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New PSP revision (PSP-3000) adds better LCD with less ghosting(?), built-in mic
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OMG DUAL ANALOG STICKS????
Of course not, and you should feel bad for even thinking of it.
As part of Sony's conference at Leipzig, they confirmed rumors of the PSP-3000, which is an incremental upgrade to the 2000 (aka the Slim and Light). The only major differences are a built-in mic (ostensibly for Skype usage and online-game chatting) and, according to the PR, "a new LCD screen with a wider color gamut and anti-reflection technology." This model will also have the benefit of delaying homebrew coders for maybe two or three weeks! [strike]I don't think it'll quell anyone's complaints about screen ghosting, though.[/strike] It'll be the same price as the existing PSP, so standalone will be $169 and it'll come in a few different Entertainment Packs for $199. It looks almost exactly the same, as you can see for yourself.
UPDATE: A day after this was announced, a report from Engadget Japan is now saying that one of the additional features of the new screen is the response time is twice as fast, which should remove a lot of the ghosting problems. I'm hesitant to confirm this 100 percent, but it seems pretty solid to me. Ghosting is one of people's main complaints with the system, so this alone could convince a lot of people to upgrade or jump in.
Also hidden inside the release is confirmation that Everyday Shooter is heading to PSP. I believe the game was hinted briefly at E3, but now it's definitely coming—because one of the Entertainment Packs for the new PSP that ships in November is a bundle with a 4GB memory stick and a voucher to download Everyday Shooter from PSN. As a fan of all things twin-stick-shmuppy, I'm stoked. And as an aside:
Of course not, and you should feel bad for even thinking of it.
As part of Sony's conference at Leipzig, they confirmed rumors of the PSP-3000, which is an incremental upgrade to the 2000 (aka the Slim and Light). The only major differences are a built-in mic (ostensibly for Skype usage and online-game chatting) and, according to the PR, "a new LCD screen with a wider color gamut and anti-reflection technology." This model will also have the benefit of delaying homebrew coders for maybe two or three weeks! [strike]I don't think it'll quell anyone's complaints about screen ghosting, though.[/strike] It'll be the same price as the existing PSP, so standalone will be $169 and it'll come in a few different Entertainment Packs for $199. It looks almost exactly the same, as you can see for yourself.
UPDATE: A day after this was announced, a report from Engadget Japan is now saying that one of the additional features of the new screen is the response time is twice as fast, which should remove a lot of the ghosting problems. I'm hesitant to confirm this 100 percent, but it seems pretty solid to me. Ghosting is one of people's main complaints with the system, so this alone could convince a lot of people to upgrade or jump in.
Also hidden inside the release is confirmation that Everyday Shooter is heading to PSP. I believe the game was hinted briefly at E3, but now it's definitely coming—because one of the Entertainment Packs for the new PSP that ships in November is a bundle with a 4GB memory stick and a voucher to download Everyday Shooter from PSN. As a fan of all things twin-stick-shmuppy, I'm stoked. And as an aside:
And analog acolytes take heed, “ES†creator Jonathan Mak told me long ago that his game is really not meant to be played with twin sticks but with two sets of digital buttons, one set under each thumb. The PSP offers that set-up perfectly.
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That 4GB bundle is looking pretty sweet.
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The firmware cracking is easy. Getting the firmware onto the new hardware would pose the problem, if at all.
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Yeah, the hardware jump is the biggest hurdle, but given how crazy and entrenched the homebrew scene is with the PSP I don't see it as being insurmountable.
Anyway, I updated the OP with rather exciting news; some outlets are reporting that the new LCD screen will indeed increase response time—it's twice as fast, which should mean much less ghosting. There's nothing in the Western PR about this, but if this becomes true I think a lot more people will be interested.
This hardware revision is for one purpose and one purpose only: To make the Pandora's Battery obsolete.
I noticed the ghosting right away when I first got my psp slim. However I quickly got used to it and hardly notice it anymore. I do like the idea of a brighter higher contrast screen however. I wonder if the upgrade will be worth losing custom firmware. (probably not)
A second analog would be nice, but what I was realistically hoping for was a built in scaler chip so that games played on an HDTV would take up the full screen.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
I, myself, did see the info and are not as intrested as I was when the SLIM came out. Will still probally get it because I'm a whore like that.
I did dust my SLIM off and get SW: BF finally. I can thank Sony for that.
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Edit: But the big problem is that I can't recall the last time I bought a PSP game. It's been sitting with it's brethren on the shelf just collecting dust.
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Just install custom firmware and make iso images of your UMDs. I keep one UMD in the drive (Hot Shots Golf 2 currently) and the rest of my games I'm currently playing are on the memory stick. And depending on the game the UMD doesn't really eat up that much juice. (For example on Hot Shots you only have loading before each tournament/challenge, the rest of the time it spins down.)
However for games like GTA where its constantly streaming the music off it is significant.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
Really? I just use it as a storage place for a spare memory card.
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The sony memory sticks are still more expensive than competitors but are not too bad in terms of cost / GB.
Yeah that is what I meant by hoping for a scaler chip. I wouldn't be surprised if it was in there and just wasn't mentioned, who knows.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
*sniff*
I'm a big handheld gamer, so considering my DS and PSP get roughly three times as much play as my home consoles, it still matters to me. It's like pulling teeth to get PSP discussion going that doesn't revolve around Monster Hunter, though.
This really isn't a super-huge update (as much as the change the PSP-2000 brought, anyway), so I don't see myself springing for it.
SanDisks are also excellent; I have a 4GB Lexar that was cheap at the time, and it works but the access speed is noticably slower. But I've seen 4GB Pro Duo sticks for around $40 to $50 pretty regularly nowadays (thanks, CAG!).
That's the PSP-3000 on the bottom.
Are we sure that's legit? They don't seem to be under the same lighting source.
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Well, it's straight on the Famitsu domain, so unless they're purposefully trying to trick people I think it's legit. The link is above, here's the other pic:
So if it's such a small difference, why does it bother you? In the case of the PS3 where the product line actually loses functionality over time, it's a terrible, terrible idea, but so far the shift from each of the meager three versions of the PSP has only added stuff. And you don't really lose out on functionality by not upgrading, unless for some godforsaken reason you want to Skype on the PSP.
Money. I want a product that I won't have to continually upgrading over and over just for more, incremental addons - it needs to have longevity, and as you described it "loses functionality over time." I went from a DS to a DS Lite and it's lasted me forever. I dont want to buy a brand new 2000 and then realize I need a "newer" 3000 months later after release.
This new model doesn't somehow magically make the older versions worse, man. It doesn't drain the screen power or make games stop working or anything. Most of the discussion I've seen revolves around "Man, this update doesn't really seem like it's worthwhile," but it might be enough to get newcomers to the system interested in picking one up. Unless you're just worried about the mental dissatisfaction of not having the "best version" of product X on the market.
There were 4 versions of GBAs. 7 devices that play GBA games
DS =/= GBA
I'm pretty sure the concensus is that GBA was meh. Aside from that though, the later GBA versions were different and unique enough to be separate releases. The new PSP releases seem too little in their incremental change for me to go "why would I upgrade?"
I'm guessing you don't own many electronic devices then. Cell phones get a new version every, what, three months?
If it's not a total obsoletion of the older console then I don't really see any reason at all to bitch about it.
I went back and edited it before your post cause I realized how much I liked my GBA SP before I gave it off.
Yes, but agian you're missing my point about substantial change.
I'm not against upgrades, that's fine. But atleast make it somewhat substantial and reasonable as to say "Oh yea, very nice." Changing a few things on the screen and then re-releasing it is meh in my opinion.
Edit: That was at Lunker, I started the reply way before I posted it and ended up being way further along in the thread.
I know you can use the 8 now, and I believe 16 now as well, but not 100% sure on the 16.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
It's not like the 1000 to 2000 jump, that was a major leap. This is more like 2000 to... 2250 or something.
Doesn't everyone, uh, love the DS Lite?
Of course, I still have a DS Phat (cos mine's black), but i'm happy that the change for the PSP doesn't make the older versions look like complete shit.
And I'm glad I saw that video, because I've been kicking around the idea of getting a set of a/v cables for months now--it's probably make me play the thing more.
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This isn't Phat -> Lite, this is GBA SP -> GBA SP with better backlight, or perhaps iPhone -> iPhone 3G. It's not really worth it for current owners to upgrade, but it's a nice attraction for newcomers. I was on the fence about picking up a PSP, but the new changes + the memory stick bundle are probably going to push me over the edge when it comes out.
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