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

Have any games been shown for it yet?

Not that I know of.

OMFG, that thing is WAY more powerful than GBA and N-gage

[Bobs_Hardware]

It will also have about a quarter of the battery life..

They should make an armpit adapter for energy,just lift your arm up, and pop that sucker in.

Hell, I warm up my burritos under my ball sack.

I cant believe that its going to be as powerful as a DC. I mean could you imagine components more powerful than a DC in the palm of your hand? Crazy. I hope this is well supported because it looks great and would blow everything else completely out of the water. That and i hope that it doesnt cost an arm and a leg. Wonderful 2D games with the sprite glory of ps2 and 3d games damn good for a portable.

Im not so sure of all this in the end but ill keep my fingers crossed.

[GmanJoe]

I don\'t like the flush buttons and also, they\'re too close.

What about the price?This thing is going to be more expensive than any other handheld system released so far

[GmanJoe]

$60?

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW????

Originally posted by GmanJoe
$60?

Please tell me you arent joking

Originally posted by Unicron!
Please tell me you arent joking

He\'s very much joking... it won\'t be cheap unfortunatly.

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by Unicron!
Please tell me you arent joking

http://www.silicon.com/networks/mobile/0,39024665,39116757,00.htm

It\'s only a plan....nothing confirmed.

Inspect a gadget...
 
Sony has outlined plans for a much-anticipated, all-in-one handheld gaming device that includes a digital music and video player and could even act as mobile telephone.

 
Officials of the world\'s largest consumer electronics maker also said Sony will launch a rival to Apple Computer\'s iPod digital music player next year for as little as $60. Sony described a prototype for its PSP gaming device - due out before the end of 2004 - during a presentation to US investors that reiterated plans to restore profitability at the company.

Ken Kutaragi, Sony\'s executive deputy president and head of its gaming business, said "PSP will be the Walkman of the future."

PSP is designed to rival Nintendo\'s Game Boy handheld game player, mobile phone maker Nokia\'s N-Gage wireless gaming device, and Apple\'s iPod and iTunes music download service.

Sony plans to eventually add telecommunication features, Kutaragi told a news conference afterward, lending credence to speculation PSP devices would also serve as mobile phones.

Sony currently envisions a device that looks somewhat similar to Nokia\'s recently introduced N-Gage gaming phone, but with a bigger display that makes it looks more like a handheld television.

The "concept model" showed off by Kutaragi was a one-piece device designed to be grasped in two hands, with a bright, colour screen roughly 4.5 inches in diameter, he said.

"PSP will not be one kind of product," Kutaragi said. Rather, it is a platform of related devices with the capacity to add or subtract features, he said, while stressing that final design details are not expected to be revealed until a later date.

While crediting Apple and its chief executive, Steve Jobs, for the success of the iPod, Sony officials said the PSP would allow consumers to watch music videos as well as listen to digital tunes.

"We are taking on iPod with our new device," another Sony official said. "We are coming at him [Steve Jobs] on that front."

Originally posted by SER

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???? [/B]

That\'s very funny!!

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by Samwise
He\'s very much joking... it won\'t be cheap unfortunatly.

HA! Aren\'t you glad you\'re wrong this time? $60 is their target. It might be a tad higher....but it\'s a lot less than N-Gage. Jeez....they paid $300! iPod is also $300! It\'s like PSX, NGage and iPod all in one.....for $60! :eek: