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  POCKETSTATION - Playstation Frequently Asked Questions - ABSOLUTE PLAYSTATION
The SCPH-4000 PocketStation is a PDA equipped with a programmable 32 bit RISC processor together with an LCD screen, high quality speaker and bi-directional infrared communication capability.
In addition, various compatible software downloaded from the PlayStation console can be played with the PDA, enabling users to carry their favorite application software anywhere, and to enjoy them anytime in a variety of situations such as in the car, on the train and on the go.
PocketStation is positioned as a new concept, intelligent peripheral for the PlayStation.
www.absolute-playstation.com /api_faqs/faq19.htm   (577 words)

  
  PocketStation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
The PocketStation is a miniature game console created by Sony as a peripheral for the PlayStation.
Games for the PocketStation are stored on the same disc as PlayStation games.
For example, using PocketStation a player may be able to 'level up' characters in one's favorite PlayStation game while sitting on the bus.
www.toolhost.com /PocketStation.html   (308 words)

  
 The Sony PocketStation | Skatter Tech
The VMU and the PocketStation are a lot more close to a regular memory unit and a Tamagotchi, which you mention, and not to a PSP.
I JUST ordered a pocketstation because I have loved FFVIII for years and confess that it’s still my favorite game even after all the PS2 games and all the XBOX amazing graphics, blah blah blah… but I never was able to play the game entirely without this device.
The Pocketstation was successful in Japan and the reason it never came over here was SONY couldn’t produce them fast enough in Japan and figured that it wasn’t worth the trouble of selling them in the U.S. and trying to keep up with the demand.
www.skattertech.com /2006/01/the-sony-pocketstation   (3045 words)

  
 Spyro and the PocketStation
The PocketStation is, at its most basic, a PlayStation memory card with a built-in LCD screen and five action buttons.
PocketStation utilizes a 32MHz ARM7T microprocessor, has 2k of SRAM, 128k of RAM, PCM sound, a 32x32 dot LCD screens, and an IR repeater for communicating with other PocketStations.
You can even copy PocketStation mini-games from a PocketStation to a memory card ñ which is good because as of this writing, the Interact DexDrive doesn't recognize the unit when you plug a PocketStation into one.
spyro.mozepy.com /ENTERTAINMENT/PocketStation.html   (1845 words)

  
 PocketStation
PocketStation is a miniature games console for which you can download specially designed games from your PlayStation via its Memory Card slot.
For example, using PocketStation you may be able to train up characters in your favourite PlayStation game while sitting on the bus.
PocketStation will be on sale in Japan from November 1998.
www.theapplecollection.com /iMac/iStore/PocketStation.html   (142 words)

  
 Vidgame.net: Sony Pocketstation
These mini-games were downloaded from the corresponding main Playstation disc.
There were a plethora of games released in Japan supported the Pocketstation and there were a number that were specifically made for them such as Pocket Muu Muu.
Although the Pocketstation never saw a US release, there were a small handful of games that did support it like Final Fantasy VIII.
www.vidgame.net /SONY/POCKETSTATION.htm   (300 words)

  
 Technical: Pocketstation
Saves on the pocketstation are treated as per usual unless they have both the extended header-- which I will digress on for a moment.
Type "CRD0" is a normal PSX save that just happens to have Pocketstation icons for the LCD display-- these are not shown on the PSX, obviously.
I saw a few bits of the Pocketstation API in the docs I was reading-- library calls for the Pocketstation that handle setting the realtime clock and so forth.
psxemulator.proboards54.com /index.cgi?board=chat&action=print&thread=1155216688   (749 words)

  
 Pocketstation 2 - Playstation 3 and Polygon budget. - CGCHAT
Anyway, Sony was [interested/working] on a " Pocketstation 2 " but recent news claims that they just cancel the project to focus much of the resources on the totally new Playstation 3.
One possible CD medium for PS2 is Dataplay, currently at only 500 MB, using a new micro optics tech...but in the coming years can hold 1 GB of data in a quater size Dataplay disc.
I could give up a specs of the Pocketstation 2(its amazing),,but it wont matter since the project was put on hold/cancel.
www.cgchat.com /forum/showthread.php?p=30132&mode=threaded   (311 words)

  
 [No title]
Pocketstation is a new, virtual memory card produced by Sony.
The pocketstation also can be used as a watch and alarm clock.(Although it's not very loud) It comes with a rather small loop to carry it around.
Pocketstation only works in army time (i.e.-1500 hours).
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 PocketStation
This is the new see-through PocketStation and as you see in the picture, at this menu you can control the volume, see the time and view the number of memory card slots used (out of 15).
For those wondering how the PocketStation works, you can see in the picture that the front flicks up and it is put in the memory card slot and games like Street Fighter Zero 3 for example are downloaded on to it.
Taking into consideration the size of the PocketStation, the graphics and gameplay (not so much the sound) are suprising good, and I would like to recomend the PocketStation as a great addition to your Playstation collection.
members.tripod.com /dvs_/pocketst.htm   (175 words)

  
 Retro review - Sony PocketStation
The Sony PocketStation is one of the most ingenious accessories that was ever produced for the PlayStation - featuring a 32 x 32 dot monochrome LCD display, sound, real-time clock, and infrared communications.
The PocketStation is built around a PlayStation memory card, enabling you to transfer minigames from PocketStation enabled PlayStation games to the PocketStation.
The PocketStation could then play these mini-games, and return the saved game data to the PlayStation via the memory card slot.
www.iplayplaystation.com /sony-pocketstation.html?jal_no_js=true&poll_id=5   (159 words)

  
 This Day In Gaming: This Day in Gaming, July 19th - Kotaku
I am pretty sure the Dreamcast's VMU was out of the gate long before the Pocketstation.
I'm surprised that the PocketStation made it as far as 2002 to be honest.
I thought the PocketStation was made for the original PSX and only utilized a handful of games like FF8...
www.kotaku.com /gaming/history/this-day-in-gaming-july-19th-188261.php   (456 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
Also, players with Pocketstation can make their Cochocobos fight with each other.
The number highlighted in orange is the character's life - left is the enemy's (16), and right is the cochocobo's (25).
However, what the gift is cannot be seen until the player puts the Pocketstation into the Playstation and returns the Cochocobo in the Final Fantasy VIII game.
www.uff9.net /ff8/pocket.shtml   (284 words)

  
 購入する ポケットステーション (PS) - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
Download data from your PocketStation compatible Playstation games to play a mini version of that game anywhere at any time, and upload your results back to the Playstation.
The games on the pocket station are superb and for a pheriphel its age the sound quality matches that of a better GB speaker.
The pocketstation may lack a colour screen but the graphics are tweaked to perfection.
www.play-asia.com /paOS-13-71-ef-49-jp-70-3c.html   (240 words)

  
 Console Gaming World - PSX PocketStation
The PocketStation is a small PDA which plugs into the PlayStation.
It features a LCD display, sound, real time clock, infrared communication and it also serves as a standard PSX memory card.
The PocketStation is now being sold in Japan but only in very small quantities.
www.megagames.com /psx/psx_pocketstation.shtml   (137 words)

  
 [No title]
In order to play against another chocobo world, one pocketstation must be placed in 'receive' mode and the other in 'transmit' mode.
If the player on the receiving pocketstation beats the monster, s/he may take ('inplant') the ID number of the sender instead of the one currently in use.
Although the PocketStation (obviously) does not have Mode-7, I felt that using it fit in the feel of the section (as well as educating the un- SNESsed masses upon the joys that are, and always will be, Mode-7).
www.fantasysquare.com /faq/ff8/ff8pocket.txt   (6689 words)

  
 Pocketstation - The ASSEMblergames.com message board - home of the obscure
Ridge Racer Type 4 was the last PAL release I recall having support for it, and I remember in the manual for either that of FFVIII saying something like "the PocketStation may not be released outside of Japan".
I found it useless(at least the VMU could give you info while playing a real game) and after mucking around with a few minigames(SFZ3 is the only one I can remember) I just started using it as a normal memory card.
As everyone mentioned, there were games that had Pocketstation functionality, but another one of the things that never made it out of Japan were games created exclusively for the Pocketstation, like Anti's Pocket Muu Muu.
www.assemblergames.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2634   (1525 words)

  
 Gameindo.com - Good bye PocketStation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
Dulu semenjak baru baru keluarnya PocketStation di jual di Jakarta seharga kurang lebih 400 ribu rupiah.
Sayang nya Pocketstation ini sudah tidak lagi di produksi.
Pocketstation kira kira sudah terjual 1.5 Juta produk di Jepang sana.
www.gameindo.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=637   (141 words)

  
 JAPAN LINK | medien | Pocket Station
Dachte ich und hatte es bereits abgeschrieben, jemals eine Pocketstation besitzten zu dürfen, doch ergab es sich, daß ein Mitglied der JAPANLINK- Redaktion in Japan verweilte.
SaGa Frontier 2 soll ebenfalls eine PocketStation Unterstützung haben, konnte dies allerdings noch nicht testen.
Meine Wertung zur PocketStation: 10 von 10 Punkten.
www.japanlink.de /mk/mk_medien_pocketstation.shtml   (823 words)

  
 Final Fantasy VIII / 8 / FF8 - Pocketstation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
Also, players with Pocketstation can make their Cochocobos fight with each other.
The number highlighted in orange is the character's life - left is the enemy's (16), and right is the cochocobo's (25).
However, what the gift is cannot be seen until the player puts the Pocketstation into the Playstation and returns the Cochocobo in the Final Fantasy VIII game.
www.ffinsider.net /ff8/pocket.php   (293 words)

  
 Sony PlayStation PocketStation Console Information
On 8th October 1998, Sony announced the December 23rd release of the PlayStation PocketStation in Japan.
Data downloaded from games can be altered within the PocketStation, then uploaded back onto the PlayStation to be used in the compatible games.
PocketStation did well mostly in Japan but experienced some success in other parts of the world.
www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/sonyplaystationpocketstation   (149 words)

  
 Pocket PC Thoughts :: View topic - Why you should wait for the Dell Pocket PC
I had heard about a year ago that the Atmel Corp. had the design win for the PocketStation with a single-chip controller that includes the Thumb core(The ARM7TDMI Thumb processor), flash memory, RAM, an LCD controller, D/A converter and a bidirectional infrared interface for Sony about a year ago.
The SCPH-4000 PocketStation, is described as a miniature personal digital assistant and as a companion to the popular Sony Playstation console, will allow games software to be downloaded from the Playstation and played on the move.
The PocketStation, which includes a miniature loudspeaker, will also function as a memory card to enhance the functionality of the Playstation console.
www.pocketpcthoughts.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=32390&highlight=   (1780 words)

  
 GameSpot: PocketStation Remains in US FF8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
Through the use of the PocketStation, new characters and items can be unlocked.
However, it appears that the PocketStation won't be landing on US shores anytime soon, and there will be no mention of the game's support for the unit on the packaging or manual.
According to Sony, the PocketStation will not be appearing in the US this year due to production demand for units in Japan.
www.gamespot.com /news/2450757.html?print=1   (152 words)

  
 Honda Acura Forum - Tech Performance Forums : Civic, Integra, Accord - Sony sends PocketStation packing
It took me 2-3 seconds to remember what a Pocketstation was.
Rather like the ill-fated Dreamcast’s VMU system, PocketStation was designed to complement PSone in the days before PS2, and sold approximately 4.9 million units worldwide.
PocketStation launched Sony’s popular Japanese PlayStation mascot Toyo, after one of its major releases, Doko Demo Issyo, sold over a million copies, and enjoyed support from amateur games developers in Japan, who would work with the PocketStation’s ARM7TDMI core to produce underground releases.
www.superhonda.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-263979.html   (364 words)

  
 tinybronco Tracker
Some jap games I kow that use the pocketstation are SF zero 3 and Armored Core: Master of Arena.
I don't think sony plans on releasing the pocketstation in the US, let alone Australia which is where I live.
The pocketstation is basically just a memory card with an LCD screen.
boardsus.playstation.com /rss/tracker?user.id=132330   (1265 words)

  
 Re: PocketStation (Sonys real 1st handheld game system) Included in the PSP box - PSP™ General - PlayStation.com ...
Re: PocketStation (Sonys real 1st handheld game system) Included in the PSP box - PSP™ General - PlayStation.com Forums
Re: PocketStation (Sonys real 1st handheld game system) Included in the PSP box
For example, using PocketStation a player may be able to 'level up' characters in one's favorite PlayStation game while driving their car to work.
boardsus.playstation.com /playstation/board/message?board.id=psp&message.id=2961449   (330 words)

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