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jarrod on 20 August 2010
Killiana1a said:

Yes, the touch screen controls have to be on the back.

Apple if I am not mistaken has a patent on screen touch controls. Sony would be looking at a multi-hundred or billion dollar lawsuit if they were front screen touch screen.

Here is the link on Apple acquiring the touch screen patent from January 26, 2009:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxlJ5lpRZOi6UTNEitAwEgfopsVQ

Google "Apple patent touch screen" if the link scares you.

Eh... I think you've misunderstood the patent.  Sony doing a normal touchscreen wouldn't violate this in the least, the patent is for finger gestures as a means of control for touch screens.



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Squilliam on 20 August 2010

Actually I think I just became a little more positive on the PSP 2's prospects. Rear touch controls are an interesting idea and I can start to see some interesting possibilities coming from it.



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jarrod on 20 August 2010
sapphi_snake said:
aoixgp said:

I bought a PSP before I got a DS. Sony has a mountaint to climb in order to convince me to do that again. The fact that the 3DS is launching first is a very bad sign.

FTR I believe the DS also launched before the PSP.

In NA/EU, in Japan they were a week apart iirc.



NiKKoM on 20 August 2010
Squilliam said:

Actually I think I just became a little more positive on the PSP 2's prospects. Rear touch controls are an interesting idea and I can start to see some interesting possibilities coming from it.


Yeah... it's a great training for bra unhooking...



 

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Squilliam on 20 August 2010
NiKKoM said:
Squilliam said:

Actually I think I just became a little more positive on the PSP 2's prospects. Rear touch controls are an interesting idea and I can start to see some interesting possibilities coming from it.


Yeah... it's a great training for bra unhooking...

I can see a lot of girls getting into that. You'd be surprised how many girls are less skilled at the old one handed unhook when compared to the guys.



Tease.

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Killiana1a on 20 August 2010
jarrod said:
Killiana1a said:

Yes, the touch screen controls have to be on the back.

Apple if I am not mistaken has a patent on screen touch controls. Sony would be looking at a multi-hundred or billion dollar lawsuit if they were front screen touch screen.

Here is the link on Apple acquiring the touch screen patent from January 26, 2009:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxlJ5lpRZOi6UTNEitAwEgfopsVQ

Google "Apple patent touch screen" if the link scares you.

Eh... I think you've misunderstood the patent.  Sony doing a normal touchscreen wouldn't violate this in the least, the patent is for finger gestures as a means of control for touch screens.

Thank you for the clarification :)



MetalGear_94 on 20 August 2010

How would you use a touchscreen at the back?



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milkyjoe on 20 August 2010
MetalGear_94 said:

How would you use a touchscreen at the back?


Good question... I can see the casuals, who are ultra important in the handheld market, being totally confused by that.



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thranx on 20 August 2010

Seems pretty easy and natural for the controls on the back.  Have two joy stick on the front for your thumbs, and then 8 buttons on the back, one for each finger. Actually sounds really nice to me. A button under every finger means less finger travel



RaptorGTA on 20 August 2010
aoixgp said:

I bought a PSP before I got a DS. Sony has a mountaint to climb in order to convince me to do that again. The fact that the 3DS is launching first is a very bad sign.


THIS!

 

my psp has sat in its case for years..my ds on the other hand has been used quite a bit. PSP was a waste of money...



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