PSP2 wishlist thread. What do you want under the hood?

[Aggie_CEO]

Whoops, I forgot one - full integration with Playstation Network. Same profile, same friends list, messaging on the go, etc.



While I'm not opposed to this like Xbox Live; it's a whole other can of worms. A console with a monthly service fee most likely won't go over well with consumers, and at that point if you're paying AT&T or Sprint to use your PSP2 on their Network; then Sony may as well incorporate mobile phone functionality as well - and then we run into the whole "What is it trying to do" debate that killed the original PSP for a lot of people.

In addition you'll then have people b***hing about how the phone aspect that they have no intention of using is inflating the price of the system.

And do we really want more multiple SKU consoles? PSP2 w/ Phone, and PSP without?



It's called the Playstation Store. :P



Sony's PC software is always rubbish, be it for Minidisc players, PSP, or Digital Voice recorders. Sony's PC software end needs to just die. Not to mention it limits the market to PC only. Sony's terrible about cross platform support.

[b]What I would rather see[b] is PSP games coming with vouchers for a "Free Digital copy" like a lot of BRD and DVD's are doing these days. I don't want to get butt-violated on double dips paying for the same game twice; and I'd rather just eliminate the need for proprietary software that you will need another device to copy the data over with.

Vouchers for downloads will work much better with direct integration with Playstation Store.

just because it has a slot for a SIM card doesnt mean it will have a monthly fee......it will essentially be UNLOCKED and you could take your SIM from your phone and stick it in there......thats the Joy of GSM networks and SIM cards.....

[The_Marquis]

just because it has a slot for a SIM card doesnt mean it will have a monthly fee......it will essentially be UNLOCKED and you could take your SIM from your phone and stick it in there......thats the Joy of GSM networks and SIM cards.....

Riiiiiiight.

That's marketing to a smarter than normal consumer, which is what initially negatively impacted the PSP. Remember everybody b***hing about buying UMD movies and the battery life, when all the smart people were ripping their DVD's and dumping them to the memory stick with Handbrake or another utility.

In addition if the PSP2 could be used with a wireless service, it seems obvious that Sony would push that angle of the market for it.

Also this assumes you have a phone that uses a SIM card.

PSP is fine with VOIP / Skype IMO.

I haven't been keeping up with the Joneses, what exactly does the Nintendo DSi do that the old ones didn't?

[Aggie_CEO]

true.......but hell they could have a model that has the option for say $300 and one that doesnt for just $200.....that way people like me who dont GET cell phones thru the provider has the option to pop their own SIM card in.......

yea PSP is fine with Skype........I dont want the GSM for anything other than being able to access PSN in places that DONT have Wi-Fi.....

as for the DSi........ummmmmm it has a 3.25" screen(DS Lite is 3"), Two 0.3 Megapixel cameras, SD card slot, and it doesnt have the GBA slot which makes games like Guitar Hero: On Tour useless.....

[devilmaker]

Well, certainly without a doubt I want inbuilt flash or HDD memory. It would just make things simple. But I'm not too fussed, so long as they still keep the memory slot as well, got a 16GB for my PSP.

About the twin sticks, it would be a step up but not something that I would really say it needed. Sure it would open the field for much more games and possibly even more hardcore games, but they can still work fine on the single stick the PSP has atm.

Forget about in-built cameras, GPS devices and phone capabilities. I want the new PSP to have more of a network and fully use the PSN rather than for the store. Plus, the UMD format needs to be kept. I hate it when people say that this may be the last generation that will still play games on hardware. Sure, downloads will increase and people may prefer to download games than to carry them around, especially for a portable device. Yet, to completely remove all sort of hardware versions of games to me does not sound like the right move, and until connection speeds become much quicker it would still be faster to simple go to a shop, buy a 50GB Blu-Ray game than downloading all that to your HDD, that would also need to be made much larger for such a market. Oops, I veered off course there.

[saskbob]

Hey guys, just got my first PSP a 3000 and am loving it. The one addition I would like would be bluetooth support and/or direct wi-fi or ad-hoc to the PS3. With bluetooth I could use my DS3 easily as a proper controller.

Maybe then we could remote play ALL the content, because to me even with lag I would like to be able to play all my games on the PS3 remote play.

Also support for all the video codecs the PS3 supports, and a way to transfer content between PSP and PS3 without using a USB cable.

Otherwise it's a brilliant gadget, I think they need to adjust the springs on the analog nub though,as it doesn't have enough feedback and is very sensitive.

If they are going to use this as a media player versus the ipod touch they really need to look at the build quality as well. It has a very nice screen but it feels very very plasticky and the back panels want to fall off. A psp2 would hopefully feel more solid.

[zippypatrick]

Erm, some games i want

[saskbob]

Actually i would love to see a PSP with the option to go UMD free at a reduced price. This is supposed to be portable. Either that or sell games on flashsticks. That UMC sucks battery power badly compared to flash memory. That is one of the sweetest things about the DS, it seems like forever before it needs charging.

I think brick and mortar stores need to have games available but every UMD game should be purchasable from the e-store. We aren't limited by memory constraints like the blu-ray. A UMD only holds like 1 gig.

[Aggie_CEO]

UMD is 1.8GB max......

[jayman867]

Hmm I got a 3000 and returned it two days later because the screen is made of butter. JK They need a scratch resistant screen on this thing already. I have a Garmin that is 3 years old, that I use for mountain biking and it has not one scratch on it. PSP wiped with a microfiber cloth right out of the package POW three faint scratches on it. Additionally the screen needs to be seamless with the body so it is one solid piece again. An option of a matte finish would also be nice. Right now the formula goes: Make system fingerprint magnet-then make out of butter so scratches are inevitable. It needs to be more portable as well this thing is so delicate I was afraid to even leave my room with it let alone go anywhere else.

[mdboots]

i want the touch screen to also be my blueray remote when needed. i would really love someone to use it as the rear view mirror in a driving game or something like the ds there you tv is the main image and you map or radar is the psp.

also i would love it if most downloable games of the psn would run on it. i think this would be a great shot at loading all the great Ps2 game on the PSN and then playing them on the psp2