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We have staff at the conference going on now, and we have just received word that Sony\'s father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, has announced a handheld video game system!
The new system is called PSP - PlayStation Portable. The system uses a palm-sized UMD - universal media disc which has a 2.4" diameter and can store 1.8 gigs storage (dual-layered). It will have an anti-piracy feature
Will also use MPEG-4
Widescreen LCD, 16:9 backlit screen
Can do 3D polygons and curved surfaces
480 x 232 pixels, 4.5" large unit.
Will use Sony\'s memory stick
It will be 32-bit architecture, and will have 3D sound
It will have wireless capabilities
Here\'s the Gamerfeed\'s Live Sony transcript! Bryan Dawson: It\'s just getting ready to start now. A montage is being shown with all their games, like the new Syphon Filter, Final Fantasy X-2, Gran Turismo 4, and other games.
Kaz Harai, COO of Sony has taken the stage.
Harai is describing inventions such as the telephone, the phonograph, the television, and the video game console. Now, he is discussing the PlayStation, and how it has really tapped into the
As of 22.21 million PlayStation 2 in America, 12.7 million in Japan, and 16.29 million in Europe shipped as of April 1. Software has sold 162 mil in NA, 103 mil in EU, 85 mil in Japan. They expect another 250 titles coming out this year for PS2.
The console war was over in 2002" - Kaz Harai, COO of Sony Computer Entertainment America
He\'s now discussing the new PS2 focus: content, hardware evolution, community, and market expansion.
Content: he\'s discussing how Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts sold huge.
Metal Gear Solid 3 is PlayStation 2 exclusive. Now he\'s talking about the GTA series, selling 17 million units worldwide.
The next GTA is exclusive to PS2.
Jak and Daxter, SOCOM, Ratchet and Clank, and other games were million sellers in the USA. Now, a new franchise, Rise to Honor starring Jet Li. He is helping with the mocap on the game and they have implemented a 360-degree fighting engine. Let\'s take a quick look at that.
-- Rise to Honor video playing --
Looks pretty fluid. It\'s made to play like a Hong Kong action movie. It looks like The Bouncer, only a lot better. It looks like it\'s from a Jet Li movie, and the animation is very smooth. You can attack people from any angle, multiple people at once. The graphics look okay, but the animation is fantastic.
Gran Turismo is the most successful franchise in our console\'s history. GT3 sold over 11 million units worldwide.
-- Gran Turismo history video --
They\'re showing a video of previous GT games. Nothing on GT4 yet, but they\'re showing all the older ones right now.
Now the president of Polyphony has come out to introduce Gran Turismo 4.
He is explaining how GT4 is being made with the same care as other GT games in the series. They\'re about to show video of real world locations they went to for the making of Gran Turismo 4.
-- GT4 Location Video Playing --
They\'re showing Paris and other cities. They\'re showing real world photos. Now they\'re showing a bit of in-game.
Now they\'re showing something. I can\'t really tell if it\'s CG or a realtime. If this is realtime, it looks flawless. It looks flawless, you can\'t tell what\'s real and what\'s game. This looks photo-realistic.
Online gameplay is confirmed for GT4. Also, revamped engines, AI, they\'re doing a major upgrade to the engine. Driving will be improved.
AI will feel more human, they are upgrading the AI for the first time in the series.
There will be more cars in this game than in any other GT game before it. The idea is to reimagine the history of cars.
They will also have more real-world circuits from around the world. They don\'t have details on online play, but you will be able to enjoy GT4 online. GT4 will be playable at E3.
-- more GT4 video --
This looks real. It looks photorealistic. This is amazing, I can\'t tell if it\'s real or not. I\'m seeing regular courses, off road courses, GT4 "The Real Racing Simulation."
Now it\'s time for hardware...
They have announced a PS2 bundle with the network adapter. It is called the PS2 Online Pack. It will be available to all new consumers starting from June, and they will have out-of-the-box online play.
New features will include progressive scan for DVDs, DVD-R playback, built-in remote sensor, and more. The price for this is $199.
Now, they are showing off the digital camera. It\'s called the EyeToy. The camera is USB, looks like a Webcam, but it has the PS2 look to it. It fits in the pam of your hand, and all you have to do is focus manually. It also utilizes motion capture technology and you can see yourself on the screen. This is developed by Sony. It will interact with gameplay, your movements will be translated into gameplay.
They\'re showing it now. This is cool. There\'s a button on the screen, and you can press it with your hand. Now they\'re showing off Kung Fu, and it\'s showing the guy on screen with everything around him. The enemies are jumping at him, but he\'s knocking them all down with his fists. It also shows you where to stand.
Now they\'re showing Wishy Washy, a window washing game. This looks very Japanese. You\'re behind a dirty window, you have to clean the dirty window, and you just use your hands to clean the window. This really looks very Japanese. Now they\'re showing two people playing. It seems up to 4 people can play on one cam. It\'s USB, $39.99 and will ship with 12 games in October.
They\'re discussing video conferencing, virtual navigation, virtual pen applications, things of the like with this. Out of the box you can tape video messages up to a minute on your memory card. Very minor lag with this camera.
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