Patapon

Sony has yet to confirm either a new Sony PSP or Sony PSP rental service, but with the recent download only experiment with Patapon 2, we'd be surprised if the company wasn't working on something similar right now. Luckily with E3 around the corner, ... BetaNews - GameSpot

Sony already offers games for sale via digital download, including the download-only Patapon 2. The survey goes on to ask basic market-research questions about pricing, subscription periods, maximum monthly rentals, and what number of new games ...

 Canada Rumors have been circulating since earlier this year that a new PSP model will ship without a UMD media drive, opting instead for an all-digital distribution model. The company released Patapon 2 as a download-only title as a "test case" in April, ...

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 CA On the PSP, it is hard to tell what Sony has planned. The recent download-only release of Patapon 2, along with increasing rumors of a hardware revision that nixes the UMD drive, suggest that Sony will drop its current retail-focused model and consider ...

 Australia By Mike Fahey on May 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content. ...

 NY The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content. This marks my first time posting the PlayStation Store Update, ...

Expect a weird combination of beautiful art from French artist Rolito, trance-like rhythm-based attack minigames, and obsessive character leveling. More character classes, a well-explained evolution tree for the Patapon warriors you bring to life, ...

PSP Go! may be available in two storage models: 8GB and 16GB. This rumor makes perfect sense due to Sony's digital download-only release of Patapon 2. Concurrent with the device's launch, Sony may to release 100 downloadable games in its store, ...

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Capcom today announced that the upcoming PSP anime fighting game, Fate/unlimited codes, is the second PSP game that can only be downloaded from the Playstation Store. It will follow the footsteps of Patapon 2 when it releases this summer on the ...

 Belgium Sony is zo vriendelijk geweest om een trailertje op het net te zwieren met enkele leuke multiplayer beelden van Patapon 2, de opvolger van het verrassende Patapon. De game is een download-only titel voor de PSP en is vanaf 7 mei beschikbaar in de PSN ...

The upcoming game Patapon 2 will be abvailable as a digital download only, further emphasizing this shift in marketing strategy. The all new 5.50 firmware upgrade means you no longer need a PlayStation Network account to do a quick bit of window ...

After announcing that Patapon 2 would be released on the PSP as a download-only title, Sony has revealed what will come in the game's box that will be found in stores on May 5. According to a post on the PlayStation.Blog, the Patapon 2 box will contain ...

 CA by Kris Graft As the case for digital distribution strengthens, Sony Computer Entertainment America will be testing the market's waters with a digital-only release of Patapon 2 for PSP, the company has confirmed. "We're considering a digital only ...

 UK There’s been lots of news for portable gaming fans today too: Patapon 2 for PSP will be download only, and more rumours emerged about the Zune HD, suggesting it might even run Xbox Live Community games. Will it run the Halo mobile game we’ve heard ...

 UK Sony has confirmed Patapon 2 for PSP is going on sale as download-only title in the US, with no UMD version going to retailers. It’s described as a “test case” to gauge player’s interest in digital only content. Rumours are already suggesting that ...

 UK SCEA has confirmed that the critically acclaimed PSP game Patapon 2 will not be released on its proprietary UMD-disc format in the US, instead being released as a digital download only. Gamers who wish to buy Patapon 2 at retail will purchase a box ...

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 UK SCEA has confirmed that the critically acclaimed PSP game Patapon 2 will not be released on its proprietary UMD-disc format in the US, instead being released as a digital download only. Gamers who wish to buy Patapon 2 at retail will purchase a box ...

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 PA Sony plans to launch Patapon 2, a four player co-op game for the PSP, on May 5th in the United States. The game, released earlier this year in Japan on UMD, is going to be available via digital distribution channels only confirmed Kotaku. ...

 UK There's been lots of news for portable gaming fans today too: Patapon 2 for PSP will be download only, and more rumours emerged about the Zune HD, suggesting it might even run Xbox Live Community games. Will it run the Halo mobile game we've heard ...

 NY Sony may be taking a rather unusual step at retail with Patapon 2, making the PSP a digital download only, but still offering a boxed copy at retail. How would that work, exactly? According to Ars Technica's unnamed sources, Sony will release the ...