bulk or battery?

[Sexyhombre812]

The battery life has been a major concern with the PSP. SO I was just wondering if you guys would settle for a little extra bulk on ur PSP and like double the battery life?

[klaymen]

definately make the battery bigger. if the psp doubled in size, it would still be pretty small. that would suck if battery life was the psp's downfall.


also, this should have gone in psp discussion section.

[KlawHammer]

Make the battery hold more without sacrificng weight.

[vulcan4d]

At the Sony Conference at E3 it was clear they weren't sure what size battery to put in the PSP. I'm sure since Nintendo was hitting on the PSP for it's battery life that Sony will be reconsidering pumping up their battery.

The following picture says it all, Lithium-Ion battery 1,800mAh or above

http://www.angelfire.com/art/vmu/battery.jpg

[Kiwi]

I suppose they have to gauge how the battery will drain at certain strength batteries, and then decide which one would be suitable.

[jessman]

isnt there gunna be an external battery pack, or so ive heard. :roll:

[Kiwi]

Yea, it's one of the accessories. But I'm sure that they would want to get this right so that everybody won't have to rely solely on that accessory. They probably want to keep the disgruntled customer count to a minimum.

[Danji]

I would be interested in that accessory. If I didn't get it, how else would I watch Lord of the Rings?

Talking on topic: I like the PSp the way it is, thinner than a gba and about the same width. It will fit quite well inside of my inner coat pocket. The extra bulk could cause it to not..and that would suck. I would get caught with it, and if I have to fear that then I certainly wouldn't bring it (an expensive device) to school. Which means no showing off "Rejected" on the PSP. :(

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea i dont want it to bulky..but yet i want enough to go on a road trip for awhile. because we must not forget that the battery life decreases everytime you charge it. so out of the box its 10 hours of gaming then like a year down the road its about 8

[Danji]

Really? Damn, that sucks. I'm sure a simple procedure can fix that though. Replacing the batter can't be too hard..can it?

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea you can alwasy buy another battery and replace it for not much maybe like 30 40 bucks (USD) im not sure on the true price but yea...

[richjwild]

[quote="Danji Ikari"]I would be interested in that accessory. If I didn't get it, how else would I watch Lord of the Rings?[quote]

you could just have it plugged in on charge, unless you meant while on the move (whixh wud mean lugging round a psp size battery)

[Kiwi]

yea you can alwasy buy another battery and replace it for not much maybe like 30 40 bucks (USD) im not sure on the true price but yea...

Bit annoying that you will have to replace the battery after a while. They need to sort that problem out.

[gamingmonkey2004]

yea make batteries who dont lose their charge...seems cool..and expensive

[Sexyhombre812]

By the time u have to replace ur battery PSP2 will be out lol

[richjwild]

seeing as psp is portable maybe u cud charge it by walking or cycling hmmmm

[gamingmonkey2004]

By the time u have to replace ur battery PSP2 will be out lol

umm....NO!
the charge losses fast you wouldnt belive. if you leave it on charge to long it ruins it and the battery becomes less strong drasticly in one year

[Kiwi]

The iPod battery lasts for around 18 months apparently, and the PSP will certainly be a lot more draining than an iPod.

[ultimategamer2004]

Yes which is a bad thing..

I woudent mind a extra battery ifi was sitting still but if i am walking around with it i would not like to carry a big battery.

I mean it makes me feel mad when it can only do 2 and a half hours non stop. :oops:

[Blade2t3]

All thse chargable battries must be replaced some time GBA sps has to aswell i was quite suprised when i saw a third party one in game but They will prob relese bigger battries capacity wise in the future as nintendo done with the GBAsp

[Kiwi]

Yes which is a bad thing..

I woudent mind a extra battery ifi was sitting still but if i am walking around with it i would not like to carry a big battery.

You're hardly going to be able to play the thing whilst walking around though. Unless, of course, you like walking into lamposts and the oncoming paths of buses.

[ultimategamer2004]

I will rephrase that too 'whilst moving around like holding it in the air' if you get what i mean. But i hope they will release better baterys in the future with a biggger capacity.