Quote Originally Posted by chrisbid
high quailty tunage can be done on solid state, compressing songs to a format similar to mp3 wouldn't require the space of a UMD
Until someone releases a DS game with as much quality and variety of music as Lumines, I have to disagree with you.

not entirely, a built in rechargeable battery cant be switched on the fly like a set of AAs.
But there's very little difference between carrying around a four-pack of AA batteries and carrying around an external battery pack. Pelican's PSP Power Brick is as tiny and as light as a AA four-pack.

the problem with convergence generally is that the extra functions are rarely up to snuff with dedicated devices. in the case of PSP's video playback, if sony had simply had a video out function on th
e unit, then it would've been in a much stronger position in the portable video player arena.
I assume you mean a video in function, but that would've added jacks and cost to the PSP, not to mention wounding its sexy profile. And, hey, perhaps Sony will release a PSP cable that allows for video input.

DVDs are a standard format, UMDs are bound to be second class
It's hard to tell at this point, although there's no question that Sony's previous proprietary formats have flopped. I've spoken with more people who are impressed with the UMD's size and quality than aren't--mostly casual/non-gamers, exactly the folks Sony is targeting.

i dont set sony's goals, the PSP isnt going to die in a month, but im bold enough to assume that sony and many retailers did not meet their goals with the launch.
I know you didn't set their goals, but what I'm asking is if you consider the PSP launch to be a failure if Sony fell even slightly short of a million units sold in, or sold through, or whatever. What's your personal definition?

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