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First Sony PSP Pictures Revealed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-it-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.

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.

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  1. Scale? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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..

    1. Re:Scale? by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Informative

      Using the screen as a guide (4.5"), the actual system comes out to about 6" by 3" if my 20 second measurements are of any use.

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  2. DAMN YOU SONY! by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 4, Funny
    DAMMMIT! I had finally organized my holiday wishlist, arranged it JUST RIGHT so that I had good odds of getting everything I wanted.

    Now they throw this into the picture and fuck everything up. Thanks a lot Sony. Bastards.

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    Don't worry, you'll still probably be getting my parents money.

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    1. Re:DAMN YOU SONY! by chrismcdirty · · Score: 4, Informative

      Don't worry until next year's holiday. It's not supposed to come out until late 2004.

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  3. I dont care what they named it... by Hi_2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    But this thing will inevitably be called the Playboy.

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  4. Features by WhytTiger · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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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  5. Uh.. battery life? by Rinikusu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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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  6. Sony gives Microsoft the finger by Ridgelift · · Score: 4, Informative

    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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  7. Dolby 7.1 by Gyorg_Lavode · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  8. Re:First Post?!?!?! by KDan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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.

    Daniel

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  9. more photos by i4u · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.i4u.com/article799.html