I understand - over here as well there seems to be a lot more focus on FPSes (is that the plural FPS?) and games like GTA - that's if the PSP actually registers at all. A lot of people seem to have completely given up on the platform.
As for sleep mode, just go to Communications Mode in the menu and then down to Friend Card Receive.
Yes indeed. It makes me very jealous that I don't have a PS3!!