PSP making a comeback amongst game publishers

After a noticeable decrease in the format, interest in the PSP is growing amongst publishers. That's according to Planet Moon developer, Aaron Loeb.

Loeb made the observation during an interview with Gamasutra. Responding to a question asking why the studio has left PSP development behind and for the time-being is focusing on Wii, he commented: "Developers don't really get to make decisions like that. Publisher support for the platform waned for a while, so if we'd stubbornly stuck to the PSP we wouldn't have gotten work doing much beyond ports.

"Interest in the PSP is definitely coming back among the publishers, though. That little puppy just keeps on selling!"

Planet Moon is one of relatively few studios that has a couple of PSP-exclusive titles under its belt, having developed both Afterburner and Infected for the handheld.

When asked how he feels about both titles now, Loeb said: "We're very proud of them. We wish they'd found a bigger audience, but I think most people who've made PSP games wish that in retrospect."

Clearly news that developers feel there's renewed interest in the platform from publishers is encouraging news. Sony Europe's president David Reeves recently admitted the PSP needs more games, suggesting the company will be pushing to make sure this happens.

The launch of the slim PSP, excellent sales in Japan and announced innovations such as TV download service Go!View also represent positive steps forward for the console. Surely the games should soon follow? Let's hope Planet Moon's speculations are accurate.