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crashdummycow01
01-06-2004, 11:24 PM
http://www.digitalbackspin.com/adm/articlefiles/467-PSP.jpg

I'm pretty sure most of yall have seen this picture, and i was just wondering what yall think of the design, and whether you think it would be a comfortable or easy to adjust to handheld or not.

In my opinion, i'm not sure how long it would take to get used to the buttons that dont really stick up.. it seems like it'd be kinda freaky pressing buttons that arent really there.. or barely are :-P

also this is the article that went along with the picture:

Kutaragi-san did offer two new insights into the unit, one being that cell phone capabilities were being planned for the device. The second revelation was that PSP will not be a product so much as a product line, with various configurations of the device selling at different price points.

While it's by no means certain that this will be the final form the PSP takes, it does give a good bit of insight into the thinking behind the device. The central area on the "back" of the device(where the logo sits) is the UMD disk drive. It's hard to tell from these images were the memory stick slot would be placed.

The official prototype won't be seen until E3 2004, so it's safe to assume that many design elements will change between now and then. But we think Sony is definately on the right track!


apparently this is going to be another handheld that doubles as a cell phone :angry: I cant imagine playing a game and then being like.. i need to call a friend real quick *turns game off and puts it up to his face and starts talking into it* .. that just seems a little weird :-P

Ze_ro
01-06-2004, 11:28 PM
The buttons look like the ones on my microwave... which would not work well at all for video games. I hope they're not as bad as they look.

I also don't think that it looks like it'd be very comfortable to hold... but that's just me.

--Zero

Ed Oscuro
01-06-2004, 11:35 PM
Pictures seen late last year suggest Sony has moved away from that design onto one which looks like one of their PDAs, but again, it's just speculation.

crashdummycow01
01-06-2004, 11:47 PM
http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/photos/FakePSPShots.jpg

ok this is another picture [believe this is what you were talking about] that is believe to possibly be a picture or concept picture of what the psp might look like.. this wasnt released by the people at sony.. from what i read, a Czech man claims someone from Sony leaked it to him.. this picture is more skeptical to me.. but i think i would actually like this one better..

i actually like the look of both of them, but this one looks like it would be easier to play.. even though the buttons are so small

look at the PSP logo on the 2nd.. then look at the 3rd picture.. the logo doesnt appear to be there.. also the indention on the flip part of it on the 1st picture doesnt match that of the 2nd and 3rd. There are several other flaws in the picture so i'm very sure this is a fake.

Ed Oscuro
01-07-2004, 12:07 AM
That sure isn't what I'm talking about, and LOL @ GBA SP similarities.

We had a topic here with them a while back; unfortunately the pictures have disappeared from Mr. Timmy's webspace (the first two were magazine scans, and the third was apparently not a PSP at all).

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23221