Eidos Opens the Gateway to Creativity on the PSP System With the Portable Music Studio Traxxpad

New Application for the PSP PlayStation Portable System Enables Professional Grade Music Production On-the-Go

Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today confirms that it will publish Traxxpad, an application which transforms the PSP PlayStation Portable system into a powerful piece of professional music studio equipment, in North America this spring 2007.

Traxxpad blends the power of sequencers, drum machines, and keyboards while simultaneously making the equipment easy to use and accessible, allowing anyone to create, mix and sample their own tracks at home or on-the-go. Music making can be as fun and easy as simply pressing buttons, or as in-depth and detailed as the user wants to make it.

“The PSP system is so much more than a gaming platform,” said Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Robert Lindsey, Eidos, Inc. “Traxxpad utilizes the PSP system hardware to its fullest. It produces professional music, and makes it easy to do, providing an end result that is more fun and satisfying than completing a pre-defined task in a game.” The key to the intuitive design of Traxxpad i its utilization of different high-end, music-making modules which focus on different aspects of music making such as sequencing, song assembly, and melody creation. Sounds can be assigned to specific buttons, and inputted into a sequence by rhythmical button presses. To make the game accessible to people will all musical skill levels, if a sound is off-beat, Traxxpad automatically associates the sound to the nearest 16th note, allowing immediate, great-sounding results.

“It’s one thing to make a powerful music device, but it is truly impressive to make an application that allows someone unfamiliar with music to make something that sounds professional,” said Marketing Manager, Kevin Gill, Eidos, Inc. “That is where Traxxpad excels. This is a piece of software that appeals equally to both aspiring musicians as well as professional music producers.”

Equipped with over 1000 stock sounds which range from drum samples to exotic instruments, the extensive sound library ensures that there is always variety to choose from. If more is needed, Traxxpad can also be utilized as a Sampler, utilizing its compatibility with the PSP system microphone. Sample anything, anywhere, and then use the wave editor to trim, adjust gain, normalize or reverse the recording. Most importantly, Traxxpad allows users to export their songs to .wav or .mp3 files, enabling production to be as easy as burning to a disc or transferring to a MP3 player.

With Traxxpad, players now have the ability to make a sick beat, the perfect song, or the best ring tone — the choice is up to them, and creativity knows no bounds. Developed by Definitive Studios, Traxxpad is set for release exclusively on the PSP(R) system in North America this spring 2007.

About Eidos Interactive Ltd Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Eidos consists of publishing operations across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, Eidos Studios Hungary, Eidos Sweden and Pivotal Games. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Just Cause.

About Definitive Studios, LLC Definitive Studios is based out of San Francisco, CA and is dedicated to creating innovative cutting edge titles.

Given that Sony invented portable music players with the creation of the original Walkman back in the 80s, it’s not going to come as a surprise to hear that its PSP handheld console will also play music for you on the go. All you need is a Memory Stick Duo to store MP3s on and a USB cable with a Mini-B type connector, both of which can be bought at your local home electronics or PC store. Your PSP will play both MP3s, which can be created by ripping the tracks from a regular audio CD using your PC and Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, and ATRAC3 audio files. Once transferred, you’ll be able to play games and music when you’re next out and about with your PSP!

If you’ve connected your PSP to your PC before, perhaps to transfer a movie or some digital photos, skip to step 4.

With your PSP turned off, insert the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick slot on the left of the PSP console. Turn your PSP back on and go to the home screen and access the Settings. Scroll down to System Settings and press X.
Within the System Settings section, scroll down to Format Memory Stick and press X. Confirm that you want to format the Memory Stick Duo and wait for a few seconds while it takes place.
Once formatted, return to the Settings section at the home screen and scroll to USB Connection. Connect one end of the USB cable to your PC and the other to your PSP and then press X.
This will enable your PSP’s USB connection and, after your PC has loaded any drivers it needs (as long as you’re using Windows ME, 2000 or XP it’ll do this automatically), open My Computer on your PC’s desktop.
Double-click on the Removable Drive icon and then on the PSP folder. You’ll now see a selection of folders, one of which is called MUSIC. Open this folder by double-clicking on it with your mouse.
You can now save or drag and drop your music files into this folder, either individually or in their own sub-folder. Once itransferred, press O on your PSP and go to the Music icon on your PSP’s home screen and press X.

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Read E-books:

• Instructions from Team PSP
  
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Browse the web:

• Instructions at PSPHacks.net
• Also: Mobile RSS News Reader:

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It has been announced that Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Both Sony and Nintendo released their handheld gear, the PSP and DS, respectively, late in 2004, but sales of the PSP, which can play movies, music and games, have recently been outshined by the DS.

“From a distance, this PSP might not look very different from the current model … but when you have it in your hand, the difference becomes quite clear,” Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said. “It’s actually 33 percent lighter than the current PSP. It’s also 19 percent slimmer.”

Hirai, who replaced Ken Kutaragi, known as the “Father of PlayStation,” as head of Sony’s game division earlier this year, made the PSP announcement during a presentation at the E3 video game exposition, the industry’s biggest event.

Nintendo sold 23.6 million DS units in the year ended March 2007, outpacing PSP shipments of 8.4 million.

Underlining its lead both in the console and handheld markets, Nintendo last month zipped past Sony in market value and bumped the Tokyo-based electronics conglomerate off the list of Japan’s 10 most valuable companies.

A Sony spokeswoman said the slimmer PSP would retail for about $170, the same as the current PSP. Nintendo’s newest DS model, the DS Lite, sells for $130.

Like Sony, Nintendo last year launched the lighter version of the DS, accelerating already white-hot demand for the handset. The DS Lite has two screens, opens like a book and allows gamers to control play with a stylus, instead of manipulating a keypad.

Nintendo executives said on Wednesday that portable sales made up 50 percent of its hardware sales in 2006, compared with just 30 percent in 2002.

PRICE CUT

On the console side of its game business, Sony this week cut the U.S. price of its PlayStation 3 by $100 after seeing the PS3 far outsold by Nintendo’s Wii.

“This new price went into effect on Monday. Since then sales of 60-gigabyte PS3 have doubled at top five retailers,” Jack Tretton, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said during the E3 presentation.

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and the Wii have outsold the PS3 by several times in the crucial U.S. market, leaving Sony, which has dominated the game industry over the past decade, in the unfamiliar position of playing catch up.

Its high price and scarcity of attractive titles have been cited as main reasons for the PS3′ slow start.

Even after the price cut, the PS3 costs $20 more than the most expensive version of the Xbox 360, and twice that of the Wii, whose $250 price and motion-sensing controller have made it a best-seller despite its lack of life-like graphics.

In a bid to send a message that strong PS3 titles are in the pipeline, Sony showcased some 50 upcoming games at the presentation, including the latest installments of blockbuster fighting game “Metal Gear Solid” from Konami Corp.  and popular in-house racing title “Gran Turismo.”

During the presentation, it was indicated that “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” will not be available until early 2008, giving hard-core gamers one fewer reasons to rush to store shelves.

Following the announcement, shares in Sony were up 0.3 percent at 6,350 yen by midday on Thursday, roughly in line with the benchmark Nikkei average.

Capitalizing on the latest high-tech trend, PSP Blender pspblender.com is providing the owners of Sony PSP with something irresistible—free PSP movie downloads.

“We have given extensive study to this rapidly growing market. These are the same people who download music and games. They do not like to pay for downloads one at a time, so that is why we have created PSP Blender. They want to pay once and then come back for downloads as often as they like,” explained Michael Stevens, creator of the site.

The company, which also owns a PSP Blender Blog site has found great success offering PSP games, music, and now movies through a one-time membership.

“We carefully studied what the consumers of PSP products want, and what they do not want. Our study revealed that they want a download site with a huge selection, a simple download process, and like most Internet shoppers, they want a good price. We studied market trends and realized that consumers would rather pay a one-time fee than pay monthly subscriptions or pay-as-you-go,” said Stevens.

The result of the market analysis is that pspblender.com delivers on all counts. Consumers can pay a one-time fee and then have access to over 100,000 movies, television shows, and other entertainment downloads.

PSP Blender members can even get a combination membership to download unlimited movies and games as well. The marketing approach seems to be paying off.

Gamers who purchased a PSP to enhance their gaming have discovered there is now much more for them to enjoy. The demand for PSP movie downloads is expected to grow rapidly as more and more consumers purchase the device.

In a recent survey by Ziff Davis, 36 percent of gamers said they plan to buy a PSP in 2006. Foss said that trend will increase, and the demand for all forms of downloads will increase as well.

PSP Blender provides access to the largest PSP DVD quality movies collection with over 100,000 updated movies available for members. With millions of games and music selections as well it is no surprise that traffic to the site is increasing daily.

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The NOOBS guide to using the PSP!

Content

1. Running Movies
2. Viewing Pictures
3. Playing Music
4. Running General Homebrew

The Guide:

1. Running Movies

To run movie on a PSP, the same method is employed by most of the firmwares. Refer to the guide below on detailed steps.

- Download your desired movie.
- The movie may in compressed in RAR or ZIP format so use the following tools for extractin stuff
corresponding format..

Download:
WinRAR - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
WinZIP - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

- After extracting the movie to a location convenient for you, connect your PSP through the USB Type B cord
to your computer.
- You will be presented with a few folders on your PSP memory stick, namely PSP and MP_ROOT.
-
You will need to put the movie in the MP_ROOT/100MNV01 folder of the
PSP if the name is M4Vxxxxx.MP4 and put it in the MP_ROOT/100ANV01
folder is the name is like MAQxxxxx.MP4 .

After these steps, you can browse to the video tab on your PSP and watch the movie.

Important Info regarding movies:
- Always see the movies follow the following naming convention - M4Vxxxxx.MP4 or MAQxxxxx.MP4
The naming is case sensitive and the “x” have to be replaced by random numbers if the name is not
already in that format.
- If you are sure that the name and format is correct and the movie still does’nt work on the PSP then the
movie will most probably be have to be re-encoded using PSPvideo9 - http://www.pspvideo9.com/

2. Viewing Pictures

This
should not be a problem with many of the uses here but for some reason,
some people still dont know where to put the pictures on their PSP.

- Connect your PSP vi USB Type B cord to your computer.
- Navigate to PSP/PHOTO folder.
- You can make a new folder with any name you want in this folder and put all your pictures in that folder.
Although its not necessary to make a folder and you can directly put in all the files in PSP/PHOTO.

Important Info regarding pictures:
-While making a folder, its important that you dont make a folder inside the folder you made in PSP/PHOTO
cause PSP cant recognise that folder so for that purpose please follow the following path.
PSP/PHOTO/your folder/your pictures

3. Playing Music

- Connect your PSP via USB Type B cord to your computer.
- Navigate to PSP/MUSIC folder.
- You can make a new folder with any name you want in this folder and put all your pictures in that folder.
Although its not necessary to make a folder and you can directly put in all the files in PSP/MUSIC.

Important Info regarding music:
-While making a folder, its important that you dont make a folder inside the folder you made in PSP/MUSIC
cause PSP cant recognise that folder so for that purpose please follow the following path.
PSP/MUSIC/your folder/your music

4. Running General Homebrew

There
are a lot of different methods to run homebrew and it differs with lots
of firmwares. People are bound to have confusion reagarding homebrew.

Check your PSP Firmware Version:
- Go to Settings on your PSP (the left most tab)
- Then enter System Settings
- Navigate to System Information and check the numbe written against firmware version and follow the
corresponding guide below for that particualar firmware.

For Firmware 1.50:

- Refer to this guide. - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/212141

For Firmware 1.52:

- Upgrade to 2.0 and then downgrade to 1.50. - http://www.hackaday.com/2005/09/28/how-to-…1-50-downgrade/

For Firmware 2.0:

- Downgrade to 1.50 - http://www.hackaday.com/2005/09/28/how-to-…1-50-downgrade/

From firmware 2.0 and above you are introduced to a term called “TA-082″ which if your PSP is then you cant downgrade.

To check if your PSP is TA-082 or Not see this pic. - http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=7998

For Non-TA-082 PSP’s

For Firmware 2.01+:

- Upgrade to 2.5/2.60 and downgrade to 1.50 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=GdFi1NV8CpE&amp…ted&search=

OR

- Upgrade to 2.71 and downgrade to 1.50 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHZtIU0gb0

For TA-082 PSP’s

For Firmware 2.01+:

- Upgrade to 2.71 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXTtG3ffA8w&NR

NOTE: TA-082 PSP’s CANNOT BE DOWNGRADED! So if you try to do this then it WILL result in a Bricked PSP!

Well, thats the guide for all you guys to see and enjoy!

Thx to:
- Sony for giving us the PSP.
- Parents for buying it for us.
- All homebrew developers to help us run homebrew.

I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS TUTORIAL I FOUND IT ON PSPUPDATES AND ALL CREDIT GOES TO: xmOD

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2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, today announced that Ghost Rider, the action-packed combat and motorcycle video game featuring Marvel Comics’ iconic supernatural superhero, is now available in North America for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system and Game Boy Advance. The title will be available in Europe as the movie releases in different regions. The Ghost Rider video game reflects the stylized action of the successful Marvel comic series and Sony Pictures’ upcoming Ghost Rider movie.

The game was developed by Climax and its storyline was authored by famed comic writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti. In the video game, stuntman Johnny Blaze is brought back as his alter ego, Ghost Rider, to protect others from experiencing his Hell on Earth. Ghost Rider haunts America’s highways, inflicting his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked and the damned. The unique storyline takes Ghost Rider to a large variety of scenes and locations, while facing off against familiar faces from both the Marvel comic universe and Sony Pictures’ movie.

“The Ghost Rider video game offers an exhilarating gameplay experience in a fast-paced environment. Ghost Rider can battle multiple enemies from the Marvel Universe using his trademark weapons, the Hellfire Chain and Hellfire Shotgun,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “Fans of the comic book series will love its true-to-form style.”

Features:

-Ride the terrifying Hell Cycle, swinging Ghost Rider’s chain at enemies and using the bike’s powers to ride on water, boost over jumps, and power down under obstacles.

-Travel through several locations from the movie, including the Quentin Carnival and Caretaker’s Graveyard and take a ride down the skyscraper that links Earth to the depths of Hell.

-Upgrade the Hell Cycle, gain new moves and increase Ghost Rider’s stats using the essence of defeated foes as currency.

-Besides possessing superhuman strength, speed and durability, Ghost Rider can force criminals to experience a level of emotional pain equivalent to that which they have caused in others with his Penance Stare.

-Fight in spectacular boss battles with key Ghost Rider villains, including Lilith, which will put players’ combat skills to the test.

-Unlock original Ghost Rider comics, artwork, “making of” footage and developer interviews.

-Extended replay value with bonus characters, challenging players to dig deep into the experience.

-PSP offers new gameplay including game sharing, and Wi-Fi multiplayer racing for up to four players.