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Evil_Cloud
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I hate websites like Sp0ng jumping on every little scrap of 'information' and making a two hundred ton elephant of a little fly.
I hate websites like Sp0ng jumping on every little scrap of 'information' and making a two hundred ton elephant of a little fly.
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Ty said:
Well because PSP was/is a poor MP3 player. It initially didn't support MP3 only ATRAC. Now that it supports it, it's not any smaller is it? Why carry around a HUGE PSP for MP3 on FLASH media???
Regarding video playing capabilites, I don't recall anyone saying it would be a poor video player using FLASH media that contained movies ripped from DVDs. It's a poor movie player for UMD movies since 99% of people aren't going to buy UMD movies just to watch on a portable with a 4.5" screen.
Regardless the idea of DS being used as a PDA, media player, internet browser, etc. have been talked about here for a long time by many people since the stylus makes it a no brainer. It was a fantastic idea then before Nintendo considered it and it's a fantastic idea now. Why some pro PSP people like to downplay this for whatever reason(s) is beyond me...
Heck check out this PDA/camera/phone beauty:
or this TV/PDA/camera/phone:
All these need now is MP3 playback and a Bitboys or MBX gpu and they'd be VERY NICE INDEED!!! 8)
Kill_Jade said:
You don't think checking/writing email, surfing the web, PDA functions on a dual screen gameplayer with a stylus is a good idea? Is it because the PSP doesn't have a touchscreen that you're
?If PSP had a touchscreen you'd be all over PDA functions on it...just be honest with yourself.
You don't think checking/writing email, surfing the web, PDA functions on a dual screen gameplayer with a stylus is a good idea? Is it because the PSP doesn't have a touchscreen that you're
If PSP had a touchscreen you'd be all over PDA functions on it...just be honest with yourself.
err no. i could care less about any PDA functions on my PSP. i just find it very ironic of Nintendo to add these features. the critize Sony on not focusing on games with the PSP. yet now they are adding features that they hope will put it above the PSP. what next? movies on the DS? they already have an MP3 player for it. and lets be honest now...does the DS demographic really need PDA functions? i can see it now..all the little boys and girls making notes on their DS PDA so that they wont forget about the Pokemon tourneys they have to attend
Frankly the more stuff the better, IMHO. Just so long as design compromises weren't made for the gaming functions, which does not seem to be the case with anything. They'll just be making design compromises with the expansion hardware/software, so while those might not be as good as getting a dedicated device, you at least won't NEED one and can make your final decision based on what they deliver.
The DS gaining PDA functions is good. In fact, I was annoyed they didn't launch with them since they'd be easy to implement. Heck, the PSP doing the same thing with a touch-screen overlay (did we see one of those under construction?) would be fine, too. Cell phone attachments, mic/headsets, GPS devices... frankly I don't care what they come up with, so long as they do it well and can perhaps look to some ways to make them useful from a gaming standpoint, too.
Because why not?
The DS gaining PDA functions is good. In fact, I was annoyed they didn't launch with them since they'd be easy to implement. Heck, the PSP doing the same thing with a touch-screen overlay (did we see one of those under construction?) would be fine, too. Cell phone attachments, mic/headsets, GPS devices... frankly I don't care what they come up with, so long as they do it well and can perhaps look to some ways to make them useful from a gaming standpoint, too.
Because why not?
Kill_Jade said:You don't think checking/writing email, surfing the web, PDA functions on a dual screen gameplayer with a stylus is a good idea? Is it because the PSP doesn't have a touchscreen that you're
If PSP had a touchscreen you'd be all over PDA functions on it...just be honest with yourself.
err no. i could care less about any PDA functions on my PSP. i just find it very ironic of Nintendo to add these features. the critize Sony on not focusing on games with the PSP. yet now they are adding features that they hope will put it above the PSP. what next? movies on the DS? they already have an MP3 player for it. and lets be honest now...does the DS demographic really need PDA functions? i can see it now..all the little boys and girls making notes on their DS PDA so that they wont forget about the Pokemon tourneys they have to attend
Do some research buddy...the DS is targeted at 18+ yr olds. As a matter of fact even 20+ yr olds loved the built-in PictoChat app. Regardless as jvd said GBA has had video playback for years. This is just the natural evolution for DS when you have WiFi and a stylus/touchscreen built-in.
What happens when SONY releases a PSP2 with touchscreen and stylus?
BTW it's only ironic if DS couldn't play GBA games.
Kill_Jade said:jvd said:
true..but it can done better on the PSP
I find the psp features to be ironic , very much like nintendo .
After all they had a device that played videos and games and now sony has one ! Next sony will put out a device that can do pda things . Why inovate when u can be like nintendo
RichardCypher101
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Actually, the NDS and GC seem to still be targeted towards a younger audience. Their first-party titles are still targeted towards either the casual or younger audience. You just get lucky here and there when 3rd party developers release exclusive hardcore titles like RE4 (Which was a blunder IMO). Then you have the multiplatform titles that are rated M that never see the light of day on the GC, but rather the Xbox and PS2. I dont mind Nintendo, but their recent NDS ads labeling "Touching is Good" seemed like a watered down attempt to look "hip" -- A commercial version of Microsoft's Steve Ballmer if you ask me.
Regardless how much they try or appear to try to cater to the older crowd, Nintendo systems from the past and present have always been considered for the younger crowd in more ways than one.
-Rich
Regardless how much they try or appear to try to cater to the older crowd, Nintendo systems from the past and present have always been considered for the younger crowd in more ways than one.
-Rich
Targeted, but not necessarily widely acceptedPC-Engine said:
Loved, but will the love last beyond initial "cute"
Still, I welcome every additional feature the DS and PSP get, it's only good for the consumer.
PDA for DS can be a good app for those 18+, as is email. And internet browsing, with reservations because of the smallscreen.
DS does have the big advantage of a stylus, but it also has the big disadvantage of a small screen that makes the internet browsing a bit hmmm. For emailing and calendar it should be great though.
Unless Sony comes up with some ingenious device for writing, I see PDA and emailing features as little more than a gimmick for PSP. The big screen does make reading so much better, but the problem is inputting. Browsing from favorites and just reading should be fine, but I don't see someone reaching a post count of 10 000 in Beyond3D forums using just the plain vanilla PSP
A usb mini keyboard for PSP would be easy (maybe they could design so that it would at the same time act as sort of "clamshell" cover when shut in portable position. Were the usb port on the downside of PSP it would've been easier to make a keyboard that at the same time would act as a stand for th PSP "monitor" and have a hinge that closes the kb over the PSP), but it would add quite a lot of weight and bulk. While it would still be smaller than a laptop, it would not be as integrated as DS stylus.
Well, I don't really mind as long as I can browse my pron, there's no need to type there
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