messiah

all 200,000 of them...

http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/def...sectionid=1585

uk games look quality - WRC & Wipeout Pure on my shopping list...

http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/features...sectionid=1635

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

they look a nice machine but nintendo is also making a similar type of games machine and nintendo have been the dominator in the hand held console market for years as they produce quality items

wah

But the Nintendo DS looks nowhere near as nice as the PSP it's like they have taken a back step to the early days of their first handhelds, just been checking these out on Ebay lol the prices they are going for is crazy

class_A

Pretty comprehensive image gallery here... http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-17-71-7o-74-ox.html

I want one but given the fact that I hardly play on my PS2 that much, I don't think I can justify it, even as a worshipper of shiny things

What's the battery life on the 'real' units? I heard some concerns about power consumption on the pre-release/dev units.

Shaun

I have just paid for mine today and will recieve on Friday! (Don;t ask me how much as you may find it offensive )

TBH I have hung out on the DS as the PSP is a far superior bit of kit and the games look awesome (it is reputadley as powerful as the PS2).

Will let you know what it is like over the weekend.

Regards,
Shaun.

StickyMicky

i didnt even relise sony were building a handheld console

Shaun

lol

mart360

tell tell tell

we wana know how much!!!!

mart

wah

gotta be between £300 - £400 at a guess

ex-webby

It's extremely offensive!!!! But Wah is in the correct region. at my wallet

Regards,
Shaun.

Jerome

I also had no idea this was on the cards. I had to find out from the links above what PSP even stood for...

boxst

Hello

Like everyone else, I'd be extremely interested to know the battery life.

It looks very cool!

Steve.

ex-webby

Battery life while playing Ridge Racers will high brightness and full volume was just over 3hrs (with first charge of battery pack, so will be higher after subsequent charges).

Regards,
Shaun.

GaryK

yep the nintendo DS looks ****e, in fact it has been said it has been modelled on the original dual screen donkey kong hand helds they produced in the 80s, the PSP looks way way better than that.

messiah

Battery life is supposedly approx 6hrs - it's in the link that when first out of box it'll last for about 2 but that's becuase they don't come fully charged out of the box.

A few killer titles coming for it - GT Mobile, WRC, Wipeout Pure & Metal Gear Acid - and they're all gonna get updates on a weekly basis apparently.

Can't wait - anyone know the expected UK release? March I think but unconfirmed.

Wipeout Pure






Ridge Racer

RB5-Black

some good info on liksang

http://www.lik-sang.com/psp.html

JackClark

That looks the dogs! I must resist, I must resist!!

messiah

I've got a good wind up going on the Fiancee's young brother. I told him that becuase I got my PS2 on launch day, I received an email from Sony saying that I had been given "Priority Customer" status and I had now had first dibs on the first batch of PSP's to get to the UK, I only had to reply to say which branch of GAME I wanted it delivered to and to give a £10 deposit.

This make-beleive email also states that I'll receive the same offer for the PlayStation3 after it's World Debut at E3 in May.

<cackle> needless to say I've taken one-upmanship to the next level - but winding up 14 yr olds is just too much fun...

just remember I need to get cracking on making the printed version of it.

RB5-Black

just been reading the lik-sang page ...... I cant believe they ripped one to bits

messiah

I noticed that at least they have pics to know where each bit originally came from...

MarfGTti

Mines on the way from Lik-Sang Couldnt resist

Out in the UK in March, pre-order at Gameplay

WRT to the shortage, this makes interesting reading:-

http://www.ncsx.com/2004/ncs121304/ncs1213m.htm