Sony Says No To WiFi Multiplayer, DLC for PSP Minis
Posted by x3sphere at September 17, 2009, 3:28 pm
We know of the 100MB size limit that titles under the PSP Minis banner must adhere to, but it appears there are more restrictions in the content department, if comments from SCEA senior account manager Justin Cooney are anything to go by.
Cooney says no form of WiFi multiplayer component is allowed, nor is downloadable content. Additionally, software updates are also a no-no, meaning quality assurance testing will likely be more stringent as opposed to a standard PSN effort.
When you look at it from a testing perspective, you have to do more QA. [Allowing those features] would defeat the purpose of having a dedicated service for smaller content.
From our perspective, if we’re going to reduce the time it takes to get through our internal process, it helps that we don’t have to check multiplayer features.
The first serving of Minis are slated to hit the PlayStation Store on October 1 to coincide with the launch of PSPgo.
GDC Austin: PSP Minis Drop Features To Hasten Approval Time [Gamasutra]
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Thats gay. How else are they going to do multiplayer? adhoc in my opinion sucks. Unless they plan on 3g? 0.o