Sony PSP, The GameBoy killer... Options

[AC9breaker]

Im as a big a fan of nintendos game boy series as the average other joe. But after seeing this video I think Nintendo will have a run for its money. I have been told that the price will be really high. Im talking about new console type high. But after looking at the qualty of games you can play in you back pocket I dont think it matter to those first few people who absolutley have to have it when it comes out. Hopefully they will drop the price enough for us frugal peeps... Although sony needs to address some serious problems. Apperantly it may have a gameing battery life of 2 hours ... Im assuming sony may pull its usual method of releasing a first few prototypes with bugs to see how they sell then rerealesing it with the bugs fixed.

Anway look here and enjoy---->Teh Game boy Killer

Also If you notice closely, one of the games show is armored core .
Another game shown is what appears to be a combination of Ridge Racer games and The uuber swank sleeper hit RAGE RACER. <---- One of the greatest racing games ever made with one of the greatest soundtracks ever. I used to play this game sometimes just to listen to the music. Also, you could pop this game into your CD player and listen to the music. Man that game was so cool...

[Crushinator]

On a technical level, the PSP is awesome. I love the giant screen, and the power behind it.

However, on a practical level it seems to be lacking. Like you stated the battery life is dismal (Game Gear anyone?). And its not quite as "portable" as a GBA...the PSP is about the length of a VHS casette.

The price point they are thinking is $199-299, which is pretty goddamn ludicrous for a handheld system. Sony says they are catering to the "Playstation audience" of adults and teens with lots of money to spend on techno-gadgets, but 300 bucks is still a HELL of a lot of money, for anyone.

And think about durability. I'm sure we all try to keep our GBA/SP in the best condition possible, but we don't shit ourselves when it falls off the desk or we sit on it or whatever...because its solid-state, fairly solid, and hey its only 70 bucks if we need a new one. PSP has a disc-based media, and how many jostles can that take before its knocked outta commission? And the gigantic screen looks like a magnet for scratches... I would certainly be a lot less likely to jam the PSP in my pocket and take it with me anywhere like the GBA, if only out of fear that it might get damaged.