Portable Size-Off: How The ( PsP Go ) Measures Up

[naznatips]

bobobologna said:

naznatips said:
Wait, WTF!? They screwed up the aspect ratio, and made the screen smaller. Who the hell made this thing? They should be fired.

No seriously, that's ridiculous. Now games have to be letterboxed or stretched, and it's a significantly worse portable video player. Wow. Smooth move Sony.

 

I haven't checked with a ruler or anything, but the aspect ratio looks the same.  The PSP logo on the regular PSP is below the screen and is part of the outer bezel, while on the PSP Go, it's above the outer bezel and takes up part of the screen's real estate.

Done in GIMP:

PSP image in that screen is about 242X138 pixels.

PSP Go image in that screen is about 215X123 pixels.

 

These were rough selections, but they are close enough to figure out the aspect ratios are clearly different. What this means is that current PSP games will have to be stretched or letterboxed on the PSP Go, compounding the issue of the smaller screen. This makes it a signifficant gaming and video downgrade.