Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Derek da Silva" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:00:01 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 62 Message-ID: <8dp8r0$8ce1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38FF30DE.7BAA6F31@easynet.co.uk> <8dnjp5$5rg1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <38FF6E3F.31F9EB92@easynet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr1299-kno.cableinet.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01BFAB80.BD722040" 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_001D_01BFAB80.BD722040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hmm, yeah, it does sound a bit far out.=20 Phil=20 Hi Still, it's fun speculating. I was thinking as cheaply as possible - a = regular portable TV/CD player combo might be possible to sell for around = $200 if mass produced in gameboy type quantities. A rechargeable = battery pack would add even more to the initial cost, but it'd be an = essential optional extra. But a 4" screen?! SONY are supposed to be planning a budget PS hardware re-release (like = Nintendo's Super Famicom Jr. - snazzy new case etc.) - perhaps this is = the rumoured "PS Dash" console. Derek=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BFAB80.BD722040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hmm, yeah, it does sound a bit far out.=20

Phil=20

Hi

Still, it's fun = speculating.  I was=20 thinking as cheaply as possible - a regular portable = TV/CD player=20 combo might be possible to sell for around $200 if mass produced in = gameboy type=20 quantities.  A rechargeable battery pack = would add even=20 more to the initial cost, but it'd be an essential optional=20 extra.  But a 4" screen?!

SONY are supposed to be planning a = budget PS=20 hardware re-release (like Nintendo's Super Famicom Jr. - snazzy new = case=20 etc.) - perhaps this is the rumoured "PS Dash" console.

Derek 

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