With both the "Chotto Shot" and GPS accessory coming up in the next few months, everyone's getting a bit antsy about what they will bring to the PSP. With a little over two months away from the Japanese release of the GPS accessory (December 7th), we're beginning to learn more about what GPS will offer PSP users. In the beginning of September, we mentioned that Sony had hinted us about the use of GPS in "Hot Shots Golf: through the 'Downloadable Golf course data' and 'Simulation for shot.'", as well as Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Well, we now know a bit more about what we're talking about.

As some of you may already know, the PSP GPS will act as a "golf guide" with the use of Hot Shots, providing you with accurate information of courses you're playing on. Unfortunately, the GPS is only being released in Japan (that we know of), so we're not quite sure if this will extend to the US courses and beyond. We can only hope that they give us our fair share, but with Sony's recent events (exploding batteries and whatnot), we can only expect so much.

Another game to be incorporated with the PSP GPS, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, has some pretty... weird features in store. It's not quite clear exactly what Kojima has planned for GPS and MGS, but based on your location and direction, you can go through some sort of "treasure hunt" in the game. We're not sure if this is actually something that was thoughtout and creative, or simply another throw-in to get people to buy the game. Only time will tell...

Finally, for all you astronomers out there (or just those who aren't glued to a screen 14 hours a day), Homestar, an astronomical observation tool, will also be incorporated with the PSP GPS. The screens below show signs of basic astronomic information (longitude, latitude, etc), as well as a "Starry Sky Mode", "Fantasy Theatre Mode", and "Game Sharing Mode". There is also a strict "GPS Mode", so we're not sure exactly which mode will use the full capabilities of the PSP GPS. From what I understand, you'll be able to input the current time of day (GPS should pull the rest), and you'll be able to see the stars above you and information regarding the color, brightness, etc. Not much else is known at the moment about Homestar, but hopefully more will come as we near the release!