ony has updated the PlayStation Store with a couple of treats just in time for the holiday. First, PSP owners can finally download software, videos and more from the PlayStation Store without a PlayStation 3. After installing the new PlayStation Network Downloader onto a compatible Windows PC, users will be able to download new software and files directly from the PlayStation Store through the software. PSP owners can test it out by downloading Syphon Filter: Combat Ops ($9.99), Wipeout Pure ($14.99) and Gangs of London ($19.99).
"The library of innovative, downloadable games, videos and entertainment content available through the PlayStation Store provides a new way for PSP owners to get content and demonstrates the continued evolution of PlayStation Network," said Peter Dille, senior vice-president, marketing
and PlayStation Network, SCEA. "PlayStation Store for the PC will give the millions of PSP users who do not yet own a PS3 access to PlayStation Network, and enhance the online entertainment experience for users who own both a PSP and PS3 whether they are at home or on the road."
Additionally, Sony is putting a couple of new PlayStation 3 games that support the PSEye onto the PlayStation Store. In Operation: Creature Feature, players help save alien creatures navigate through hazardous mazes by using hand motions. It’s $4.99. Aquatopia is a virtual aquarium that lets users interact with salt and freshwater fish in a highly detailed fish tank. It’s $1.99.