PSP E3 round-up

Charles Starrett • May 23, 2005 • Comments (2)

Last week's E3 expo brought us a lot of exciting PSP news. So much news, in fact, that it was easy to miss something. Then there was also the prospect of three new consoles to contend with, two of which...

Pspe3-1 Last week's E3 expo brought us a lot of exciting PSP news. So much news, in fact, that it was easy to miss something. Then there was also the prospect of three new consoles to contend with, two of which confirmed PSP integration of one sort or another. Not to fear, as we've posted this round-up (complete with small photo gallery) to serve as a kind of Cliff's Notes version of the overwhelming hype that was E3.

Games

E3 brought us a strong lineup of PSP games, including the first Star Wars game for PSP and the name and location of the upcoming GTA: Liberty City Stories. Although we won't be seeing the majority of them until later in the year, they definitely show a platform that is growing rapidly, and shows a bright future.

Star Wars Battlefront II
Metal Gear Ac!d 2
Coded Arms
Death Jr.
Frogger: Helmet Chaos
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Greg Hasting's Tournament Paintball
PoPoLoCrois
Armored Core: Formula Front
World Poker Tour 2K6
Bounty Hounds
Payout Poker and Casino
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Crash Tag Team Racing
NBA '06
GripShift
FRANTIX

Accessories

There wasn't as much going on in the world of PSP accessories, but what was announced looked to be some very strong additions to the market. Oh, and we'll finally be able to get our hands on 2GB Memory Sticks sometime this summer.

Sandisk 2GB Gaming Memory Stick PRO Duo
Logitech PlayGear Mod
Logitech PlayGear Street Carrying Case
Logitech PlayGear Visor

Console News

There was huge news on the console front as all of the big three announced new consoles, and Nintendo also added another portable to their lineup with the Game Boy Micro. We have yet to get all the facts on just how the PSP will be utilized on the PS3, but the options are fairly open and we can only hope that the game developers out there are looking to do some amazing things with this connectivity. As a side note, what is up with the PS3 using the font from the Spider-Man movies?

Playstation 3 (PSP connectivity via Wi-Fi)
Xbox 360 (PSP connectivity via USB)

Photo Gallery

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