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Posted on July 24th, 2009 at 12:02 am by Jeff

Gran Turismo & LittleBigPlanet In Action On the PSP Go [Video]

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Figure 1 - This is why you keep your PSP in your pocket.

Figure 1 - This is why you keep your PSP in your pocket.

Sony’s Playstation Portable is getting some major love these days (Figure 1). I had gotten mine as a gift last Christmas, deciding a few months thereafter to swap the motherboard out for a hackable one so I could enjoy emulated goodness of my favorite games of yesteryear along with the PSP’s library of games.  My PSP seemed complete, though it seemed like something was missing, some traditional part of the PlayStation gaming diet. Then it came upon me:

Where the hell was Gran Turismo PSP?

Gran Turismo has made a name for itself in every PlayStation generation, and today serves as what many consider to be the definitive racing simulator.  It seems like a perfect candidate for portable gaming as well, so what was the holdup? To all of you laughing, yes, to confirm, I just admitted to wondering why Polyphony Digital had been taking so long to develop something.

This is the same game studio that released a “prologue” versions of Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation 2 and Gran Turismo 5 for PlayStation 3, both a year before the full version releases. After a long time coming, Gran Turismo is coming to the PSP this year.  The quality of the final Gran Turismo offerings usually make up for the grueling waits, and it seems as if Gran Turismo for PSP will be no different.

LittleBigPlanet joined the likes of Gran Turismo and Metal Gear Solid last year, making its case to be a face of the PlayStation brand with Sackboy’s debut on the PlayStation 3. While playing through the game, I thought that the platforming aspect of the game would make a fantastic transfer to the PSP. I’m not sure how the level creation and sharing that makes LittleBigPlanet so expansive would work, but as long as the gameplay and physics engine came over intact, I wouldn’t care all that much.  Apparently some people at Sony and Media Molecule agree with me, and LittleBigPlanet is coming to the PSP this year.

With both franchises making their way to Sony’s portable, one can only dream of what the final products will look like.  Well wake up, because the blog Fase Extra have gotten their hands on both games and have posted gameplay videos of them running on the forthcoming PSP Go.  Many kudos to these guys for sharing this with us, but all I can say about their blog is “gracias”, because it’s in Spanish.  Any Spanish speaking readers that notice anything worthy in their post of stating in the comments, by all means show off share your talent with the rest of the class.

Gran Turismo on the PSP, which, by the way, looks fucking amazing:

LittleBigPlanet, in all its cutesy, Sackboy goodness, on the PSP:

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2 Responses to “Gran Turismo & LittleBigPlanet In Action On the PSP Go [Video]”

  1. Dani Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 12:39 am

    Here’s the gist of what they said about Gran Turismo on Fase Extra: After a few minutes of game play, they were left with their mouths hanging open. Nothing in Sony’s catalog of PSP games is as big as GT: six hundred cars, PS2 quality graphics, and smooth lines never before seen on a UMD. Any ragged lines disappear, as if by magic, in all the vehicles that were driven in the demo. The courses are a throwback to the saga, but they appeared easier and reduced in the demo version.

    And LittleBigPlanet: Right now, the demo they received is lacking one of the greatest original selling points of LBP–the personalization. They believe that this will change in the final version simply because that’s what made it so attractive to fans in the first place. The animation, controls, and feedback of Sackboy have stayed the same, but as of now, several environmental factors are different. The quality of the textures, lines, and overall landscape were lacking and poor in the two levels they played, but it is a demo after all. Their biggest concern was personalization, and they can’t wait to see if Sony offers them another demo.

  2. Jeff Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    That’s not a gist, it’s a freaking translation. Nice work!

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