Sony's iPod Killer?
Sony is set to release their self-proclaimed iPod Killer, the PSP, March 24th in the US. The announced price of $249 seems incredibly high to me despite the Value Pack name associated with it. It comes with the following;
A 32 MB Memory Stick Duo
headphones with remote control
battery pack
AC adaptor
soft case and cleaning cloth
movie/music/game video sampler UMD disc including multiple non-interactive game demos
and for the first one million PSP Value Packs shipped, a special UMD video release of the feature film Spider-Man 2
Im guessing the Memory Stick will be useful for game saves, but if you want to rip your own movies to view on the PSP you'll definitely need to buy a very expensive 1gig stick as well.
Ok, so the iPod plays music and can now even display pictures. What does the PSP do? It plays PS2-quality games, proprietary-based discs with movies on them, MP3s from a Memory Stick, connects wirelessly to a network via 802.11b for multi-player games and looks damned good doing it. Rumors have surfaced about Sony intending what amounts to an office suite of applications for use on the PSP even. It looks like Sony is basically making the PSP their new Clie PDA line. I doubt youll see business people on trains using PSPs for their powerpoint presentations anytime soon, but having the capability sure cant hurt. If the PSP wasnt so large I could see it being a threat to the iPod, but its just not very portable. Thanks in part to the PSPs 4.3 inch widescreen display the unit measures nearly 7 inches long and 3 inches wide. Not something you want to have in your pocket. And regardless of whether or not it has a lanyard strap loop on the side, this isnt something you want dangling from your neck, geek or not.
Regardless of any shortcomings the PSP might have it's one nice looking gadget that any self respecting geek will be drooling over in the coming weeks.
posted by Sohayda at 4:29 PM
1 Comments:
That screen looks absolutely gorgeous! I have a laptop that's almost as portable as it, but still, it's a very nice looking Gameboy eater. The Gameboy DS looks childish next to it. That's going to be the new item that people get mugged in the cities for. I also wonder how long it will be before somebody reverse engineers the games so that they can be played from the Memory Stick. Emulated NES or SNES games on the PSP would be a must have in my opinion.
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