Today in joystiq: May 5, 2008

71 Comments by Ross Miller May 5th 2008 11:59PM

Joystiq reader Mat Brady sent us this mockup earlier today he made of the iWish, a well-done amalgam of hopeless dreaming that makes for a nice desktop background given the 1600-wide full-size image. Also contained on his blog is a discussion on convergence in portable devices. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery

News
New games this week: Boom Blox edition
Bourne Conspiracy demo now on Xbox Live
Echochrome's free updates will add more levels
Pokémon Puzzle League, Renegade on Virtual Console today
Vigilante 8 Arcade devs shoot for June, will include DLC
New Zealand warns parents about illegally buying GTA IV
Hail to the Chimp delayed to June 24
Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 1 coming to PS2, Wii this July
No GTA IV effect on Iron Man opening
THQ's Nickelodeon games surpass $1 billion in sales
Wolfenstein 3D celebrates 16th birthday
Next Prince of Persia will 'never' be ported to Wii
EA finds comedy in Activision CEO's jab
How to use the Wii remote in The Force Unleashed duel mode
Japanese WiiWare titles pirated on U.S. Wiis
This Wednesday: Wits & Wagers abets XBLA lineup
Notes from Midway's Q1 earnings conference call
Valve: Left4Dead will come to PS3 if another dev wants to port it
Prototype still in skunkworks, delayed until 2009
Secret Agent Clank bolts into stores June 17

Rumors & Speculation
Forbes: GTA IV poses threat to Wii
Pachter expects strong Activision Q4 financial results
Microsoft denies Blu-ray Xbox 360 for umpteenth time

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(Page 1) Reader Comments

SharpShooter: May 6th 2008; 12:14AM

iWish indeed...

Platinum_Skeet: May 6th 2008; 8:36AM

Now thats what I call an iPod Killer...

Bleu: May 6th 2008; 11:03AM

Sony please make this....I would be buy this in a flash of lightning. I pray oooooo how I pray.

Chino B: May 6th 2008; 12:17AM

That looks sexy.

MyPackage: May 6th 2008; 12:19AM

It plays Doom! Thats all that matters

Moofree: May 6th 2008; 12:25AM

The Windows key ruins the illusion. Reveals the delusion. Too much fusion.

ill trooper: May 6th 2008; 12:58AM

I think it implies this little device would be running Parallels so you could run WIndows if you HAD too...

MRBlue: May 6th 2008; 1:05AM

I concur, the Windows Start button is a total killjoy. Should be replaced with either a Playstation icon or the Apple key. Otherwise, this is the sexist console I've ever seen and the BEST mockup of a PSP EVER!!!!!!!

This will be great for when Sony and Apple finally stop playing hard to get and just join forces. Yes, it will happen and we'll have the iPlay or the Plapple. No? Well you certainly can't call it the AppleStation. Might as well call it FruitStand... wait...

Noshino: May 6th 2008; 2:08AM

why would they need Apple? Sony already makes amazing hardware, and their software is also wonderful, I'm in fraeking love with the XMB, its one of the simplest interfaces I have seen...

brandon_r87: May 6th 2008; 2:29AM

I agree with Noshino. Hardware is the one thing Sony excels at. Software, on the other hand... isn't bad, but I consider it the worst of the three. I still own and enjoy the PSP as much as my DS though. It's good to have variety.

BPM [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186]: May 6th 2008; 3:10AM

First people say Apple and Nintendo will merge, then Apple and Sony...

Knock it off, alright? Your fanboy wet dreams aren't gonna come to fruition any time soon.

FOXHOUND: May 6th 2008; 7:02AM

I would be happy with just getting the damned GPS/keyboard/camera that had been hyped 3 years ago.

Platinum_Skeet: May 6th 2008; 8:34AM

You guys are slow when has apple ever made anything specificly tailored for gaming?

Like it or no Xbox & the Xbox360 XMB's can be held up with the best console XMB's...

Kye - Joystiq Greybeard: May 6th 2008; 9:53AM

So if Nintendo and Microsoft joined forces to compete with the newly formed Apple-Sony.

Who would win?

Noshino: May 6th 2008; 9:57AM

FOXHOUND,

You can actually get the camera and GPS, altho the GPS doesn't work on the US...

As far the keyboard goes, it was never hyped by Sony, and not until recently they actually announced about it...

http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/01/08/keyboard-attachment-announced-at-ces/

Platinum_Skeet

"You guys are slow when has apple ever made anything specificly tailored for gaming?"

That's exactly why they were saying that Apple should unite with Sony?....

"Like it or no Xbox & the Xbox360 XMB's can be held up with the best console XMB's..."

Xbox and the XMB? you do know that XMB is Cross Media Bar, the interface of the PS3 and PSP...and yes, the XMB is ones of the best interfaces out there

(01): May 6th 2008; 10:41AM

I agree, the Sony/Apple merge is enough to deal with, the Windows logo makes it almost obscene. good job though, I'd buy one.

BPM [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186]: May 6th 2008; 8:57PM

Platinum: Look up the Pippin.

mike: May 6th 2008; 12:28AM

my only complaint is the battery indicator. I wish all handheld device could just give me a battery % like a laptop. 1-100. If My cell phone has 2 of 3 bars left, thats not exactly helpful.

Noshino: May 6th 2008; 2:10AM

the PSP does tell you the %...

rockintom: May 6th 2008; 10:07AM

Though you have to dig through a few menus for it, and you can't see the percent ingame.

Jacksons: May 6th 2008; 5:34PM

I'm alright with the PSP's indicator. Even the DS's "Red means it's dead!" works alright. The part that bothers me is the location of the PSP's battery light. My thumb covers it.

Joe: May 6th 2008; 12:30AM

Sony needs to make that as the PSP2 because that looks awesome.

I could see so many great things for that version of the PSP2.

Mo: May 6th 2008; 12:39AM

Damn now that is something I would buy in a heartbeat

*sigh* One can only wish

heckthor: May 6th 2008; 5:02AM

Hell yeah!!!! That looks Badassssss...

DemonGSides: May 6th 2008; 12:42AM

It could literally print money...

Geist: May 6th 2008; 7:30AM

!= printing legal tender

NukeAssault: May 6th 2008; 12:59AM

Looks pretty cool.

BPM [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186]: May 6th 2008; 12:59AM

It's nice, except the placement of Start and Select. That looks pretty awful to use...

Erwos: May 6th 2008; 9:33AM

They're awful to use on the real PSP, too. At least this one put them in spots where they're less awful.

And, yes, I would pay good money for that thing. Too bad it'd probably be like a grand in the real world.

Mo: May 6th 2008; 12:59AM

I bet the battery on that would last only a half hour though

MR: May 6th 2008; 1:37AM

It's called iWish. The battery would last forever!!

WiNG [Life in a Game]: May 6th 2008; 2:14AM

The battery is rechargeable and runs on happiness.

BPM [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186]: May 6th 2008; 3:12AM

Man, I wish I could get some happiness-powered batteries for my DS, PSP, cellphone, and laptop. I'd never need another charger again!

Maverick Saturn: May 6th 2008; 6:21AM

Runs on solar power :) And at night it runs on lunar energy :P

LaughingTarget: May 6th 2008; 8:29AM

It runs on wind power, fanboys generate a ton of it daily, per capita. Just go to GameFaqs and open up the top. Totally free energy, but it does produce a ton of pollution.

Ninjakamster (PSN: Chin-Poh): May 6th 2008; 1:02AM

I would SO buy a PSP-Phone.

Trickob: May 6th 2008; 1:17AM

where did you get that avatar? I love Yu Yu Hakusho!!

Ninjakamster (PSN: Chin-Poh): May 6th 2008; 10:55AM

I love the show too and have been watching Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged on YouTube. Just took a screen capture of when Chin-Poh was speaking and made it my avatar.

"But what about Chin-Poh?"
"Nobody cares about you!"
"Aaaawwwwwwww"

X D

Trickob: May 6th 2008; 9:46PM

I own the entire series on DVD and I watch it all the way through at least 2 times a year 'cause I'm a freak (not all at once but over a period of several weeks). Even my wife, who normally doesn't care for shows like YYH, enjoys it although I think it's mostly because she has a crush on Kurama ;)

Ninjakamster (PSN: Chin-Poh): May 6th 2008; 10:30PM

Have you watched Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged on Youtube by Lanipator? Freaking hilarious!!! XD

Josh: May 6th 2008; 1:06AM

DUAL ANALOG STICKS!!!! Screw everything else!

Lekko: May 6th 2008; 3:02AM

no: not sticks, NUBS. Sticks would be nice though, but way too bulky. Gotta be a better way though.

Jaylati: May 6th 2008; 1:11AM

I bet this would be soo damn expensive.

"The New Plapple will retail at the low, low price of $899!"

Jouten: May 6th 2008; 3:20AM

B-U-T-FULL!

Brought to you by the makers of PSP, DS and X-Boy! =D

scotty79: May 6th 2008; 3:43AM

Just realized what I was looking at? It's a sony ux-umpc (I have the 380n), and a psp (have the same color too).I agree this mash-up would complete hotness! Oh running an apple based Os would be crazy

C.scott: May 6th 2008; 3:49AM

It's the Sony Ux-umpc mashed up with the psp! No sidekick or mylo integration but the extra analog looks good but looking at it now seems uncomfortable to play for long periods of time. I have both a Ux(380n) and a psp slim and would have to agree if this the next psp I'm in.

vidGuy: May 6th 2008; 4:10AM

Sorry but that thing is butt ass ugly.

Vidikron (FU): May 6th 2008; 10:14AM

TheHuntIsOn: May 6th 2008; 4:13AM

Clearly somebody didn't go to design school, ouch.

Way to ruin the iPhone/iPod interface with cumbersome buttons too.

Burnt Meatloaf: May 6th 2008; 4:46AM

Silver PSP >>>>> Black PSP

Funny how some guy with Photoshop can show up a billion dollar corporation.

But, really... if they can afford a sliding LCD, they can afford a touchscreen. If they have a touchscreen, you don't need a keyboard. Also, what's up with the arrow keys and PgUp and PgDn? Can't you use the triangle/X buttons for that, and make they keyboard keys larger?

Fantasy mock-ups are nice, but let's have something a bit more realistic.

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