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PSP touchscreen footage
killsmooth | 9:21 AM on 07.30.2008 6 comments


Jube808 recently posted a video on YouTube showing a PSP with a functional touchscreen, much like an iPhone.



I own both a PSP and a DS, and I appreciate each system for what it does better than the other. When I want a plethora of fun and original games that I can play for short periods of time, I use my DS. The DS touchscreen functionality is near-perfect. When I go someplace and want to bring a bit of music, a bit of video, and a whole lot of homebrew along with me, I take my PSP. I like to think of it as a miniature Playstation, because I mostly just use it to run my old PS games like Vagrant Story and Castlevania:SOTN; I only actually own two UMDs, as opposed to around ten DS carts.

Would the PSP benefit from touchscreen technology? Sometimes my iPhone just pisses me off to the extent that I wish it actually had buttons like a PSP. There is something to be said for being positive that the depression of you finger will result in the actions you intended. On the other hand, I could definitely see them taking full advantage of the technology with a touch-functional XMB, or something like that. What do you think?



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dephect's Destructoid Blog
People amaze me, this is pretty snazzy.
Clance's Destructoid Blog
Really no need for it.

It will only be included because it CAN be. Like a flexing of technological muscles. I think Sony should stay away from it.

We may need a 'Don't forget my fucking buttons!' petition.
RonBurgandy2010's Destructoid Blog
God I can't wait for that game to come out!!!! Touch Test FTW!!!!
Clance's Destructoid Blog
Killsmooth, are you Gianfranco Zola?


ajaxender's Destructoid Blog
Not sure it would be such a great idea, since it only has the one screen and actually being encouraged to touch it is only gonna speed up the scratching process. I like things to look nice!
But on the other hand, touch screens are always cool. Always.
Crunshii's Destructoid Blog
would be cool for some touch based games for the PSP.

(now I can rip DS games on the psp buaahaha)


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