Official PSP Concept
 

http://www.pspinsider.com/hardware/0007.shtml

Most Interesting. Discuss.

I smell fake. The design is just.. wrong.

Hmm.. looks like it might be a real concept art. I hope they don't go with that design or anything close. If the discs ar esupposed to be 3 inches, just how small are they trying to make the unit?

Don't forget that the screen is 4.5". Its a real concept, but only a concept. Obviously, the final product will probably only resemble this one slightly, if at all. Still fun to see what Sony is thinking about.

Errr...looks... different.

Is the POWER button really going to be that close to the DOWN arrow? Surely it should be a switch...or perhaps there will be a "hold" feature like CD players.

Glossy finish - I can imagine that looking pretty ugly once my greasy fingers get all over it - and are the buttons on a CURVE? Wha? The whole thing looks like a keychain.

I am guessing by the screenshot that "Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis" is going to be a launch title...

I think it's pretty. I really like the design. I'll buy it if it's relatively inexpensive. Never bought any gameboy models cuz they weren't backlit - and the new one is backlit, but still too dark. I do have a Sega Gamegear though.

:thumbsup: i like it.

i think it looks pretty damn sharp. but...what's up with the cover? does it come completely off or something? not too sure about that.
if it ends up having a glossy finish, smudge marks will definitely show all over the thing. still adds class to it, though.

What's with the control on the left? Does the circle in the center move around inside the larger circle like the NES Max, or does the larger circle move as one part? If it's analog and that's all there is, a separate d-pad will be sorely missed for some types of games.

i think that's the back of it. it sounds like there are several concepts of which this is one.

by the time it comes out, it'll probably be a sanitized for mass consumption version.

I actually like it. I think it does have some problems, but the overall slickness of it is pretty cool.

I don't know how good the buttons would be if it they were really smooth - wouldn't your fingers just slip right off? And for as big as the screen is, I would want something protecting it.

didn't the gamegear need 8 batteries and last only 45 minutes?

I believe it was 6, and lasted just under 2 hours. But... it's been so long...

My guess is the circle in the center is an analog stick that pops out of the unit. In fact I'm hoping all the buttons pop out (except the power button) since the idea of playing a system with nothing but recessed buttons makes my fingers ache.

I guess Sony had a financial meeting where they discussed the PSP and released some details. This is an early mock-up and will most likely change. Interesting how they target the iPOD with this baby too. Wonder how much this will cost if they are going to release a MP3 player for $60?

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I like the one EGM was showing. The white-cased one.

The "one EGM was showing" (which they basically made up out of thin air) wasn't necessarily "white-cased." It was just a schematic drawing, so there was no color.

I like the one I pictured in a dream I had after eating 5 packages of gummy worms... if the one they release doesn't look exactly like the one in my head, I won't like it... :p

Need 6-8 batteries is $uck compare to GBA SP w/ 2-3 yrs. battery rechargable.

I don't care about PSP exist or not & i am nothing going BUY IT. Long LIVE NINTENDO :)

OK.

The PSP will have a rechargable battery. They were just talking about the GameGear and how it needed 6 batteries back in the day.

The gamegear battery thing was retarded, but it was still an awesome handheld... usually I'd just play it plugged in. *shrug*

I like the basic idea of the concept:

this is going to be a sleek, entertainment device, not just a portable game system.

This seems to be the new PSP thread, so here's the specs:

PSP CPU Core

MIPS R4000 32-Bit Core
128 bits Bus
1~333 MHz @ 1.2V
Main Memory: 8MB (eDRAM)
Bus Bandwidth: 2.6 GB/sec
Sub Memory: 2MB (OD RAM) @ 2.5 GB/sec
I-Cache, D-Cache
FPU, VFPU (Vector unit): @ 2.6 GFlops
3D-CG Extended Instructions
90nm CMOS
PSP Graphics Core 1

3D Curved Surface + 3D Polygon
Compressed Texture
Hardware Clipping, Morphing, Bone(8)
Hardware Tessellator
Bezier, B-Spline(NURBS)
Ex: 4×4,16×16,64×64 sub-division
Reduce program /data
Reduce memory footprint & bus traffic
PSP Graphics Core 2

‘Rendaring Engine’+‘Surface Engine’
256bit Bus, 1-166 MHz @1.2V
VRAM: 2MB(eDRAM)
Bus Bandwidth: 5.3GB/sec
Pixel Fill Rate: 664 M pixels/sec
Max 33 M polygon /sec(T&L)
24bit Full Color: RGBA
PSP Sound Core

Reconfigurable DSPs
128 bits bus
166 MHz @ 1.2V
5 Giga operation/sec
3D Sound, Multi Channel
Synthesizer, Effecter
AVC Decoder

AVC(H.264) Decoder
Main Profile
Baseline Profile
@Level1,Level2,Level3
2Hours (High Quality)~DVD Mobie
4Hours (Standard Quality)~CS Digital
Input/Output
USB 2.0
Memory Stick
Extension Port (Reserved)
Stereo Head phone Out
Digital Keypad
Triangle, Circle, X, Square, L1, R1, Start, Select
One analog joystick
Communication

Wireless LAN(802.11) [Hotspots, Home Server, etc.]
IrDA [PSP, Mobile Phone, etc.]
USB 2.0 [PSP, PS2, PC, etc.]
System Features

Vector Floating Engines
Reconfigurable DSP Engine(VME)
Advanced 3D Graphics Engine
AVC(MPEG4) Decoder
AES Crypto System
1.8GB UMD
3D-CG Game
7.1ch Audio, 3D Sound
ATRAC3 plus, AAC, MP3 for Music
AVC/@MP for Picture/Movie
16:9 Widescreen TFT LCD
Embedded Wireless LAN (802.11)
Li-ion Battery
Extension for GPS, Digital Tuner, etc.
Programming

Similar to the Original Playstation
PSP Libraries
Middleware
Sample Code
Simple Programmable Field
Media Engine is not user programmable
VME/AVC are not user programmable

Riiiight whatever floats your boat -rolleyes-