Super duper graphics have never interested me much on handhelds, in fact my favorite games utilized 2D on the DS. If it has GC level capabilities, or even slightly below I'll be fine, though even then I'll worry games will go the way of the PSP where 3D games dominated. The only 3D I'm interested in is to to see the true 3D visuals put out by the 3DS. I'm vastly more excited for a system that is trying something new, then one that is a graphic upgrade with some bells and whistles attached.
I guess we'll see what happens when the 3ds is final, but doesn't that sound like just graphic upgrade with some bells and whistles? It's "true" 3d so almost all games will be assured of being the 3d games that dominate the PSP, except now the screen should pop out at you as opposed to your eyes looking for the depth of vision in the screen.
Price is also a big factor, you can complain all you want but chances are the 3DS will be vastly cheaper then the new PSP.
I'd wait until a final price is quoted. Nintendo has dropped features (gba port) and increased the price of the ds (from $150 at launch to $190 with XL). Seems like plans that Sony and Microsoft has used before. For whatever reason, it seems like none of the big three can ever put together the complete package.
I wouldn't believe that for a second. I'm with chozo on this one. Sony knows very well that the handheld market doesn't revolve around horsepower and display capabilities. That was the PSP's trump card. Yet compared to the DS it didn't do too well. But here Nintendo announce a system with all the things that made the DS a success (presumably), a good amount of power under the bonnet, 3D display and a cheaper price point. Sony don't really have a footing to compete with it. People will see the 3D and forget about the PSP2.
The market looks for so many different things that it is hard to pinpoint one specific reason why a product is a market winner and another isn't. But the PSP did great for an intro console and it's power advantage over the DS certainly helped it compete in the market. The PSP consistently outsold the DS for it's first year in the American market. What finally turned the tide in the DS favor was Nintendogs (then Brain Age and unique games like that), release of the DS Lite (which turned the DS sexy, PSP had that title vs. the Phat), and the complete failure of the UMD format with UMD movies being worthless and piracy preventing people from buying UMD discs. Most of these problems are correctable, will they be? Who knows, but I believe Sony is a strong brand and compete head to head with Nintendo they've shown it in the console market.
Sure, PSP2 will more than likely be HD, but thats it. As GP said, it will be nothing more than a portable PS3 and the PSP all over again. Nintendo's handhelds always differentiated themselves from the consoles. If the PSP2 is revealed with a 3D screen I will not be surprised at all.
How have Nintendo's handhelds always differentiated themselves? GB was NES on B&W screen, GBC was NES, GBA was SNES (Half the Nintendo titles were even SNES ports). DS was the first one that offered a unique experience with the touch screen.