Post by: Mario on November 04, 2003, 09:34:19 AM
I can already tell its going to bomb.
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 04, 2003, 10:02:09 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on November 04, 2003, 10:22:53 AM
I REALLY doubt the real PSP will end up looking like this. It's probably something that some Sony guy from outside SCEA designed for the presentation so they could have something to show. Sony is far too experienced with the gaming industry to design something so ridiculous. If they go with this then their knowledge of the portable market is about on par with Nokia's.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on November 04, 2003, 01:12:51 PM
Post by: Pale on November 04, 2003, 05:19:48 PM
Post by: nolimit19 on November 04, 2003, 05:20:13 PM
Post by: Mario on November 04, 2003, 07:58:33 PM
Post by: ActorJ on November 04, 2003, 08:02:05 PM
That said, while the unit looks pretty cool, this is certainly a terrible mock-up, and I am SURE that is it will chnage dramatically before it actually comes out.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on November 05, 2003, 02:30:29 AM
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 05, 2003, 02:42:44 AM
Post by: vudu on November 05, 2003, 04:49:11 AM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on November 05, 2003, 06:57:49 AM
Post by: ItalianPlumber on November 05, 2003, 09:55:02 AM
is only at the design concept stage with this product a year before delivery it ain't gonna happen until 2005 at the earliest. It is kinda neat looking. I have a funny feeling though that Sony may be rethinking their strategy a bit about what will actually be in the PSP since the NGage had zero impact at its high price point. Sony knows it can't be over 199 or maybe even 150 to truly start to eat away at Nintendo's handheld market share. My crystal ball says that we will see it in 2005 to tide us over until the PS3 ships in 2006. At this point Sony is not going to launch a pivotal product until it is ready.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on November 06, 2003, 02:53:03 AM
Did you guys see the end of that presentation?
Sony are planning a worldwide presence, or even dominace in EVERYTHING we do.
Our electronics, our games, our movies, our music.......our life
And that ending phrase:
'Sony is always beside you'
It sends a shiver down my spine.
The PSP actually looks cool, and if you know me, you would know that I NEVER like anything form Sony or MS. But it does look cool. And that screen looks good too.
I really don't know what to say about the size, cause there really is nothing to go by.
And there is one thing that I noticed.
That PSP won't be a pocket sized handheld.
No.
Did you notice that little wristband (or necklace depending on how big you think it is)? Sony wants the player to have the PSP outside of the pocket, so everyone can see you have one. You are cool. People will come up to shake your hand, but BUPBOW! You are playing PSP. NO HANDSHAKE FOR YOU! They don't want their product to be 'hidden' in your pocket. They want people to see you have it. That you are not afraid to show it, not afraid to play it in public.
Of course, that is all a glorified way of saying "our product is so big the only storage space you can put it in is your own two hands. No pocket, briefcase, PC tower or luggage bag can contain one. The thing that can is the box it came in, but we don't think people will think highly of you if you carry that around.
Of course, that means they when you go outside, the only thing you can do is play the PSP, but hey, that's a sacrifice we've had to make in order to create the most impossibly powerful and complex manmade machine, which also happens to be impossible large for a handheld".
I think the PSP is going to suck people in. With the advent of greater, more advanced technology that can fit into a pencil tip, there will always be a competitor to Nintendo and the Game Boy. But Nintendo have to do something to make their next GB something special. It can't just play games. Or else it will be left behind with the crowd, and no one will buy it, sort of.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 06, 2003, 03:04:56 AM
Looks like Sony got some design inspiration from the n-Gage...
Post by: vudu on November 06, 2003, 04:25:55 AM
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Of course, that is all a glorified way of saying "our product is so big the only storage space you can put it in is your own two hands. No pocket, briefcase, PC tower or luggage bag can contain one. The thing that can is the box it came in, but we don't think people will think highly of you if you carry that around.
actually, i read somewhere that the psp will have scanners on the bottom of it that read your finger prints. and if you ever set it down for more than five minutes, it will self destruct. it will also cut off the hands of anyone else who touchs it. (this may hurt the resale value of used psp's.)
Post by: vudu on November 06, 2003, 04:27:17 AM
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Originally posted by: Bill
Looks like Sony got some design inspiration from the n-Gage...
that, or the ic that created the mock up, that's probably never stepped foot into a sony design labs, did.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 06, 2003, 04:33:23 AM
Post by: Bloodworth on November 06, 2003, 05:54:11 PM
Among the highlights are 7.1 channel sound (huh???), and that there will be multiple designs to target different users that might want a phone/hybrid etc.
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 06, 2003, 06:02:35 PM
Post by: Rob91883 on November 06, 2003, 07:42:20 PM
Post by: Cap on November 07, 2003, 09:36:19 AM
i've mentioned before that i think the next gb will be a portable gamecube, and i still believe that. if sony is going to cram all that they claim they are into the psp, it really will be nintendos best option and i would think it would still be cheaper then the psp(not to mention 300 games at launch). really though, i just hope nintendo doesnt base the next gb on the n64 hardware, so the gc seems like the most logical choice.
Post by: Bloodworth on November 09, 2003, 01:24:48 PM
