NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home / News / Games / Play Station

Play Station


PSP Turned Into a Nintendo DS, Thanks to Motion-Sensing Accessory

Homebrew titles to take advantage of this feature

By Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)

19th of September 2007, 06:59 GMT

Adjust text size:


PSP motion sensing gadget
Enlarge picture
Do you know NEO? It's the name of the main character from the Matrix series and also the name of a company that's famous for its gaming flash drives. NEO has created an accessory for the famous Playstation Portable console that adds a little bit of motion sensing to the gaming experience. Now,
the portable gaming device will detect movement, probably using the same technology included in the Nintendo Wii, based on an accelerometer.

We're surprised to see that the gadget is so small and that it can be plugged into the PSP's headphone jack. The problem is that NEO's device won't work with retail software releases, so we're in for some homebrewing action thanks to the little gadget. Now, hardcore programmers that want to create PSP titles that resemble the DS blockbusters get a chance to test their skills thanks to NEO's gadget. We've seen a PSP touchscreen surfacing online and now this... Is Nintendo DS the new standard in the world of portable gaming?

The sales figures speak for themselves, as the PSP has gone under, being surpassed by the Xbox 360, but our money's on some serious sales at Christmas time, at least in the case of the Slim PSP. Since homebrewers came up with a software that turns your PSP into a PC controller, why shouldn't we use the portable console as a PS3 motion sensing joystick? It will surely be the heaviest "SIXAXIS" available, but at least it will be an innovation for the people that dislike the average PS3 joystick.

What's next? Another screen added to the PSP and some stylus-touchscreen action? Till now Sony has stayed true to its original recipe, but the homebrewers are the ones causing the trouble turning the PSP into a stylish DS that's more of a hybrid than an innovation.

TAGS:

PSP | Sony | Homebrew | Motion Sensing | NEO
Read by 1,345 user(s) | Add comment | Link to this article TWEET THIS


Article rating:
Good (3.1/5) 6 vote(s)    

Subscribe to news | Print article | Send to friend

© Copyright 2001-2009 Softpedia
Contact:

 

 

SEARCH THE NEWS ARCHIVE :




Today's News
| Yesterday's News | News Archive


MORE RELATED ARTICLES:


PSP to TV Projector

PSP Price Cut or New and Improved PSP

Sony Announces A Christmas Upgrade: PSP Giga Pack

PSP Long Awaited Camera - Go!Cam

PSP Owners Get ISO Loader with Firmware 3.50 and 3.51

Use the PSP as a Remote with the New 3.00 Update

Sony's PSP Phone Will Remain Only a Concept

How to Unbrick a PSP. Bad Mods Can Be Fixed!

User opinions:

No user comments yet.
Be the first to express your opinion using the form below!

Share your opinion:

Your Name:
Your Email Address:
(will not be used for commercial purposes)
Solve this to prove you're not a bot: =
Your review/opinion:

 




Windows tabGames tabDrivers tabMac tabLinux tabScripts tabMobile tabHandheld tabGadgets tabNews tab

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM