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Top Ten Things About the Sony PSP

Posted by Zonk on from the teeny-tiny-little-ps2 dept.

Hector Martinez writes "A very nice read on some of the features of Sony's portable device." From the article: "Simply put, the character models don't need to be as detailed, because you won't notice the difference anyway. That said, we need to keep in mind that these are first-generation PSP titles. Just look at how the PS2 games have evolved since its launch. If handheld games are looking this good at launch, imagine what a couple years of development time will do. You can expect the same leaps, similar to those found with home based consoles, as developers become more familiar with it. "

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  1. unbias'd! by chill182 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That said, we need to keep in mind that these are first-generation PSP titles. Just look at how the PS2 games have evolved since its launch. If handheld games are looking this good at launch, imagine what a couple years of development time will do. You can expect the same leaps, similar to those found with home based consoles, as developers become more familiar with it.

     Signed,
    Hector Martinez
    Sony PSP Marketing Dept.

    Seriously though, the guy gets his own article posted on Slashdot and it is a "nice read". More like PSP love fest. The article failed to mention all the complaints that have been reported about discs popping out, bad pixels, etc. Why didn't he just title the article "The Top Ten Ways to suck Sony Off."

  2. exchange rates? by Thrakkerzog · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Live mid-market rates as of 2004.12.28 21:36:07 GMT.

    20,790.00 JPY Japan Yen = 201.768 USD United States Dollars

    They still claim $186. The 20,790 includes tax. How much is tax in JP? The dollar has been falling a lot lately. I wonder how much more of a loss Sony will be taking, or how much they will have to raise the price in the US.

    It may have been $186 back in October, but it is getting more expensive every day.

  3. They Don't Even Have One! by CMiYC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From TFA: "Here at Gear Live we're a little more patient, (okay, maybe just a little more broke) but that hasn't kept us from finding out all we could about the handheld. "

    The author doesn't even have a unit yet! This entire article is based on what they could "find out." This is not much different than the Nintendo Fanboy article posted not to long ago. (Just not quite as childish sounding).