This week in PSP news: a new OFW surfaces, home console game Dante's Inferno gets a PSP version, Sony finally lets out something concrete about their PSP offerings for E3, and SCEA senior vice president of marketing Peter Dille likens PSP piracy to Hannah Montana. No, not really, but he did call it "sickening". Which is close enough if you ask me. Read on for the PSP Weekend Warrior!

Sony's Peter Dille has claimed that they are confident in their 2009 strategy for the PlayStation 3 home video game console, both in pricing and in content. Dille also touched on the PSP's rampant piracy problem, calling it "criminal" and "sickening".

The iPhone vs. PSP debate has been around for some time now. Some people just can't seem to understand that comparing the iPhone to the PSP isn't as empirical as it sounds. They're two different devices, each with its pros and cons, apples and oranges, cows and sheep. Meanwhile, Sony isn't all that worried, with Ray Maguire more recently stating that the PSP will always win as a dedicated games machine. Taking a cue from that, Sony's Peter Dille has added his own two cents into the boiling pot by saying that there's no competition at all.

Powered by its strengthening dollar, Canada will be receiving price adjustments for its downloadable content this May 1 for the bigger and better PlayStation Store. This was confirmed by SCEA over at the PlayStation Blog. More details after the jump.

Sony's senior vice president of marketing, Peter Dille, is confident in the Sony PlayStation 3 for the holiday season. Gamers in need of "the most technologically advanced gaming system" should look no further, he says.

More on Dille and the PS3 lasting 10 years at the full article!

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has just revealed their plans of a new TV advertising campaign for their PSP handheld platform. Who's the endorser, you ask? It's none other than NFL All-Pro athlete Michael Strahan of the New York Giants.

The football star will be the image model for the new PSP campaign that will extend the "Dude, Get Your Own" line of commercials. In fact, Strahan will be appearing side by side with the PSP's "Annoying Guy" made popular in the existing ads. Hmm... A tall tower of muscle faced against a skinny PSP fanboy. Accident waiting to happen, much?

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In the same E3 interview by Gamasutra where Sony's Peter Dille talks about the Xbox 360 and announces the arrival of a movie download service soon for the PSP, he also speaks in defense of the decision to retain the PlayStation Portable's Universal Media Disc on the PSP Slim's design. Peter Dille is the senior vice president of marketing for the PlayStation.

Gamasutra addressed the concerns from users about loading speed and the lack of availability of movies in the new UMD format. Dille says that the new design of PSP Slim has fixed the loading time of the UMD "to a certain degree." As for his take on the movies, he says that there was a problem communicating the PSP's demographic with Hollywood.

Essentially, the PSP was aiming at males from 18 to 35 years old but the movies released in the UMD format didn't match that demographic. The lack of attention in the right areas invited in a lack of popularity. With the release of the new PSP Slim and its new video output feature, there may be hope yet for the UMD to make a comeback.

Dille's comments echo PSP Senior Marketing Manager John Koller recent comments about the UMD and how Sony will stick to it. To read the whole interview, follow the Read link after the jump.

The E3 Media and Business Summit 2007 may have come and gone, but there's still a ton of important post-E3 tidbits that deserve every gamer's attention. Mostly because in addition to new videos and screenshots of the latest upcoming video games, there are things you probably haven't heard of yet.

For instance, you might have heard about the conflicting reports about the 60 GB PS3 getting phased out, but did you know that the advent of the PSP Slim may also herald the death of the old PSP model?

How about the strongly worded remarks Peter Dille made against the Xbox 360? You probably heard him say that HD-DVD is as good as dead. Did you know, however, that Peter Moore has a rebuttal to that? Even more importantly, it's a civil one!

You also probably know that the Nintendo Wii is selling oodles of units, but how about the possibility of the Wii outselling the grandmaster of gaming, the PS2? There's certainly some merit in that assertion, though it'll probably take the Wii a while to break the 100 million unit barrier.

Our post-E3 roundup of gaming goodness has all that and more. While you're at it, feel free to check out our E3 roundups for days one, two, and three of the summit. We're certain you'll find some talking points there. Enjoy!


Talking Points:
E3 update: Sony phases out old PSP, no price cut for existing PSPs
E3 update: Peter Moore says Dille's HD-DVD's death comment greatly exaggerated
E3: Iwata says the Wii could break the PS2 record


QJ's assorted bits of E3 goodness:

E3 video interview for Dead Head Fred
E3: Nyko's third-party accessories for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3
E3: Gamecock's E3 funeral procession
E3: three new Silent Hill: Origins gameplay videos

More tidbits of E3 after the jump!

As E3 winds down, you'll notice more talking points coming out of the different console camps. In this case, today's E3 coverage gives you a ton of  E3 video and screenshot goodness, as well as important quotes from the highers-up of the different camps.

Perhaps one of the biggest things that came out of the PS3 camp was the report that the price cut for the 60 GB PS3 would last only as long as there were units. Sony hasn't been able to make up its mind yet, as conflicting reports are coming from members of Sony themselves, but it's something you can definitely read about below.

On the Xbox 360 side, you've got strong words from both two different Peters: Microsoft's Peter Moore talks about the Xbox 360's US$ 1 Billion repair bill, as well as his observations on the PS3 price cut. On the flip side, Sony's Peter Dille had his own strong words against the Xbox 360.

Lastly, Nintendo's George Harrison also talked about the future of the Wii and discussed where it was headed. To them, it seems, the future lies in establishing new intellectual properties, as well as making more games that cater to the hardcore gaming demographic.

While you're going over today's list of E3 goodies, feel free to also visit our previous E3 roundup articles. You may find something you missed beforehand. At the very least, there are some nice promotional videos that you might want to have a look at.

Talking Points:

E3 news: 60GB PlayStation 3 to be phased out
SCEA denies 60GB PS3 phaseout rumor, but Kaz Hirai confirms it
E3: Microsoft's Shane Kim on dropping the Xbox 360's price
E3: Microsoft's Peter Moore talks about the Xbox 360 and the PS3
E3: Sony's Peter Dille talks about the Xbox 360
E3: Tretton talks PS3 games going multiplatform and sports titles doing 30fps
E3: Nintendo's George Harrison talks about the future of the Wii

More news and goodies after the jump!

 

In an E3 interview conducted by Gamasutra with Sony's senior VP of marketing, Peter Dille announced the imminent arrival of a movie download service for the PS3 and the PSP.

While the slim version of the PlayStation Portable was announced during the E3 showcase, Dille explains that the download service was left out of the program because its formal announcement would be a crucial moment for the PlayStation brand and that it's something Sony wants to get right or else they'll "get creamed." He continues:

So we want to make sure we get the consumer experience right, get the right content, and we’re working really hard on it. And I don’t think we’re talking about years, I think this is something we could get behind really soon.

Dille hopes that users who are still undecided on which console they should choose to buy would see this as the deciding factor. "I think what might convince [people who haven't picked up a PSP] would be the advent of a service that allows them to put content onto the PSP in an easier fashion."

Considering the new slim version of the PSP that has a new display function that can output video into external sets, the service might do just that.