PSP = Big Problems

Null · 12-13-2004, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

The only major problem I see there is battery life...

90 minutes to 3 hours...

I agree with the people who say battery life in handhelds doesn't need to last friggin like... 8-10 hours or whatever Nintendo gets out of them (just plug the dern thing in at night and problem solved, you're not gonna spend 8-10 hours playing it in one day, or at least you shouldn't), but as low as 1 1/2 hours?

My guess is they'll find some way to fix this problem... Such as... Super... Batteries.... o.O

yea. its also tho that this is an early game and doesnt use as many methods to try and keep battery life up. im almost betting they could remake that game in half a year and have the batter life double, by only changing the way the game works.

for me tho it wouldnt matter, i dont even think i've used a hour and a half total out of my GBA and i got that within the first month it came out. lol im still on the original batteries!

oh wait. i took thoes out and put em in a cd player... eh.. ah well.

Canyarion · 12-13-2004, 02:20 PM

Roflmao, you bought a GBA and never played it more than 3 hours?

So you're implying that when you buy a PSP, you're not going to neeed battery life?

Null · 12-13-2004, 02:24 PM

no actually im implying i dont need battery life cuz i dont like handhelds. lol i just dont use em, dont like the games, no reason to play em.

i dont even think i played my GBA more then a half hour total honestly. i'll be damned if i even remember where it is.

Who said i was buying a PSP?

i think the psp is a neat gadget, but i'd never use it. same with DS.

thatmariolover · 12-13-2004, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

yea. its also tho that this is an early game and doesnt use as many methods to try and keep battery life up. im almost betting they could remake that game in half a year and have the batter life double, by only changing the way the game works.

And I kind of agree with you on that. Although I kind of doubt battery life will double, I don't doubt that a nice sized boost (40%-60%) might be possible with cleaner code and special techniques. But it's still going to be a huge problem; particularly with up and coming developers. Sony's going to have a hard time getting third party game developers to learn how to use the same battery-saving techniques. So if the PSP winds up depending heavily on 3'rd party software, say goodbye to battery life.

I was really planning on getting a PSP, but the battery life alone is enough to make me rethink it. I think I'm going to just have to see how this one plays out. Maybe I'll wait for the first price drop to get one.

In the meanwhile I'm more than happy to play my DS.

Null · 12-13-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

And I kind of agree with you on that. Although I kind of doubt battery life will double, I don't doubt that a nice sized boost (40%-60%) might be possible with cleaner code and special techniques. But it's still going to be a huge problem; particularly with up and coming developers. Sony's going to have a hard time getting third party game developers to learn how to use the same battery-saving techniques. So if the PSP winds up depending heavily on 3'rd party software, say goodbye to battery life.

I was really planning on getting a PSP, but the battery life alone is enough to make me rethink it. I think I'm going to just have to see how this one plays out. Maybe I'll wait for the first price drop to get one.

In the meanwhile I'm more than happy to play my DS.

i really dont think it'll be a problem at all. and all the talk and complaining about it will fade away and people will totally forget about that issue.

the main thing that developers will have to do is just load more into ram so the game uses the Ram instead of the actual UMD disc. by cutting out that motor they save a lot of energy.

the other thing is i think sony will work on the issue with the actual hardware and next year i think you'll be seeing the psp last much longer.

doesnt help for people that bought it now. but thats the way it goes sometimes.

bobcat · 12-13-2004, 03:52 PM

ouch that's pretty nasty stuff.

I'm guessing that will all be cleared up b4 launch?

thatmariolover · 12-13-2004, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bobcat

ouch that's pretty nasty stuff.

I'm guessing that will all be cleared up b4 launch?

It's already been launched in Japan. I doubt they're going to make major changes before the U.S. release.

Null · 12-13-2004, 04:57 PM

no changes need to be made as of now. the only issue, is the battery thing.

nothing else is an issue. he said the analog stick isnt a true analog stick, but its hard to tell the difference, thats a GOOD thing. be it as it may, that its hard to do very slight adjustments, its still way better off then the dpad.

the video thing, for thoes people who are going to be putting videos on themselves and coding them to to the right format and all that. are going to know what they're doing, so finding a way to do that is easy for them. the other people i doubt will even be messing with that. thats not a prob.

and for fingerpints on the screen. dont touch the screen! thats the same for any handheld. which all get finger prints and are all easy to wipe off using your shirt.

Dyne · 12-13-2004, 05:09 PM

Oh my god, many defective first-gen Sony hardware units?

I wonder who saw this coming.

MuGen · 12-16-2004, 04:35 PM

I heard that Duracell is working with Sony to release a Premiere Li-ion battery for the PSP to boost life. That would be cool...

The only thing that really matters about battery life is maybe watching a movie and having it cut short if your on a airplane.

Hmmm I'm still picking it up on launch just to see how it is... that and I'm a huge sony fan... so I'll support them no matter what... lol.

I might even pick up a DS as well just so I don't have to deal with rants and bantering about which handheld is better.

I'm going to pick up the Gamecube, Xbox and have my lil pstwo and then leave the bickering up to you guys... lol