Sony Says PSP2 "As Powerful as PS3"

Jason writes "Sony is reportedly pitching the PSP2 as a high-end portable equivalent to its PS3. The gaming content on the platform will clearly differentiate the handheld from Apple's and Google's mobile products as well as the games found on the App Store and the Android Market. The company will reveal the first concrete details regarding the handheld in Tokyo on January 27. This is a month before Nintendo's 3DS platform goes on sale in Japan. Sony is already planning to reveal more at GDC and E3 after the initial announcement this month."

As powerful?

[Shikaku]

OK. But what's the battery life?

Of course

[Yvan256]

And of course, because of magic, nobody can remember the over-hyped "PS2 emotion engine" and the "PS3 is so powerful it's going to last 10 years" marketing.

If the PSP2 is as powerful as the PS3, why is the PS3 Slim still so big?

Re:Of course

[lavacano201014]

Hard drive, Blu-Ray drive, ethernet, I think there might be some Bluetooth in there...

Re:Of course

[m50d]

nobody can remember the over-hyped "PS2 emotion engine"

Hmm? I remember, and it seems to have fulfilled it. The PS2's graphics look good enough that I don't care about better. Or rather, while I do care, it doesn't get in the way of games - in the N64 or anything earlier, the graphics are always obviously unrealistic, wheras IME the PS2 is as convincing as modern games or even movie CG. And as for the "players feeling real emotion" part, well, for me that's been true since at least Chrono Trigger. I don't even like the PS2 (the games available by and large don't interest me, and I've grown out of consoles in general), but I think it fulfilled its promises, and IIRC it remains the best selling games console of all time.

Funny

[DaMattster]

Then I have no real incentive to buy the PSP3.

Figures

[Simmeh]

Figures the first 4 posts sum up the /. crowd.

- HATE Sony
- Laugh at hype
- Panic over battery life
- Linux support

Re:Of course

[tapo]

Because you're rendering at 720p-1080p on a PS3. When you're rendering at 320x240, you can pull off a lot of neat tricks without needing that much processing power. Aside from that, you have the blu-ray and hard drive taking up valuable space.

The PSP came out during the PS2's lifespan, and easily looked just as good.

Re:Of course

[jokermatt999]

"PS3 is so powerful it's going to last 10 years" It may not last 10 years (I can't see 5 years into the future), but it seems like it's going past the usual 5 year lifespan for consoles. That's pretty noteworthy, in my opinion. I think there's probably a liiiittle bit of marketing hype in claiming a handhold will get the same power as a PS3. Like others have said, I can't see a way to do that and have any meaningful battery life. I'd imagine there would be heating issues as well. In a closed room, a PS3 turned on for a while works almost as well as a space heater (yes, I've actually used it like that before. Don't judge me).

Re:All this has happened before,

[CaseM]

Just like the PS2 has "Toy Story" graphics and the PS3 will deliver a "4D" experience. Yep, I remember.

Re:Of course

[Zelgadiss]

"PS3 is so powerful it's going to last 10 years"

Oh it will last 10 years alright.

Not because it so powerful that no one wanted an upgrade, but because both MS and Sony blew a huge amount of money this generation and the next generation will cost just as much to develop.

They can now either:
-sit back and collect money
or
-risk several billion launching a new console

I think it's obvious why they are in no hurry.

Yes, but...

[Syberz]

Yes, but will it have more than 2-3 games that are actually worth playing on it?

I mean, there must be a reason why for every PSP I see someone using, I also see 10-12 people with a Nintendo DS?