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Specs for Sony PSP Handheld

Posted by michael on from the 802.11-sweetness dept.

doctor_no writes "Sony has announced the specs for its upcoming handheld gaming device, the PSP, at their PlayStation Meeting 2003. Most interesting is that this device promises Playstation 2 level graphics, a compact 1.8GB media, Wireless 802.11, USB 2.0, 7.1 channel Audio, and a 24bit 16x9 screen TFT LCD screen. Sony has called this device the 'Walkman for the 21st Century', and plans to allow the user to enjoy movies and music for the device, along with games. Full specs can be found at ZDNet Japan. The PSP will debut at next year's E3."

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  1. 7.1 audio? Why? by vjmurphy · · Score: 2, Redundant

    7.1 channel Audio on a handheld? Why? Seems like this thing is just over engineered and will be a monster.

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  2. 7.1 channel audio on a handheld device?! by cryptochrome · · Score: 0, Redundant

    7.1 channel audio on a handheld device does not make sense. You only need two channels - one for each headphone. Something is awfully inconsistent about this spec, and in fact many of the specs quoted are inconsistent with the fundamental limitations of a handheld device. If true, it implies that it is meant more as a replacement for the PS2, and is designed to be portable in the sense that it can be carried around and hooked up to various A/V systems, or at least is dual use. The only mention about the screen is that it is a 16:9 widescreen tft lcd.

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  3. Kee-hrist on a moped... by mblase · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...doesn't this sound a bit excessive to anybody?

    Wireless 802.11, USB 2.0, 7.1 channel Audio, and a 24bit 16x9 screen TFT LCD screen. Sony has called this device the 'Walkman for the 21st Century', and plans to allow the user to enjoy movies and music for the device, along with games.

    wireless internet play... DVD audio and video... y'know, fully half the reason the Nintendo Game Boy series is so successful is because they make all their devices with a target price of $100, give or take. Portable DVD players are selling for $200-$300 these days, regardless of brand, and that's before you wed a powerful gaming engine and $50-$100 worth of wireless networking to it.

    With those kinds of specs, I imagine it'll sell for something like $400 minimum, weigh almost as much as a laptop and suck batteries dry faster than James Bond opening a bra clasp. It's either baloney or it's a niche gadget, which is not something you want when you're marketing a gaming device.

  4. remember Game Gear? by gTsiros · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Battery time will be measured in usec.

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  5. Is it just me... by DJCouchyCouch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Or is all that too much overkill?

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  6. Awesome! 7.1 channel sound... by demonbug · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Now I will finally have somewhere to use my 7-channel headphones and my mobile, solar-powered subwoofer. Everyone thought I was a moron when I got those headphones, "You only have two ears, you dumbass!" they would say, but who's laughing now!?!?

  7. putting by damballah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    your eggs in the same basket is not wise. psp is overkill for this market.

  8. 7.1ch Audio, 3D Sound? by AyeRoxor! · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Can you picture those headphones?

  9. OK Nintendo by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So why doesn't Nintendo release the GameCube in a similar form factor? It's already tiny, uses "pocket" sized DVD data...

    Heck, I just wish that my GameCube could play music and video on "Pocket CDR" or "Pocket DVD" media. Then it would already be the center of my "digital world".

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