Sony announces PSP's battery life...

[Great Rumbler]

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.

IF it is and with such a low batter life it should be.

And what is with you people thinking that it takes as long to recharge these batteries as it does to drain them?

The rechargeable batteries I have take about 3 hours, and doesn't the GBA take several hours to recharge?

Most rechargeable battery packs are around $15-20, so it's no big deal.

Except that it's an additional charge on top of the potentially high price you are already paying. Of course you could not get an extra battery, but then you'd have to contend with the short battery life.

If the system is around $200-250 then that would be pretty good considering how powerful it's going to be.

But not compared to Nintendo's next handheld.

That's because it is a good thing.

Yes, having a rechargeable battery is a good thing, having a short battery life, however, is not.