Sony To Bring MMO To The PSP

In a recent interview Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has revealed revealed that they are considering massively multiplayer online games for the PSP.

"We started to get very interested in [the PSP] when we switched over from Sony Pictures to Sony Computer Entertainment back in April," a-t-il expliqué. "And as we've kind of got our heads up looking around the world within Sony Computer Entertainment, we're really starting to see a big push for PSP. We think it's a world-class device… In the future, we see full MMOs that are designed for the PSP."

Smedley believes that we don't have to wait for a PSP exclusive MMO to be developed; instead, PSP can be integrated with existing MMO games. "Maybe one way to do it: In 'Free Realms,' you could have a pet-training system that literally connects to our online gaming where you can mess around with your pet," he said of SOE's younger-skewing MMO due out next year.

"Another way to do it might be to give them mini-games that they can do [on the PSP] when sitting at a bus stop," he offered. "You're sitting there leveling up your character, you log in at home when you're on wi-fi, and all of sudden your character has leveled up. We think those kinds of experiences are very possible."

Is a handheld device such as PSP suitable for MMO gameplay? Does playing a minigame then uploading your score to your MMO account add to your gaming experience? We don't think so, but we sure hope Sony would prove us wrong.