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Sony Says PSP2 "As Powerful as PS3"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the believe-it-when-its-in-my-hands dept.

Jason writes "Sony is reportedly pitching the PSP2 as a high-end portable equivalent to its PS3. The gaming content on the platform will clearly differentiate the handheld from Apple's and Google's mobile products as well as the games found on the App Store and the Android Market. The company will reveal the first concrete details regarding the handheld in Tokyo on January 27. This is a month before Nintendo's 3DS platform goes on sale in Japan. Sony is already planning to reveal more at GDC and E3 after the initial announcement this month."

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  1. All this has happened before, by PhrostyMcByte · · Score: 5, Interesting

    and all this will happen again. Anyone who's been around long enough will remember that Sony has a history of exaggeration when it comes to their consoles.

    My guess is that it'll have a modern programmable GPU with even more features than the PS3 has. Some guy in marketing heard that, and suddenly it's more powerful than the PS3.

  2. Figures by Simmeh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Figures the first 4 posts sum up the /. crowd.

    - HATE Sony
    - Laugh at hype
    - Panic over battery life
    - Linux support

  3. Re:Of course by tapo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because you're rendering at 720p-1080p on a PS3. When you're rendering at 320x240, you can pull off a lot of neat tricks without needing that much processing power. Aside from that, you have the blu-ray and hard drive taking up valuable space.

    The PSP came out during the PS2's lifespan, and easily looked just as good.

    --
    "Joy is contagious," he said, peering into the microscope.
  4. I hope it re-uses some PS3 code by zepo1a · · Score: 5, Funny

    you know.. to save money..like

    getRandomNumber()
    {
    RETURN 4
    } :)