{"id":3005572,"date":"2009-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2009-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T00:00:00","slug":"sony-computer-entertainment-further-boosts-its-support-for-software-development-for-psp-playstation-portable","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sie-stag.altis.cloud\/en\/press-releases\/2009\/sony-computer-entertainment-further-boosts-its-support-for-software-development-for-psp-playstation-portable\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Computer Entertainment Further Boosts its Support\nfor Software Development\nfor PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"container-789bfd3439\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div id=\"container-c9f01f8d19\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"embed aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"embed-aa00217c42\" class=\"cmp-embed\">\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"text_b\">Tokyo, June 3, 2009 <\/span>\u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that it is<br \/>\nreducing the price of the Development Tool models DTP-T2000A and DTP-T2000, the<br \/>\nhardware necessary for developing PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) software titles, to<br \/>\nJPY150,000 in Japan, US $ 1,500 in North America and \u20ac1,200 in Europe\/PAL territories<br \/>\neffective immediately. By offering PSP Development Tools at a very attractive price, SCE<br \/>\nwill provide a more affordable game development environment for a broader range of<br \/>\ndevelopers and publishers, further enhancing the software lineup for the PSP system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p>As of March 2009, cumulative worldwide sell-in units of the PSP system exceeded<br \/>\n51.6 million units, a remarkable milestone for the first handheld platform from the<br \/>\nPlayStation\u00ae family. To further grow the installed base of the PSP system and to enhance its<br \/>\nsoftware line-up, SCE will also provide ProDG for PSP, a highly acclaimed powerful<br \/>\nprogramming tool which helps to improve productivity of software development, as part of<br \/>\nPSP Software Development Kit<span class=\"sup\">*1<\/span> without an additional charge. Also effective today, Testing<br \/>\nTool models DTP-H2500A and DTP-H2500, the tools utilized for quality assurance for PSP<br \/>\ntitles under development, will also become available at an affordable price of JPY100,000 in<br \/>\nJapan, US $ 1,000 in North America and \u20ac800 in Europe\/PAL territories. By providing a<br \/>\nlower-cost game development environment, SCE will contribute to meet the needs of various<br \/>\ngame development styles and accelerate software development for the PSP system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p>As part of the measures to support broader range of developers and publishers to create<br \/>\nvarieties of small software titles, SCE will aim to provide a development environment within<br \/>\nthis calendar year that will allow creators to develop more casually, exciting and attractive<br \/>\ncontent to be made available for the ever growing PlayStation\u00aeNetwork users around the<br \/>\nworld by streamlining the process from license agreement to publishing for small, download<br \/>\nexclusive software titles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p>SCEI will deploy various measures to further reinforce game development for PSP and<br \/>\nwill continue to expand the platform to offer attractive interactive entertainment experiences<br \/>\nonly available on PSP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p class=\"note\"><span class=\"small\">* Software Development Kit is a set of development tools and software libraries. Developers are able to obtain<br \/>\nthis SDK by signing a license agreement with SCE and by purchasing tool products.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<h4>About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small\">Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufacturers, distributes and markets the PlayStation\u00ae game console, the PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, the PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) handheld entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 (PS3\u00ae) system.  PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment.  PSP is a new handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio.  PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power.  SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide.  Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p class=\"alignCenter\">###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box02\">\n<p><span class=\"small\">PlayStation, PLAYSTATION and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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Please note that such press releases and other information may now be outdated or rendered inaccurate due to passage of time or subsequent material changes in facts and circumstance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","byline":[98],"class_list":["post-3005572","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry","post-sony-computer-entertainment-further-boosts-its-support-for-software-development-for-psp-playstation-portable"],"ab_tests":{},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sony Computer Entertainment Further Boosts its Support for Software Development for PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable) - Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sony Computer Entertainment Further Boosts its Support for Software Development for PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00ae Portable)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tokyo, June 3, 2009 \u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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