PSP -- [Playstation Portable] [merged]

Will it have a backlit screen (Gameboy SP) or will you have to shine a light source on it?

I'll go find out for you.

I would hope it's backlit.

Unless they are planning on doing what Nintendo did with GBA.

Sell a bunch of copies of PSP, then after they start slowing down, sell PSP SE's with backlit screens, to make more money.

totally agree lance

it most likely will be backlit. who wants a portable to take into a dark car ride if you cant see the damn thing? (thus GBA : SP)
I just hope the screen is very clear... lcd has this problem where the images blur around alot if the action on screen is too fast. Also I desire some good sound... at least some high quality monaural if they cant squeeze in stereo

Definetly will be backlit. 😄 Sound should be DVD qual, or so I'd think.

E3: PSP Games Announced
By Mike Viscel - 5/11/2004 1:11:07 PM
The much anticipated PlayStation Portable (PSP) was revealed today at the Sony conference in Los Angeles today. With that, came the most important information...games. So what games and developers are on board with Sony and their new handheld? Keep reading!

At the show, Sony showed a few clips of games to a live audience at their conference. The game's graphics looked as good, if not better than what is currently on the PS2. The two systems will have connectivity, similar to what Nintendo does now with the Game Boy Advance and GameCube system.

According to Sony all major game companies are on board for PSP development--34 from Japan and 24 from North America.

Sony showed quick clips of Death Jr., Ape Escape, Spiderman, FIFA, Twisted Metal and Tony Hawk, all believed to be in development now.

EA also claimed to be on board developing for the PSP with some of their biggest franchises such as, NBA Street, NFL Street, Tiger Wood PGA Tour Golf and Need for Speed Underground. All four will be available at launch.

All games will be in seen in 16X9 aspect ratio and will have real-time lighting and bump mapping.

😄 😄

http://www.gamedaily.com/e3/article.asp?articleid=443&sectionid=24

I'd like to be able to play GTA III and Vice City

Um, at first I thought Nintendo were going to be absoloutely killed by the PSP - until I watched E3 yesterday as they unveiled their PSP competitor - the Nintendo DS (Dual Screen).

The DS is backlit, and you can play over a wireless network, for free, and it has two screens (one for a radar one for the main game) and everything, and it's more powerful than the PSP (as it is always with Nintendo vs Sony)

I knew Nintendo were cooking up something secretly but they just blew PSP away with the DS.

I don't care about power, Xbox is most powerful and it's the worst system, it's got the shittiest game selection I've ever seen, minus a few good games, like Halo, except it's also for PC, so power definetly isn't everything. Sony has way better franchises than Nintendo overall, but I'm going to end up getting both systems. Someone should make a Nintendo DS thread...

"Sony has way better franchises than Nintendo". I dont know about you, but the best games ever made have been Nintendo franchises. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, these are classic franchises. Sony does have alot of games but most of thier franchises have been ripped off from Nintendo. Ex. Crash Bandicoot

PSP looks killer but i hope when you buy it, you have about 100 AA batteries to be able to play it.

And remember the time when you could drop the N64 or any other Nintendo system on the floor, or run it over with the car or whatever...and to fix it, you just blowed on it. Those were NOT fragile pieces of equipment.

i lika to say....HOLY CRAP!!~ that looks awesome....I want....but wont get for so long....

doh..

Originally posted by Samas-adian
"Sony has way better franchises than Nintendo". I dont know about you, but the best games ever made have been Nintendo franchises. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, these are classic franchises. Sony does have alot of games but most of thier franchises have been ripped off from Nintendo. Ex. Crash Bandicoot

PSP looks killer but i hope when you buy it, you have about 100 AA batteries to be able to play it.

And remember the time when you could drop the N64 or any other Nintendo system on the floor, or run it over with the car or whatever...and to fix it, you just blowed on it. Those were NOT fragile pieces of equipment.

Hahahah, but it still wouldnt break anyways. If you had a NES, blowing it it was the norm...Funny story actually.... it was christmas and i got lifesaver sucking candy...i had one in my mouth while play NES...i didnt work so i blew in it and accidently shot my lifesave into the cartridge part of the NES..so they next couple of years i had a grape lifesaver at the very end of my nes..but it still worked.

Well... i havnt seen anything official concerning a rechargable battery..but even still if their was the PSP will probably still drain rather quickly. Im sorry but the graphics on the PSP will drain batteries really quickly...just look at all the other handhelds..ex game gear..

I know its not out yet but whos thinking about getting it.

I thought about it but then i decided to get the DS

im still thinking.

Just came out today in Japan apparently. 20 000 people or something lining up.

IMO, it's games look like crap, but we'll see after it comes to the US, since Gameplay over Graphics anyday. The blue discs are CD-Roms to, DVDs are the DVD-Rom silver discs, which are huge.

I read in the newspaper that this is out in japan already, but im not sure whether it said that it was a ps1 or a ps2. At about £200, i would want one if it was a ps2