Will Sony have a new handheld in by mid-09?

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CrazzyMan said:
@omgwtfbbq,

Take PSP, ADD 32nm or 11nm Cell (which will cost less then today`s PSP CPU and consume LESS power, because of tech process).
ADD triggers.

What 400$???

You have no concept of how computers work. You have no understanding of electronics. You have no understanding of microprocessors. You're just making shit up.

Firstly, there will NOT be an 11nm Cell in 2010. Secondly, Just taking a PSP and adding a smaller Cell will not give you PS3 level graphics. Thirdly, how will a 32nm Cell cost less money and consume less power than today's PSP CPU? Just because the fab process is smaller doesn't mean the chip by default costs less and consumes less power. Fourthly, the Cell is clocked at 3.2GHz in the PS3. This will never happen in a portable (Too hot, too much power. Fifthly... actually I think I've done enough here.

Just because there will be a small low power chip that shares a name and architecture with the Cell does NOT mean you will get the same performance out of it. They are scaled back in many ways due to space, weight, heat, power issues. Last figures I saw put the PS3 power consumption around 180W. I imagine that's lower now due to the 65nm Cell, but that's not going to reach the kind of power consumption levels which are an absolute requirement for a handheld device in less than 2 years. Sorry, just not possible.

Sony has to fix the issues that made the PSP less successful than the DS, not make them worse. I can guaruntee that the PSP will be not much if any more powerful than the next Nintendo handheld.