Sony announces PSP's battery life...

[OB1]

Heh... I knew OB1 would try to make this sound like a good thing...

That's because it is a good thing.

Heh... I knew OB1 would try to make this sound like a good thing...

Oh please, now you're comparing the cost of home electricity to batteries? You're nuts.

Oh, and its not just about if I play for 3 hours at one sitting... its about if I play for over three hours away from a power outlet. And I'm sure that plenty of people will in fact want to be able to play for over 3 to 6 hours away from power... and then of course once that 3 to 6 hours runs out you can't use the thing off the electricity for ANOTHER three to six hours. That's a major problem for a 'portable' console...

You'll be able to recharge it in a car or a building, so unless you live in the mountains far away from civilization it shouldn't be a problem. And what is with you people thinking that it takes as long to recharge these batteries as it does to drain them? Most high-end electronic devices don't take long to recharge.

What about someone on a long plane flight? Partway through the thing gives out and you cannot use it for the rest of the trip... batteries have all kinds of problems, like high cost, but they're easily replacable. Or what if you use it a lot in a morning then realie that for the next six hours you won't be able to use the thing? That's not good...

10-20 vs. 3-6. Hmm, I wonder which I prefer...

Ever heard of spare battery packs before? You're so silly. If the PSP is anything like a digital camera or portable DVD player, you'll be able to switch battery packs for situations such as long flights.

It'll have games because of the Sony name... but whether it'll be a success? As I've said many times, I don't know... with that battery life and high price I do not see any way it'll beat the GBA.

Plus, Nintendo's next handheld will come out soon afterwards...

If it does things that Nintendo's next handheld won't be able to do (and that's taking into consideration that the next Nintendo handheld will be out shorter after the PSP is released), is reasonably priced, and has good games then it won't be difficult for Sony to seriously compete with the Gameboy or take over the handheld market. As I explained above, the battery life isn't an issue.