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Compared to the prior year, 2008 was a big step forward in many sectors even while the global economic outlook proved extremely gloomy. Video games provide a longer entertainment experience for a similar investment meaning that other forms of entertainment are becoming too expensive for many people.

The Land Down Under Australia’s PC gaming sector had a break out year with a 4.2% increase selling $21.2M Australian in December alone. The gaming industry shot up from the previous year with a 47.8% increase coasting to a cool $1.96 billion in sales. Alone software accounted for around $1 billion, a 48.5 percent increase from 2007. Hardware unit sales saw an increase of 36 percent while software saw just over a 42 percent bump. Nintendo certainly led the charge as its hardware platforms boasted 66 percent of hardware sales and they also nailed the top four software slots with Wii Fit, Wii Play w/Remote in first and second. Mario Kart w/Wheel zoomed into third and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics just missed a medal finishing in fourth.

PC Gaming Worldwide The PC Gaming Alliance put out their report on the PC gaming industry for 2008 just in March. Their findings state that the PC gaming platform is alive and well and totals about $11 Billion US in worldwide revenue, more than any single platform from Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. It’s an emerging platform of choice in Asia and Eastern Europe and took in a lion’s share of over $6B in North America and Europe. Broadband penetration helped to fuel online gaming as well as digital distribution systems like Steam, GamersGate, and more. Massive Multiplayer Online Games were leading the charge in revenue and profits with some games hauling in more than $100M per year while World of Warcraft is generating around $1B annually in revenue. Casual Gaming also took a lead in the PC Gaming realm and many portals are now generating well over $100 Million in annual revenue as well.

Japan Goes Under While they’re not exactly sliding into the ocean game sales weren’t all that spectacular in the country last year. Playstation 2 saw a massive drop off of 46% and even Nintendo’s DS Touch Generation software took a hit. Meanwhile the newer consoles – Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii ? saw some promising growth and make 2009 look like a good year.

The industry as a whole managed an 11 percent increase year-over-year which is nothing to sneeze at considering the size of the numbers. The US and the UK led the charge even though their economies were failing at the time.

If you are the lucky owner of a PSP, you know how expensive it can get to have to buy new games at store all the time. However, one of the nicest features of the PSP is that you can find free PSP game downloads that you can use anytime you want a new game.

One of the most common questions we get from PSP owners is where they can go to find free PSP game downloads. I thought it would be a good idea to go over that today.

There are three different options if you want to find free PSP game downloads:

Option #1

There are websites out there that claim that they have “free PSP downloads” that you can use on your PSP. Obviously this sounds perfect at first but there are a few things you should know before you hit that “download now” button.

Recently a handful of these websites have been shut down for spreading viruses and spyware. You have to be extra careful if you choose to try to download something – you don’t want to damage your computer at the same time.

You will notice that these websites suffer from extremely slow download speeds. It’s not unusual to wait well over a day to a game to finish downloading. Even worse, many of the files you download are “corrupt” meaning that they don’t even work. It’s annoying having to wait so long for a game that you can’t even play on your PSP.

These websites aren’t monitored or properly maintained so we typically recommend staying away from them. They usually end up just being a headache in the longrun.

Option #2

This option will cost you a few bucks. You can find PSP game download ‘membership’ websites where you pay a monthly fee for access to all sorts of downloads (games, movies, TV shows etc).

This ends up being a good option for people that will download quite a few games each month. Most of these websites will also let you download movies and music as well.

Although many people will find this to be a great choice, there are cheaper way of finding PSP downloads.

Option #3

The third option is the one we recommend the most. You can download all the games and movies you want and it won’t cost you nearly as much as the second option.

There are PSP download websites that will only charge you a one-time fee for unlimited downloads. You only pay the one-time fee (roughly $35-$45) and then can download as many games, movies or music as you want for as long as you have your system.

The companies that are running these websites are obviously in this to make a profit, so they make sure their customers are happy. They invest a good amount of money in their systems to make sure the downloads are fast, all the files work and that their selection is always up to date.

If you want to try a risk-free trial at a couple of the most popular PSP download membership websites, you can use the link at the bottom of this article. It’s going to take you about 5 minutes to set-up and the software you need to put the files on your PSP is included.

As soon as you start using PSP downloads you will see how easy it really is. You don’t have to pay for each new game and you don’t ever have to set foot in the store again. It’s extremely addictive!

With more people finding out about PSP game downloads, I can only imagine that this will become the most common way that people get new games and movies for their PSP. It’s easy to start and offers you the perfect way to make sure your PSP is always loaded with fresh new material.