Introducing ‘minis’ for PSP

August 18, 2009

Introducing ‘minis’ for PSP

Offering a Variety of Small Yet
Mighty Downloadable Games That Pack a Punch

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
and Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced the imminent arrival of
"minis": a new section on PlayStation Store that offers a range of all-new
downloadable games for PSP. Available exclusively via digital distribution,
"minis" will have a 100MB size limit, ensuring they are quick and easy to
download to either the upcoming PSP go or to the more than 52 million units of
PSP that exist worldwide, offering innovative entertainment at your fingertips.

The new "minis" section will be
available on PlayStation Store on 1st October in Europe/ PAL territories and in
North America, to coincide with the launch of PSPgo, offering more choice, more
ways to play and more innovative experiences to immerse yourself in wherever you
are. Fifteen games will be available initially, across a wide variety of genres
including arcade-style games, racers, parlor games – and a few that defy
categorization! – with more than 50 games on offer by the end of the year in
Europe and the PAL territories.

The "minis" development process has
been designed to open the door to a broad range of developers to encourage new
talent and creative ideas to PSP. "minis" are being developed by some of the
most creative studios from across the globe from GameShastra, a medium-sized
development team based in India, to HoneySlug a three-man team in Camden,
London. Some developers, such as Creat, have already created content for
PlayStation Network; others, such as Subatomic Studios are bringing their
experience in the mobile phone market to PSP.

The minis initiative is also
supported by traditional game publishers, with industry leader Electronic Arts
Inc. developing a number of games for the program including Tetris and Sudoku,
with other titles to follow before the end of the year.

"We are very excited to offer so
much new content for PSP this year, particularly in this bite-sized form," said
Zeno Colaco, Vice President, Publisher and Developer Relations, SCEE. "In
opening the door to developers everywhere, we are broadening the type of content
available to PSP owners, and opening up a world of possibilities to enhance the
PSP gaming experience."

"’minis’ is yet another part of our
concerted effort to expand content options on PlayStation Store as the demand
for digital content will increase with the launch of PSPgo," said Eric Lempel,
Director of PlayStation Network and Strategic Planning, SCEA. "minis will give
developers the opportunity to create and share a variety of new and original
content that in some cases, are only available on PSP."

Arriving on 1st October, "minis" –
along with the new PlayStation Network video delivery service, Digital Comics,
and features such as Skype, photos, music, movies and the best handheld games
out there – are another reason to take PSP with you wherever you go.