It's time for your daily dose of PSP2 rumoring, with the latest details once again hyping the system's power, as well as hinting at the most requested feature of all -- twin analog sticks.
The bit making headlines is the claim that the PSP2 is as powerful as a PS3, which has already been hinted at in the past. Sony is apparently coaxing licensees by billing the PSP successor as a "high-end portable equivalent" of the PlayStation 3.
The PSP2 is said to have an HD screen, which is practically a given, while the UMD format will continue to be supported. As well as physical media, the PSP2 will support Apps and smaller downloadable games via the PlayStation Network. It is suggested that the system will launch in Q4 of this year, possibly in October.
It's those twin sticks, however, that really get my attention. Sony is said to be asking developers to create deep experiences with a lot of content, in order to make the PSP2 stand out from smartphones, which seems quite similar to the original PSP's MO.
Anyway, this is all rumor and we should be hearing official word on January 27. Stay tuned!
PSP2 as powerful as PS3, set for Q4 launch [MCV]
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10:40 AM on 01.13.2011
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we shall see sony we shall see.
Seriously, if people are complaining about the 3DS' price, I can't wait for people to do a 180 and praise this thing and attempt to say that they didn't go overboard with it.
I'm still horny for the PSP2. I'll just wait for the price drop after the holidays, and then I'll trade my wife for one.
...and 30 minutes battery time?
Here's doubting sony will ever want to revisit UMD again. Maybe some sort of umd attachment will come out of it, but there were rumors of one for the psp go that never was.
Just give me fun games, and lots of them.
Nah I can't. She's a raging alcoholic so a lot of her organs aren't worth anything on their own. I have to sell the whole package.
oh yeah sayin that, guess im gonna have to buy and download them onto it if it allows it.
It probably runs on souls of little orphans. Possibly.
God I just live speculation.
Either way they fucking you. Either way.
That's what I was thinking, but I guess it would still be a lot more limited than the PS3 in terms of disc space, etc... They'll probably have some kind of connectivity features that will make it almost a requirement to have a PS3.
Too far?
Apparently they've never owned a PSP.
There, fixed it.
Nah it's all good. Not a bad idea really. I've got to gather up some pics and put an add on craigslist.
Load times.
UMDs
Load times.
Battery life
LOAD TIMES
Other than that, please let this live up to the hype. The handheld market needs to be as cutthroat and innovative as the console market is now. Great competition leads to great things.
2) That being said, if it's anywhere close to as powerful, it will likely either have a huge battery to support it or, more likely, will have terrible battery life.
3) If there is anything I have learned from owning a PSP (two, actually) it's that I'm not a fan of Sony's less than stellar support of their mobile devices. I don't have faith that they will employ the same "no shortage of games" strategy that Nintendo is claiming to be using for the 3DS.
I don't need a gimmick like 3D to enjoy a mobile game. What I need is a good game. Preferably multiple good games. Nintendo has that with the 3DS months before launch whereas Sony is so keen on keeping the lid on the PSP2 that no one knows anything about its game slate. Until they show their hand, it's not possible to be excited about it from a rational standpoint.
My problem with PSP was it took five years for it to really hit its groove on good software. Japan might be able to get by on just Monster Hunter, but its going to take a bit more than that for western territories.
And in that regard, having a really great software line-up five years in is too little, too late for most. I waited four years before taking the plunge, hod I jumped in sooner, I likely would have regretted it.
All the Nintendo handhelds I've had no regrets, so I've no reason to doubt the 3DS.
Other wise jayson and sexual chocolate would tell you their consoles are big enough to strip bare and use as an alternative housing solution.