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Sony gives PSP DualShock support

PSP owners have long bemoaned their console’s analogue stick, and now Sony thinks it’s come up with a solution – use a PS3 pad to co

The ‘PSP Plus’ system, announced at the Tokyo Game Show, will let gamers use the PS3’s DualShock 3 controller and its rumble powers, but only after they’ve connected their handheld to a TV via an A/V output cable.

If that wasn’t bonkers enough, there is another drawback – the system is currently only compatible with one game, Resistance: Retribution.

If you’re thinking ‘why not just play games on your PS3 instead’, you’re obviously far too sensible to work in Sony’s crazy ideas department.

Still, there was better news for Japanese gamers – Sony has announced that full downloads of PSP games will be available when the PSP PlayStation store launches next week. There’s still no news on when this will come to the UK but, hey, we’ve got a convoluted PSP add-on to keep us occupied.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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