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[bryant]

I held a Playstation Portable in my hands today. Nothing about the experience made me any less impatient for the day when I will own my own. It is somewhat larger than the Nintendo DS, but the space is put to good use with the incredibly gorgeous and vivid screen, rather than being wasted with a (so far) useless touchscreen. The controls feel good. I did not experience the problem with the square button that many have reported. The analog stick is amazing. It's a marvelous piece of technology.

I note with some pleasure that it is possible to transcode video for playback on the PSP. While you'll only get about one movie per memory stick, it's still a nice little feature.

Comments

[telepresence.livejournal.com]

Mmm, jealous. To be honest, I've never been much of a portable system type gamer, I've never owned a Gameboy for example. But I find the PSP gorgeous. Some of the sweetest form-factor outside of Apple. And yeah, it appeals to me more than the DS. If it has any kind of compelling software Sony will most likely get me, damn them.

[bluegargantua]

Good.

Something to play on the flight out to Indy.

Bad.

Something to play in bed when my girlfriend is trying to sleep.

Tom

[kniedzw.livejournal.com]

I wasn't aware you flew out to Indianapolis frequently. If you're available at some point, we should hang out when you're in the area. I work at the airport, after all...

[bluegargantua]

No, this'll be in August when I'm out for Gen-Con.

But it never hurts to plan ahead...
Tom