jag87
06-11-2003, 03:18
Courtesy of Playstation.com
"PlayStation top man Ken Kutaragi reveals a possible - emphasis on possible - look for the portable PlayStation, PSP. First images inside.
At an investor's meeting yesterday Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, revealed the first ever concept art of PSP, which you can see above and in larger form below. At the same meeting, Kutaragi expanded on his plans for PSP, positioning it as a rival to Nintendo's Game Boy, Nokia's N-Gage and even Apple's iPod music player.
Re-iterating his belief that PSP will be "the Walkman of the future", Kutaragi displayed the concept art you see here. It has to be stressed that this is strictly concept art, and that it's possible PSP will look entirely different when it's officially unveiled - expected to happen at next May's E3 games expo in Los Angeles.
As you can see from the images, PSP is looking pretty damn slick indeed, with a large, 4.5in LCD screen that will support a 480 x 272 pixel resolution and a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. The expected PlayStation 'symbol' buttons are all present and correct, along with Select, Start and power buttons. There's even a nice looking 'UMD' logo, which stands for Universal Media Device - the disc that will store PSP's software. On the reverse you can see a circle which may, perhaps, show the UMD spinning as it's read. However, we have to again say these images don't necessarily represent what the final PSP will look like... and a lot could change between now and launch.
For now though, Kutaragi is content to tease us even further with the possibilities of PSP. For one thing it's expected that PSP will eventually be able to act as a telecommunications device, perhaps similar to Nokia's N-Gage which doubles as a mobile phone. In addition we already know about the built in USB 2.0 and wireless network connections, which could well make PSP the on-the-go gaming platform of choice. Yesterday Kutaragi also stated his intention to take on Apple's iPod head-on, as PSP will allow you to listen to music and potentially watch videos too.
2004 is shaping up to be the most exciting year for PlayStation since launch, and we're going to be there all the way with the official information - stay tuned."
PlayStation top man Ken Kutaragi reveals a possible - emphasis on possible - look for the portable PlayStation, PSP. First images inside.
At an investor's meeting yesterday Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, revealed the first ever concept art of PSP, which you can see above and in larger form below. At the same meeting, Kutaragi expanded on his plans for PSP, positioning it as a rival to Nintendo's Game Boy, Nokia's N-Gage and even Apple's iPod music player.
Re-iterating his belief that PSP will be "the Walkman of the future", Kutaragi displayed the concept art you see here. It has to be stressed that this is strictly concept art, and that it's possible PSP will look entirely different when it's officially unveiled - expected to happen at next May's E3 games expo in Los Angeles.
As you can see from the images, PSP is looking pretty damn slick indeed, with a large, 4.5in LCD screen that will support a 480 x 272 pixel resolution and a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. The expected PlayStation 'symbol' buttons are all present and correct, along with Select, Start and power buttons. There's even a nice looking 'UMD' logo, which stands for Universal Media Device - the disc that will store PSP's software. On the reverse you can see a circle which may, perhaps, show the UMD spinning as it's read. However, we have to again say these images don't necessarily represent what the final PSP will look like... and a lot could change between now and launch.
For now though, Kutaragi is content to tease us even further with the possibilities of PSP. For one thing it's expected that PSP will eventually be able to act as a telecommunications device, perhaps similar to Nokia's N-Gage which doubles as a mobile phone. In addition we already know about the built in USB 2.0 and wireless network connections, which could well make PSP the on-the-go gaming platform of choice. Yesterday Kutaragi also stated his intention to take on Apple's iPod head-on, as PSP will allow you to listen to music and potentially watch videos too.
2004 is shaping up to be the most exciting year for PlayStation since launch, and we're going to be there all the way with the official information - stay tuned.
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"PlayStation top man Ken Kutaragi reveals a possible - emphasis on possible - look for the portable PlayStation, PSP. First images inside.
At an investor's meeting yesterday Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, revealed the first ever concept art of PSP, which you can see above and in larger form below. At the same meeting, Kutaragi expanded on his plans for PSP, positioning it as a rival to Nintendo's Game Boy, Nokia's N-Gage and even Apple's iPod music player.
Re-iterating his belief that PSP will be "the Walkman of the future", Kutaragi displayed the concept art you see here. It has to be stressed that this is strictly concept art, and that it's possible PSP will look entirely different when it's officially unveiled - expected to happen at next May's E3 games expo in Los Angeles.
As you can see from the images, PSP is looking pretty damn slick indeed, with a large, 4.5in LCD screen that will support a 480 x 272 pixel resolution and a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. The expected PlayStation 'symbol' buttons are all present and correct, along with Select, Start and power buttons. There's even a nice looking 'UMD' logo, which stands for Universal Media Device - the disc that will store PSP's software. On the reverse you can see a circle which may, perhaps, show the UMD spinning as it's read. However, we have to again say these images don't necessarily represent what the final PSP will look like... and a lot could change between now and launch.
For now though, Kutaragi is content to tease us even further with the possibilities of PSP. For one thing it's expected that PSP will eventually be able to act as a telecommunications device, perhaps similar to Nokia's N-Gage which doubles as a mobile phone. In addition we already know about the built in USB 2.0 and wireless network connections, which could well make PSP the on-the-go gaming platform of choice. Yesterday Kutaragi also stated his intention to take on Apple's iPod head-on, as PSP will allow you to listen to music and potentially watch videos too.
2004 is shaping up to be the most exciting year for PlayStation since launch, and we're going to be there all the way with the official information - stay tuned."
PlayStation top man Ken Kutaragi reveals a possible - emphasis on possible - look for the portable PlayStation, PSP. First images inside.
At an investor's meeting yesterday Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, revealed the first ever concept art of PSP, which you can see above and in larger form below. At the same meeting, Kutaragi expanded on his plans for PSP, positioning it as a rival to Nintendo's Game Boy, Nokia's N-Gage and even Apple's iPod music player.
Re-iterating his belief that PSP will be "the Walkman of the future", Kutaragi displayed the concept art you see here. It has to be stressed that this is strictly concept art, and that it's possible PSP will look entirely different when it's officially unveiled - expected to happen at next May's E3 games expo in Los Angeles.
As you can see from the images, PSP is looking pretty damn slick indeed, with a large, 4.5in LCD screen that will support a 480 x 272 pixel resolution and a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. The expected PlayStation 'symbol' buttons are all present and correct, along with Select, Start and power buttons. There's even a nice looking 'UMD' logo, which stands for Universal Media Device - the disc that will store PSP's software. On the reverse you can see a circle which may, perhaps, show the UMD spinning as it's read. However, we have to again say these images don't necessarily represent what the final PSP will look like... and a lot could change between now and launch.
For now though, Kutaragi is content to tease us even further with the possibilities of PSP. For one thing it's expected that PSP will eventually be able to act as a telecommunications device, perhaps similar to Nokia's N-Gage which doubles as a mobile phone. In addition we already know about the built in USB 2.0 and wireless network connections, which could well make PSP the on-the-go gaming platform of choice. Yesterday Kutaragi also stated his intention to take on Apple's iPod head-on, as PSP will allow you to listen to music and potentially watch videos too.
2004 is shaping up to be the most exciting year for PlayStation since launch, and we're going to be there all the way with the official information - stay tuned.
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