Gampark's GP2X Wiz handheld now available
By Nilay Patel 
posted August 26th 2008 12:50PM
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if i get that, i wouldn't have to homebrew my PSP anymore. then, i can actually use my PSP to play PSP games!
To play what?
With Pandora around the corner, I don't see much point in throwing anymore money at GPH... especially when it appears that they still can't get the controls right.
Indeed, unless you can't wait for it. I also hope Pandora controls will work fine .__.''
Pandora was "around the corner" back in March.
It's not like it's the first piece of electronics to get delayed. This happens all the time, especially with game systems.
The pandora is going to be epic win.
Yes, but you say "around the corner" as if it meant something. You might as well just say, "It may not be worth it to spend two Benjamins now when I can spend three or four in the next 365+ days."
The point is that the community is moving on to bigger and better things. This is a niche product, and the market it's targeted at has its sights set on bigger things, no matter what the price and release date are. I don't think there are many people left, holding their breath, waiting for the next generation GP2X.
I say this as someone who's thrown his money at GPH products in the past, including the last generation GP2X, and will be sitting this one out. If this machine had come out instead of the f200, it may have been a winner. The homebrew/emu climate has changed in the past year, and this device just doesn't fly.
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136370
Pandora Shipping and Preorder details
Not bad. ;-)
The problem is that Pandora's way too expensive for the average gamer. While I agree that the controls of this look lacking, they might feel better than they look. The other specs are very good, however, along with the fact that porting GP2x games will be simple. OLED screen. :)
Meant as a response to Nate, by the way.
I have to say that it was a bad mistake to build the unit with only two shoulder buttons. This machine's more than capable of emulating PS1 games, but it doesn't have enough buttons. Sad.
I don't think the average gamer gives a crap about the Wiz or the Pandora. They're perfectly happy with their DSs and PSPs.
These devices aren't made for the average gamer. These are made for people who like to get their hands dirty.
The above average gamer.
Abso-fucking-lutely!
I love this, but... two D-Pads?
How the hell is that functional at all?
If you want to play with your friend, you could have 2 controllers?
And you guys thought that wireless controllers for 360 and PS3 were the invention of satan.
With the stylus it looks like it could be a touch screen...righty or lefty friendly d-pads. I may be completely wrong though...
Nah, It's probably just a pen, I've always hated when consoles don't have pens integrated.
Games like 'Smash TV'
i have a nice pmp, so caring that it can play videos is out.
it's way bigger than my mp3 player, so forget that.
i'm also pretty sure these games that are supposed to be coming out might be out shined by a couple of companies called nintendo and sony.
probably skipping this one...
Is there some advantage to this versus the GP2X F-200, which is $169?
I'm really hating that data/power connection.
erm, the processing power?
really that hard to find?
Dynamism says it has 1GB of internal flash storage, not 16GB.
I will keep an eye to this gadget just not sure what games will come out of it... I guess it's better than the other handheld that died...
Like the fact that it has OLED but we'll wait and see how the quality is.
Games like 'Smash TV'
I think I'd rather have a PSP with custom firmware for the same price. It has better controls for playing my old Lucas Arts adventure games and plenty of accessories available.
Not that I'm screaming for this thing myself, but care to explain how a device with a touch screen has worse controls for point-and-click adventures than the PSP?
OLED screen FTW!
I hope that the buttons on the right aren't really a d-pad and instead are 4 separate buttons. Otherwise, I think this looks nice.
Pandora looks great, of course, but over $300 for a device that will primarily have emus, ports of Quake and Doom, tired rehashes of long existing games and uber-crappy "originals"? Pandora has a "who's who" of homebrew developers on board, which essentially means that that is exactly what it will get, and that's not worth $300 IMHO. In fact, the GP2X Wiz isn't worth it's asking price either. If it were under $50 I'd consider it.
you could at least google the thing your whining about.
The pandora will have firefox, ps1, and probably n64 emulation.
Looks very much like the Archos GMini series 400... like here: http://www.mobilewhack.com/images/archos.jpg
ARM9 processor.....isn't it the one that can run Android or linux operating systems????
If yes...then 533Mhz is fine for Damn Small Linux....
You do realize that the GP2X OS is linux based?
Yeah i know that....but what im saying is that is it possible to install another linux distribution or android.... ?
Any news on a UK release?
I think this is a bit of a step backwards all things considering
I don't know that it's a step backwards. But, it's hardly a step forward.
People, this is a handheld emulation box. Virtually everything is already available for it. That's where its chief virtue lies, not as a standalone platform. :)
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me...
um, the title says "gampark"...
While it should be "Gamepark Holdings" I wont do the story, as it has been told too many times. Infact it must soon reach the mind of engadget that Gamepark is out of business and that GPH is another company.
Looks nice, but...ah...no.
Hmm, I don't think the device deserves to be more expensive than the GP2X. But I like the people at GPH so I'll probably grab one once there is a solid foundation of homebrew.
I might buy this is they added a wifi chip but that won't happen so here i come pandora!
They need to fix the abyx buttons
holding out for pandora myself- I will pre-order on day one if I can get in
5 hour battery life!?