Sony PSP videos on Youtube
Top Sony PSP Videos Uploaded On YouTube
In this day and age of digital video streaming, YouTube has become a barometer of what's hot and what's not in any field of human interest. This is even true for video games, wherein the hottest titles receive the most views in the web's most popular video streaming site.
Sony PSP videos are often uploaded in YouTube. If you want to know what the hottest games are for the said system, all you need to do is to check out how many "views" a particular Sony PSP video has received.
Which Sony PSP videos are reigning supreme over at YouTube.com?
1. Fat Princess. The PSN game is coming to the Sony PSP. Shrouded in mystery, many people are wondering what the game looks like and how well it will play. Hence, game play Sony PSP videos of the title are garnering an amazing number of hits as of this writing.
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Hideo Kojima's famed series is coming back to the PSP. This time, however, there will be no card mechanics nor turn-based game play. MGS: Peace Walker will feature the same game play as the console installments in the series. Also, MGS: Peace Walker will be an integral part of the series as it will bridge the gap between MGS 3: Snake Eater and the other games in the franchise. As with everything Metal Gear Solid-related, interest about the game is always high, resulting in many views for this Sony PSP video.
3. Resident Evil Portable. Testament to the strength of the brand, the Sony PSP video about the recently announced Resident Evil Portable features, as of this writing, a mere logo of the title, yet the said YouTube video has commanded close to 2 million views already.
4. Little Big Planet PSP. Indeed, Little Big Planet is coming to the Sony Playstation Portable. The number one question in many people's minds is: will LBP PSP feature the same fantastic graphics as LBP for the PS3? Only A Sony PSP video running the said game would sufficiently answer that question. And YouTube videos of the game in action would reveal that LBP PSP is everything that fans can expect from the franchise, and so much more.
5. Sony PSP Go! Believe it or not, one of the most watched Sony PSP videos doesn't even feature a Playstation Portable game. Rather, it features footage of what the Sony PSP GO!, the next incarnation of the Playstation Portable, looks like in action. The Sony PSP Go! is said to be 40% smaller and 50% lighter than the original PSP, and will feature a slide in, slide out technology to maximize space. It also features two analog sticks which will make shooters easier to control. All these changes have stirred up a lot of intrigue about the Sony PSP Go! and videos of the same are one of the most downloaded over at YouTube.com.
PSP demos let you try a game before you buy it
Try before you buy. In a down economy, this seems to be the most practical philosophy to assume. Who would want to end up with a product that seemed to be promising but turned out to be a dud, right? In the world of video games, demos are the central pieces of such a philosophy. Demos allow players to survey a small portion of the game to determine if it is worth the purchase or not.
The same is true for the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP). There are a slew of Sony PSP demos today. In fact, that a Sony PSP game would be released without a Sony PSP demo would seem like the exception instead of the general rule.
Game companies realize the fact that with the convenience provided by digital delivery over the internet, offering Sony PSP demos will be a great way to entice gamers -- especially those who are quite unsure about the products -- to try out their games. In a study conducted by Gamer's Choice, Inc., it was revealed that by releasing a demo, a gaming company increases its conversion rate by 27%. This number is big, and it can spell the difference between a flop and a blockbuster.
As a consumer, you will be better served if you'd take time to study a Sony PSP demo before buying the actual title.
Trying out a Sony PSP demo is quite easy. You can download a slew of trial games on the internet. The best place where you can find a complete collection of Sony PSP demos is via the Sony Playstation Store. If you own a Sony Playstation 3 (PS3), you can access the store via your dashboard. You can also download Sony PSP demos (and even Sony PS3 demos if you want) to your PS3's hard drive. Simply attach your PSP to the PS3 via USB cable and you can automatically transfer and install the Sony PSP demos on your Playstation Portable unit.
You can also access the Playstation Store directly from your PSP, for as long as it is connected to the web.
If you don't have a Sony PS3 and if your PSP cannot access the web directly, you can go to the Playstation Store by visiting store.playstation.com. Go to the PSP section, then to the Demos section, and download your pick.
If choosing the PC download option, you will have to transfer the Sony PSP demo from your PC to your unit. You will need a USB cable for this. If the Sony PSP demos are in .zip format, unzip them. You should have a folder that contains a .pbp and a .drm file. Simply copy and paste the entire folder to F:PSPGAME location, then turn on your unit and load up the newly installed Sony PSP demos.
Will Sony firmware updates toast your PSP homebrew?
Most Sony Playstation Portable owners are familiar with the term "custom firmware." Sony officials will be quick to label such as a weapon used by pirates for their illegal activities. However, most Sony PSP owners consider such a firmware as a tool of liberation, one that bypasses Sony's restrictive -- and sometimes counter progressive -- security checks that hinder the Sony PSP from reaching its full potential as a multimedia machine.
Sounds confusing?
Let's take a closer look at the subject at hand.
Sony often releases PSP updates that upgrade the firmware of the system. Firmware must be updated regularly so that the PSP unit itself will be able to cope up with the demands of newer games: demands which become more and more complicated as the years go by.
Sony, however, also uses these PSP updates to install security checks in the system. The company deems this as necessary because of the way PSP piracy is carried out, i.e. reducing UMDs into digital files that can be stored in memory cards and read by the PSP unit as it would read a downloaded demo.
Hence, if official PSP updates are installed in the unit, that unit will not be able to play pirated games.
If only pirated games were affected, then everything will be alright. Unfortunately, official PSP updates also read -- and consider -- homebrewed programs as pirated games, hence blocking the PSP from playing them. Homebrewed programs are games and utilities developed by players, like you and me, who have mastered or are learning to master programming for the Sony PSP. Homebrews are perfectly legal as they don't trample on anyone's intellectual property rights. Homebrews, in fact, extend the value of the Sony PSP by adding -- for free -- some functions that it wasn't even designed to perform.
Sadly, official Sony PSP updates treat homebrews as illegal, much like pirated games.
Enter custom PSP updates, or custom firmware as they are more popularly known.
Custom PSP updates mimic official PSP firmware, without the layers of security checks. Hence, when a custom PSP update is installed, your unit will be able to perform the extended functionalities made possible by the official firmware it corresponds to. However, you can still enjoy the software programs developed by the members of the PSP's dedicated homebrew community.
There is a custom firmware for every major PSP update release. Installing these custom PSP updates is very easy and detailed instructions abound on the net. These custom PSP updates even allow users to switch from custom firmware to official firmware very easily. This is necessary because while the PSP is using custom firmware, it won't be able to play UMD games.
The only downside when it comes to using custom PSP updates? Sony will not honor your warranty, assuming that your warranty is still valid.
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