Sonys Super-Duper E3 2009 of stuff already "leaked", GAMES!!! & motion controllers!!

[Signal-11]

Has there been any word on battery life for the PSP Go?

I just read 5-6 hours.

I've been going back and forth in my head about this but at the end of the day, it's really a PSP in a slider form factor. Same SDK as the PSP. I have a hacked PSP that lets me carry around my games without the UMDs. I'd do $249 for a genuine PSP2 but for a gap product, I'm gonna pass.

 

[Taustin Powers]

I just read 5-6 hours.

I've been going back and forth in my head about this but at the end of the day, it's really a PSP in a slider form factor. Same SDK as the PSP. I have a hacked PSP that lets me carry around my games without the UMDs. I'd do $249 for a genuine PSP2 but for a gap product, I'm gonna pass.

Is that the same battery life as the current models? I kind of expected (hoped for) an improvement due to the missing UMD drive...

 

[Signal-11]

Is that the same battery life as the current models? I kind of expected (hoped for) an improvement due to the missing UMD drive...

Supposedly, that's the same as a PSP-3000.

Believe it or not, not running off the UMD doesn't seem to save that much more power. I notice very little difference when I run the same game off of the MS or from the UMD. Might depend on the game itself.

 

[0098386]

It's got a shorter battery life because it's using a much smaller battery.

 

[Signal-11]

It's got a shorter battery life because it's using a much smaller battery.

I had read on Engadget that the Sony rep was saying to expect 5-6 hours, same as the PSP-3000. I don't have a 3000 - what's the battery life on that?

Now here's something I would definitely pay $250 for:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/05/psp-and-360-chatpad-hacked-into-laptop-albeit-for-very-small-la/

 

[jaw04005]

It looks like the PSP Go has a proprietary USB cable (unlike the PSP 3000), and different composite and component A/V cables than the PSP 3000.

Of note, Sony will also be shipping a cradle for it. And Joystiq speculates it's incompatible with most PSP accessories including Sony's GPS module.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/06/psp-go-and-buy-all-new-accessories/

 

[sikkinixx]

And that's a surprise how?

 

[jaw04005]

And that's a surprise how?

It is somewhat of a surprise considering all previous PSPs had standard mini-USB jacks.

 

[NoSmokingBandit]

I dont buy things that dont use standard usb plugs. There is absolutely no reason for anything to use a non-standard plug unless the company just wants to screw you out of money for a replacement cable.

 

[0098386]

Unfortunately I think this looks bad for the PSP2, whenever it arrives. Will that too have this non-standard 'communication port'? Will it use M2 instead of a popular, universal memory card?

And the worst bit... Will it have no UMD too? I like me DD but when it comes to handhelds and consoles, physical media is it. I was late onto the PSP scene but I managed to buy up every decent game for less than £10 each, or traded from friends or whatever. This simply won't be possible with a DD only device.

 

[Taustin Powers]

I dont buy things that dont use standard usb plugs. There is absolutely no reason for anything to use a non-standard plug unless the company just wants to screw you out of money for a replacement cable.

Funny to read this on a website about Apple.