PSVita (Successor to PSP, was PSP2 then NGP)

[abigsmurf]

Hands on reports are saying it's lighter than the PSP1000, despite being bigger. Also saying it's sleek in the hand despite looking fairly bulky when displayed.

[fishbowlhead]

Good choice with the solid state game cards, keeps retailers in the loop while reducing power requirements over a umd significantly, no doubt that extra battery will be swallowed by the beastly cpu and screen but its a worthwhile trade off.

And proper duel analog sticks at last

[Tig]

Question: How many here that were getting a 3DS are now considering holding off? Not many I'm guessing but it'd be nice to know if this announcement made any impact.

Me.
I've always been a Nintendo handheld man, but the 3DS's goofy ergonomics (see Kid Icarus) and bad battery life (apparently confirmed now) are making early adoption look like a bad idea.



In comparison, it looks like Sony has got everything right with this - a huge number of control possibilities, sensible ergonomics, and a very progressive take on digital distribution.
If they can create an environment where 64p iPhone titles can coexist alongside heavy hitters like Uncharted, this could be one hell of a device for gaming.

[nakamura]

Software titles on small, dedicated flash memory-based cards

I like the sound of this. Easy to look after, store and we could get some nice little boxes.

[Brad]

I've seen no mention of memory card support. Have I simply missed it or is there no external memory card slot?

[abigsmurf]

Uses SD cards.

Games themselves contain writeable space for updates and save games.

[importaku]

If they are using carts for the games im guessing the memory will be saved to those. For downloaded stuff i'll guess it'll be like the dsi where theres some onboard memory to save data to.

Still looks uncomfortable to play as the positioning of the stcks is too low down, i hated using the analogue stick on my old psp, made my hand cramp.

[edit] beaten to it..

[Guts]

Me.
I've always been a Nintendo handheld man, but the 3DS's goofy ergonomics (see Kid Icarus) and bad battery life (apparently confirmed now) are making early adoption look like a bad idea.

Same here, I went with the DS last time, but what little we've seen of PSP2 now is really interesting. Two proper analogue sticks are great and I'm kinda disappointed that 3DS doesn't have them. It's going to be all about the games for me though, so it'll be interesting to see what Sony will be offering. Biggest thing holding me back with this could be the possibly quite high price.

[yesteryeargames]

Same old psp at the end of the day and will end up the same as the last one, by the time this is out 3DS will have millions of sales and
1st party classics like mario kart coming out.
The 3g feature where you can see where other players are, is that anyone ( non friends ) wont that lead to people tracking down each other knowing they have a psp could lead to theft.
I do like my psp and it has some good games i admit but it comes nowhere near to Nintendo for handheld gaming and never will.

[Wools]

You're assuming a lot about the PSP2 & the 3DS there.

There's no question that Nintendo have a stronger catalogue to mine from but that does not mean it will be a stronger console. Both consoles have the ability to pull something special out of the bag and I don't see why you assume the PSP2 won't be able to.

[InvisibleKid]

I was thinking about this earlier..

3DS - Nintendo stuff, virtual console, 3D, the extra second screen for more screen real estate.
NGP - A beast. Dual-analog. PSN. A more 'home console on the move' experience.

All in all? I'm getting both. I think they both offer something slightly different - just like the PSP and DS last time!

[gizmo1990]

Crikey the new pics of the unit in a press huddle on kotatu make it look huge!

[Brad]

The original PSP was Sony's first crack at a handheld. I think we ought to cut them some slack. Although eclipsed by the DS the PSP is hardly a failure. 65 million consoles sold and it's still doing well in Japan. Last week PSP games held spots 1 and 2 in software sales (in Japan) - not bad for a console that has been ruined by piracy. Like most, I'll take a wait and see approach but the 3ds has no launch game that want. Hopefully the next PSP will.

</sony defence force> lol

[Fuddle]

yawn give me a 3ds anyday, same old psp at the end of the day.

i absolutely want both, and will get both.

but its interesting that a few people seem to be saying this, yet i see it totally the opposite way. 3DS is a DS with more power, and a 3D screen that i can see me turning off after initial excitement/wonder. this psp2 is way more than just a power upgrade of the original psp... more controls, touch pad, touch screen, sixaxis controls. very obviously not 'same old'

cant wait to get them both, good times

[averybluemonkey]

Same old psp at the end of the day and will end up the same as the last one,

What a cracking handheld with a fantastic screen, an excellent set of games at launch and tons of high quality titles over the following years that easily floor the DS's lineup in several genres such as racing, strategy and card games?