Published 5/20/2009
at G4 TV - TheFeed
Last month, Nintendo’s DSi download shop opened , giving DSi fans the chance to enjoy the easy of browsing, downloading and playing new games, all from the comfort of their hands. Sony PSP users have been enjoying this feature for some time now, but there is still one feature that neither offers at this point, a rental service.
Well, based on a consumer survey sent to the folks over at Joystiq , it looks like Sony could be looking to change that. According to the survey, the hypothetical service would let users rent a fixed number of titles for a flat monthly rate (ala any through-the-mail rental service), chosen from a library updated on a regular basis with old and newly released titles.
There’s no mention of expiration dates or how many games you would be allowed to store at one time, but I’m guessing there would be some tracking feature to detect how many rental titles you have, and then prevent you from renting any more until you delete the ones you have. Also, ...
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
SCEE: “PSP Is Going For A Younger Market”
edge-online.com 5/20/2009 — Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is hoping to boost the PSP’s popularity with younger children.
The company has launched a new community-focused campaign site, pspinyourhands.com , in a bid to widen the portable’s target market to ...
PSP survey hints at game rental service
joystiq.com 5/20/2009 —
Click to embiggen
A recent survey seeks consumer interest in a PSP game rental service. With the PSP Go all but confirmed a possibility and UMD on its way out , a PSP that takes full advantage of the digital age and the PSN doesn't exactly ...
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil PSone Classics Incoming [Esrb]
kotaku.com 5/20/2009 — Looks like Sony is serious about adding new " PSone Classics " to the PlayStation Store, as a few original PlayStation heavy hitters appear to be en route. The ESRB has rated five new PSone Classics candidates. That includes PlayStation system ...
Entertainment Software Rating Board
esrb.org 5/20/2009 — ESRB Game Ratings Search Results Get the ESRB Ratings Search Widget Your search by publisher 'Sony Computer Entertainment America' returned 332 Game Ratings. Title Publisher Rating Content Platforms Metal Gear Solid Sony Computer Entertainment ...
PSP Survey Suggests Game Rentals —
1UP RSS feed 5/21/2009
A new survey is hinting at possible plans for the PlayStation Portable. Joystiq reports that a new PlayStation customer survey asks questions about a possible download ...