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First Sony PSP Pictures Revealed
iamhassi writes "Pictures of the PSP concept design have shown up on The Register. I'm impressed: when I first heard the screen was 4.5" I was afraid the device would be unusually large compared to the GBA with its 2.9" screen. Obviously those worries were unfounded." Update: 11/06 15:28 GMT by S : A section-specific post from yesterday provided the concept pictures from a different source.
It's also reminiscent of the Megadrive/Genesis "Mars" portable system. At least Sony has the cash to put behind such a product, unlike Sega did.
I have played extensively with gameboy from the first itteration to the current, and honestly, does sony expect to compete with that?
:) If they release it to be competative with the GBA series price wise, I might pick one up just for the 802 support, whith the assumption that it will be hacked later(probably will wait for it though)
Look at Segas Game Gear way back when. Yea that thing was sweet as a system, but could it hold its own against a plain ol gameboy, even though better gphx, backlit, and color?
hell no, it got clobbered. Same with Nomad, and there the difference was even greater SYSTEM wise.
I look at this, and I see a cell phone. No raised buttons... I like the screen though.
I also like the integrated 802, meaning it will be easy to get a web browser on it
7.1 surround? MP3 Playback? Is it just me, or are these things unnecessary on a PORTABLE device that will only accept proprietary discs (no burning MP3's and playing them).
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2 MIPS CPU's, LCD backlit screen + oodles of other things, my guess is that you might be able to squeeze about 5 minutes from a quad of AA's..
A portable game machine with a crappy battery life won't go too far.... I hope they have something up their sleeve, because even if they go battery-pak route, my experience with their laptop batteries is that they pretty much suck, too.
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I was afraid the device would be unusually large compared to the GBA with it's 2.9" screen. Obviously those worries were unfounded."
/. would do more content proofreading but oviously those worries continue to be founded and unaddressed.
As the article states, this is only a concept design, and that the final product may be less sleek. I wish people would pay attention, this is not the final PSP and its not coming out next week.
I also wish
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The USB Port;
HDD Size;
Headphone jack;
Battery
All these things will take up a great deal of space, that their design hasn't incorporated. That design looks AWEFULLY hopeful...
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How much free time does a real adult have to whip out a gameboy? And boy, doesn't THAT look professional!
So, I'm curious, what exactly do you think the reason is why Nintendo came out with the Game Boy Advance SP, with its more elegant, office widget style look? For the kids? Hmm... Don't think so.
The fact is there's a whole generation of people who grew up with Gameboys, who are now working, some of them in pretty good cushy jobs, possibly commuting, eg on the tube in London or in other large towns, and who want something cool to mess with while they're sitting on their ass waiting for the train to arrive at work. Some of them read books, but a lot of them want to be doing something else. These slick portable consoles are designed precisely for that market.
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"The PSP will feature Dolby 7.1 multi-channel audio, with 3D sound"
7 speakers and a sub-woofer kinda defeats the definition of portable.
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