PlayStation Store for the PC

Sony Computer Entertainment America has deployed its PLAYSTATION Store for PC in North America, which means that PSP owners will be able to access games PLAYSTATION Network, video content and services over the Internet using a personal computer standard here. This service will be free, where users must first open an account PLAYSTATION Network, followed by downloading free content, or even purchase content directly on the PC to their PSP, all without the need to pick up a PS3 (which is how it is currently Done). Granted, Sony will certainly wish you get a piece of the PS3 as well but that's another story for another day.

Through the PLAYSTATION Store for the PC, PSP users can now download classic PlayStation(R) game titles as well as all-new PSP titles only available from the PLAYSTATION Store. Available immediately, full-game downloadable content exclusively available on PLAYSTATION Store for the PC include titles such as Syphon Filter(R): Combat Ops. Users can also download existing PSP games such as Gangs of London(TM) and WipeOut(R) Pure, as well PS one(R) classic titles including favorites such as JetMoto(R) and Crash Bandicoot(R). In addition, trailers for forthcoming titles, add-on game items, promotional videos and themes for PSP that allow users to customize their PSP menu color, background and icons of XMB(TM)(XrossMediaBar) will be available through the PLAYSTATION Store for the PC.

I say this is a long time coming, as you can now enjoy your PSP games without grappling with the slow and power consumption UMD. Maybe this initiative will pick up the PSP even further than the developers begin to emerge games better and better, but do not expect the revision of the Nintendo DS Lite as soon as the war for this generation where consoles are concerned pocket has been company won by the Big N.