PSP-Slim Hands On

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday July 17, 2007 @03:44AM from the lite-vs.-slim dept.

fistfullast33l writes "PSPFanboy, a Joystiq blog, has a great closeup of the new PSP redesign. Photos show the old PSP and the new PSP side by side. Modifications include adding more RAM (up to 64MB), extended battery life, a new UMD loading door, removal of the IR port (Sony really hates infrared), and a redesigned headphone jack to support video output. Sony confirmed that you will be able to play movies and games through the video out, but the games can only be viewable via component, not composite cables. Also, 0okm has some nice pictures of the new PSP internals as well as a manual snapshot showing button layout (the wireless switch was moved) and TV out information." Gamasutra has the news that the slim-line is due out on September 20th in Japan.

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Re:Other important (non)-feature.. by Constantine+XVI · 2007-07-17 03:52 · Score: 4, Informative

Actually, it's been proven to use the TA-085 motherboard, which CAN run homebrew.

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Re:No composite video for games?? by ZakuSage · 2007-07-17 04:47 · Score: 3, Informative

Component is required because progressive scan is required for games. Whatever reason they have for necessitating progressive scan, I don't know...
Summary by suv4x4 · 2007-07-17 05:00 · Score: 4, Informative

That was a boring article:

We're very excited.

The new PSP is much slimmer than the original, but the original is slim too.
The new PSP is much lighter than the original, but the original is light too.
The new PSP is much shinier than the original, but the original is shiny too.
The new buttons "feel better".

We'll talk a bit about the infrared and composite, but won't test it, or give you our feedback on any of this.

We're very excited (again).

The new PSP is much better than the original, but the original is good too.

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