PSP to support non-gaming apps

[antonkan]

Sony confirms handheld's 80% dev kit price reduction is to broaden scope of programs for upcoming smaller, lighter, UMD-less gaming device.

First, please click here to see more info about the non-gaming apps on the PSP. After reading the article, click the Add Reply reply button to tell me what you think.

Source: Gamespot

 

[purplesludge]

I don't see why they would be doing this for the psp go since the other models can do the exact same things except slide and bluetooth. I hope psn doesn't get flooded with crap like the iphone.

 

[thedicemaster]

I don't see why they would be doing this for the psp go since the other models can do the exact same things except slide and bluetooth. I hope psn doesn't get flooded with crap like the iphone.

they do this for all psp's.
it's just that they happened to mention it while showing off the psp go.


and psp already has non-gaming app(s)

though the only one i know that isn't built-in or homebrew is "homestar portable" from the japanese PSN(free, and doesn't seem to be a demo)
it's a star viewer, which let's you select a location and time and then view the stars from that place on earth.

 

[Raki]

the most exciting apps need the internet...PSP hasn't got GPRS/EDGE/3G, so you won't be able to use it for such things..that's why I won't need those apps to much

 

[Hero-Link]

you just wait until kratos clock, and kratos agenda show up!

 

[shakirmoledina]

i find it rather interesting to see what is to be expected of the "non-gaming" apps
maybe we might even see something controversial