3DS "5 hours on lowest brightness, 3 hours on highest" WTH NINTENDO?!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419947

Wow, and I thought 5 hours was for the highest setting. What went wrong??

PSP2 might even match these numbers, looks like Ninty made a lot of sacrifices for 3d...

That sucking f***s.

So does this mean the PSP2 will have 30 minutes - 1 hour battery life?

with 3D on....with it off it'll get a good 8 hours or so i saw on a report

blame 3D. I read with 3D off it casn get a good 6 hours.

edit: 6 hours on high brightness.

So does this mean the PSP2 will have 30 minutes - 1 hour battery life?

Lucianu

Which is why I will get the inevitable "3DS Lite." I really want the 3DS but not with that short of a battery.

So does this mean the PSP2 will have 30 minutes - 1 hour battery life?

Lucianu

This sucks but the PSP2 will probably have 1 hour battery life :Pkuraimen

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]This sucks but the PSP2 will probably have 1 hour battery life :PKeiji993

I said earlier that 3DS's 3D screen will chew up battery life how could it not. How can anyone think this thing is going to last 8 hours with the 3D on it highest setting. The PSP2 has an OLED screen which saves power which will probably help the PSP2 get 4 to 5 hours of battery life. Fans of the 3DS have to understand their are sacrifices when you are getting a 3D screen. Its gonna take some power to give games that extra depth and detail in the games.

Um, that's nice, what about if the 3D is turned off?

turn the 3D off and you get eight hours though

Um, that's nice, what about if the 3D is turned off?

789shadow

[QUOTE="789shadow"]

Um, that's nice, what about if the 3D is turned off?

shinrabanshou

Um, isn't that for when the 3D is on at full blast?

Um, isn't that for when the 3D is on at full blast?

789shadow

But it says a 25% difference so, presumably 4 hours on full brightness, 6.5 hours on lowest.

3D eats up juice big time. PSP2 doesn't do 3D so that's not a problem plus OLED screens use less power than LCD.

fairly terrible stats :S i've been on train journeys longer than that if i go see mates who are at uni away from home.

turn the 3D off and you get eight hours though

LaytonsCat

Yeah, guess we should await the inevitable upgrade in a couple of years.rcignoni

blame 3D. I read with 3D off it casn get a good 6 hours.

edit: 6 hours on high brightness.

_Matt_

[QUOTE="LaytonsCat"]

turn the 3D off and you get eight hours though

hayato_

I guess those people will have to be near a power source when playing huh? Who plays games for 5 hours straight anyways.

People will be fine whatever battery life 3DS and PSP2 has as long they don't go under 2 hours.

3 hours ouch that is really bad nintendo

Hmmmm, 3 hours is a short trip.

[QUOTE="Lucianu"]

So does this mean the PSP2 will have 30 minutes - 1 hour battery life?

campzor

"apparently" - I'd rather wait for something at Sony to give out the information rather than some "source".

The battery life on the 3DS is shocking, it's 2011, I expected nuclear batteries by now!

its unbelievable that people believe sony would release a handheld that has less then 2 hours of battery lifecampzor

Sounds about right, I don't need more and even if, there will probably be better battaries from thrid party. Anyone knows how much the sleep mode uses?

So does this mean the PSP2 will have 30 minutes - 1 hour battery life?

Lucianu

Nintendo and their gimmicks, when will they ever stop?PS2_ROCKS

Anywho, that is a pretty short lifespan and if playing without the 3D, doesn't that kinda defeat the main selling point of the gadget ?

I'm more worried about how much the battery life will decrease after charging it a lot. I've had my iPod touch for about a year and the battery life has decreased significantly.

Still, since the 3DS uses an AC adapter, I can play and charge at the same time (unlike my iPod touch because I don't have any USB ports handy while using it in bed, on the couch, etc...).

[QUOTE="Keiji993"][QUOTE="kuraimen"]This sucks but the PSP2 will probably have 1 hour battery life :Plbjkurono23

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419947

Wow, and I thought 5 hours was for the highest setting. What went wrong??

PSP2 might even match these numbers, looks like Ninty made a lot of sacrifices for 3d...

Sw33tChilLi

With 3d on, you are having to power 3 seperate screens as well asall the other things running under the cover of the hardware. This is tough to do cheaply. So Nintendo has to balance the need to have people buy the thing, with the battery power involved. They could have put a much better battery in the 3ds but then the price would keep it from seeing the success of theDS.

That with 3D. It says that it around 8 hours without 3D.

According to the lastest numbers 3DS will last 3 hours on the highest setting for 3D and 5 hours on the lowest. Sorry 3DS fans its a more powerful device with better resolution its not gonna get the same battery life as the original.