sony's new handheld - PSP

frequency · #1 13-05-2003, 21:23

I went to megagames and to my surprise stumbled upon the news that sony is launching it first handheld. from what i read so far, i believe this new handheld is gonna revolutionize the handheld industry and is gonna make nintendo work super hard to compete with this handheld. i recently wondered how badd ass it would be if sony came out with a handheld with very good processing power and overall capabilities. well, my dreams have been answered. as the CEO(Ken Kutaragi) put it "This is the ‘Walkman’ of the 21st century" I cant wait till it comes out in the market

here is the link http://www.megagames.com/news/html/h...handheld.shtml

PSP Specifications
Platform name: PSP
Display: Wide screen (16:9) TFT LCD with backlight
(480 x 272 dots)
Disc medium: UMD 60mm optical secured ROM disc with cartridge
(1.8GB)

Video CODEC: MPEG4
Graphics: 3D Polygon/NURBS

Sound: PCM (built-in stereo speakers, stereo headphone output)
I/O: USB 2.0, Memory Stick slot
Battery: Rechargeable (lithium-ion

JoyBoy · #2 14-05-2003, 04:23

No matter how big the company, nobody is gonna put a dent into Nintendos Handheld market share. Same as no on can put a dent into Sonys Console Market share.

Jarek23 · #3 15-05-2003, 09:45

Thats what i thought when i bought my N64 over PS1, no one can ever take down Nintendo! Boy was I wrong, look at the Game Cube compared to PS2.... Sony will rule all.

frequency · #4 16-05-2003, 17:09

u took the words right out of my mouth jarek23

hundreds of thousands of people believed that nintendo would be unstoppable, but then came the psx came out and started to take over the console gaming world. and now with the ps2 out, not only is it taking over all next gen consoles but its making it hard for them to come back and compete with it. with that said i believe that sony's new handheld is gonna take over the portable handheld as well with its superior technology and numerous functions as compared to the gameboy advance sp. sony's one of the leaders in the electronic business. what makes u think its gonna take ove the handheld market. this is just my opinion on this matter

ottoman · #5 16-05-2003, 17:13

The trouble with nintendo is that they use media that can't be copied and who in their right mind would buy a console where u couldn't back-up yr software!

Sony know this and are willing to make the sacrifice in order to sell more ps2 units whereas Nintendo still go soldiering on as the underdog with cartridges/wierdly small discs.

Regards

frequency · #6 16-05-2003, 18:25

ur right ottoman in that aspect as well! there are alot of factors that go into as to why sony's ps2 is king. but it seems that sony is going in the path as did nintendo on secured optical disc/cartridges on its soon to be new handheld. if this happens it will only stop back up process for a few months or so till someone cracks it. cause as the old saying goes "if its made by humans...it can be cracked by humans" or something like that...hehe

JoyBoy · #7 16-05-2003, 19:20

Hahaha, bunch of Sony Fan Boys...

frequency · #8 16-05-2003, 19:22

i just like good quality gaming...haha

frequency · #9 16-05-2003, 19:25

i guess u can say im a big electronics freak...hehe.

FiT · #10 17-05-2003, 02:17

hmmm makes you wonder if Gates has got a hand in the sony market....

frequency · #11 17-05-2003, 12:31

i wouldnt doubt it one bit. this guy wants global domination. this guy wants to be THE gaming industry....he wont stop 'till he has taken over everything. i wouldnt be surprised if all three new handhelds from sony, microsoft, and nintendo, came on the market at around the same time and started competing against eachother. cause i read in gameinformer that nintendo is already working on a new handheld. all that is left is microsoft, and them being the greedy company that they are will most likely throw in their handheld in the mix.

hyungsup · #12 17-05-2003, 13:43

yeah I've seen it in the irish times on friday
the disk will be able to contain 1.9GB

frequency · #13 17-05-2003, 14:42

r u talking about the nintendo's future handheld or sony's?
cause sony's optical disk will be 1.8Gb. either way thats still alot of data squeezed in that disk.

podunkviller · #14 17-05-2003, 15:17

just for fun, consider that nintendo was having sony develop the psx as a means of fighting segacd.

and console specs dont sell consoles. games sell consoles. with how cumbersome developing for the n64 was, its a small wonder any 3rd party games came out.

JoyBoy · #15 17-05-2003, 15:34

Quote:

Originally posted by podunkviller
just for fun, consider that nintendo was having sony develop the psx as a means of fighting segacd.

I dont think some of the people on this forum will understand what you meant by that. Its pretty clear from the tone of this thread, that these people are the type of people who believe Sony started the console business from scratch. The 'WipeOut Generation'.