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Hey look, a new Capcom area is coming to the PlayStation Store today. Did I forget an exclamation point there? I'm not particularly excited about this, and I griped about it a little while back over here.

It looks like Sony's PSP Store promised earlier this year is coming closer to reality. This Fall in Japan gamers will be able to download content and games from the Store directly to their handheld machine.

Sony's unveiled two new hardware items at Leipzig today along with a smattering of new titles. A third PSP model has been announced for delivery in under two months worldwide, the PSP-3000. The new model features a new and improved screen with better anti-glare and color depth and an integrated microphone. Headsets will still apparently work, as will the video out introduced in the PSP-2000 model.

Themes on the PlayStation Store have been free, letting end-users advertise games and even make their own using special software, and today's Store update contains something clever. It's a PlayStation Home theme that, when downloaded, automatically enters you into consideration for an upcoming expansion of the PlayStation Home beta.

Sony has revealed in a business meeting that their long-assumed-was-coming video on demand service will debut this summer in North America for PS3 and PSP users. Surprise, looks like they're actually going to deliver a video store. No mention of any affiliation with vendors like Netflix, which, as I'm a Netflix subscriber, is disappointing.

Like many others, I downloaded the MGO Beta from the UK Playstation Store last night and left my PS3 online all night to download and upload the 1.10 patch via their P2P option. I attempted to create my "Konami ID" via the Konami ID website but the site was barely responding. Konami is obviously aware of the problem, posting a message on 4/16: