PSP<->PS3 Adhoc Party

[patsu]

Aye, I didn't know it would work ^_^
Glad it turned out well !

 

[patsu]

Another Adhoc Party "user observation":
http://kotaku.com/5348153/ps3-ad-hoc-party-coming-as-early-as-next-week

Japanese PlayStation 3 owners have been enjoying Ad Hoc Party for nearly a year now, but when will we get it here in North America? Maybe as early as next week?

That's when fighting game Fate/Unlimited Codes releases for the PlayStation Portable, according to the official PlayStation.blog. That game's trailer promises that PSP owners can "play online with Ad Hoc mode." Fate/Unlimited Codes is one of the games that uses Ad Hoc Party for its online multiplayer in Japan, turning the PlayStation 3 into a multiplayer server for PSP games without an infrastructure mode built-in, so one might think it will do the same in America.

Take it with a large dose of salt.

It would help connect PSP online from home and offices. Someday, perhaps we may see a cellular network based PSP. ^_^

 

[patsu]

Adhoc Party coming to US

http://kotaku.com/5404058/psp-adhocparty-coming-to-north-america

Sony is bringing PSP AdhocParty to North America, allowing PSP titles like Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Gran Turismo to be played online through your PlayStation 3.

They are late ! Should have launched this together with GT PSP to build buzz.

 

[Arwin]

http://kotaku.com/5404058/psp-adhocparty-coming-to-north-america

They are late ! Should have launched this together with GT PSP to build buzz.

Yep, however it's still good that it's coming! If anything it will make it easier to use for people like me who are currently using the Japanese version. While I do hope that we also get a E.U. version, the U.S. version should do me (and my friends) nicely.

 

[patsu]

Going EU too:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/11/13/adhocparty-for-playstation-portable-coming-to-scee/

I am very happy to announce that adhoc Party will soon be launching in Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

EDIT:
Hmmm.... wondering whether they can flip a switch to turn on adhoc Party, or we'll get another firmware update.

 

[Arwin]

Extremely unlikely to require a firmware update, since you can use the Japanese client already in any region. If anything at all, it's probably just been a matter of localising the client and setting up a dedicated server in the region.

Going EU too:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/11/13/adhocparty-for-playstation-portable-coming-to-scee/

EDIT:
Hmmm.... wondering whether they can flip a switch to turn on adhoc Party, or we'll get another firmware update.

 

[patsu]

Since PSP 6.20 and PS3 3.10 were released yesterday, we never get to know the answer.

Anyways, adhoc Party coming up this afternoon according to the official PS Blog post for Monster Hunter:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/monster-hunter-freedom-unite-players-unite/

all of us PSPers here in North America will finally be able to jump on the adhocParty bandwagon as well.

It supports multiple PSPs connected to a single PS3:

You can connect several PSPs to a single PS3, so if you have 2 or 3 fellow hunters hanging out in your dorm room or at your house, while another friend is stranded at a distant location, you can all still play. Way to keep the band together!

The adhoc Party program can be downloaded from the PS Store.

 

[patsu]

I tried to use adhoc Party a few days ago, but got lost. The web browser guide doesn't open because the instruction page ran out of memory.

If anyone is using it, what room do you usually use ? Do EU and US party servers map the same room # to the same network session ? (e.g., If Arwin and I go to room A38, will we see each other ?)

 

[Arwin]

There's no EU version just yet. But yeah, if I use the US version and we both go to A37, we'll see each other. Then we can create a game room there and start chatting and playing just about any ad-hoc game.

 

[patsu]

Aiight, I shall pick B34 (B3D) as my default room each time.

Thinking of replacing my "permanent" Patapon game with Monster Hunter 2. I need to do some research first (e.g., Differences between MH 1 and 2).

 

[patsu]

EU has adhoc Party now:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/12/22/adhocparty-now-available/