RUMOR: PSP2 specs leaked

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-Features External 'Pocket Processing Unit' , resembles a 'heavily stylized grenade'-Games streamed from PPU to screen 'via Wifi', extremely fast with new image compression technology-Battery life Up to 8 hours

-PPU takes 3.5 hours to charge, Core Unit 2-2.5 hours

Wow, looks like it's going down the OnLive route, should be interesting for those who game naked though..

YoYo278

Way too big of a screen.

Specs seem about right, but with 3G and OLED i'd expect a high, high price.

I know the screen seems, too big for sony to actually make, but this is sony. Most of their leaked secrets end up being true.

I'd expect this to be $299 minimum. $399 more likely.

Take your DS in your hands right now. Put your thumb where the 3DS stick is and put the other on the right part of the touch screen (like with RE: Revelations). Is it really uncomfortable to you, I mean really.

and how is it a waste of space, touch screen is there for menus and additional controls (like a 2nd analog) and also for Backward compatibility.laus_basic

It's a waste of space because removing the need to occupy it with a camera control region frees the entire thing up. You can do loads of cool stuff with a touch screen, because you have total freedom over how the user interacts with it. Utilizing the space for camera controls alone really seems like a wasted opportunity.Cherokee_Jack

loads of cool stuff like adding another analog for FPS...etc Again the touch screen is there for that, for the controls soit's not a waste of space. Wanna know what's a waste of space, using it for menus/maps...etc

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]No. Battery. Life. Whatsoever. wakefulness

You must've meant to post that in the 3DS thread. :P

You're aware that the 3DS can last up to 5 hours with 3D on, WiFi on, near the highest brightness setting right?

It lasts 8-12 hours with 3D used sparingly and wifi off, even more than 12 hours if you're playing DS games (or probably VC games too)

on topic: I'm ok with handhelds being able to deliver home console experiences sometimes, but I'm friggin' tired of them trying to be home consoles.

If all I'm hearing about the PSP2 is true, I'm getting really turned off by it, from a philosophical stand point on what portable gaming should/shouldn't be.

-Features External 'Pocket Processing Unit' , resembles a 'heavily stylized grenade'

-Games streamed from PPU to screen 'via Wifi', extremely fast with new image compression technology

-Battery life Up to 8 hours

-PPU takes 3.5 hours to charge, Core Unit 2-2.5 hours

Wow, looks like it's going down the OnLive route, should be interesting for those who game naked though..

YoYo278

I don't see this update anywhere in that link.

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]No. Battery. Life. Whatsoever. darth-pyschosis

You must've meant to post that in the 3DS thread. :P

You're aware that the 3DS can last up to 5 hours with 3D on, WiFi on, near the highest brightness setting right?

It lasts 8-12 hours with 3D used sparingly and wifi off, even more than 12 hours if you're playing DS games (or probably VC games too)

on topic: I'm ok with handhelds being able to deliver home console experiences sometimes, but I'm friggin' tired of them trying to be home consoles.

If all I'm hearing about the PSP2 is true, I'm getting really turned off by it, from a philosophical stand point on what portable gaming should/shouldn't be.

We'll kotaku's Nintendo sources condradics that:

With the screen's backlighting turned down (but not off), you'll get 3-5 hours of battery life while playing a 3DS game. That number extends to 5-8 hours if you're playing an older DS game on the handheld.

I'll have to wait and see. Battery life is kind of big for me. At least 3.5 hours would be enough for me on medium settings (wifi, med brightness, highest cpu/gpu output).

Either way, I view the PSP2 as more of a true handheld actually. It's not just about power but, the PSP2 has dual analog, touch control, Sony is really concentrating on controls this time along with power and this, this will open up so much. I can't wait! :D

i'll LMAO is thursday is just a spec announcement and a design show and they say NOTHING about the price and show NO games...lmao

CDUB316

I doubt these specs are true. Also why is everyone saying they are going to announce it tomorrow? I haven't seen Sony indicating that at all, I'd expect it to be announced at E3 or something. I don't think any announcement is coming tomorrow, if there is one it will probably be for the PS phone, not the PSP2.

I'm not sure what that means. I never said anything about this.musicalmac

What I mean is that superior hardware power alone will not justify $300 or more. If Sony is trying to outdo Nintendo they need to put their money into strong software support, not quad cores. Their ideal PSP2 is a $250-$280 system that's visibly above the 3DS in hardware power (but not by a huge amount), and a strong first-party presence right off the bat that demonstrates what that extra power means. Judging by these specs they seem to think that being the "high-end" option will get them by, but they should have learned better already.

Assuming the rumored dual analogs are better than the current nub, it will give developers a world of options for controlling their games, and it'll be a more natural development process as well, since dual analog controllers are the standard.musicalmac

Of course. Dual analog is a perfect addition to the system. But the lack of dual analog on the 3DS is not automatically to its detriment.

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

You must've meant to post that in the 3DS thread. :P

wakefulness

You're aware that the 3DS can last up to 5 hours with 3D on, WiFi on, near the highest brightness setting right?

It lasts 8-12 hours with 3D used sparingly and wifi off, even more than 12 hours if you're playing DS games (or probably VC games too)

on topic: I'm ok with handhelds being able to deliver home console experiences sometimes, but I'm friggin' tired of them trying to be home consoles.

If all I'm hearing about the PSP2 is true, I'm getting really turned off by it, from a philosophical stand point on what portable gaming should/shouldn't be.

We'll kotaku's Nintendo sources condradics that:

With the screen's backlighting turned down (but not off), you'll get 3-5 hours of battery life while playing a 3DS game. That number extends to 5-8 hours if you're playing an older DS game on the handheld.

I'll have to wait and see. Battery life is kind of big for me. At least 3.5 hours would be enough for me on medium settings (wifi, med brightness, highest cpu/gpu output).

Either way, I view the PSP2 as more of a true handheld actually. It's not just about power but, the PSP2 has dual analog, touch control, Sony is really concentrating on controls this time along with power and this, this will open up so much. I can't wait! :D

Shutting down the wireless features on the 3DS also saves power, along with dimming the screens brightness, and more importantly shutting off the 3D screen mode.

Doing any of the above can extend the 3DS' life span up to eight hours, although this make make it only a fraction better than the DSi.

Kotaku has reported that the estimations of battery life are entirely due to the 3d mode and the wireless mode draining most of the power.

Which is from herehttp://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/01/21/kotaku-estimated-a-short-battery-life-for-the-3ds/

Which in turn got its info from Kotaku.

I said turning off the 3D, WiFi or changing brightness settings will give the 3DS even more than 3-5 hours.

Note "any" of turning off the 3D, or WiFi, or turning down brightness can make it last up to 8 hours, which since changing "any" of the setting, it implies that changing ALL of the settings will likely lead to even longer battery life.

And turning off either WiFi, or 3D can lead up to 8 hours battery life for 3DS games (thats about as good as my DSi and better than the PSP) and when you play DS games it will be much, much higher. Probably around 15 hours for DS gaming.

I'm not saying the PSP2 won't be awesome, but with a 5 inch screen, and console like controls, how will it be the "true handheld" when we have no pictures, nothing but rumors, and rumors that say it will be another PSP trying to be a home console with its beefed up hardware and full PS3 dual shock control lay out?

If Nintendo and Sony were having a hard time getting people to carry DSs and PSPs in addition to their smartphones, they are even less likely to carry around a hulking device with a 5 inch screen potentially.

these specs seem reasonable .... (from french website ...... can't link ... idky)

except for the damn size of the thing ..... nearly 7 inches long ? 1 inch think ? 5 inch OLED Screen ? wtf ??

Quad Core Custom ARM Cortex A9 CPU

Quad CorePowerVR SGX 543 MP4 +

512MB of Low Consumption DDR2 Memory

16GB Storage

Bluetooth, Wi-fi, 3G?

Front and Rear Camera, Microphone, Accelerometers etc.

[QUOTE="musicalmac"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Well technologically speaking it's just fine, but how much is it going to cost vs. a dual core? Is the performance increase really worth jacking up the production costs for, when competitive pricing is THE most important factor here?JohnF111

Apparently some people don't understand that Nintendo makes money from hardware. They are a gaming-only company unlike Sony who can afford to bleed money because they can get it back from other products in other areas.

If Nintendo tried to put bleeding edge hardware in their console that's asking for trouble. Getting in a position like Sony were in the beginning with the PS3 could finish them.

It goes against their phylosophy anyways.

these specs seem reasonable .... (from french website ...... can't link ... idky)

except for the damn size of the thing ..... nearly 7 inches long ? 1 inch think ? 5 inch OLED Screen ? wtf ??

Quad Core Custom ARM Cortex A9 CPU

Quad CorePowerVR SGX 543 MP4 +

512MB of Low Consumption DDR2 Memory

16GB Storage

Bluetooth, Wi-fi, 3G?

Front and Rear Camera, Microphone, Accelerometers etc.

Nonstop-Madness

[QUOTE="DoomZaW"]

[QUOTE="killzonexbox"]500 us dollars....expect that price...lbjkurono23

and thats not even counting what the 3G will bleed you for :P

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]

these specs seem reasonable .... (from french website ...... can't link ... idky)

except for the damn size of the thing ..... nearly 7 inches long ? 1 inch think ? 5 inch OLED Screen ? wtf ??

Quad Core Custom ARM Cortex A9 CPU

Quad CorePowerVR SGX 543 MP4 +

512MB of Low Consumption DDR2 Memory

16GB Storage

Bluetooth, Wi-fi, 3G?

Front and Rear Camera, Microphone, Accelerometers etc.

lbjkurono23

No. Battery. Life. Whatsoever. mrmusicman247

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]No. Battery. Life. Whatsoever. CwlHeddwyn

The other question is if it does have 3G, will there be a required subscription? Does it have 3G and wifi? or 3G only?

No buy from me if a 3G sub is required. This is already most likely going to cost 300-400$ up front

[QUOTE="YoYo278"]

-Features External 'Pocket Processing Unit' , resembles a 'heavily stylized grenade'

-Games streamed from PPU to screen 'via Wifi', extremely fast with new image compression technology

-Battery life Up to 8 hours

-PPU takes 3.5 hours to charge, Core Unit 2-2.5 hours

Wow, looks like it's going down the OnLive route, should be interesting for those who game naked though..

Cherokee_Jack

I don't see this update anywhere in that link.

Eh? that was DEFINATELY on there an hour ago.. meh someone must've edited that in for a joke

:o.....that sounds powerfull!

[QUOTE="lbjkurono23"][QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]

these specs seem reasonable .... (from french website ...... can't link ... idky)

except for the damn size of the thing ..... nearly 7 inches long ? 1 inch think ? 5 inch OLED Screen ? wtf ??

Quad Core Custom ARM Cortex A9 CPU

Quad CorePowerVR SGX 543 MP4 +

512MB of Low Consumption DDR2 Memory

16GB Storage

Bluetooth, Wi-fi, 3G?

Front and Rear Camera, Microphone, Accelerometers etc.

Nonstop-Madness

Yeah looks good. Hope they can reduce the load times on this system. And is this going to be DLC only or will it have UMD drives or somthing?

The specs don't matter the games matter. I doubt it can match the 3DS in games

Yeah looks good. Hope they can reduce the load times on this system. And is this going to be DLC only or will it have UMD drives or somthing?

Vambran

The other question is if it does have 3G, will there be a required subscription? Does it have 3G and wifi? or 3G only?

No buy from me if a 3G sub is required. This is already most likely going to cost 300-400$ up front

svaubel

[QUOTE="wakefulness"]

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

We'll kotaku's Nintendo sources condradics that:

With the screen's backlighting turned down (but not off), you'll get 3-5 hours of battery life while playing a 3DS game. That number extends to 5-8 hours if you're playing an older DS game on the handheld.

I'll have to wait and see. Battery life is kind of big for me. At least 3.5 hours would be enough for me on medium settings (wifi, med brightness, highest cpu/gpu output).

Either way, I view the PSP2 as more of a true handheld actually. It's not just about power but, the PSP2 has dual analog, touch control, Sony is really concentrating on controls this time along with power and this, this will open up so much. I can't wait! :D

darth-pyschosis

Shutting down the wireless features on the 3DS also saves power, along with dimming the screens brightness, and more importantly shutting off the 3D screen mode.

Doing any of the above can extend the 3DS' life span up to eight hours, although this make make it only a fraction better than the DSi.

Kotaku has reported that the estimations of battery life are entirely due to the 3d mode and the wireless mode draining most of the power.

Which is from herehttp://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/01/21/kotaku-estimated-a-short-battery-life-for-the-3ds/

Which in turn got its info from Kotaku.

I said turning off the 3D, WiFi or changing brightness settings will give the 3DS even more than 3-5 hours.

Note "any" of turning off the 3D, or WiFi, or turning down brightness can make it last up to 8 hours, which since changing "any" of the setting, it implies that changing ALL of the settings will likely lead to even longer battery life.

And turning off either WiFi, or 3D can lead up to 8 hours battery life for 3DS games (thats about as good as my DSi and better than the PSP) and when you play DS games it will be much, much higher. Probably around 15 hours for DS gaming.

The sources still don't list the parts and how much voltage they consume. The picked apart and meter read circuits in combination with how one uses the device will then be the true telling sign.

Let that be clear.

I'm not saying the PSP2 won't be awesome, but with a 5 inch screen, and console like controls, how will it be the "true handheld" when we have no pictures, nothing but rumors, and rumors that say it will be another PSP trying to be a home console with its beefed up hardware and full PS3 dual shock control lay out?

If Nintendo and Sony were having a hard time getting people to carry DSs and PSPs in addition to their smartphones, they are even less likely to carry around a hulking device with a 5 inch screen potentially.

darth-pyschosis

5 inch displays and all the control layout can be customized numerable ways to still be pocketable. By definition anything that one can carry without hassle is portable and seriously, something the size of a mini book wont dishevel people lives forever.

It would still fit in people pockets (most males) if it's based off of the Dell streak dimensions in a slider design. Even with a brick design, some savvy layouts can be made to fit dual analogs and buttons (perhaps even two trigs). Making ergonomic designs has always been a Sony thing, from the DS3 controller to the Ps move. It's not going to be something impossible to live with, belive me, if people got used to the Ipad and tablets after all the bad things said about them being less than a netbook and only a it more beneficial than smartphones, people will get used to the concept of a slightly bigger than PSP 1k PSP2.

. . . If the rumors about it are true. Which I hope are, 5 inch would be so terrific I haven't even begun to think about that aspect and how it would impact game environments/cinematics. I just saw the Iphone 4 commercial about waiting for the Verizon switch. Sort of my sentiments about the PSP2. Admittedly.

Awesome. : D

Edit: I just read from QJ.net that the PSP2 didn't really fit in the pockets but isn't all that big. Either way, we'll see. Sounds like the most promising rumor that I've heard so far but, maybe that's just because we're porbably days away from hearing about the real thing. :D

[QUOTE="CDUB316"]

god...this REALLY sounds like last gens PSP vs. DS

but i really hope the PSP2 actually has ALOT of good games this time around and not just a mere handful

musicalmac

500 us dollars....expect that price...killzonexbox

The touch pannel on the back of the unit seems interesting. Maybe something more accurate for shooters?

Im gonna be a little negative over this. PSP was a powerhouse when it started. It flopped. Now it is getting beefier. Will it change the results?? I dont think so. Porting PS3 games will make look things horrible (imagine dead rising in a portable screen!!). I dont think that an extremely overpriced gadget is the answer to an already flopped portable consolecurono

Seems like this is going to be really expensive...

[QUOTE="killzonexbox"]500 us dollars....expect that price...DoomZaW

and thats not even counting what the 3G will bleed you for :P

[QUOTE="curono"]Im gonna be a little negative over this. PSP was a powerhouse when it started. It flopped. Now it is getting beefier. Will it change the results?? I dont think so. Porting PS3 games will make look things horrible (imagine dead rising in a portable screen!!). I dont think that an extremely overpriced gadget is the answer to an already flopped portable consolestereointegrity

[QUOTE="DoomZaW"]

[QUOTE="killzonexbox"]500 us dollars....expect that price...Martin_G_N

and thats not even counting what the 3G will bleed you for :P

Exactly. People forget that Apple needs immediate sales just to push their next product.

Sony can just wait years for investments to balance or profit as the PSP2 will at least be around for five years before the next generation arrives.

Sounds very nice. Hopefully Sony won't back out and focus on Move, giant enemy crabs, and dynamic weapon changing. They need to let everyone know what they've got planned.

No thanks if true. This sounds like it will be way too expensive.

I hope it's not dd

i'm not interested in downloading 2gb+ of for each game that I want

Sounds really powerful, I'm a little skeptical over the quad core, I thought the next step in cell phone tech was dual core cpu, so this is like cutting out a whole generation and moving the cell industry forward a matter of years. I cant wait to see this thing running, also it seems like it will be digital downloading only?? Is that true as I havnt heard of any source of hard media playback.

It's this or the 3DS, and both look more enticing than their respective companies' last offerings.

Would you rather be able to play your PS3 CoD and Uncharted 2 games on the go?

Or would you play those games designated for handhelds in glasses free 3D?

Awesome decision. Just dripping with awesomesauce.

The touch pannel on the back of the unit seems interesting. Maybe something more accurate for shooters?

blizzvalve

The GPU is nowhere close to being PS3 level. Its closer to the Wii/Xbox. The 3DS is Gamecube & the PSP2(assuming its real) is an xbox.

The GPU is nowhere close to being PS3 level. Its closer to the Wii/Xbox. The 3DS is Gamecube & the PSP2(assuming its real) is an xbox.

painguy1

[QUOTE="painguy1"]

The GPU is nowhere close to being PS3 level. Its closer to the Wii/Xbox. The 3DS is Gamecube & the PSP2(assuming its real) is an xbox.

BreakTheseLinks

oh yeah i know, but i was just talking about the GPU by itself. The RAM & CPU make a big difference.

[QUOTE="blizzvalve"]

The touch pannel on the back of the unit seems interesting. Maybe something more accurate for shooters?

BreakTheseLinks

True since you'll have to use your middle fingers to control it, but it would be a plus for adding more accuracy in shooters.

Just as long as the price is not five-hundred-and-ninety-nine-US-Dollars. I'm happy.

Mozelleple112

Meh, even with these components, a $300 price is still entirely possible. But I can wait a day for real confirmation.

People don't realise the iProducts have insane 100%+ mark-ups from the build cost.