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:lol I read the exact same thing. "Where are pics" *www.stfu.pic.jpg* *pwned*DMczaf said:
The Faceless Master
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my god thats small
Hellraizah
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WTF, is it top loading ???
Where do you fit the hard drive ??
Where do you fit the hard drive ??
Jonnyboy117
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8bit said:
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
Also, PStwo looks too much like the original, but damn it's small, and the included NA is very smart and very appealing.
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Why are people suprised about the size?
Not counting the retards, I assume everyone knows about the PSP here...which is essential a PS2+ inside of something a bit bigger than an eyeglasses case. The reason this "redesign" is even so big is due to the size a cd-rom drive must be.
Btw, still ugly as sin.
Not counting the retards, I assume everyone knows about the PSP here...which is essential a PS2+ inside of something a bit bigger than an eyeglasses case. The reason this "redesign" is even so big is due to the size a cd-rom drive must be.
Btw, still ugly as sin.
ThirstyFly
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Man, that thing is so tiny it's just begging for me to break it.
Where's the price?
Where's the price?
Hellraizah
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If this is top loading, I'll be damned I bought a PS2 like........ one month ago.
Crazymoogle
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Defensor said:
Well, more like Square-enix and all of their PlayOnline plans owned if Sony doesn't explain a way for the new model to support the HDD.
Nintendo Ate My Children
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The LA Times is reporting that the PSP has been delayed. It's a members-only article, though, and I still have to register to read it. Do a Google search on Sony PSP and you'll se what I mean.
Meh, I have better things to spend my cash on than WonkaVision'ed consoles.
Maybe those praising the PS2 new slim design should be asking real and relevant questions such as:
1. Will this disc drive die in a year, too?
2. Is it going to sound like a jet is taking off when I turn this on?
etc.
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IAWTPLost Weekend said:
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Nintendo Ate My Children said:
It doesnt seem to include new info. They say that a sony confereence is scheduled for today.
"But Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Portable could prove a formidable opponent.
Scheduled to be available in the U.S. in March, the PSP will feature a larger screen than those on the DS. Unlike the DS, which is geared exclusively toward games, analysts expect that the PSP will also function as a digital music and video player. Analysts also predict that it will cost as much as $300 about twice the DS.
Sony has scheduled a news conference in Tokyo today. Speculation is that the company will disclose more information about the PSP."
Wow, that's very slim. Although, and I know this may sound strange, I'm a bit disappointed that they concentrated so much on making it smaller, and not as much on design. It basically looks like they've shrunk a PS2. I'm impressed by the small size, but not the design. Maybe if we see more pics. And why not a different color?
AndreasNystrom
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crap!. I never liked the idea of PSOne, but this PSTwo looks hot!.
About the lack of HDD support -
The same thing happened, to a lesser degree, when Sony omitted the FireWire port from the PS2 in an earlier hardware revision. The same goes for the Serial Port (and maybe the Link Port?) in the PlayStation.
Yea, this is the most extreme example of it yet...but....c'mon folks, you knew Sony wasn't gonna support it much.
I can't imagine Square is thrilled about this, though.
The same thing happened, to a lesser degree, when Sony omitted the FireWire port from the PS2 in an earlier hardware revision. The same goes for the Serial Port (and maybe the Link Port?) in the PlayStation.
Yea, this is the most extreme example of it yet...but....c'mon folks, you knew Sony wasn't gonna support it much.
I can't imagine Square is thrilled about this, though.
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anna nicole still doesnt look that sexy
Here is the LA Times news, but I failed to see something new.
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Nintendo to Launch DS as Sony's Player Is Delayed
By David Colker, Times Staff Writer
Seeking to head off a challenge from video game rival Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. said today that its dual-screen Game Boy player will hit U.S. stores just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.
Nintendo executives in Japan said the DS, its first new hand-held player in three years, will be available in the United States on Nov. 21 with a suggested retail price of $149.99.
That will give the Kyoto-based company at least a temporary jump on Sony, whose own hand-held game player has been delayed until at least the first quarter of 2005. Though Nintendo's Game Boy franchise dominates the genre, Sony's popular line of PlayStation game consoles provides it with a wealth of game expertise and a ready-made fan base.
"This is Nintendo going on the offensive and being very aggressive, which they haven't had to do," said analyst P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research in San Francisco. "They've owned the hand-held gaming space."
Nintendo has sold 170 million Game Boy players since the line was introduced in 1989, according to the firm. At least a dozen other portable game devices have been introduced since then, and nearly all have died quickly.
The most recent major challenger was mobile telephone maker Nokia, which introduced its N-Gage portable player in 2003. The company said it had shipped 1 million of the units as of earlier this month.
But Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Portable could prove a formidable opponent.
Scheduled to be available in the U.S. in March, the PSP will feature a larger screen than those on the DS. Unlike the DS, which is geared exclusively toward games, analysts expect that the PSP will also function as a digital music and video player. Analysts also predict that it will cost as much as $300 about twice the DS.
Sony has scheduled a news conference in Tokyo today. Speculation is that the company will disclose more information about the PSP. (so... basically, they know nothing ?)
Nintendo has reason to be worried. Its Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge-based console ushered in the modern era of video gaming in 1985. Sony didn't enter the fray until it introduced the original PlayStation in 1994, but within five years it dominated the field.
Nintendo and Sony introduced their latest consoles in 2001. Nintendo has shipped about 16 million of its GameCubes since then, according to the company. Sony says the number of PlayStation 2 consoles in the marketplace is about 72 million.
"Sony has an extremely strong brand in gaming," McNealy said. "Anyone would be nervous about them getting into their market."
Nintendo is hoping that the DS' dual-screen format will keep gamers from straying to Sony. The pair of screens can be used to view games from two angles or to allow two players to go head-to-head via a wireless connection.
The DS will also be able to play the approximately 600 Game Boy Advance titles already on the market. But Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's vice president of sales and marketing, said that compared with Game Boy Advance, the DS was designed for "an older demographic that wants more complexity, more intricacy in game play."
Analysts said the imminent DS debut was signaled this month when Nintendo shaved $20 off the price of its Game Boy Advance SP, the latest player in the line. It now sells for $79.99.
"They didn't want the price point too close," said Michael Pachter, who follows the video game industry for Wedbush Morgan Securities in L.A.
Nintendo said it would ship 4 million DS units worldwide by the end of its fiscal year in March 2005. One executive close to the situation said about 2 million of those would ship to retailers in North America and Japan by the end of 2004.
Pachter said the prospects for selling them during the holiday season were good.
"There's a lot of gamers out there who will have it just for bragging rights," he said. "The thing will be completely sold out by Dec. 1."
Source : http://www.latimes.com/technology/c...1sep21,0,2772428.story?coll=la-business-games
_________
Nintendo to Launch DS as Sony's Player Is Delayed
By David Colker, Times Staff Writer
Seeking to head off a challenge from video game rival Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. said today that its dual-screen Game Boy player will hit U.S. stores just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.
Nintendo executives in Japan said the DS, its first new hand-held player in three years, will be available in the United States on Nov. 21 with a suggested retail price of $149.99.
That will give the Kyoto-based company at least a temporary jump on Sony, whose own hand-held game player has been delayed until at least the first quarter of 2005. Though Nintendo's Game Boy franchise dominates the genre, Sony's popular line of PlayStation game consoles provides it with a wealth of game expertise and a ready-made fan base.
"This is Nintendo going on the offensive and being very aggressive, which they haven't had to do," said analyst P.J. McNealy of American Technology Research in San Francisco. "They've owned the hand-held gaming space."
Nintendo has sold 170 million Game Boy players since the line was introduced in 1989, according to the firm. At least a dozen other portable game devices have been introduced since then, and nearly all have died quickly.
The most recent major challenger was mobile telephone maker Nokia, which introduced its N-Gage portable player in 2003. The company said it had shipped 1 million of the units as of earlier this month.
But Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Portable could prove a formidable opponent.
Scheduled to be available in the U.S. in March, the PSP will feature a larger screen than those on the DS. Unlike the DS, which is geared exclusively toward games, analysts expect that the PSP will also function as a digital music and video player. Analysts also predict that it will cost as much as $300 about twice the DS.
Sony has scheduled a news conference in Tokyo today. Speculation is that the company will disclose more information about the PSP. (so... basically, they know nothing ?)
Nintendo has reason to be worried. Its Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge-based console ushered in the modern era of video gaming in 1985. Sony didn't enter the fray until it introduced the original PlayStation in 1994, but within five years it dominated the field.
Nintendo and Sony introduced their latest consoles in 2001. Nintendo has shipped about 16 million of its GameCubes since then, according to the company. Sony says the number of PlayStation 2 consoles in the marketplace is about 72 million.
"Sony has an extremely strong brand in gaming," McNealy said. "Anyone would be nervous about them getting into their market."
Nintendo is hoping that the DS' dual-screen format will keep gamers from straying to Sony. The pair of screens can be used to view games from two angles or to allow two players to go head-to-head via a wireless connection.
The DS will also be able to play the approximately 600 Game Boy Advance titles already on the market. But Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's vice president of sales and marketing, said that compared with Game Boy Advance, the DS was designed for "an older demographic that wants more complexity, more intricacy in game play."
Analysts said the imminent DS debut was signaled this month when Nintendo shaved $20 off the price of its Game Boy Advance SP, the latest player in the line. It now sells for $79.99.
"They didn't want the price point too close," said Michael Pachter, who follows the video game industry for Wedbush Morgan Securities in L.A.
Nintendo said it would ship 4 million DS units worldwide by the end of its fiscal year in March 2005. One executive close to the situation said about 2 million of those would ship to retailers in North America and Japan by the end of 2004.
Pachter said the prospects for selling them during the holiday season were good.
"There's a lot of gamers out there who will have it just for bragging rights," he said. "The thing will be completely sold out by Dec. 1."
Source : http://www.latimes.com/technology/c...1sep21,0,2772428.story?coll=la-business-games
ThirstyFly
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Gotta hand it to Sony. I never thought they'd be able to make the PS2 look more like a book, but they did it. Good job lads!
I love the new size but as others have said, Sony should have had a little fun with the design and given us something more modern looking.
I love the new size but as others have said, Sony should have had a little fun with the design and given us something more modern looking.
JackFrost2012
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BuddyChrist83 said:
Unfortunately the VAST majority of online Japanese games REQUIRE the HDD (as they're not sold separately, here). So I find it hard to believe Sony would just drop HDD support entirely while packing-in Ethernet...
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