Camden, London. Some developers, such as Creat, have already created content for PlayStation Network; others, such as Subatomic Studios are bringing their experience in the mobile phone market to PSP.
The minis initiative is also supported by traditional game publishers, including Electronic Arts which is hard at work developing a number of games including Tetris and Sudoku, with other titles to follow before the end of the year.
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