Sony's PSP2 to have more computing power than Xbox 360

[HippySecond]

But can it make phone calls... This is what PS brand needs, not another psp GO

 

[Netrigan]

It's a phone too?

Can anyone say N-Gage?

This is talking about the PSP2, not the PSPhone. There is no evidence to suggest that they are the same system and the PSP2 would likely not double as a phone...maybe enhanced skype capabilities and some sort of online chat at best.

The article talks of both. Second paragraph starts off by saying it could be a serious threat to the Apple iOS platform... and that's sound like phone talk to me.

Non-phone PSP2... no real threat to Apple or Nintendo. But if they plan on attaching it to a phone, that could be ten kinds of awesome that could blow Apple and Nintendo out the water if they manage to hit the target.

I don't see it happening. I really doubt they'd add phone features into the system, at best they are as you said, talking about both. It could still be a "threat" to apple by simply being a superior gaming system than it because Sony knows better than to bother topping the Big N; Nintendo is king of portable gaming and it will very well stay that way unless they royally fuck up. Being 2nd place and still surviving is good enough.

Seriously, putting phone capabilities into it is just wasted resources because the damn thing should focus on GAMING, and GAMES, and not bother with this phone nonsense. Hell they were probably meaning the PSPhone being a threat to IOS and all that, instead of the PSP2 which I'm sure would be a more pure gaming device.

I really hate this inclination that ever fucking portable device under the sun has to be an everything; has to have phone features or mp3 built in. That shit should stay away from the true gaming devices, and even Nintendo knows that. I want Sony to succeed with their PSP2 (whenever that decides show up), but I grow more cynical of it the more it is implied to be an everything.

The last hand-held video games I owned was Electronic Quarterback and Mattel's Baseball. Games where you looked at periods and dashes and pretended they were players. As much as I love games, I'm not going to carry around a gaming device.

But combine it with a phone (which is something I have use for), I'd be all over it. I've probably spent about a hundred bucks on casual iPhone games and those are just simple time wasters.

These days, handheld devices are portable computers capable of doing almost anything your desktop computer is capable of doing... and I demand any computer I buy be capable of doing all these things (well, except the phone thing, because I got a portable for that). The natural tendency is to combine these functions so you don't have to carry around five different devices for all these different functions. Since most of these functions can be handled via touch-screen, you don't even need to alter the interface... only the game controls need to be external.

Given the CPU and RAM they can pack into these things, it seems strange that they don't go the extra 20 feet to add phone functionality.

 

[Something Amyss]

Does that come with it's own RRoD as well?

Considering one of the major problems they're having is balancing power, heat and battery life, it will likely come with its on RRoD. XD

 

[Geekosaurus]

BS. Sources? You mean people on Sony's payroll?

 

[Composer]

PsP doesn't matter the Nintendo always beats it in game selection and quality games with handhelds.
Plus the great backward capability they always have is great.
The 3ds will be cheaper as well so I don't even see the point of PsP2.
If Microsoft tries I will laugh though.

that is all opinion. just like how I feel that Nintendo's game selection on the DS is for 12 year olds.


to each his own.

You have a rather slim view on the DS it seems.
*inserts GBA game in DS and plays*

trys to insert a GBC game and breaks it......O-O

Actually I have tried it the GB works they just made the plastic slot to small for the cartridge to fit in so you can't play it.

how to i change it so that i can play my Ages again =,C

 

[LightningBanks]

PsP doesn't matter the Nintendo always beats it in game selection and quality games with handhelds.
Plus the great backward capability they always have is great.
The 3ds will be cheaper as well so I don't even see the point of PsP2.
If Microsoft tries I will laugh though.

that is all opinion. just like how I feel that Nintendo's game selection on the DS is for 12 year olds.


to each his own.

You have a rather slim view on the DS it seems.
*inserts GBA game in DS and plays*

Realises that A) the gba game sticks out and is annmoying as fuck
and b) that I have a gameboy advance already *shocked face*