PS3 To Feature Wi-Fi With PSP

[Evi]

Sony just filed a patent recently regarding some technical aspects of the PSP and PS3.

Some interesting information has been leaked by the U.S. Patent Office regarding the PS3\'s future capabilities with Sony\'s own PSP handheld. Sony has recently filed a patent number 20040266529 [December 2004], which shows the PS3 and PSP will have wireless connectivity, and will be able to share content such as games, movies and music.

Some information from the patent outlines some key details:

"Broadly speaking, the present invention fills these needs by providing a system, a method, and a portable game device. The method of the system and portable game devices enables execution of a video game at a base computing device and wirelessly communicates processed data to a portable game device."

"In operation 252, the selected game is executed on the server, and the data representing processed game instructions, are communicated to define video and audio signals on the portable entertainment device. User input signals are also exchanged between the server and the portable entertainment device to interactively use the game during a gaming session. In operation 254, the video and audio data that is representative of the video game play is presented on the portable entertainment device, and processed data is continually streamed to the portable entertainment device to provide seamless interactive game play."

"In another embodiment, the local home user will be able to access their home server 102 to gain access to their games or media database that includes games that were previously purchased, or access a game that is currently being executed or to be executed on the game console 103. In each case, main processing of the video game program will occur at a location that is remote from the portable game device 108a. In this manner, the user of the portable game device 108a will have a rich content experience without having to purchase expensive hardware that may be bulky or consume an unnecessary amount of battery power."

In the third paragraph, in my interpretation, tells that the PS3 will be able to send game signals over a network to a PSP device, allowing for PS3 games to be played on the PSP. The PS3 game console will take most of the processing work, with little or no effort on the PSP\'s part. This could all be done within range of the WiFi signal, allowing the user to play PS3 games around the house, without having to move the PS3 around.

This information tells us that Sony had even bigger plans for the PSP from the start. It will be feature-rich, and deeply involved with the PS3. If you haven\'t found that one last excuse to buy the PSP, this is it. We\'ll keep you updated when more details emerge. You can click below for the entire patent.

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WTF?
With oher words my PSP could be displaying a PS3 game via a network?HOW?The PSP isnt strong enough and we are talking about huge bandwidth exchange via the two devices

[Evi]

I think it\'ll basically display the game on the PSP screen, and the PSP will act as a wireless controller. The PS3 is the only thing doing the actual work. It\'s a very cool idea. I think Sony has talked about 30MB/sec network transfers, but I\'m not certain of the details.

[Paul2]

30 MBytes/sec transfer?  wow...

Originally posted by EviscerationX
I think it\'ll basically display the game on the PSP screen, and the PSP will act as a wireless controller. The PS3 is the only thing doing the actual work. It\'s a very cool idea. I think Sony has talked about 30MB/sec network transfers, but I\'m not certain of the details.

That is correct. You can do this today with a PC and a PDA. I\'ve seen HL2 running on a PDA.

awesome

gimmick

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by mm
gimmick

Everything is a gimmick. BTw....shouldn\'t you ban yerself for spamming?

lol @ GmanJoe

Pretty cool, cant wait for the PSP to be released. Im hoping the firmware update with the web-browser will be out right after the NA launch.

[MPTheory]

Just think of future possibilities that could open for game designers.  It would be pretty amazing if you could be playing an online game and have some kind of interaction with your PSP.  IE: Bring more of a reality like feeling to SOCOM III by giving you viewable radar or specific maps on your PSP while playing on your PS3.  I think thats more than just a gimmick.  There could be some real potential Game altering features by incorperating a PSP into normal Playstation console gameplay.

I could see a metal gear solid 4 lovin the use of a protable device that communicates with the playstation.

With other words what you mean is use the PSP as a second PS3 screen something similar with the DS?

[Evi]

I don\'t think that\'s what the patent is saying at all. It doesn\'t say anything like that.

Yeah I know but I was refering to MPTheory\'s post.He is refering to possibilities

[Evi]

I guess we really don\'t know what they have in store for us. We\'ll have to wait and see what\'s up.

[MPTheory]

Originally posted by Unicron!
With other words what you mean is use the PSP as a second PS3 screen something similar with the DS?

Kind of, yeah.  Basically, instead of having your top view map or radar on your televistion screen, you just look at your psp.  I dont know how cool it would really be, but I wouldnt mind having the chance to see what it was like.