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Gynoug
11-16-2003, 12:55 PM
Well, after seeing the PSP details in internet, i'm thinking about this new system. It would be called a GBA killer?!?

DETAILS:

On the whole the PSP will have a MIPS 32-bit R4000 processor powered with technologies that are similar to Intel SSE 2 and PowerPC AltiVec and even surpass them. The core will be equipped with 8 MB of on-chip system memory; it will operate at 333 MHz and have a 2.6 Gbit/sec bus bandwidth. The second MIPS R4000 core with 2 MB of on-chip system memory will handle media functions.

The device will also sport two graphics processing units running at 166 MHz. Both of them will feature 2 MB of memory, a 256-bit bus intended for advanced 3D rendering. This graphics subsystem will be able to cope with 664 million pixels per second in True color and process 33 million polygons with transformation and light effects applied.

Playstation Portable will support Dolby 7.1; MP3, AAC, ATRAC3 and MPEG4 playback. The unique dual layer 1.8 GB Universal Media Disc (UMD) will house either two hours of video at DVD quality or four hours at ôstandardö quality. All this will be displayed on a 480 x 272 pixel LCD, 4.5 inches in diagonal, which uses the 16:9 letterbox ratio.

PSP will sport built-in 802.11b WiFi wireless connectivity and thus offer great multiplayer gaming possibilities. I/O and connectivity options are represented with the USB 2.0, Memory Stick slot, and IrDA.

Ken Kutaragi has mentioned the company is planning to release several PSP models with various combinations of features on board. However, device specifications can suffer some changes before the product arrives to the market.

Sony states its PSP will be available in about a year for the approximate price of $60.

PSP probably will have more power that GBA, but i doubt of this price! Is too low for something so high tech.

Gemeines
11-16-2003, 02:11 PM
Holy Sh!^! This sounds too good to be true for only $60! for that price you could buy 2! I bet your right about he price!!

I was at my local anime dealer and he is selling games for a thing called the pocket station. the games were Musashi and some other game I did not recognize, the graphics just look like a ps1. I wonder if this pocket station is similar if not the same thing?

in any event, this does sound like a superb little piece of electronics!

Gynoug
11-16-2003, 10:49 PM
Yeah, just magical a device for this price!!


Here some 'conceptual' images of PSP, for see better in comparison with others systems:


http://www.the-magicbox.com/Nov03/6750.jpg

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Nov03/pspc01.jpg

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Nov03/pspc03.jpg

XLord007
11-17-2003, 07:55 AM
Don't believe everything you read. There's no chance in hell the PSP will retail for $60 at launch.

GoldfishX
11-18-2003, 12:02 AM
Post the source...This sounds like something a bunch of Sony fanboys would cook up. Like X just said, this thing at $60 ain't gonna happen (though I expect it to be less than the abysmal N-Gage).

Personally, the specs don't mean a thing...The Xbox is the most powerful system around and there's maybe three whole games worth playing on it...The new system isn't going to have Nintendo's games and most of what we'll see (at least early on) will likely be a bunch of PS1 remakes-It'll make a splash, but its' got an uphill climb ahead of it.

cloudff7
11-26-2003, 10:23 AM
With all those features $60 will never happen. I'm going for around $100-150. But the technology sounds incredible. I'm looking forward to its release. Oh, Goldfish, we're talking about portable systems not consoles, lol!

GoldfishX
11-26-2003, 07:28 PM
Oh, I know...The idea that specs are just driven by hype applies to portable systems too. I have no doubt it will be impressive for a handheld, but there better be games worth playing on it to justify the pricetag (In other words, if all we're seeing are ports of PS1 games or a bunch of licensed crap, it's just a waste of potential).

Mikal Aganti
02-13-2004, 02:07 PM
The specs look cool, but what about the games? I have to admit I'm a die-hard Nintendo loyal. The only Sony-exclusive titles I've been interested in have been FFX and the Mega Man games not released for Nintendo consoles. Everyone remember what happened to Dreamcast? If the games suck, no matter how powerful the system it won't do well. I might buy it if Sony published exclusive Mega Man titles.

Smeg
02-19-2004, 02:05 PM
Everyone remember what happened to Dreamcast? If the games suck, no matter how powerful the system it won't do well.

The Dreamcast didn't fail due to poor software support; on the contrary, there were plenty of good games released for it. I think Sega's problems stem more from burning consumers with the 32X and Saturn, eliminating consumers' faith in the company. They never really recovered from that, unfortunately.

Kao
08-24-2004, 01:43 AM
PSP really doesn't look too hot in my opinion. The game list is the same old stuff we've all seen before. Honestly, after a certain point, the whole "smaller, better, faster" systems idea just gets old. I want something NEW something FRESH.

Gynoug
09-12-2004, 10:54 PM
Here a link for a stream video, showing better the PSP:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/digital/0805digital.asx



And me a 'sony fanboy' ? No, i love all consoles......and about PSP, Sony have a more powerful hardware, but Nintendo have the ideas.


:)