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Sony PSP Hardware Completed

Posted by Zonk on from the dueling-handhelds dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony CEO Ken Kutaragi has today announced that Sony has finished work on the Playstation Portable hardware, and the handheld is scheduled to be released later this year. No details have emerged on the pricing of the PSP, but Kutaragi stated that plans for movies on the UMD - the disc format the PSP will use , are now in the final stages."

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  1. Re:portable media by karnal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    On a related topic, Sony probably won't allow anyone to put anything on these UMD discs... but I know for a fact if I'm buying a handheld gaming system, I'm not going to put more money into a movie collection so I can watch them on the go.

    I think they'll find that the majority of the market would agree with me as well. But I also say that as a guy who has no children.......

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    Karnal
  2. sony's should just keep quiet by dr.fishopolis · · Score: 5, Insightful
    the psp seemed beautiful when it was announced, yet every detail released tarnishes it.

    at this point, we have a $300, oversized-yet-portable game player with 3 hour battery life, and the ability to play movies on a propietary format that you can't record to... don't worry though, i'm sure you'll be able to re-pay for the movies you own, so you can watch them for a few hours on the 3" screen before the battery dies...

    ... but that IS a a nice screen.

    all we need now is some kind of phone attachment, and sony can have their very own n-gage.

  3. Re:portable media by pocopoco · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They've already announced the PSP will have a MemoryStick slot and Sony already sells video recorders that record video onto those. So you can stop hoping and start complaining about Sony's stupid proprietary formats/lock-ins, etc..