The bite-sized PSP Minis may be getting more attention in the near future as an anonymous source close to Joystiq has suggested that these offerings will be playable on PS3 down the road. Assuming the information pans out, we could reportedly see a cross-platform push behind the Minis as soon as “before Christmas.” Such a move would without a doubt make these titles even more attractive to impulse buyers.

Sony, for its part, is not commenting on the rumor right now. Doesn’t exactly seem far-fetched to us, though. The only question is if developers will have to handle porting duties themselves or if Sony will develop a solution that enables seamless cross-platform play. If the latter, we assume it’d mean that all Minis going forward would be playable on both PSP and PS3. We’ll see.

Rumor: PSP Minis playable on PS3 before Christmas [Joystiq]

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