Sony announces PSP's battery life...

[OB1]

Far closer and more accurate than your comparisons!

I'm actually comparing consoles from the same companies that we're comparing handhelds with. Your comparison is crap.

Uhh... why do you mention the headphone adapter so often when I said that its an incredibly stupid idea to have it as a required extra? So its hard to get... so? Does that matter a lot? I think getting headphones that fit that plug isn't too hard...

Yes it matters, as it shows that little things like this don't kill a system. Having to get an extra battery pack to make things more convenient will not kill the PSP.

And you need the special GBA SP headphone adapter to use headphones. It fits into the recharge socket.

And that fact is a big part of why they might be in a lot more trouble than you expect.

Adults like handheld electronic devices, adults have money to pay for said devices, and adults make up most of the videogame market. I don't see how Sony targeting adults with the PSP is going to do anything but make it a huge success.

Sure, but three to six months here won't hurt much at all. Not if the next GB is anywhere near as good as it easily could be!

If it's comparable to the PSP in every way then sure Nintendo probably won't suffer too much. But that's a big if...

Go ahead and understate it all you want, but it is a significant issue with a so-called-portable console. You are limited by the batteries. If they run out you are in trouble... if you use normal batteries at least you can always go to the store and buy more. Being tethered to a power supply is far more limiting... especially when the battery life is short like this thing's is. And don't mention 'buy a second battery' because you can do that with a GBA-SP too and run it for 30 hours instead of 15... it is a MAJOR limitation! Especially for people who actually would use a portable console in a portable setting...
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So buying an extra $15-20 battery pack is much worse than buying $20 worth of batteries each month?? You're off your rocker, boy. This will only be a limitation for extremely lazy people.

[quote]OB1, that dodges the whole point of what I was saying! I said 'there isn't a big market for portable consoles for adults at this time'. and 'I just don't know if the PSP will magically create one out of thin air'. You clearly think that it will... but I have VERY strong doubts. I think gamers who get older are less likely to WANT a portable console, Sony or not...

That's absolutely insane. "There's no market for handhelds targeted towards adults"??? You have no idea what you're talking about, do you? The PSP will fit in perfectly with cell phones, portable DVD players, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players, etc. The handheld electronics market is incredibly huge, and assuming that nobody would want to play a powerful handheld gaming system shows extreme ignorance towards this subject. Adults love portable electronics, and adults love games. But putting them together will somehow result in tragedy? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.