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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 10:54

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"Re(2):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 10:57

I claim the first, "PSP fanboy" title. Who wants to be second?

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"Re(3):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:00

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I claim the first, "PSP fanboy" title. Who wants to be second?

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More info regarding the PSP

"The father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, is here to talk about market expansion. He just took the stage.

Now... a new baby in the family... not PlayStation 3.

A new handlheld entertainment platform! PSP - PlayStation Portable.

This system uses a mini CD, fits in the palm of your hand. It looks like a mini disc with the outer casing - UMD - universal media disc. 2.4" diameter, 1.8 gigs storage

It will have an anti-piracy... it will also use MPEG 4, widescreen LCD 16:9 screen, backlit, can do 3D polygons and curved surfaces. 480 x 232 pixels, 4.5" unit.

Digital sound... ATRAC audio technology for 3D sound. 32-bit processing. Similar to PlayStation with a 32-bit core. It has a USB port, and you can hook it up with the PS2.

There is wireless communication and things like GPS, it will have a rechageable battery, and more.

They're calling it the Walkman of the 21st century. They haven't showed it yet."

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"Re(4):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:06:

from playstation.com


"A new licence scheme that will allow third party publishers to develop for the platform will be announced as early as this summer, with the first PC-based development tools rolling out in autumn. Several of the major Japanese players are already said to be on board as partners in the project."

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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:17

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"Re(3):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:18

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"Re(4):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:30

I want some pictures or mock-ups. Stats are all well and good but if the final product is poorly put together there's not much point. Geez, they haven't even announced how many buttons the thing is going to have. For now it sounds like a nice idea but there's still plenty of time -and plenty more information needed- before I decide I need to get excited about Sony's newest gizmo.

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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 11:44

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"BLARGH" , posted Tue 13 May 11:45

Great. Now portable games won't be 2d anymore.

This sucks.

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"Re(1):BLARGH" , posted Tue 13 May 11:59

Doom.

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"Re(1):BLARGH" , posted Tue 13 May 12:02

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Great. Now portable games won't be 2d anymore.

This sucks.

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Nah, you can always count on the GBA... it's not going anywhere. The PSP is very intereting though, I can't imagine a portable game being 1.8 gigs! That's larger than any Dreamcast or Playstation game. Still one thing that would be very cool is if there's a divx player developed. You could have all your favorite fansubs in the palm of your hand.

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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 12:57

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Too sweet, is seems the GBA will now have some competition.


Link Here

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Whoooooo~ O_O That looks cool.

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"Too powerful!!" , posted Tue 13 May 13:02:

A portable gaming device is not meant to be that powerful!!If those specs turn out to be true,well..I don't know..the handheld scene is not going to be the same ever again??Cause then someone else would want to make a more powerful portable console and so on..Its price is going to be very high propably though..If GBA is at 100 euros(I think) this should be at about the price the PS2 has now when it's released..I still want a Wonderswan Color though..:P
Any pics of prototype designs?
I'm curious about the dimensions it'll have too..If they manage to make it as small as a NGPC for example,it'd be great(but I doubt that)

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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 13:13

ugh, why couldn't they give it an original name? i'm tired of hearing "playstation" (and then there's playstation 3...) whatever, since the mass will instantly think it's hip and the shiz because it's a playstation thingy, they'll buy it

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"Re(2):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 13:15

Gamestation...pocketstation...PLAYBOY?

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ugh, why couldn't they give it an original name? i'm tired of hearing "playstation" (and then there's playstation 3...) whatever, since the mass will instantly think it's hip and the shiz because it's a playstation thingy, they'll buy it

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"Re(2):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 13:27

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"Re(1):BLARGH" , posted Tue 13 May 14:56

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Great. Now portable games won't be 2d anymore.

This sucks.

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That is if Sony has success with their PSP, which is not so difficult, but also not sure.

If it remains as an alternative, like 50% or so of the market for each one, i'll be glad.


If Sony monopolyzes (sp?) this, then I'll quote you:

Great. Now portable games won't be 2d anymore.

This sucks.

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"Re(1):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 15:06

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"Re(2):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 15:12

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Too sweet, is seems the GBA will now have some competition.


Link Here


Darn, I was hoping it would be a new model of the PS1 that had transformed into a truely portable form (meaning you can play it on the bus)

Oh well, if it has good games sign me up, I'm always looking for something to play during commute.

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Done and done.

But seriously, this does sound cool. Nintendo needs some competition to keep things fresh.

I do fear the death of the last bastion of 2D gaming, but overall the PSX probably had by favorite game library (at the time) so it's a conflict.

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"Re(2):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 16:28

Makes the GBA look like a Jack in the Box technologywise.

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"Re(3):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 16:47

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"Re(4):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 18:23:

I seriously doubt this could be anywhere near as cheap as the GBA unless they sell it at a tremendous loss.

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"Re(5):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 18:45

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Makes the GBA look like a Jack in the Box technologywise.


If its cheap as or cheaper than the gba..... This would mean the end of nintendo as a console maker if they dont come out with something just as good or better.

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I doubt they can put it out cheaper than the GBA. The price of the Nokia Ngage was just announced as $299. True it doubles as a cell phone, mp3 player, and fm radio... but we're talking xbox prices for a portable system. Not to mention network fees to play the games online. Ngage doesn't stand a chance now.

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"Re(6):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 21:59

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"Re(7):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Tue 13 May 22:58

I like how everyone acts like there will never be another 2D game made. Not only do I doubt this will ever be the case, they'll just become very rare (3D games that play in a 2D or semi 2D field will be more common) but I also expect the field of fan-made games to become much "bigger" in the future. Heck, it's the biggest it's ever been right now...

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"wow lovely handheld with minidisc!!!!! ^o^" , posted Wed 14 May 03:27

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"Re(7):Playstation Portable (Sony's new handhe" , posted Wed 14 May 03:48

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Think about it... GBA is a portable SNES, heck better, so where has 2D left to go?

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A PORTABLE SNK NEOGEO SYSTEM!!




Wait... DOH!!!

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"Stupid question" , posted Wed 14 May 06:59

Hmmm adding some memory to the discmans we obtained the AntiShock system so playing music while walking or sitted in the bus stopped being a problem but now we are talking about 1.8gb discs...won't this be a serious problem? I mean..the disc PSP must be continuously turning (this is not flash memory) so how is this problem going to be solved this time? lol...adding a Hard Disc or what?

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"Re(1):Stupid question" , posted Wed 14 May 08:27

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"Re(2):Stupid question" , posted Wed 14 May 19:28