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GPS Enabled PSP
During a press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony confirmed the launch of a GPS add-on for its PlayStation Portable, along with the possibility for GPS games and services as early as next year.
Sony PlayStation’s Senior Marketing Manager John Koller told MTV that this add-on “changes the dynamics of GPS but also changes the way developers think about games on PSP because you can start integrating GPS into it.”
The PSP model with GPS has been sold in Japan since 2006, causing states-side gamers and bloggers alike to anticipate U.S. integration. Yet, after this many years the excitement surrounding Sony’s announcement is mixed with doubt.
According to PSP Fanboy, “It only took, y’know years,” while Engadget writes, “Considering just how long we’ve been waiting for the add-on, we’re not holding our breath on the titles.”
Crunchgear notes, “All we care about is how the games come out. …It seems Sony still has to convince developers and publishers…to, you know, make the games first. A minor point.”
IGN’s Greg Miller got to test out a prototype model at the Comic Con conference in San Diego. Although no games are yet offered, the PSP’s GPS functions are very workable, if basic.
“What I found pretty neat were the options in the Settings folder,” Miller writes. “You can set your preference to give you routes that are the fastest, shortest, or economical; you can set it to avoid u-turns and tolls; and you can set your transportation mode to be car, taxi, pedestrian or bicycle.”
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