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Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:47 am
by Sabre
Engadget article
Toms article
You know that crazy next-gen PSP (NGP) with multiple touchpads, dual analog sticks, and quadrupled resolution that Sony just trotted out? Yeah, it's got a quad-core Cortex-A9 and a quad-core Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX543MP4+ GPU doing the grunt work within. We've never seen a handheld this powerful. Then again, considering the darn thing won't be launching until this holiday season, maybe quad-core parts will be the least Sony will need in order to match up to the "super phones" coming up this year. We're just wondering how long any of these souped-up portables will last on a charge. Full spec sheet after the break.
I have to admit, that is a damn impressive piece of equipment. Hopefully, by the time it comes out, it won't be just run of the mill though. I do wonder how long the batteries will last...
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:55 pm
by complacent
i'm going to be in some serious trouble if i can play anything from the fallout series on a hand held device.
...like "sleeping on the couch/doghouse" doesn't even begin to cut it.
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:58 pm
by Sabre
Ya, that sucker with it's 960x544 screen and GPU should be able to play some awesome games... It might lure me to purchase if the iPhone 5 doesn't obliterate it.
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:48 pm
by Mr Kleen
the only issue is battery life.
and possibly Sony screwing the pooch with content delivery...
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:23 pm
by complacent
Mr Kleen wrote:the only issue is battery life.
and possibly Sony screwing the pooch with content delivery...
fuck pants, we're sony!
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:26 am
by Sabre
^^^ That was a great XKCD!
Sounds like they went the cartage route. I'm honestly shocked they didn't stick with the UMD format. It's cheaper to produce, holds a good bit of info and not too common to find (to make piracy harder). That being said, it's probably not as fast as an IC plugged directly in.
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:50 pm
by ElZorro
I may find myself an owner of a new game system come christmas...
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:52 pm
by Mr Kleen
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:05 am
by Sabre
"That shit don't cost a dollar"
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:00 pm
by Sabre
Toms article
Developer Rebellion claims that the engine used to power Sega's Aliens vs. Predator (AvP) released back in February 2010 is "fully playable" on Sony's upcoming NGP (PSP2) handheld system.
That's quite an accomplishment given that AvP's minimum PC requirements were a 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 3000+ or an equivalent processor and a DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 128 MB RAM (Nvidia 6600 or better, ATI X1600 or better). But the claim also falls in line with previous rumors that the NGP would provide the same processing power as the PlayStation 3-- one of the consoles which also played host to AvP last year.
That's a lot of horsepower under the hood to do this...
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:28 pm
by complacent
i am not allowed the ngp.
final.
Re: Sony Reveals Quad-core, Touchscreen PSP2
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:41 pm
by complacent
new update about the platform.
For those of you concerned about a dearth of titles upon the NGP's debut -- a la the PS3 -- fear not, as Yoshida stated that porting PS3 games was a goal from the very beginning and the process will be simple (relatively speaking, of course).
yep. must stay away.
