Sony trademarks 'adhoc Party' -- could it be coming to the US?

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 17th 2009 at 5:20PM }

The PSP has a ton of terrific multiplayer games. However, many use local multiplayer, commonly referred to as Ad-Hoc. Games like Monster Hunter are ideal for online play, but don't natively feature internet support. However, in Japan, there's an easy workaround: Ad-Hoc Party, a downloadable app that allows PSP owners with PS3 systems to simulate Ad-Hoc connections through the PlayStation Network. Suddenly, players can go head-to-head in Dissidia, even if they're not in the same room.

We quizzed SCEA if Ad-Hoc Party was going to come to America a few months ago, and they told us it was something they were looking into. Siliconera has discovered a new trademark that suggests SCEA may be localizing the connectivity feature. This is good news -- especially because Valkyria Chronicles 2 will support Ad-Hoc multiplayer.

Tags: ad-hoc, ad-hoc-party, adhocparty, trademark

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

InFaMoUs1- @ Jul 17th 2009 5:26PM

finally i hate having to use the JP Ad-Hoc Party because I never know what I'm doing.

Str84rumBk (PSN) @ Jul 17th 2009 5:27PM

ok haha im lost. does this mean i can be at my house in (in NYC) an play my friend at his/her house (in someother state) just as long as we have a ps3??

*this is a serious quetion im not being an ass*

Paul @ Jul 17th 2009 5:29PM

they should've used a a normal term that normal people know immediately. I have no idea what ad hoc means

Angel Mass @ Jul 17th 2009 5:39PM

Im guessing you are kidding right

Paul @ Jul 17th 2009 7:46PM

ask the next five people you meet tonight if they know what ad hoc is...see how many right answers you get.

AlphaVirus @ Jul 20th 2009 12:53PM

Ask the next five people you meet what PSN, SATA, or heck even LCD stands for, you might be surprised at just how little the public knows 'basic' acronyms.

devilsei @ Jul 17th 2009 5:37PM

Yeah, they bloody well better.
I got Freedom Unite, and since its hard to find anyone whose around where I'm at in the game, I'm stuck doing the normal quests. Not that bad, mind you, but playing with friends and doing the online guild quests is a lot more fun.

Angel Mass @ Jul 17th 2009 5:38PM

Well, it was about damn time

stormtrooper190 PSN= (im not telling you that) @ Jul 17th 2009 5:45PM

no europe ? :(

stormtrooper190 PSN= (im not telling you that) @ Jul 17th 2009 5:47PM

i read it as acaholic party. (sorry for my spelling)

Zexion_VI @ Jul 17th 2009 5:50PM

Or they could have added infrastructure from the beginning.

ANyway, this is better than nothing. I hope its true

sony boy @ Jul 17th 2009 5:51PM

DAMN YOU SOULCALIBUR and DISSIDIA!!! They don't have online play.

Other games i hate because they don't have infrasctruture:

1. GTA Games
2. Tekken
3. patapon 2
4. Sega Genesis Collection.
5. GT: PRolouge.

Xeones25 @ Jul 17th 2009 5:56PM

Please release it here.
I just got a PSP and would love to play some of my games with people, especially since no one near my home has a PSP (once I go back to the college apartment I'll have one guy with a PSP near).

Scuffles @ Jul 17th 2009 6:12PM

Wake me up when they pull their collective heads out of their butts and release a PC application that lets you use your PSN account to login and play with other people on the PSN without a PS3 ...... yeah I know there is a non sony PC client out there -that doesn't use the PSN- and I have mulled it over as I have also mulled over several games that don't sport infrastructure mode -which has been the "no sale" point for said games-..... and decided not to bother with either.

They fix this glaring lack of infrastructure with their pseudo infrastructure that doesn't require me to have a PS3 and they will have just significantly increased the list of PSP games I'm going to be buying in the immediate future.

eat my face @ Jul 17th 2009 7:51PM

what program was that ive been looking

Travis @ Jul 17th 2009 8:08PM

It's called XLink Kai. You can find it here: http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/

I have both the Xlink Kai program/USB adapter, and the PS3 ad hoc party, and I must say the ad hoc party is way better. Xlink Kai lags a great deal for me, and some games can be a lot trickier to get working.