Japanese Playstation Store Restoration

Sony Japan has decided upon a date to restore the Japanese Playstation Store. This date is now slated for July 6th, 2011 JST. Japanese Playstation Network users will have access to the following features:

  • Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
  • In-game commerce
  • Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
  • Full functionality on “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity™” across all compatible devices
  • Full functionality on Media Go

In addition the company will offer a Welcome Back package for registered users after the service is restored.

  • Japan’s Welcome Back PS3
    • The Last Guy
    • LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
    • echochrome
    • WipEout HD
    • Hustler King
  • Japan’s Welcome Back PSP
    • What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord? 2 PSP the Best
    • Everybody’s Stress Buster
    • PATAPON2 PSP the Best
    • LittleBigPlanet Portable
    • LocoRoco -Midnight Carnival

 

The Future of Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity

Hello space cats! Welcome to the future… of Download Content. Naturally with the Japanese Playstation Store down, our delivery of download content has been delayed way more than it should have been. Though once it's restored, you can expect to see them show up at the Playstation Store.

Missions: Expect even more Multimode, Challenge, and Story Mode Missions (with high difficulty)*. Because the distribution of missions are not affected by the Playstation Network, you can expect news of missions in the days to come.

 

Gurhal Boost Road: Specific missions in PSP2i will have their item drop rate, type points, and EXP increased. Each week the missions for the Boost Road will change, expect news of this campaign sometime in the future.

Weapons: We have tons of new DLC weapons waiting for their arrival, expect things like Sakura Wars, Gurren Lagann, Border Break Air Burst, Shining Force Cross Raid, Fate, Infinity Grand Prix Winner Weapons, and Nico Nico Design contest weapons.

Hammer Scraper

 

Twin Scraper

 

Aeon Suzugia

Those that participate in Phantasy Star Eternal Hunters can look forward to receiving a new weapon called, "アイオーンシュジュギア" Aeon Sujugia!

Online Lobby: Since the Illustration Contest winners have been shown in the lobby for a month, expect to see other non-winning illustrations that the judges found interesting.

Maximum Attack Infinity: You can use a 超お楽しみ引換券 Super Amusement Ticket and trade it for the reward weapons. One Super Amusement ticket requires 30 Little Wing, Guardians, and Hunters tickets.

MAI Rewards Trading Screen

[via pspo2iblog]

Phantasy Star Victory (Rumor)

So what is Phantasy Star Victory? Well we're not entirely sure. Here's the gist of what happened so far. Kenichi Tanese a programmer for Phantasy Star Zero replied to a tweet on how they should make Phantasy Star Victory again to [cover the initials of Playstation Vita?].   

Obviously this title isn't official, and was probably a joke, but it's something you can just put in the back of your head until after PSO2 and Playstation Vita comes out. But we do know they plan on developing a Phantasy Star title for Vita, but we won't really know for sure what that is until it's announced.

According to Shougai, Victory was previously a rejected title.

 

Illustration Contest Non-Winners

Cast Girls Lick Lick by Setsunyan [+]

 

To the Infinite Distance by Sig-EL

 

Ramarl by irare

 

Our Little Wing by Aira

 

Kakuwane Infinity (Animated) by Paprika

 

Tetei Flower by Hachihashion

 

Child Doctor (Not in Lobby)

PSP2i DLC: Maximum Attack Infinity Rewards

  • Name: マキシマムアタック∞報酬交換所 Maximum Attack Infinity Reward Exchange
  • Date: 6.30.2011
  • Mode: Story Mode
  • Description: In Maximum Attack Infinity Reward Exchange, you can receive various rewards or use the tickets you've obtained in missions for trading.

Maximum Attack Infinity 4 will be available for Multimode and Internet Multimode play.

 

Elenor Clear Color Version

Yet another Elenor is coming out this September, this time it's a clear color version, meaning it's transparent. However the image above is just a development CG on what it should eventually look like.