The company on Tuesday confirmed the rumored PSP version of LittleBigPlanet, a spin-off of the acclaimed 2008 user-gen-centric PS3 exclusive. The game, due this year, is developed "in conjunction with" Media Molecule, the U.K.-based developer behind the home console version.
Sony Computer Entertainment America's 2009 first-party PSP lineup also includes MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, developed by Pursuit Force developers BigBig Studios. The game is also due on PS2 in autumn.
In an agreement with MTV Games and Harmonix, the PSP will also become the exclusive home to Rock Band: Unplugged, the franchise's handheld debut. The game will utilize the PSP's wi-fi connection and will be the first PSP game to include a "fully-featured in-game store for downloadable content in the North American and Europeans markets."
EA's next Madden game for PSP will feature PS3-to-PSP connectivity. Gamers will be able to build their own formations and plays "from scratch" on the PSP, then download them to PS3. Also confirmed is a new Tiger Woods for PSP.
The PlayStation house also confirmed that Dissidia: Final Fantasy is coming to North America this summer. The game has sold 850K units in Japan since its pre-holiday launch in the region.
Sony announced that Ubisoft's blockbuster Assassin's Creed franchise is coming to PSP later this year in an "exclusive installment." A $199 Assanssin's Creed PSP Entertainment Pack with a "Piano Black" PSP will come to retail.
In order to attract a different kind of audience to the PSP, Sony is also releasing the $199 Hannah Montana PSP Entertainment Pack in July. It will include a new "Lilac" PSP system, a Hannah Montana game, a UMD with episodes of the Hannah Montana TV series, a 2GB memory stick and stickers (for decorating that Lilac PSP).
Also aimed at the younger crowd are new PSP versions of Ubisoft's pet-raising Petz line, also due this year.
News of new PSP support comes after Sony announced that the handheld has sold-in 50 million hardware units worldwide.
PS3 and Home
Launching this week is the "Warhawk Command Center," a space in the online PlayStation Home community where fans of the multiplayer online game Warhawk can gather.
At the Destination PlayStation event, the company also previewed Killzone 2, inFamous, MLB '09: The Show, MAG, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War III, all of which are due this fiscal year.