PSP will use MPEG4 H.264.

And the biggest memory stick right now is 1GB I believe.

I don't know if you guys have seen this but it's pretty interesting. Check it out.

http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/...ssage.id=17897

That appears to be more of the same images from Play-Asia.com web site. I already posted a link to this but its still interesting to read what Nintendo fanbois have to say about it.

Site with tons of pics showing various background colors, MP3 playback, and video playing off of the memory stick. That screen is insane!

After those last few links I REALLY want one now. The problem is I never travel so I honestly have no reason to have one.

I guess my family is at a loss this year as to what I want for Xmas so it seems they are all giving cash or gift cards. I hope I get enough to cover this sucker.

GameSpot comments on Battery Life:

It was also noted that this was measured with full brightness of the screen. It takes between 1 and 2 hours to charge.

http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/...topic=18017788

This is a very cool piece of tech, but the software lineup just isn't anywhere near close to what I'd need to justify purchase; aside from Lumines, there isn't a single announced PSP exclusive that interests me in the least.

According to those in the know (aka, those who PSPs), the game to have is Ridge Racers. I believe the DS is getting a game with the similar title, but all reviews point to two completely different titles.

Well I received an email from Play-Asia in regards to my pre-order and they now want $529.99 for the PSP Value Pack. They can stuff it. Not about to pay the cost of two PSP's for only one.

Yeah, importers are going crazy. They are all charging eBay prices to people who preordered months ago.

Well for $530 I can wait but have you guys seen the Ridge Racers videos on IGN! Good Gawd that game looks amazing. Can barely believe that it's running on a handheld.

edit: Besides showing the screen from different angles this pic is kind of funny too. (don't want to start a DS vs. PSP war, but I did laugh when I saw it.)

I'm flat out blown away by the quality of the PSP for games, music and video. I use Sony Image Converter to convert video for my Palm so I know how good that looks. The new IC 2.0 that the PSP uses does even higher quality.

I'm going to be real tempted to pick one of these up when they come out here. Having an all in one Video, MP3 and near PS2 gaming system for $199 is unreal. My PDA was $350 and I bought it to do many of the same things so the price of the PSP seems like a steal.

Sony really looks to have a winner here. Good thing Nintendo has jumped out to such an early lead and Sony can't produce many units. The PSP could have been much more of a threat if it had really launched head to head with the DS. When the PSP launches here picking it and Gran Turismo 4 up looks like a must. When next Christmas rolls around and Sony finally has the units coming out steady and a decent library of games I honestly don't see how this won't be the must item to buy. I guess the Xbox 2 will be out then as well, but I would put the PSP way above it on my Christmas list.

This is just insane....

LINK

Heck I may just buy it from play-asia for $530 and list it on ebay.

the game looks visually stunning, but the gameplay looks like it might just suck ass. We'll see.


over 1000 bucks for that thing? That's nuts.

I had avoided the hype so well. I really believed that I didn't want a PSP and I can't believe how quickly that's changing.........

I love that pic. The DS screen is way too small.

I have to agree it looks amazing. I am also amazed at the price as well.

Those pictures are looking nice, but I'm still not seeing any software making me sit up and take notice. The DS may not be as fancy, but there's plenty of software my better half and I are really wanting. Maybe for my birthday next summer, but otherwise we're waiting.

I found one importer on-line who has them in stock, and they're selling the standard pack for over $500. That's crap.

That's pretty much how I feel. I know I'll end up getting one at some point simply because the sheer number of third party support Sony has is bound to squeeze a quality title or two out at some point. Having Ridge Racer as your biggest launch title wouldn't be something I'd be proud to pimp out (and I'm a huge Ridge Racer fan).

don't be sad....

what does "poned" mean?

Forgive my ignorance but everything I read has only talked about playing within local networks. Are any of these games able to be played online?

Here's some underground video of some bozos covering the PSP launch.