Sony PSPs enlisted as study aids by the Royal Navy

[luke_c]

Whoever it was at Sony HQ that decided to pursue "military contracts" as a revenue source, kudos! Mere days after the US Air Force expressed interest in expanding its PS3 supercomputer, we're hearing glorious Britannia's Royal Navy has conscripted 230 PSPs into duty as revision aids for its trainee sailors. Loaded with maths and physics materials, the PSPs can be used in a bunk, have familiar controls for the young and mostly male recruits, and are considered pretty tough to break. The underlying reason for this move though is cost cutting: by making the training course more intensive, the Navy is saving on teaching time. Given that the UMD drive won't come disabled -- which is hoped to encourage the sailors to take better care of the device -- the future this paints is of marines who've spent more time with a freebie handheld console than with a pro instructor. At least they'll have a great stable of captured monsters to show for it.

Source.

Interesting...

 

[Mangofett]

... has conscripted 230 PSPs into duty as revision aids for its trainee sailors. Loaded with maths and physics materials, the PSPs can be used in a bunk, have familiar controls for the young and mostly male recruits, and are considered pretty tough to break. The underlying reason for this move though is cost cutting: by making the training course more intensive, the Navy is saving on teaching time. ...

lol

 

[prowler]

Is Sony actually going to let them do this?

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

... has conscripted 230 PSPs into duty as revision aids for its trainee sailors. Loaded with maths and physics materials, the PSPs can be used in a bunk, have familiar controls for the young and mostly male recruits, and are considered pretty tough to break. The underlying reason for this move though is cost cutting: by making the training course more intensive, the Navy is saving on teaching time. ...

lol

+1

Man, those guys must fail big time.

 

[luke_c]

Is Sony actually going to let them do this?

As long as they are raking in money from it, of course they are.

 

[Maz7006]

lol?
rofl?
lmao?

?

 

[prowler]

Say goodbye to the Royal Navy then.
They be playing Monster Hunter.

 

[Edgedancer]

 

[worlok375]

Pretty hard to break? Nintendo's gameboy (first one) was pretty hard to break! It survived an explosion!

 

[luke_c]

wut

 

[p1ngpong]

Is there nothing this wonder machine cant do?

PSP's can protect nations!

God bless em!

 

[Raika]

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
What the hell?

 

[shakirmoledina]

shouldnt they use DS? its more interactive

 

[kobykaan]

shouldnt they use DS? its more interactive

No .....the hinge tends to break in high seas remember!

 

[zeromac]

wut

He's referring to the legenedary Gameboy that suvived the Gulf War

This:

Still Works

 

[luke_c]

wut

He's referring to the legenedary Gameboy that suvived the Gulf War

This:

Still Works

Spoiler

wut.

 

[prowler]

Reminds me of Gears of War.

 

[Hop2089]

The Royal Navy just sealed their fate.

Oh well at least there will be more sales of PSP games by the soldiers.