(General) MTV Multiplayer » Sony: Straight PSP Ports Work If Your Franchise …

You are now plugged in to Multiplayer, a blog built by MTV News and MTV Games for gamers who play everything from “Halo 3″ to “Desktop Tower Defense. Sony has made it clear that the original development philosophy of the PSP — porting console experiences to a handheld — was a failed one. The new model, as Sony has described it to MTV Multiplayer several times, is rooted in expanding big franchises with a new experience on PSP. When I recently spoke with John Koller , head of hardware marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America , he specifically cited “Transformers” and “Iron Man” as proof that a new PSP development model, one anchored on franchises, was working. The NPD Group told MTV Multiplayer that the PSP version of “Transformers” sold 442,000 copies, while “Iron Man” pushed 242,000 copies. read more

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