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Posted: Jun 12th 2007 12:38PM leshrac55 said

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"Outted" not "ousted"?

-Jeff

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 12:44PM (Unverified) said

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Silly Rumorang! The screen is MOST LIKELY an LED-backlit LCD screen, meaning it's backlight is an LED so that it uses less power. The new macbooks are going to be using this tech to conserve power and be "greener" or some marketing crap like that.

"No big speed increases" doesn't mean NO speed increases at all. It just means that the speed increases won't be huge.

Also, we still need to know what the official deal on internal storage is going to be, and weather or not we can still use memory stick. I don't have a problem using the memory sticks, and since I already bought them I would like to be able to keep using them.

Now that I look the article over again though, it seems like Rumorang is trying to use OLD PSP redesign rumors, and claim that they are correct and these "new" rumors are wrong. The first PSP redesign rumors stated 4gb not 8gb, a slot loading UMD drive, and nothing about speed increases. The new rumors, compared to these, seem more believable than the "old" rumors, which Rumorang is trying to spin as semi-official.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 12:51PM D3m0sthenes said

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I was hoping for 8gb but I guess 4 is enough... Hey maybe they will have seprate SKUs?!!! The 4 and 8gb possibly. Keep it at the same price as the current PSP and you might have a deal...

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 12:53PM (Unverified) said

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OrganicShadow

You are stupid. How are you going to say a rumor is wrong? Idiot.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 12:57PM (Unverified) said

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This sounds like they're just going to duct-tape two PSPs together.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:08PM hoop said

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Ludwig,

The metaphor in the last paragraph about the balloon-wielding, dueling musketeers was half-past hilarious.

Your well-written, thoughtful, and consistently witty posts are half of what I look forward to whenever I visit this site.

Thank you, and please continue writing.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:09PM Fernando Rocker said

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They shoul make a new PSP with clamshell design and touchscreen and say that it was the origianl concept for the PSP.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:13PM hvnlysoldr said

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Perhaps the balloon fighting musketeers can help that poor anvil-parachuting walrus.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:31PM (Unverified) said

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4 gig and they are keeping the umd format?? get the nails and i'll get the wood! what a damn shame dead before it's even released..look if you want this to take off 1)kill the umd format is sucks, 2) include a 20gig HDD and open up your psn with movies and music to download. Sony killed the psp by trying to force on us umd,memory sticks, all sony shit that is overpriced and way too small for growth. 1gig memory stick was at the time over $130 way too much for way too lil..get it together and offer something of value..the psp can surf the web with a HDD i could take all sorts of video content with me and even download content directly to it through wifi...not to mention music, tv shows , games the psp has a lot going for it if it's done right! that and please wake up and add another joystick, dual is key IMO to well, gaming!

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said

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@Grog

Nope, Sony doesn't copy everything Nintendo does :P

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:42PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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@Doc:
1) It'd be REALLY stupid at this point to drop the UMD drive in a PSP. What are people gonna do with the UMD games and movies they already own? Not buy a new PSP, that's what. And why would Sony want to ignore the possible double-dipping from existing PSP owners (many DS owners did when the superior DS Lite was released, so I'm sure many PSP owners would splurge for a new PSP if it proved to be better than the original).

2) HDDs are bad for small portables, mm'kay? Ask most people who have an HDD-based iPod about how quickly they died from moving too much. Yeah. HDDs aren't prone to shake-induced damage. Flash memory is better for the purpose (even though it does mean less storage for more money)


@Grog:
This is just a redesign of the existing PSP. Not a new system entirely.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:54PM Pete C said

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How about a new analog stick for starters. That nub sucks donkey-balls.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 1:58PM (Unverified) said

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Doc, UMD is an awesome format, it holds a lot of data which many contemporary games stream allowing for no loading screens. The DS teensy-weensies are the daft format and one of the main reasons DS games are so teensy-weensy/simplistic. The antiquated tech that makes up the DS (67Mhz/4MB) being another reason.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 2:00PM (Unverified) said

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@Leshrac

Ousted is a word:

oust (oust) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts

1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
2. To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See Synonyms at eject.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 5:44PM (Unverified) said

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Doc

How is the UMD format being "pushed" on us? The same way that every single proprietary format Nintendo uses is too? Kinda like that?

Even though Memory Stick is a Sony product, it's still made by other manufacturers, is a somewhat common storage medium, and is cheap and easy to find in large capacities. Sony is ACTUALLY being more open with the PSP and PS3 than they ever have with PS1/PS2.

-USB instead of proprietary Sony cable like cell phones
-Wide range of audio/video output types
-3(4 to be technical) different external storage types on front of PS3
-Bluetooth controllers
-Memory stick storage for PSP
-Wifi instead of some Sony-made wireless protocol
-Gigabit instead of some Sony-made proprietary cable
-Any 2.5" SATA150 hard drive will work in the PS3 without voiding warranty
-Do I need to go over their list of compatible audio formats for PSP and PS3?

Sure, the video support is a bit lacking at the moment, but MPG/MPEG/MP4 isn't a bad start. It's a lot better than MP4 by itself, and with TVersity and Nero MediaHome it's a moot point now.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 2:53PM fragmit said

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You are so right. That is why UMD has been such a huge success and everything the DS offers has been such a huge failure.

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 2:54PM Ludwig Kietzmann said

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Well, ousted is a word, but I meant to write "outed" in that instance. :) Thanks, Leshrac. And thanks, hoop!

Posted: Jun 12th 2007 3:31PM (Unverified) said

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I'm not sure why people think UMD is a failure as a proprietary game storage format. It has drawbacks (loading times initially and the drive is fairly loud when it starts up), but the fact that studios offer movies on it doesn't make it any less successful for gaming.

Posted: Jun 13th 2007 5:18AM (Unverified) said

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Why would two musketeers be swordfighting?
Wouldn't they just shoot each other with their, y'know, muskets?

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