News coming out of the TGS is that the PSP and PS3 are to get new firmware releases on the 15th October. The PS3 is going to 2.5 and the PSP to firmware 5.0.

Expect to see Playstation Store access on your PSP from the middle of next week. Its also been announced that a number of titles will be available for download in the run up to Christmas, including the following -

• Yuusha no Kuze ni Namaikida or2 (10/16)
• Bleach Soul Carnival (10/23)
• Secret Agent Clank (11/20)
• Patapon 2 (11/27)
• LocoRoco 2 (12/4)
• Resistance Retribution

Interesting that Sony are going to offer a number of big launches via download – I didn’t expect to see titles such as LocoRoco 2 and Pat-a-pon 2 as downloads from day one of their release. Is this a sign that the UMD and hard media distribution days are coming to an end – are you happy to buy your games online and do without the UMD sitting in your PSP? I’m a ludite in terms of digital downloads – I prefer my games (and music) to come in a box, and be a tangible object I can hold in my hands.

via PSPFanBoy