Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Derek da Silva" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:54:43 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 106 Message-ID: <8dnjp5$5rg1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38FF30DE.7BAA6F31@easynet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pCFs11a03.client.global.net.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AC_01BFAB02.459D8A60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01BFAB02.459D8A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Rob, George: do you know anything about this? >=20 > Goodbye GameBoy Color... >=20 > Phil A handheld PlayStation is a nice idea (and great rumour material) but = I'm not sure it'd be feasible. Compatibility (multi-player etc) would = be tricky. The screen would be a big problem. It'd need to be at least 76,800 = pixels just to support 320*240. Handheld TVs of a similar resolution = and a 2.5" screen cost well over $100 and require 3 or 4 AA batteries. Power consumption. I think SONY claim around 16 hours with 2 AA = batteries for a mid-range Discman, but we'd need to run a double speed = drive, and the PS chipset and screen as well. SONY would have to subsidise the console to make it affordable, but = users would be able to use their existing collection of PS games i.e. = SONY would have little hope of recovering their hardware losses in new = software sales. Besides all that, sitting on the train waiting for Driver to load would = make me go a bit mental ;-) Derek The PS2 modem/hard drive rumour is much more interesting ;-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01BFAB02.459D8A60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
> Rob, George: do you know = anything about=20 this?
>
> Goodbye GameBoy Color...
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>=20 Phil
A handheld PlayStation is a nice idea = (and great=20 rumour material) but I'm not sure it'd be feasible.  Compatibility=20 (multi-player etc) would be tricky.
 
The screen would be a big = problem.  It'd=20 need to be at least 76,800 pixels just to support 320*240.  = Handheld TVs of=20 a similar resolution and a 2.5" screen cost well over $100 and require 3 = or 4 AA=20 batteries.
 
Power consumption.  I think SONY = claim=20 around 16 hours with 2 AA batteries for a mid-range Discman, but we'd = need to=20 run a double speed drive, and the PS chipset and screen as = well.
 
SONY would have to subsidise the = console to make=20 it affordable, but users would be able to use their existing collection = of PS=20 games i.e. SONY would have little hope of recovering their hardware = losses in=20 new software sales.
 
Besides all that, sitting on the = train waiting=20 for Driver to load would make me go a bit mental ;-)
 
Derek
 
The PS2 modem/hard drive rumour is = much more=20 interesting ;-)
 
 
 
 
 
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