BlazBlue PS3 Version Unlocks Remote Play
Getting BlazBlue next week? Got a PSP as well? If so, this bit of news might sweeten the deal even more; BlazBlue is one of the first PS3 retail games since (ugh) LAIR to support PSP Remote Play. The game, which released just a few short days ago in Japan and will be hitting store shelves next week in the United States, hosts a number of new features exclusive to the console ports; among these are new battle backgrounds, new music tracks, and new battle-ending Astral Heat finishing moves. Thanks to some observant gamers with the Japanese version of the game, we can now add PSP Remote Play to that list as well.
For those of you unfamiliar with Remote Play, what this means is that if you’re a gamer who owns a PS3, a PSP, and BlazBlue, you can boot the game and play it on your PSP from anywhere over the internet. This is particularly useful for someone like myself, who shares the main TV with several others that might want to use it during peak gaming times; it’s also helpful if your PS3 isn’t in your bedroom and you suddenly find yourself in the mood for some late night battling. Preliminary reports from Japan on the service have commented on its surprising ease of use and lack of lag, which makes it all the more confusing that Aksys hadn’t publicized this unique feature much more before the game launched.
For those of you still unconvinced, here’s a bit of video of the feature in action, thanks to NeoGAFer DJMizuhara. Good find!
Sounds awesome. I’m already excited for this game, but if I had a PSP, there would be nothing be but happiness right now. My PS3 is in a weird set-up that only allows me like 1 hour a week to play it, so playing it on the PSP while in my room or elsewhere is fricking awesome.
People report of little lag, but super hardcore arcade 20/5 players would still notice it.
-hugs joo- :) omg so great..
if only my PSP didn’t break from being in the same pocket as my phone. Man, what a delicate piece of shit
and it turns out that a replacement screen costs $90 while a new PSP costs $130, so there’s no point in even fixing it