Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

PSP Battery Journal

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the old-man-murry-would-have-had-a-better-review dept.

ayersrj writes "The folks over at IGN have started a "Battery Journal" in an attempt to provide us with some relevant information regarding the battery life issue on the PSP in a realistic playing environment. The first run: a little under five hours with no wi-fi. Not too shabby."

7 of 332 comments (clear)

  1. GameSpot reports otherwise... by unclethursday · · Score: 4, Informative
    GameSpot reports on battery life.

    Apparently depending on the game, the battery life can be HORRID. Simply grahic games can go for 5 or so hours with no WiFi turned on... more graphically intense games? Ridge Racers goes for 90 mins-3 hours, depending on screen brightness and speaker use.

    90 minutes!!! Next Sony will be selling protable generators to carry on your back when taking your PSP and graphically intesnive games around with you (Metal Gear Ac!d, Gran Turismo, Ridge Racers, etc.).

    [sarcasm]Yep, looks like IGN is right, as always...[/sarcasm]

  2. Re:Yeah but... by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Heh, I know it's a joke, but TFA does mention that much like Apple laptops(don't know if others do this as well, probably do) if the battery level drops below a certain point, the PSP will put itself to sleep, allowing you to resume your adventures provided you charge it within a reasonable amount of time.

    --
    Monstar L
  3. Re:DS does 10 by FuzzzyLogik · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ok I'll bite. I own a GBA SP that they claim lasts 10 hours with frontlighting on and 16 with it off. My experience has been about 12-13 hours with the frontlight on and I can't comment on the frontlight off because I never turn it off. Nintendo typically gives correct numbers for batterly life, as you can see my battery life is actually HIGHER than they stated. So how's that for ya? I would trust nintendo, where I do not trust Sony.

    --
    Kyle
    http://www.unlogikal.net/
  4. Re:Less then 5 hours is "not too shabby"? by k_187 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nope, wrong. The PSP Battery is replaceable, new ones are just 45 bucks a pop. I do believe that the only way to charge them is plugged into the PSP though, so most of your point still stands, but you can charge them up and have standbys waiting.

    --
    11 was a racehorse
    12 was 12
    1111 Race
    12112
  5. Re:Whine, Whine, Whine by Aero+Leviathan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes. I believe an RTFA is in order.

    7:45PM: Battery died
    And I was right in the middle of a huge score in the Industrial skin on Lumines! It's okay, though, because the PSP goes into sleep mode when the battery dies, allowing you to continue play exactly where you left off, once you've gotten more power to your system.

    --
    ~ Aero
  6. Gamespot says 90 minutes in real life tests by _KiTA_ · · Score: 5, Informative
    Accordig to reports from Gamespot, the battery lasts approximately an hour and a half to 3 hours playing a complex 3d game like Ridge Racer. The benchmarks from Sony apparently come from using non-graphically intense, small games that don't require much CPU, VPU, or disc read time.

    Sony did similar things when they were releasing benchmarks of the Playstation 2 -- they turned off all lights in the room, and rendered a black triangle polygon in a black room. The numbers were amazing. But they weren't real at all.

    So yeah. PSP Battery Life: 90 minutes. This drops further if you enable WIFI.

    Q: How long does the PSP's battery last?

    A: The short answer is that it depends on what you're doing. The longer answer is that Sony has stated that the battery should last around six hours. With simpler-looking games, like Lumines or Mahjong Fight Club, that definitely seems to be the case. But with more graphically intensive games, like Ridge Racers, the battery doesn't last quite as long. Based on our estimates and a few battery-draining tests, Ridge Racers seems to last somewhere between 90 minutes and three hours. Playing with the wireless networking switch flipped on will also further reduce your battery life. The system has an auto-sleep function that stops the wireless drain, but that switch is there for a reason. Turn it off when you're not using it.
  7. Re:DS does 10 by SetupWeasel · · Score: 4, Informative

    I own a DS. I seem to get 8-10 hours from Super Mario 64 DS. I have heard as much as 12 hours, but I suspect that may be from someone using mainly GBA carts. I have also heard as little as 6-7 hours, and that would include some wireless play.

    Here is an AP review

    A quote:
    "I managed 7-1/2 hours of battery life on a single charge, playing graphics-intensive games, blasting the music through the stereo speakers and connecting online with another DS."

    Though it does not say if the wireless was used the entire time.