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Galaki on 30 May 2009

What the hell are they doing to the screen?



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PullusPardus on 31 May 2009
mowe said:
sega4life said:
psrock said:

To be fair NAZ, this is just like the DSI, an answer to the Ipod Touch. They are still keeping the 3000 version, so people who like a bigger screen will a get a  choice.

All I need to know is the battery life before i make up my mind.

Well the DSi, and ipod changed to a bigger screen, not a smaller screen..

And the DSi was the answer for the PsP-3000 more then the other way around..

Are you serious? DSi an answer to the PSP 3000? Why would they add a camera and an online store? Both things that the PSP 3000 didn't have.

It was announced two and a half months later, for God's sake! You think that's enough time to make up a new system? The DSi was the answer to the slowdown in DS Lite sales in Japan, and to a lesser but still prominent extent, the iPhone. Neither the DSi or the PSP 3000 were "answers" to each other.


On topic, the Go looks aesthetically pleasing, but the buttons are too close together for my taste. Playing iPhone games horizontally and using the bottom of the screen as buttons is really uncomfortable, and since the Go is about the same size, I don't think I'll be picking it up.



alekth on 31 May 2009
naznatips said:

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.

242/138~1.7536

215/123~1.7479

16/9~1.(7)

Given that you said those were rought selections, ratio seems pretty much the same.



Zlejedi on 31 May 2009

The PSP go seems to be even bigger failure each time i read something new about it.

They REDUCED screen size ? WTF?



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hunter_alien on 31 May 2009
Zlejedi said:
The PSP go seems to be even bigger failure each time i read something new about it.

They REDUCED screen size ? WTF?
And they also changed aspect ratio ?

 

 

The screen size was reduced by half inch, and the aspect ratio is still not confirmed.. lets just wait and see what will be the real deal ;)



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haxxiy on 31 May 2009

3.8 ounces? Wow, is the PSP go made of feathers and air?



 

 

 

 

 

hunter_alien on 31 May 2009

Well the UMD drive is no more, the screen is smaller, and seeing taht the entire device is slimmer, I think that the battery could eb smaller inj size to ;) So I dont see why we couldent have a much lighter product ;)



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Munkeh111 on 31 May 2009

It looks like it is tiny.... but that screen could cause some concerns, let's see how Sony present it at E3