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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.
These pictures have no objects that would indicate exactly how big these things are. How big can we expect this to be? I honestly believe the GBA is doing so well mostly because it's so small..
Now they throw this into the picture and fuck everything up. Thanks a lot Sony. Bastards.
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But this thing will inevitably be called the Playboy.
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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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Taco must've borrowed the ring of duplication. Anyway, that was a sectioned story, this one isn't, more people will see it besides us game nuts. So I hope people realize this and don't bitch and moan about the dupe. I mean, not many have the ocular fortitude necessary to read the games page. =)
Anyway here's my comment from that story:
Disc format, which as I said elsewhere means moving parts. Also means certain tricks won't be easily doable(like rumble) and there's a chance the device will screw up during travel. We'll see if they can work around that.
New format, which means I'd have to buy all new games for it. Not that big a deal, and I haven't been following it, but the GBA is backwards compatable. How many people own gameboy games and gameboy color games?
Large size, just to accomidate everything.
Going to be high cost next to it's competition. Simply because it's more advanced and will be newer.
Probably memory cards, rather than on-cartridge memory.
Will need to swap expansions rather than just swapping carts. The neo-geo stayed in existance for years because of the amount of hardware you could shove onto the cart.
Slower load times, cart over disc usage. We'll see if they can work around that.
Sony's console hardware has a history of breaking, oh, around just after warranty. I don't expect this to be different.
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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.
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This link has some pics that soh the psp side by side with the GBA.... http://www.outerspace.com.br/news/2003/novembro/06 a.asp
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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It will support MP3, AAC and Sony's own ATRAC3 sound formats.
Anyone notice the lack of WMA support? Obviously Sony is out to compete hard against Microsoft (who recently dropped to #3 in the console wars. Sony's still #1). And with the PS3 slated to include Linux support, maybe the PSP will be hackable too.
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Seriously, why in the world do you need dolby 7.1 on a hand held device. I'd be happy with stereo. Hell, I can't get over dolby pro logic in my home theater. What am I going to do? Wear a halo thats got 7 speakers w/ a sub strapped to my ass?
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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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Looks fine to me. Only an inch of finger space didn't the the Gameboys sales any harm. What do you have at the end of your arms , a bunch of sausages?
"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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http://www.i4u.com/article799.html
Although the GP32 is now not getting a launch in Europe, it still has a nice following, with a ton of emus available for it. And who needs to pay again for a copy of Super Mario 3 when you can use the rom on an emu for a handheld machine which is already available?
Besides, the Zodiac Tapwave (info about the system) looks likely to be the next hackable, multi-purpose handheld...