Sony PSP unveiled

Stephen

I like the look of that wide screen.

http://www.ferrago.com/story/3562

L5

Personally i think the thing is too big
i mean look at this picture

Stephen

I think its worth it for the bigger screen... though a bigger screen is going to draw more power from the battery etc. Wonder what the battery life is REALLY like. Sony says about 8 hours of playing games, 10 horus of music or 2 hours of watching a movie stored on disc.

Mr E

I think its too big. The SP can fit in my jacket pocket, and I'm sure the DS will. You'll need a laptop case for the PSP!

evad_lhorg

holy crap that thing is huge. i think the ds looks pretty **** compared to this just on the eyes but when i saw metroid running on it i was like "ha sony and microsoft are buggered". that thing is gonna cost a fortune and id say the ds willl be fairly affordable.

Epitaph

God, the casing looks like a Junior Cert Materials Tech project. Looks terrible!

And the screen is massive, way bigger than I thought. If it's backlit/side-lit, and if it'll play video by streaming then the battery life won't be worth two Tamagotchis in parallel.

n1ck

You think they could of given the PSP a clean before taking the picture L5 posted. Looks like someones been playing it fair to long and has left sweat all over it and then put it on the ground to let hair and dust get all over it.

L5

Id be worried about the screen scratching easily :rolleyes:

rainbow kirby

That screen would get scratched to hell! I think the GBASP shows clamshell is the way to go with a handheld console. A lot of children buy handhelds, and i've seen a lot of old GBAs unplayable because of the state of the screen. Now imagine those same kids with one of those...

Winters

Looks a bit bigger then they should have made it. Its suppose to fit in your pocket. Although big screen is nice for watching movies etc.

Only thing is is .. BLACK! Why the hell did they go for the black over the brushed solver finish they are moving towards? The pictures of the PSP beforehand when it was silver etc. looked a lot more inviting that that dity thing.

Liked the Dpad on the artist impressions ones too. That one looked well cool ... this one looks kinda put together by a 5 year old.

Scruff

Accessories:
* Stand

looks like is should come bundled with that

HacksawEddie

damn..how big can a "hand-held" console get!

cant beat the classix gameboy...with the likes of super mario & tetris...
ah, the memories!

KdjaCL

Anyone remember those Bord na mona brickettes?


kdjac

HacksawEddie

hmmmmm

The Real B-man

WOW!!! its looksMASSIVE like a mobile phone from the early 90's

HacksawEddie

u mean a "heavy-to-go"?

The Real B-man

PSP - play station pocket me arse

HacksawEddie

PSB - play station backpack

Big Ears

Those any1 know what the capabillities ( sp ? ) of this machine is .

If this thing is really good i wont worry about the largeness of it all .

qBot

i think that picture gives the wrong impression. according to this site it's 6.7 inches long. It looks more like nine in the picture. I always imagined it being bigger:D

HacksawEddie

kinda reminds me of the atari lynx

Rabies

Originally posted by Big Ears
Those any1 know what the capabillities ( sp ? ) of this machine is .

look at the link in the first post.



Product Name: PlayStationPortable (PSP)
Color: Black
Dimensions: Approx. 170 mm (L) x 74 mm (W) x 23 mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 260 g (including battery)
CPU: PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1~333MHz)
Main Memory: 32MB
Embedded DRAM: 4MB
Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD
480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors)
Max. 200 cd/m2 (with brightness control)
Speakers: Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
USB 2.0 (Target)
Memory StickTM PRO Duo
IrDA
IR Remote (SIRCS)
Disc Drive: UMD Drive (Playback only)
Profile: PSP Game
UMD Audio
UMD Video
Main Connectors: DC IN 5V
Terminals for charging built-in battery
Headphone/Microphone/Control connector
Keys/Switches: Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)
Analog pad
Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)
Left, Right keys
START, SELECT, HOME
POWER On/Hold/Off switch
Brightness control, Sound Mode, Volume +/-
Wireless LAN On/Off switch
UMD Eject
Power: Built-in lithium-ion battery, AC adaptor
Access Control: Region Code, Parental Control

Accessories:
Stand
Headphone with remote commander
Headphone with remote commander and microphone
External battery pack
Case
Strap
E3 Prototype Exhibition: USB Camera for PSP
USB GPS for PSP
USB Keyboard for PSP

UMD Specifications
Dimensions: Approx. 65 mm (W) x 64 mm (D) x 4.2 mm (H)
Weight: Approx. 10g
Disc Diameter: 60 mm
Maximum Capacity: 1.8GB (Single-sided, dual layer)
Laser wavelength: 660nm (Red laser)
Encryption: AES 128bit
Profile: PSP Game (full function)
UMD Audio (codec ATRAC3plus, PCM, (MPEG4 AVC))
UMD Video (codec MPEG4 AVC, ATRAC3plus, Caption PNG)

L5

Maybe that photo was too close up or something
It still looks too big for a portable IMO though

DrEvil

It still looks too big for a portable IMO though

looks portable enough for me. I'd much prefer the big screen than making it smaller especially if I'm going to be watching movies with it

lee_baby_simms

its cartridge based machine then?
So how can i 'backup' my games when i buy them?

RobertFoster

it looks huge in that picture possibly because:

a: the camera is close (look at the size of her hands)
b: she's only a little woman (but, look at the size of her hands!)

L5

"smaller especially if I'm going to be watching movies with it"

you wont be watching movies unless you buy them in UMD format. And theres no way id be doing that

evad_lhorg

ah its not as bad there at all. its about the same size as the original game boy advance. to be honest im not mad on the ds and id probaby prefer the psp(although i wont buy a console by anyone other than nintendo unless its got better games). but the psp is gona cost a fair bit id say.

cosgrove80

I suppose the price, size and battery life are are issues to consider but still, the possibility of maybe one day being able to play GTA San Andreas on the toilet would outweigh all of those problems

DrEvil

IGN has got a 'hands on' article about the PSP here - http://psp.ign.com/articles/514/514135p1.html

Thorbar

I know this is completely off topic but did anyone else notice the camel toe going on in the picture L5 posted up? Sadly I think that's the first "booth babe" I've seen from this year's E3.

RobertFoster

Originally posted by Thorbar
I know this is completely off topic but did anyone else notice the camel toe going on in the picture L5 posted up? Sadly I think that's the first "booth babe" I've seen from this year's E3.

lol, yeah, I noticed it too...booth babe *shudder*