Now that Sony has announced a price cut for the PSP-3000 in Japan, there will be a sizable gap between that and the forthcoming PSP Go. Problem is, there's still plenty of doubt as to the potential of the latter in making sales. Considering that the PSP-3000 can run UMDs, is compatible with existing accessories, and can be ChickHENabled, the PSP Go might lose a lot of attention to its older brother. What say you Sony? No problemo.

Last June, Director of PSN Operations Eric Lempel broke a  lot of gamer hearts when he flat-out rejected the idea of having trophies on board the PSP. The reason was that it will be very prone to cheating, and, well, that's just not fair. Today, we're hearing somebody else from Sony talk about the matter, pretty much echoing the same thing. Not just anybody, actually. This month's bearer of PSP bad news: Shu Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios.

The "second analog nub" mantra has since become sort of a call to arms for a vocal portion of PSP users. When Sony revealed that the new PSP Go would still have only one analog nub, these dissatisfied users ranted and raved about what they considered a "stupid" decision. There's a reason for every decision, though. As for the lack of a second analog nub on the PSP Go, Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, says that they did consider adding it, but it was just too early in the PSP's life cycle to implement it now.

From TGS we finally get an update, no matter how small, on the Gran Turismo game for the PSP.

Wait, there's a Gran Turismo game for the PSP? Yes, for those who forgot or don't have a clue since we hardly get any updates on it. Rest assured, Gran Turismo PSP is still in development, according to Sony's Shuhei Yoshida.

Sony's certainly no stranger to risky games, what with a diverse library of games that have anything from unique, to offbeat, to stunning. Games like Loco Roco, Patapon, Heavy Rain, and LittleBigPlanet are prime examples. And taking risks regularly, as Sony's Shuhei Yoshida explains, is how you get the best results. More zen from Yoshida in the full article.

A couple weeks back, we heard Ryan Payton expressing his thoughts that Japan was no longer the center of video game development. Today we hear how Sony Worldwide Studios big wig Shuhei Yoshida echoes Payton's thoughts, saying that Japan is starting to lag in its video game technology, especially when compared to the speed in which it's progressing in the US and Europe. Despite gaming feats like MGS4 or GT5: Prologue, there doesn't seem to be enough to go by with in game technology in in Japan.

Although there are some notable PSP titles to look forward to, lately there's been a shortage of good games for the platform. That might change next year though. Sony's Worldwide Studio boss">Shuhei Yoshida - the guy who stepped into Phil Harrison's shoes as head of Sony's Worldwide Studios - has remarked that they have a lot of games set to be released next year that haven't been announced yet. Details after the link.