@Scazza:

Sad but true!

EnigmaNemesis

@chainlink13: I wouldn't be surprised. Everything else seems to be. ⌐_⌐

Cyntalan

how much more raping will sony continue to do to their systems?? but by all means let the raping continue!

RRoD

oh....gooooooooodness please please release this here in the u.s.

RRoD

I'm totally getting it.

seiryuu

This doesn't require me to own a PSP slim does it? I don't want to upgrade just yet :(.

chainlink13

@jp182: Umm, Kotaku are the ones who hired him to stalk J Allard...

Scazza

I might since I get lost in the SF bay area easily.

superbeast1370

@dunetiger:
why do you want to track other people?

are we going to see a post on Kotaku about you stalking someone in the near future???

jp182

I have been waiting for this for a while. Other than the lack of a touch screen, which not all GPS have, It should not be half bad. I'll buy it.

Hand_O_Death

@dunetiger: Called a Cell Phone, lol. Ask your local government how it works!

Scazza

@Raziel3333:

Oh, it's not paranoia. I just think the GPS thing isn't so fancy anymore. We gotta take it to the next step!

dunetiger

@Scazza: I'm sure mounts wouldn't be too far behind.

ceilingfanboy

@dunetiger: carful paranoia kills lol jk.

idk i may use this.

Raziel3333

Well, I just got a GPS unit for Christmas, so that's not exactly helpful, but...good for the people who will get some use out of it. GPSes are a lifesaver.

Archaotic

Rather than having a device that keeps track of where I am, I'd much rather have a device that keeps track of where other people are.

dunetiger

Would be nice if they had a good dashboard mount for the PSP that dosn't make it look completely wrong. However, apart from the Touch, theres not much else I would want to carry around with me. PSP is not used too often any more on trips, so don't know if I would find it useful. Maybe if the price was right... We shall see...

Scazza

The lack of a touchscreen might make this a little hard to use while driving.

ceilingfanboy

I would be interested, if the BMW didn't already have this.

/shrug

EnigmaNemesis

GPS? I could be tracked by my wife...

setuzoku

I think me....I would take it.

Ignis

The psp is a useful piece of machinery i must say

DELETED

I want it for Metal Gear Portable Ops

Jaimz11785

I too picked up one of these when I was in Japan. It had some minor issues with locating satellites when I was in Tokyo, but worked fine outside the city.

I've been waiting for them to release the US UMD so I could use it again.

logankeli

I think these are going for around $60 in Japan...
If you already own a PSP, that seems a reasonable price for a GPS.

Assuming the price doesn't change too much..

mingthemagnificent

@UnJamma6096: Can't until after 1/1/2009 when all TV goes digital. Would be pointless befre then.

Hand_O_Death

I'm interested in this for the car with a mount for sure.

Kai_

@Doshu: yeah no names, and the fact that when I used it in meguro, it thought I was at Tokyo station lol.

Witzbold

Don't see it as too useful - it won't replace the GPS in the car, and I would not want to walk around in the woods with it. Maybe a couple of years ago when dedicated GPS was a lot pricier.

Canoehead

I could care less about the gps.

Just give us the TV tuner here in the US, and that will get lots of people to buy PSPs.

[www.engadget.com]

UnJamma6096

neat, tbh this would be really useful

Gantz

@Scazza:

I wouldn't make the news. I don't even like driving for half an hour let alone 40 hours straight. Tee hee.

dunetiger

@kingclip: I'm thinking of picking up a PSP actually. I'm a huge J-RPG fan and I need my Disgaea fix on the go.
Do I need a gps though?
Maybe when I get a car...

TheCleaningGuy

is it free?

Weasel3689

This would cinch it for me. I'd buy it up quick. I would agree that the lack of touch screen would be highly annoying, but I would deal with it for the size of it.

Come on, Sony, make this happen.

PapaBear434

Meh. Let me know when they plan on bringing the PSP camera to the States.

EvoAnubis

I don't know about your taste in games, but if you like RPG, especially S-RPGs, the PSP is friggin' gold.

I get all excited when I see a GPS module for my PSP, but I can tell you right now I wouldn't buy it as I just don't have much need for it.

kingclip

Love my PSP, probably end up picking his up more as a toy then anything else.

weasl

I'd buy it... Always wanted a GPS unit, and my PSP is just collecting dust.

seems like a cheap way to get a decent GPS unit

Pa7ronSain7

@RRoD:

Clarify?

EnigmaNemesis

The PSP has been looking better and better to me as of late, with a new handful of games coming down the pipe, etc. etc. I'm not ready to jump ship quite yet, but something may happen soon.

This doesn't appeal to me at all, though.

phinehas

@Witzbold: What sort of problems were there?

I spent a few weeks in Yokohama (installing an exhibit at the NYK shipping museum), and noticed that most of the smaller streets didn't seem to even have names. I imagine that'd certainly be an issue. o.O

Doshu

@RRoD:

I don't get it. Who's doing the raping and to what? I haven't seen sony rape a system of theirs yet.

Cept the 40 gig PS3. They may have molested and fondled it a little.

On topic, I like this idea of a GPS. Every day, Im that much closer to breaking down and dropping a cashwad on a PSP.

Komrade_Kayce

I have GPS functionality already, but only on a laptop. It works, but it's way too cumbersome for "every day" use.

With remote play, the PSP has been looking more and more attractive of late. If they released this in Australia (along with the skype functionality), I'd probably be buying my first hand-held.

Doshu

I had the Japanese one.

It was pretty worthless lol. At least I was able to sorta use it with MGS:PO+

Witzbold

no the top units are made to fit on both the regular and Slim units

Hand_O_Death

I'm curious to see if this is really a feature most people who own PSPs in the states really want or not, will be interesting. Might be handy for finding escape routes when you acquire a stalker, as Sony's "Dude Get Your Own!" advertisements imply occurs any time you dare to play in public.

DaiMacculate

@chainlink13: No it doesn't.

And cool beans. If i didn't already have a gps.

myd12

They should make a deal with MapQuest or Yahoo!Maps. That oughta sweeten the purchase a lot.

Forelli_Boy

If it's less than $100, I would seriously consider purchasing this.

xJake

This is going to be awesome.

Hopefully the interface the GPS navigation is easy to use and looks good. Now I can see a lot of 3rd party accessories companies creating car cradles for the PSP...

exkon

I'd just like to say thanks for this submission to break the streak of seven Microsoft posts in a row ;)

SeedyROM

Hoping to download Japanese maps in English.

Monte2

I made a custom car cradle for my PSP a long while back. It served as my car mp3/movie player... GPS would have sweetened the deal, but I decided to sell my whole PSP collection to help fund a PS3. I may just have to pic up another one. No complaints from me. But please, Sony - Make it happen!

m3rcer

how much would it be? if it's cheap enough, it could be a nice toy

htd

GPS + PSP combination = great for GPS scavenger hunts.

epherlite

I never even considered that they might bring this to America. I would definitely get this and use it since my wife and I don't have any other GPS devices.

kingofallcosmos

All this psp news is really gettin me down. I dont think anyone actually owns a psp , so it's safe to move on now. :)

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

This should have come out long ago. The PSP has from the very start tried to be a jack of all trades, so the dragging of the feet when it comes to stuff like this is something I'll never understand. They already know the PSP will never get close to matching the DS install base so those of us with both clearly bought the PSP more for all the stuff it can do would like stuff like this.

A pity if it's limited like Wizbold said though.

Sixtail

Yeah, I'm totally interested in buying one of these, despite living on Oahu where GPS just isn't as useful. I was planning to upgrade the internals of my '07 GX470 with a 9 inch touch screen interface that would be using GPS, but with the recent talk of Skype available to the new PSP-2000, I may just stick one of these guys in my car for GPS and use a PSP-2000 for Skype and as a webcame [www.gamesinfobase.com]

Zero2007

@Ruisu: No it was released in Japan before the slim came out / was announced.

So it should work on both models.

Witzbold

Is this a Slim only thing?

Ruisu

Hasn't it been confirmed for Europe for ages?

Youlikeyams

If the price is good, I would consider it.

-EDGE-

I'd totally get this -- it would make the PSP a requirement for any road trip.

jayntampa

Not sure I would find much use for it but it would be a very cool gimmick regardless

lxmcc

if I'm not mistaken, that's London on that screen right there...

thomaskr

Got a gps for my nokia n800 already and one in my 2001TL...it works well even though I'm missing a line of pixels.

nxp3

Too bad I got tired of waiting and purchased a Mio Digiwalker last year. The PSP had so much promise and now the only half-way decent new feature (Skype) is denied to those of us who invested in this thing when it first came out.

It was because of their PSP handling that I decided to wait on a PS3. I'm still waiting, too. The only game that was close to making me cross over was LA Noire and that's already been confirmed for the 360.

The video game market was Sony's to lose and they completely lost it.

Nekura20x6

Sounds cool, too bad I already have 2 GPS units - one of which has every map for North America.

I'd have to pass on this, but recommend it to anyone with a PSP and no GPS.

sadkermit

RROD, boy that was a dumb thing to say.

Man, I'm happy they're finally releasing this over here. As long as the features are nice, I'll get one.

eastx

As anti Sony as I am (not just gaming, but the company in general) the PSP has come a long way and the additional uses makes it a nice pocket toy. GPS would actually inspire me to pick one up.

But I'm sure that the moment I get one, Sony will decide to make a new product and discontinue support.

Black_Ops_19

I would definately use it. The PSP just keeps getting better and better. Used the internet radio feature of the new firmware last night. love it

Sith_Mafia

I'd get it - it looks really fun - but apparently many normal GPSes have better reception... and 15-20 hrs of continuous runtime.

fuchikoma

Folding more functionality into electronic gadgets is where it is at.

Cad06

I. Need. This. I have no sense of direction and wont get a gps. :)

ThatGirlHatesYou

I would pick it up, and maybe that 星み? game from Sega too. I think the Metal Gear game uses the add-on as well.

Mongoosekun

about god-damn time... now is it for original PSP too?

Akmed

A really nice video of 'map this' on the PSP for those interested in the GPS on the PSP [www.youtube.com]

Veltis

This is why I don't care for Sony... Do they even market the PSP as a game system? I mean really, the Wii is a Gimmick but now the PSP has a fucking GPS and it's still not a Gimmick? How many people honestly use their PSP soley for gaming? And the PS3? Cheap Blu-ray player... COME ON SONY MAKE YOUR GAMING SYSTEMS KNOWN FOR GAMING!

Shaoko

i am, give it here sony. give me a reason to switch back to official firmware

jerrt

That's nice ..ughhhh but how about some games to play???!?!?!?!?!?!

taomaster99

@chainlink13: I agree with you. I love my old 'Phatty' PSP, and the 2Gs feel too flimsy for me. And I can finally use it for Metal Gear Portable Ops...that is, whenever I stop playing Monster Hunter Freedom 2, which is looking like never right now...

Phester

Finally a reason to keep my PSP with me in the car, and not have to lie to the cops about it!!! Win freakin' win!

shadowfox

i'd get it if it was cheap and supported the entirety of canada, or at least the vast majority of it.

joelface