Source - GI.Biz

Sony's PlayStation Portable goes on sale officially in Europe for the first time tomorrow, with hundreds of retail stores across the UK planning to open at midnight tonight in order to sell the handheld console early.

Leading retail chain GAME plans to open 250 of its stores at midnight, with 1500 staff working overnight to meet demand for the new console, which is launching with around 30 software titles and 30 UMD movies.

Many other retailers are also planning to open tonight, with several planning special launch party events - including Sony's official launch event, which will take place at the HMV store on Oxford Street.

The PSP launched nine months ago in Japan, and five months ago in the USA, with the European launch being delayed as Sony struggled to manufacture enough units to meet demand in other territories.

Despite the wait, most retailers expect to sell out of the PSP this week in Europe - and demand may not be met fully until a rumoured second, larger shipment of the hardware arrives later in September.

Some retailers claim to have sold out of their launch allocation on preorders alone, and may have no unallocated stock to sell on launch day - with customers being advised to shop around to find stores which still have stock available. ...

Source - GI.Biz

Sony's PlayStation Portable goes on sale officially in Europe for the first time tomorrow, with hundreds of retail stores across the UK planning to open at midnight tonight in order to sell the handheld console early.

Leading retail chain GAME plans to open 250 of its stores at midnight, with 1500 staff working overnight to meet demand for the new console, which is launching with around 30 software titles and 30 UMD movies.

Many other retailers are also planning to open tonight, with several planning special launch party events - including Sony's official launch event, which will take place at the HMV store on Oxford Street.

The PSP launched nine months ago in Japan, and five months ago in the USA, with the European launch being delayed as Sony struggled to manufacture enough units to meet demand in other territories.

Despite the wait, most retailers expect to sell out of the PSP this week in Europe - and demand may not be met fully until a rumoured second, larger shipment of the hardware arrives later in September.

Some retailers claim to have sold out of their launch allocation on preorders alone, and may have no unallocated stock to sell on launch day - with customers being advised to shop around to find stores which still have stock available. ...

Source - GI.Biz

Sony's PlayStation Portable goes on sale officially in Europe for the first time tomorrow, with hundreds of retail stores across the UK planning to open at midnight tonight in order to sell the handheld console early.

Leading retail chain GAME plans to open 250 of its stores at midnight, with 1500 staff working overnight to meet demand for the new console, which is launching with around 30 software titles and 30 UMD movies.

Many other retailers are also planning to open tonight, with several planning special launch party events - including Sony's official launch event, which will take place at the HMV store on Oxford Street.

The PSP launched nine months ago in Japan, and five months ago in the USA, with the European launch being delayed as Sony struggled to manufacture enough units to meet demand in other territories.

Despite the wait, most retailers expect to sell out of the PSP this week in Europe - and demand may not be met fully until a rumoured second, larger shipment of the hardware arrives later in September.

Some retailers claim to have sold out of their launch allocation on preorders alone, and may have no unallocated stock to sell on launch day - with customers being advised to shop around to find stores which still have stock available. ...

News from Lik Sang

The first sequel to an original PSP title, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is based on the Bleach manga and anime series which began back in 2002. Complete with the voice actors from the anime, and supervision by original manga creator, Kubo Taito, this is an action packed cell shaded fighter in the same spirit as One Piece or Naruto. The star, Ichigo Kurosaki isn't your regular 15 year old boy here either, because he sees dead people. While he's always had the ability to see spirits and ghosts, this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki however, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her powers--it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.

While extremely popular, the original PSP title was hampered by its small character roster. Here the number of playable fighters has been almost doubled however, as in addition to Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Orihime Inoue, Rukia Kuchiki, and Renji Abarai, the sequel adds Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Toushiro Hitsugaya, Kisuke Urahara and Shihoin Yoruichi. With a new team battle mode, all new growth system, and a collection of mini games, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is sure to please fans, and is arriving to stock in the next couple of hours.

...

News from Lik Sang

The first sequel to an original PSP title, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is based on the Bleach manga and anime series which began back in 2002. Complete with the voice actors from the anime, and supervision by original manga creator, Kubo Taito, this is an action packed cell shaded fighter in the same spirit as One Piece or Naruto. The star, Ichigo Kurosaki isn't your regular 15 year old boy here either, because he sees dead people. While he's always had the ability to see spirits and ghosts, this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki however, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her powers--it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.

While extremely popular, the original PSP title was hampered by its small character roster. Here the number of playable fighters has been almost doubled however, as in addition to Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Orihime Inoue, Rukia Kuchiki, and Renji Abarai, the sequel adds Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Toushiro Hitsugaya, Kisuke Urahara and Shihoin Yoruichi. With a new team battle mode, all new growth system, and a collection of mini games, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is sure to please fans, and is arriving to stock in the next couple of hours.

...

News from Lik Sang

The first sequel to an original PSP title, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is based on the Bleach manga and anime series which began back in 2002. Complete with the voice actors from the anime, and supervision by original manga creator, Kubo Taito, this is an action packed cell shaded fighter in the same spirit as One Piece or Naruto. The star, Ichigo Kurosaki isn't your regular 15 year old boy here either, because he sees dead people. While he's always had the ability to see spirits and ghosts, this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki however, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her powers--it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.

While extremely popular, the original PSP title was hampered by its small character roster. Here the number of playable fighters has been almost doubled however, as in addition to Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, Orihime Inoue, Rukia Kuchiki, and Renji Abarai, the sequel adds Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Toushiro Hitsugaya, Kisuke Urahara and Shihoin Yoruichi. With a new team battle mode, all new growth system, and a collection of mini games, Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 is sure to please fans, and is arriving to stock in the next couple of hours.

...

Skeezix has released the first Atari ST emulator for the PSP, heres what he posted:


CaSTaway/PSP
------------

Crappiest first alpha (for PSP). Don't expect much yet, except for updates
to come quite quickly over the next little while.

Although the emu is missing any form of finesse, it does run pretty well --
for many or most games, it'll run full speed with no frameskip (which is good
since I didn't implement frameskip yet During 'heavy math' operations it'll
run slower, so unpacking Dungeon Master takes a good minute or two probably..
but running Xenon 2: Megablast and it'll run a little too fast until I add
speed throttling.

REM: .ST disk images only (.MSA or zipped images not yet supported.)
REM: Default disks looked for: DISK_A.ST and DISK_B.ST -- you don't need
them if you just want to see TOS. If you want to boot a game without
picking in the (not yet existing disk picker, name it DISK_A.ST!
ex: /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST/DISK_A.ST that is a copy of A_133.ST (Automation 133)
will fire up Xenon 2.
REM: You need an operating system; the file can be called either
TOS.ROM or TOS.IMG (doesn't matter, its just a filename); use TOS 1.02 US
for best results, but many others work (and many do not.)
REM: Stick files in /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST
REM: ST-Low res works well; ST-Medium res works, but is fugly for now.
ST-High res not yet supported.
REM: Analog is for controlling the mouse motion
REM: Left D-pad for controlling joystick motion
REM: Square is left-mouse-button, circle is right-mouse-button,
cross/X is joystick fire

For now, Triangle hits '1' on the ST keyboard.. maybe can get into some
games (such as Xenon 2: Megablast). Right-trigger is 'Space', so should
get a few games going.

Needs: Throttling -- a little too fast sometimes; during high math its
likely slow (like loading Dungeon Master, though runtime should be fine.)
Needs: Fullscreen scaling
Needs: Disk selection menu
Needs: Frameskip selection (and other 'options' menu)
Needs: Etc etc.

Enjoy!

Jeff
Codejedi Inc.
http://www.codejedi.com



Download Here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/castawaypsp.shtml ...

Skeezix has released the first Atari ST emulator for the PSP, heres what he posted:


CaSTaway/PSP
------------

Crappiest first alpha (for PSP). Don't expect much yet, except for updates
to come quite quickly over the next little while.

Although the emu is missing any form of finesse, it does run pretty well --
for many or most games, it'll run full speed with no frameskip (which is good
since I didn't implement frameskip yet During 'heavy math' operations it'll
run slower, so unpacking Dungeon Master takes a good minute or two probably..
but running Xenon 2: Megablast and it'll run a little too fast until I add
speed throttling.

REM: .ST disk images only (.MSA or zipped images not yet supported.)
REM: Default disks looked for: DISK_A.ST and DISK_B.ST -- you don't need
them if you just want to see TOS. If you want to boot a game without
picking in the (not yet existing disk picker, name it DISK_A.ST!
ex: /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST/DISK_A.ST that is a copy of A_133.ST (Automation 133)
will fire up Xenon 2.
REM: You need an operating system; the file can be called either
TOS.ROM or TOS.IMG (doesn't matter, its just a filename); use TOS 1.02 US
for best results, but many others work (and many do not.)
REM: Stick files in /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST
REM: ST-Low res works well; ST-Medium res works, but is fugly for now.
ST-High res not yet supported.
REM: Analog is for controlling the mouse motion
REM: Left D-pad for controlling joystick motion
REM: Square is left-mouse-button, circle is right-mouse-button,
cross/X is joystick fire

For now, Triangle hits '1' on the ST keyboard.. maybe can get into some
games (such as Xenon 2: Megablast). Right-trigger is 'Space', so should
get a few games going.

Needs: Throttling -- a little too fast sometimes; during high math its
likely slow (like loading Dungeon Master, though runtime should be fine.)
Needs: Fullscreen scaling
Needs: Disk selection menu
Needs: Frameskip selection (and other 'options' menu)
Needs: Etc etc.

Enjoy!

Jeff
Codejedi Inc.
http://www.codejedi.com



Download Here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/castawaypsp.shtml ...

Skeezix has released the first Atari ST emulator for the PSP, heres what he posted:


CaSTaway/PSP
------------

Crappiest first alpha (for PSP). Don't expect much yet, except for updates
to come quite quickly over the next little while.

Although the emu is missing any form of finesse, it does run pretty well --
for many or most games, it'll run full speed with no frameskip (which is good
since I didn't implement frameskip yet During 'heavy math' operations it'll
run slower, so unpacking Dungeon Master takes a good minute or two probably..
but running Xenon 2: Megablast and it'll run a little too fast until I add
speed throttling.

REM: .ST disk images only (.MSA or zipped images not yet supported.)
REM: Default disks looked for: DISK_A.ST and DISK_B.ST -- you don't need
them if you just want to see TOS. If you want to boot a game without
picking in the (not yet existing disk picker, name it DISK_A.ST!
ex: /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST/DISK_A.ST that is a copy of A_133.ST (Automation 133)
will fire up Xenon 2.
REM: You need an operating system; the file can be called either
TOS.ROM or TOS.IMG (doesn't matter, its just a filename); use TOS 1.02 US
for best results, but many others work (and many do not.)
REM: Stick files in /PSP/GAME/ATARI_ST
REM: ST-Low res works well; ST-Medium res works, but is fugly for now.
ST-High res not yet supported.
REM: Analog is for controlling the mouse motion
REM: Left D-pad for controlling joystick motion
REM: Square is left-mouse-button, circle is right-mouse-button,
cross/X is joystick fire

For now, Triangle hits '1' on the ST keyboard.. maybe can get into some
games (such as Xenon 2: Megablast). Right-trigger is 'Space', so should
get a few games going.

Needs: Throttling -- a little too fast sometimes; during high math its
likely slow (like loading Dungeon Master, though runtime should be fine.)
Needs: Fullscreen scaling
Needs: Disk selection menu
Needs: Frameskip selection (and other 'options' menu)
Needs: Etc etc.

Enjoy!

Jeff
Codejedi Inc.
http://www.codejedi.com



Download Here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/castawaypsp.shtml ...