Rumor: Sony to announce PSP2 in Tokyo on January 27

Depends... If 3DS doesn't recapture the DS market then it might have some troubles. Remember DS didn't really take off till Brain Age & DS Lite.

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I still think 3DS is going to sell really well in the short term, i'm not sure for the long run until they find their click.

 

It's a toss-up, really. I don't like saying "X hardware will dominate..." because crazy stuff you never expected happens. I remember back in HS hearing people on the Internet and at H.S. saying that the PSP's graphics and pedigree (of games) would cause it to dominate..and that never happened. The PSP never "crushed" the DS like the PS2 did to the GC and Xbox. PSP is still a great success though and I think we (even myself) get caught up too much in taking sides of who will "win". But it's fun to compare...

 

I think it could go the other way. The 3DS might not have the price advantage the DS did, plus the battery life of the 3DS won't be as much. It all depends what Sony does with PSP2.

 

This has to be $250 or less to succeed. $200 and they could win the handheld market.

Codemasters says PSP2 "as powerful as PS3" http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-is-psp2-as-powerful-as-ps3

I call BS.

 

I call BS on PS3-grade hardware too, but at a much lower res (say 480p) it could be possible to get similar graphics on screen.

Still we're a couple of years away from a regular single ARM beating the CELL.

On price, sony better sells it for $200 and not a penny more, thats the only way they can steal 3DS's thunder.

 

the equal to ps3 is bs. But i'd say psp2 power in relation to ps3 is closer then psp was to ps2... based on rumors of course. =)

You're smoking crack if you think it's $200. Not going to happen. $300 flat out.

 

I'm not saying it's going to be $200, but that it should be if they want to beat the 3DS at launch.

And for $300 I think a lot of people will rather get an iPod Touch instead.

 

An iPod Touch for gaming? LOL

 

We're not "a lot of people", for us the ipod its just a glorified MP3, but in most people's eyes all gadgets are the same thing: electronic thingies.

In fact its even worst for consoles since these are still viewed as toys, so when comparing an ipod to a PSP2 that last point will weight-in on behalf of the former.

 

Remains to be seen with how sony directs the PSP2 to the market.

Also I think it's naive to simply say "oh only $200 is the only way they can beat 3ds". You nor really anybody knows how the market will turn out this pass.

 

I agree that we cant predict the market man, but price was a big factor last time, and PSP's quantum leap graphics (for a portable) didn't do much really.

 

Which is a shame because if it is a good console, and can be a good place to port ps3 titles, some who don't want to invest in ps3 can enjoy some of it's franchise exclusives.

 

It is definitely going to cost more then 3ds that is for sure. My question is will it be designed in a way where it's more practical for portable use.

 

have they said anything about backwards compatibility yet? i'm interested in a number of PSP titles but not sure if I should get one with the PSP2 just around the corner.

 

last i heard, no UMD support

 

I wonder if they'll make a UMD-BlueRay disc for the mission.

 

If it's BC, it's BC through PSN releases but not UMDS.

Originally I would say yes there would be BC but due to the PSP signing keys being out, sony might not do it.

 

And how is the psp a "great success"

Considering that the psp is outsold by the ds by a 2 to 1 margin, is that a success?

 

This is such a dull argument, yet we seem to have it here every other week. Yes, the PSP a "success", unless your definition thereof ignores that a it's profitable platform and has sold >60 million units. The NES sold roughly that amount, incidentally.

 

I'm quite interested in seeing how close to a PS3 the psp2 will be graphically. I remember reading somewhere that the original psp would have ps2 level graphics but to be honest i always thought the psp's graphics was inbetween the ps1 and ps2.

I'm guessing that the ps2 will probably lean more towards ps3 graphics than PS2 but i doubt the console would be as powerful as a ps3.