RUMOR: PSP2 Will Ditch the UMD, May Rival Xbox 360 In Horsepower

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

I'm guessing we won't have a BC PSP2. I doubt it will be that powerful since having that much power will reduce the battery time to just minutes. Sony should just go the route of cartridges like Nintendo and leave the DD to old PSP games you'll want to download.

lbjkurono23

I hope so too.

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Lets hope not. Otherwise no-one will make games for it.

Give us a system slightly more powerful than the 3DS. I want a multiplat handheld gen.

jasonharris48

But so far, looking at 3DS games, it doesn't look like devs are making much use of the second screen. They're relying principally on the top screen, the analog stick + buttons. So there's no reason why a game like Resident Evil Revelations couldn't make the jump over to the PSP2.

Yes. Horsepower always help. Particularly when it comes to handhelds... Battery life, convenience, price and all that stuff is completely irrelevant. I WANT MAH PORTABLE DEVICE THAT CAN DO TEH HD, NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT HD DOES VIRTUALLY NOTHING FOR TINY SCREEN DISPLAYS.

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

1GB of RAM? Uh... why? Sometimes I wonder if Sony just likes selling stuff at a loss.

Ringx55

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"] I think they're hoping that if the PSP2 is noticeably more powerful than the 3DS it would pick up both 3DS games and PSP2 exclusives.

SakusEnvoy

But so far, looking at 3DS games, it doesn't look like devs are making much use of the second screen. They're relying principally on the top screen, the analog stick + buttons. So there's no reason why a game like Resident Evil Revelations couldn't make the jump over to the PSP2.

Yes. Horsepower always help. Particularly when it comes to handhelds... Battery life, convenience, price and all that stuff is completely irrelevant. I WANT MAH PORTABLE DEVICE THAT CAN DO TEH HD, NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT HD DOES VIRTUALLY NOTHING FOR TINY SCREEN DISPLAYS.

LordQuorthon

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Lets hope not. Otherwise no-one will make games for it.

Give us a system slightly more powerful than the 3DS. I want a multiplat handheld gen.

jasonharris48

They did a pretty good job with ps3, so hopefully it holds the same for the psp2.

Sounds like the PSP Go on steroids. I'll pass. I don't want a portable game device that's downloading only. I like to be able to sell my games. It needs to be able to run my current UMD's and do downloads. Once I beat the game, I like to sell them or trade them in and not just delete them from my PSP2 memory. How much memory is this thing going to have? 250GB? If the games are going to rival that of the PS3, then we know each game will be 1-10GB easily. Is the system going to be as powerful as the PS3/360, but still produce the regular PSP style games? More info is needed, that's for sure. Without the UMD, it's up in the air for me.

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[QUOTE="lbjkurono23"][QUOTE="musicalmac"]That means it rivals the PS3, too. :PXanderZane

Actually the best single GPU PCs are around 12x or more the power of a console.

Heck even my old PC from 2007 is 3x+ the power of a console.

[QUOTE="lbjkurono23"][QUOTE="musicalmac"]That means it rivals the PS3, too. :PRyviusRan

No the PS3 is pretty much neck and neck with the Xbox 360.

The joke: ----->

your head...

Sony is really stupid. I don't think most people are looking for console experiences that are portable. They are looking for quick games on the go. This is gonna be another failure like PSP. Sony should just quit because they aren't learning from their mistakes.

Sony is really stupid. I don't think most people are looking for console experiences that are portable. They are looking for quick games on the go. This is gonna be another failure like PSP. Sony should just quit because they aren't learning from their mistakes.

crusadernm

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

Sony is really stupid. I don't think most people are looking for console experiences that are portable. They are looking for quick games on the go. This is gonna be another failure like PSP. Sony should just quit because they aren't learning from their mistakes.

SakusEnvoy

Nope they have the casual quick games available. It the king for those games.

The 10 minutes this thing would be powered up for will be glorious. MFDOOM1983

Sony can't make good business decisions. Why have the PSP2 and a playstation phone. Focus on 1 product.

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"]

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

Sony is really stupid. I don't think most people are looking for console experiences that are portable. They are looking for quick games on the go. This is gonna be another failure like PSP. Sony should just quit because they aren't learning from their mistakes.

crusadernm

Nope they have the casual quick games available. It the king for those games.

[QUOTE="crusadernm"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"] If that's the case, based off of most of the games I've seen, the 3DS should probably fail too.

SakusEnvoy

Nope they have the casual quick games available. It the king for those games.

3ds is BC.

I just hope it isn't the phone that had "leaked" pictures. I wanted a dedicated gaming device because i probably won't be getting the 3ds based on the games that i have seen announced for it.

▲ How are they going to counter piracy with this memory stick thing. ▲

▲ How are they going to counter piracy with this memory stick thing. ▲

Loco_Live

Lies, there is no way a processor at the xbox caliber can be used on a battery.Fightingfan

the 360 really is not that powerful .

They really just have to make it as powerful as the wii, and release it at 250$ or less launch.

Graphics was the least thing I was concerned about with the current PSP.

Until developers actually treat handheld games with the attention to detail they give to console platforms, PSP2 is going to continue to provide nothing but watered down ports.

the psp2 is going to be a beast of a machine

That means it rivals the PS3, too. :Pmusicalmac

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Lies, there is no way a processor at the xbox caliber can be used on a battery.dontshackzmii

the 360 really is not that powerful .

2011 Hardware > 2005 hardware.

I thought this was obvious?

I am not buying it, not after what happened with 3Ds.

So does this mean that there won't be any physical media? If so I've got a big problem with this.

To actually develop games that takes advantage of that hardware you would have to price the games at $30-40 to be profitable. This is clashing pretty hard with the potential of no retail versions of the games. There is no proof that people, especially kids and casuals who are the major consumers of handheld games, would be willing to spend that much money on a digital game. The Success of IPhone games for $5-15 is not comparable. Neither is Steam.

If the PSP2 would end up with only $30-40 digital games the system is doomed to fail.

The concept model on that page looks better than the rumored PSP Phone. :shock:

Just like the 3DS... oh, wait jk :Plbjkurono23

The concept model on that page looks better than the rumored PSP Phone. :shock:

Mr_BillGates

It's supposedly currently overheating as well, is it trying to rival the 360 in that as well? :P

No UMD? That would suck.coolkid93

not exactly. I believe UMD consumes more power than a cartidge-based system would. so cartridge-memory stick based media prolongs battery life more than a UMD can. (oh, and load times are worse from a disc anyways)

and a UMD involves moving parts, which means there's more chances of things breaking. whether it's from age, manufacturing faults.

major downfall is the manufacture of the actual games. which is what makes UMD more ideal. if end-user pricing is unaffected, then it can be a moot point.

I am not buying it, not after what happened with 3Ds.

omho88

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]Lies, there is no way a processor at the xbox caliber can be used on a battery.dontshackzmii

the 360 really is not that powerful .