PS2: Sony announces a handheld

**Gunpei** · 05-13-2003, 06:05 PM

http://www.gamerfeed.com/index.php?story=3128

E3 2003: Sony Announces a Handheld
By Mike Viscel -- Staff Writer
Published 12:48 PM CDT May 13, 2003

Watch Out Nintendo, Sony is after your other market now!

We have staff at the conference going on now, and we have just reveived word that Sony's father of PlayStation,Ken Kutaragi, has announced a handheld video game system! The new system is called PlayStation Portable. This system uses a mini CD, fits in the palm of your hand. It looks like a mini disc with the outer casing - UMD - universal media disc. 2.4" diameter, 1.8 gigs storage.

It will have an anti-piracy

Will also use MPEG 4, widescreen LCD 16:9 screen, backlit,

Can do 3D polygons and curved surfaces.

480 x 232 pixels, 4.5" unit.

Will have a memory stick

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I still believe that the GBA and its successor will prevail. I mean look at Game Gear, and that was years ahead of Gameboy but that failed and Nintendo won that battle.

**Michael Bluth** · 05-13-2003, 06:46 PM

Holy shit, if they pull it off, that would be awesome. I would seriously buy that thing depending on what kind of games it has....

..... I can believe I just said that about a Sony product.

*shoots self*

**JackieChanIsGOD** · 05-13-2003, 06:49 PM

^ haha, i know man... that's crazy...

But, wouldn't it be like 300 bucks or something?
Shit, if Adam's considering......

EEEEK

**Virtual** · 05-13-2003, 06:53 PM

holy shit, if they actually make that thing, I'd be getting it for sure.

**jpmansfield** · 05-13-2003, 07:17 PM

It'll definitely sell with the Sony name behind it. The specs simply fuck GBA in the ass.

**dn03** · 05-13-2003, 07:41 PM

didnt sony already try to sell a handheld before

**smellslikenintendospirit** · 05-13-2003, 07:42 PM

GBA = dead.

**Hip-Hopper** · 05-13-2003, 08:22 PM

If it has good games I'll get it for sure.

**Resident Darkness** · 05-13-2003, 08:27 PM

I doubt they could do it and still have a handheld price.

**Shadow_Black** · 05-13-2003, 10:03 PM

GB has been around for how long again? like 14 years. has anything ever stopped it from prevailing? i think not, so Nintendo will MOST LIKELY still remain numero uno in the handheld market

**sonicVSmario** · 05-13-2003, 10:08 PM

i laughed about it...untill i saw that it can read MPEG-4 Also known as DVD! im like oh sh*t! no way! It'll probably be like 40000 dollors! I aint getting it! GBASP 4 LIFE!!!!!

***dwhittenempire*** · 05-13-2003, 10:12 PM

So will this handheld play PS1 games? If so I would imagine it go through batteries fast.

**Michael Bluth** · 05-13-2003, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by Resident_Darkness
I doubt they could do it and still have a handheld price.

Why not? They're a huge hardware company, and hell, they can even make their own discs.

**JackieChanIsGOD** · 05-13-2003, 10:18 PM

But yet they still charge 199/179 for a 3 year old console...
And over price their TV, cameras and misc...

**PhixedDice** · 05-13-2003, 10:30 PM

Interesting.. very interesting..

I'd like to see what Nintendo's going to do about this.

**Michael Bluth** · 05-13-2003, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by PhixedDice
I'd like to see what Nintendo's going to do about this.

Absolutely nothing.

***dwhittenempire*** · 05-13-2003, 10:33 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft got into the handheld hunt soon.

**Gunpei** · 05-13-2003, 10:44 PM

You guys are mostly idiots

You didnt realize that this thing wont be released until Q4 2004, just because this system "can" do better graphics doesnt mean that it will have better games, Game Gear was years ahead of the original GB but that failed and GB succeded, the next GBA will probably be out by then or within 6 months - year of PSP's release, the battery life is going to suck major ass, and if just PSX games are gonna be ported to it when its first released then its gonna suck just like PSX did.

***dwhittenempire*** · 05-13-2003, 10:49 PM

Rick i'm sure more companies will flock to Sony's handheld simply because the games will be easier to make for them. It's going to turn out just like N64 vs PSX days and the summery is that software companies preferred making cd's over cartridges.