Some more PSX info and first concept model of the PSP from Sony themselves

I doubt the PSP will look like this, the buttons need to be raised somewhat I think to feel comfortable.

Also I think the power button is a little misplaced but the overall design is quite nice though.




Source: Ken Kutaragi presentation

http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/webcast/2003/nov03/1104sony/mrkutaragi.pdf

I think it looks ****ing awesome.

Except that gay keychain thing on it.

What does the p at the end of PS stand for? Personal?

Portable

So is it a PSone or PS2? Or neither?

[GmanJoe]

Looks like a makeup kit.

Shape looks really boring. SONY are obviously going to keep the angular logo type for all their Playstation branded products.

Does this have phone capabilities? is it a PS1 or is it more powerful then that?

I love it:eek:

Damn...now I want to know more about it.

Wow. Im more impressed than i thought i would be. I didnt have too much faith in an original design. It looks great but if the buttons are touch sensitive then im afraid the functionality or control wont be that great at all. Hopefully its just this way for the conceptual models.

That doesn\'t look like it plays current PS1 disks.. like u need a minidisk recorder or something.  Wierd site, not sony.  Hoax?

Damn people have you read anything at all about PSP?

No it\'s not a PS1, it\'s a lot more powerful. The new disc format is called UMD (Universal Media Disc) or something and is a new format developed by Sony which can hold up to 1.8 GB worth of data in two layers.

No, it\'s a gaming handheld and doesn\'t have phone capabilities although it will wireless connection for multiplayer etc.

Specs:
UMD - Universal Media Disc

60mm
Laser Diode: 660nm
Dual Layer : 1.8GB
Transfer Rate: 11Mbps
Shock Proof
Secure ROM by AES
Unique Disc ID
The UMD was shown in more or less this same detail at E3. It will also include advanced copyright protection schemes, a parental lock feature -- which indicates that games and movie discs will be coded with content ratings -- and, disappointing eager importers, a region lockout.


PSP CPU Core

MIPS R4000 32-Bit Core
128 Bit Bus
1~333 MHz @ 1.2v
8 MB Memory (eDRAM)
Bus Bandwidth: 2.6 GB/sec
I-Cache / D-Cache
FPU, VFPU (Vector Unit): @ 2.6 GFlops
3D-CG Extended Instructions
PSP Media Engine

MIPS R4000 32-Bit Core
128 Bit Bus
1~333 MHz @ 1.2V
Sub Memory: 2MB (eDRAM) @ 2.5 GB/sec
I-Cache / D-Cache
90nm CMOS
PSP Graphics Core 1

3D Curved Surface + 3D Polygon
Compressed Textures
Hardware Clipping, Morphing
Hardware Tessellator
Bezier, B-Spline (NURBS)
4×4 / 16×16 / 64×64 sub-division
PSP Graphics Core 2

Rendering Engine + Surface Engine
256-bit Bus, 1-166 MHz @1.2V
VRAM: 2MB (eDRAM)
Bus Bandwidth: 5.3GB/sec
Pixel Fill Rate: 664 million pixels/sec
Max. 33 million polygons/sec (textured and lighted)
24bit Full Color: RGBA
PSP Sound Core

Reconfigurable DSPs
128 Bit Bus
166 MHz @ 1.2V
5 Giga Operations/Second
3D Sound, Multi-Channel
Synthesizer, Effecter...
AVC Decoder

AVC (H.264) Decoder
Main Profile
Baseline Profile
@ Level1, Level2, Level3
2 Hours (High Quality) ~ DVD Movie
4 Hours (Standard Quality) ~ CS Digital
Communication

Wireless LAN 802.11
IrDA
Memory Stick
USB 2.0 ports

Fatal, just because a .pdf file is not on Sony\'s site doesn\'t make it a hoax. It\'s one of Kutaragi\'s many presentations of late and bear in mind that it is just a CONCEPT model and nothing more. It will most definitely not look like the picture you\'re seeing in the first post.

33 million polygons textured and lighted??WOW!!! :eek:

I like the concept.

Me Rike me much.

lets hope they let you play the old PSX games...

Final Fantasy 7 on the move anyone ?

[Kurt Angle]

It also seems to have a widescreen!