Con el nuevo programa adhocParty (disponible para su descarga gratuita en la PSN), los juegos de PSP que no vienen preparados para jugar en linea, será posible jugarlos mediante el PS3 y este programa, todo en unos sencillos pasos que podrán ver en un bonito y educativo vídeo después del corte.

Algunos juegos que corren a la perfección con este nuevo servicio son el Gran Turismo y el Monster Hunter Freedom United (según el blog oficial de PS). La verdad es un muy servicio, y aunque he leído muchas quejas al respecto en distintos blogs, la verdad que siempre es mejor tener la opción a no tenerlo ¿No creen?

Get yer ad-hoc multiplayer PSP games ready because as promised the adhocParty application for the PS3 has been released in this week’s update.  If you have a wired internet connection on your PS3 (doesn’t include me), you can now play popular ad-hoc multiplayer game like Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite through that connection.  Peggle and the Peggle Nights add-on finally hit the PS3, while PSone classics Resident Evil 2 and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver also release this week.  New PAIN DLC introduces us to the Flava Flav character for you to punish after making me listen to “ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-yeah booooy!” over and over again in DJ Hero (only because I forget to change the samples).  For the PSP, we see the digital release of the exclusive Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines along with 3 new mini games in D-CUBE Planet , Echoes and Circles (no idea what they’re about).  We also see demos for Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe and Little Big Planet for the PSP.  Sean C.

Updates
Get Uno for new low price of $7.99

Applications
adhocParty
Play Ad Hoc PSP games online via your PS3!

Downloadable Games
Peggle ($9.99 to purchase)
Have you got the Peggle fever? Now on the PlayStation Network, experience the ultimate pinballesque adventure! Indulge your love for bouncing balls and firework effects by becoming a Peggle Master through 55 levels and 75 challenges. Play to your favorite music while collecting 12 PlayStation Network trophies along the way. Want to host your own Peggle party? Jump into a local battle or connect online to tackle multiplayer, duel and party modes!

PSOne Classics
Resident Evil 2 ($5.99)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver ($5.99)

Game Demos (free)
Smash Cars Demo
Real-time physics, innovative stunts and next-generation graphics combine into a dynamic, tricked-out single and multiplayer RC car racing experience where players twist and turn, grind and gear up, performing aerial tricks and stunts while racking up trophies and points as they race to the finish in an unlikely location.

Add-on Game Content
Peggle Nights ($4.99)
Party ‘til the break of dawn with the quirky Game Masters of Peggle Nights! Become the ultimate master with 60 dreamscape levels and 60 Grand Master Challenges set in a land of flashing lights, dynamic pegs and glowing backgrounds! When you need a break, stop to admire your bright and shiny Peggle Nights trophies in your very own Peggle Masters Trophy Room. With so many action-packed Peggle Nights levels you won’t want to leave the neon peg party!

PAIN: Flavor Flav ($1.99)
“Yeah boy!” Get ready to launch Flavor Flav into a world of PAIN! Whether you know this eccentric celebrity because of his days as a rap or television star, you’ll immediately recognize his hilarious voice recordings and costumes.

High Velocity Bowling: Psychedelic 60’s Ball Pack ($0.99)
It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Spice up your bowling game with this cool pack of six custom “Psychedelic 60’s” theme bowling balls.

High Velocity Bowling: Techno Modern Ball Pack ($0.99)
It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Spice up your bowling game with this cool pack of six custom “Techno Modern” theme bowling balls.

Way of the Samurai 3 Accessories (free)
Fun & crazy, exclusive accessories for your character!

Guitar Hero 5
“Lick It Up” by KISS ($1.99)
“Modern Day Delilah” by KISS ($1.99)
“I Was Made For Lovin’ You” by KISS ($1.99)
KISS Track Pack ($5.49)
Rock Band
“Beautiful Thieves”— AFI ($1.99)
“End Transmission”— AFI ($1.99)
“Love Like Winter”— AFI ($1.99)
“Medicate”— AFI ($1.99)
“The Leaving Song, Pt 2″— AFI ($1.99)
AFI Pack 01 ($8.49)
“Walk Like An Egyptian”— The Bangles ($1.99)
The Beatles Rock Band
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“Within You Without You” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“When I’m Sixty-Four” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“She’s Leaving Home” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“Lovely Rita” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“Fixing A Hole” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!” — The Beatles ($1.99)
“A Day In The Life” — The Beatles ($1.99)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) ($13.49) – This album includes “Fixing a Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,” “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!,” “Within You Without You,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely Rita,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise),” and “A Day in the Life” by The Beatles.

Game Videos (free)
Pulse 11/19 Edition
Pain: Flavor Flav Trailer
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Launch Trailer
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 15 sec Accolade TV Spot
FIFA Soccer 10: Director’s Cut Trailer
Madden NFL Arcade Trailer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Flag Runner Trailer
NBA 2K10 TV Commercial
Assassin’s Creed II Arsenal Trailer
Assassin’s Creed II TGS Trailer
Assassin’s Creed II Dev Diary 3
Assassin’s Creed II GP Trailer
Critter Crunch “Feeding Time” Trailer
Army Of Two: 40th Day Extraction Trailer
Peggle Trailer

Themes
Peggle Theme (free)
Celtic Maidens 2 Premium Plus Theme ($1.99)

Wallpaper (free)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Wallpaper (x5)
topatoi Wallpaper
Peggle Wallpaper

PlayStation Store for PSP

Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 storefront)
Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines ($39.99)

PSP Minis
D-CUBE Planet ($3.99)
Echoes ($2.99)
Circles ($3.99)

Game Demos (free)
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Demo
LittleBigPlanet PSP Demo
Promethus Demo

Add-on Game Content
DJ Max Fever Wallpaper (x4)
Armored Core 3 Wallpaper (x2)

Rock Band Unplugged (also available from PS3 storefront)
“California Über Alles”— Dead Kennedys ($1.99)
“You’re No Rock ‘n’ Roll Fun”— Sleater-Kinney ($1.99)
File sizes: 14 MB – 17 MB

PSP Themes (also available from PS3 storefront)
Armored Core 3 Portable Theme (free)
Celtic Maidens PSP Theme 3 ($1.49)
Celtic Maidens PSP Theme 4 ($1.49)

Over in Japan, multiplayer on the PSP is not really a problem.  People gather in groups with PSP in hand with their copy of Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite or Phantasy Star Portable and play via ad hoc (essentially wireless local multiplayer) for hours on end.  Over here in North America, finding other PSP owners with the same game within your social circle is a bit more far between.    Japanese PSP players with a PS3 also had the luxury of the adhocParty feature that allows you to connect to your PS3 and play ad-hoc multiplayer games via the internet (in lament terms, making your PSP think there are other PSP players with the same game in your proximity through the PS3 internet connection).  Today Sony announced one less reason to be jealous of Japanese gamers now that the adhocParty feature will become available by month’s end in North America.  Bringing new life to your collection, you can now finally tryout the ad-hoc multiplayer modes on most of your games that you never had the opportunity play only for the reason you did not know anybody with the same game. At the very least, if you do know people with the same game with ad-hoc multiplayer,  adhocParty will make playing with them that much more convenient .  Sean C.

November 13, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the availability of the online service, “adhocParty for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system,” coming to North America in November. The service, which launched in Japan last year, enables PSP system owners to play select online multiplayer games featuring Ad Hoc mode over the Internet through the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. PSP titles with Ad Hoc mode traditionally require users to play within close proximity to each other, but with “adhocParty,” PSP owners with a PS3 system can play one another through the PlayStation®Network.

“The PlayStation brand is synonymous with creating exciting new gameplay experiences that connect and challenge people in ways they never thought possible,” said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president, product marketing, SCEA. “AdhocParty for the PSP system creates an avenue for gamers to connect, strategize, and compete with each other – Gran Turismo is a great example of this. Polyphony Digital developed robust Ad Hoc features within the game, which are now even more accessible through adhocParty. We saw this as a tremendous opportunity to enhance the PSP system’s online gaming experience and bring the service to our North American consumers.”

Popular titles such as SCEA’s Gran Turismo® for PSP and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite from Capcom® will soon have access to this new social gaming service.

“The secret to Monster Hunter’s fantastic success on PSP around the world has been the social aspect of the game, which brings together players from all walks of life,” said Mark Beaumont, chief operating officer, North America and Europe, Capcom. “AdhocParty for the PSP system will connect gamers to the content they love as well as to those who share the same passion for gaming. At last, Monster Hunter fans will be able to adventure together, regardless of where they are in North America.”

Interoperability between the PSP and PS3 systems through features such as “adhocParty for the PSP system” enable users to interact with other PlayStation gamers in new and innovative ways – all of which is only possible on the PlayStation platform.