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Sony To Release PSP Handheld Console In 2004
JayBonci writes "According to News.com, in a news conference before this year's E3, Sony announced its plans to release a new gaming handheld called PSP, slated for release late next year. Presumably, this would be to compete against Nintendo's Gameboy Advance, a clear winner in the handhelds department for years now. The games come on a new media format, half the size of a CD or DVD, holding 1.8 gigs. Other Gameboy competitors such as the Neo-Geo Pocket Color have suffered from small game libraries and the inability to get over the GBC/GBA's entrenched marketshare. Despite all of this, Sony isn't SNK, and obviously has a lot of muscle to push its way to where it wants to be. It will be an interesting fight."
here's a better article; it goes into a bit more detail than the posted one.
According to the actual press release, the battery will be a rechargable lithium-ion type battery, which means no need to buy batteries, as it seems it will be built in.
Ryan T. Sammartino
"Ancora imparo"
The Game Gear used 6 AA batteries. I have one sitting right here in my room. It sure chewed through them quickly.
Wouldn't it be kind of funny if this thing ended up being a PlayStation with a screen, integrated controller, and batteries? That's sure what it sounds like to me. Plus, if they designed it so that it could play PlayStation games that have been copied onto the little disks, then they would have a HUGE library of games already written for it. They would just have to burn them to little DVDs.
I would occasionaly use 5 batteries by sticking a paperclip into one of the slots. The one on the right of the left battery compartment powers the light IIRC. Not putting a battery in there just prevented the light from turning on.
How did Sony with with the PS2? They got into the market far later than all except Microsoft; their hardware is far behind the XBox, and yet the PS2 is 3-to-1 the most popular game console of the current state-of-the-art. Sega, who's technology was often cutting edge and who had a long history in the industry, is now defunct in the hardware market. Nintendo, the oldest of the current crop, has true market force only among young children, relying on their classic intellectual property like Mario. Perhaps I am oversimplifying, but, then, I believe so are you.
Just FYI folks, this guy is a troll. Check out his posting history. Mod accordingly.
If you guys care, here is a webpage that shows pictures of the PSP's Universal Media Disc that alleges to hold 1.8 GB.