PSP vs 3DS specs rd1

[d21lewis]

S.Peelman said:

fillet here above me is correct.

Comparing portable power to home console power is relative anyway. Of course a portable's power will not be on par with a full home console until a few generations later. Why? It doesn't need to be. It only needs to have an acceptable performance relative to it's screen size and be able to 'push polygons' as much as is noticeable on it's screen size.

The 3DS (and the Vita too) outperforms the Wii and GameCube only in this 'relative' sense, because it's hardware allows it to look better on it's small screen than the Wii does on a big screen.

That's it.

Quoting you for truth, too!  I'm playing The Last Story on a tiny HDTV and it looks like it's on par with an Xbox 360/PS3 game.  I even remember how awesome PS1 titles looked on that PS One LCD screen.  It was almost jaw dropping (at the time).  On their small screens, portable games look sensational.  If we get some sort of adapter that lets you play PSV or 3DS screens on a bigger screen, the shortcomings will become apparent (something that sorta happens already with the 3DS XL).  But, as they are, they are fantastic.