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[ScriptBlue]

The PlayStationPortable can't wait for it to come out; it is going to have a 64 bit, 128 mb video card, and the games will actually be flash cards, that hold about 5 gigs of mem. One question thou, my old MP3 player used a 128 mb flash card, and it cost about $100; who will be able to afford a PSP game? IGN said that it would cost about $550 to manufacture a card.

[Josh]

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...industry insiders anticipate the PSP to go on sale in the $125 - $200 range with games priced in the $15-$25 range

[dannyyboii]

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...industry insiders anticipate the PSP to go on sale in the $125 - $200 range with games priced in the $15-$25 range

pretty cheap..

[Frightcrawler]

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The  PlayStationPortable can't wait for it to come out; it is going to have a 64 bit, 128 mb video card, and the games will actually be flash cards, that hold about 5 gigs of mem. One question thou, my old MP3 player used a 128 mb flash card, and it cost about $100; who will be able to afford a PSP game? IGN said that it would cost about $550 to manufacture a card.

"games will actually be flash cards" - Nope. They will be on "mini cds" called UMDs. The cds can hold 1.8gb of data (might I add, it's quite innovative. It holds more than a CD-R/RW does! That's quite impressive.)

"64 bit, 128mb video card" - Where did you get this info? I highly doubt that a handheld will have graphics on-par with with a PC. Hell, even tv-consoles don't have anything close to it yet (unless you count the Infinium Phantom, which is literally a PC stuffed in a box.)

All-in-all, it seems somewhat innovative except for the fact that it requires a Memory Stick (is this what you meant by flash card?) to save games. This is because the CDs the games are on are write protected. Such a waste of money for the end user.

Personally, I think the Nintendo DS is much more innovative than this. Dual Screens, ability to save on the catridges, Wi-Fi. Much better than the PSP, IMO.

http://www.digitalba...com/pspinfo.htm

[AFaust3]

However thats not all. Sony, the manufacturer of PlayStation is making a disc that can hold 25GB of data. The PlayStation discs are only the start...

Info here: http://news.com.com/..._3-5192867.html

[ScriptBlue]

wow i was out of it, idk what my source was, i think it was ign
i really like the wi-fi feature, you can play games with other people on the street or in school (i hope tech doesn't encrypt the wireless network)
too bad the phantom didn't enter production, that would've been so cool, you could've had any game that you wanted a home, you just had to download it.
btw most vid consoles have 64bit VUs (vector units) the PS2 has 2- 64 bit VUs "hyperthreading" together in the MIPS processor. 128 mb is a lot if you think about
i wonder what the screen's gonna be TFT or SXGA or the new thing called WUXGA(or something like that, not feeling that good today :? )

[Frightcrawler]

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btw most vid consoles have 64bit VUs (vector units) the PS2 has 2- 64 bit VUs "hyperthreading" together in the MIPS processor. 128 mb is a lot if you think about it

You're comparing apples and oranges. The vector unit has to do with the CPU, not the GPU. A 128 mb graphics card in a console? Even if you were talking about RAM, it is still WAY off. It is just too much for a console at this time. A more accurate figure would be 4mb of VRAM(graphics) and 32 mb of system RAM.

Consoles are always overestimated. I know a lot of people who think consoles are better than their "old" PCs at gaming. Wrong! Even an old computer (5yr+?) could trounce a console. Consoles play at very low resolutions, which explains why they run so good on such !@#$py hardware. However, to the average consumer, it looks "teh best." Ignorance.

http://webnweb.com/v.../ps2_specs.html
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/saga2k1/fil...iles/specs.html

[MonsterS]

So r you saying that the PSP has better or same graphics as a PS2? Also, r the games 4 the PSP going to be the same as 4 the PS2 or r they gonna be cheap 2D ripoffs like gameboy games? And who heard about the PS3 lol...

[Frightcrawler]

Nope. As a general rule, handheld consoles are always weaker than tv consoles (in the same or close to same generation). That's because of the size difference.

[ScriptBlue]

ps3 is comming out at the end of 2006 or even 7 or even 8

[Charles]

It is supposed to be about $300. The battery life if you want to watch movies and stuff is short. I dont think that umd will catch on.

[ScriptBlue]

i hope they won't put a vibritator :? in there, coz if they will, the thing might jump out of your hands and break :!:

[Izra]

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i hope they won't put a vibritator :?  in there, coz if they will, the thing might jump out of your hands and break  :!:

Does your phone drop out of your hands and break when a vibrator is on?

[ScriptBlue]

yes it has! i was holding i was balancing it then, ! poof!

[Charles]

The graphics on the psp will be comparable to n64, ps1, and other consoles in the 64 bit generation.

[Thinkdiff]

Sony claims PS2-like graphics... probably a cross between REALLY good PS1 games and not-so-hot PS2 games. The UMD is more like a DVD than a CD. and it's not very innovative. The GameCube uses 8cm DVDs that hold much more than a CD.. still not very "innovative".. just took a DVD and made it smaller.

Now, the Blu-Ray discs, which will be used in the PS3, are innovative. They can hold up to 48GBs or somewhere around there when dual-layered. Should be very interesting

The price of the PSP will definitely not be less than 199 in my mind. The DS is 149, and the PSP is 20x better than it, imo. Bigger screen, better graphics, more features, etc. I say a price of 200-300 is to be expected. The PSP should be out somewhere, if not here, def in Japan, by Christmas. Although a recent report came out that said the date may have to be pushed back a few months into 2005. It will be worth the wait.

PS3 will be shown off at E3 2005, Japan release expected by end of 2005, US release by 2006 E3.