PSP download store held up by DRM

Fans of the PlayStation Portable media device must continue to wait for a download store, a feature that experts have said is a must if the player is ever to launch a significant challenge to the iPod.

Sony representatives, which have been holding press gatherings in major cities in preparation for the September launch of the upgraded PSP, refused on Tuesday to set a launch date for the download store.

They did reveal that the store will launch with "short-form" games. Whether music and movies will be available at rollout is "still unclear," said John Koller, a spokesman for the PSP.

[THE_JUDGE]

Wow
is anyone really suprised by this? Why would any company want to put their music out there on the PSP when its getting hacked every update.

[vidoardes]

That wouldn't hqave anythign to do with it, I have seen iPods running hundreds of applications, runnign Linux and god knows what elses. The DRM software on the music/movies would be seperate from the OS on the PSP.

[MK_Red]

They should have launched this much sooner. Still, hope they do it right.

[mikeslemonade]

I would buy a 2nd PSP if Sony really would make a iTunes like store including the manager where you can organize music, videos, and podcasts.