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Oh right. Absolutely nothing.]]>Apr 4th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
Apple is also likely to start diversifying. They might come up with a 5 (or 8 or more) megapixel camera, flash and real lens and all. They might make much larger batteries. They might one day kill the psp by merely bringing a series of "pro-gamers" iphones or ipod touch with the required buttons. (this latest one is a stretch, given their design history, but it becomes plausible if they decide to go head-on against sony and nintendo).

Sony you have been milking this old piece of tech since Pluto was a planet. Please wake up. Throw that UMD diskettes away, for christ's sake. Put in a phone in its place. You have to integrate your small gadget strategy. No more scores of PSPs & Mp3s and boring phones and cameras. Make something new, like the PSP was in the dark ages. Give us shock and awe.

Or maybe continue on your gradual transformation into Creative Labs.]]>Apr 4th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/I think their prices are ridiculous.]]>Apr 4th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/$10 to the first one of you that actually admits they are sexually attracted Steve Jobs or admits they've had sex with their IPhone.

@Linhares - I'm going to save this absurd tripe and post it up again when apple releases their 3.0 phone and we can all have a good laugh :)

"The ipod touch will most likely come with a mic built in (otherwise they wouldn't be bundling in the 'mic' app). And that means skype on the touch without any mess.
Apple is also likely to start diversifying. They might come up with a 5 (or 8 or more) megapixel camera, flash and real lens and all. They might make much larger batteries. They might one day kill the psp by merely bringing a series of "pro-gamers" iphones or ipod touch with the required buttons."]]>Apr 4th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
What you fail to get is that Sony has this crazy assortment of half baked products all over the map. I had a sony ericsson phone, and to listen to mp3s it required some proprietary jack. The psp, which I also have, is, to this date, stuck with those huge outdated UMDs.

Apple is not perfect of course. I hate the fact that itunes is country-by-country (while TPB is worldwide). Skype isn't available for those sorry Canadians. I could go on and on; there's plenty to complain about them. But Sony is slowly dying, whether you like it or not. ]]>Apr 4th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
Wow, I didn't know Ozzie Guillen was gay.



Not that there's anything wrong with that.]]>Apr 4th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/No, I don't want to bet that apple will improve their camera on the iphone or include a mic on the touch, but I would like to bet that apple will not, "come up with a 5 (or 8 or more) megapixel camera, flash and real lens and all"
and I would also like to bet that apple will not "bring[ing] a series of "pro-gamers" iphones or ipod touch with the required buttons."

The required buttons and the larger battery would both DESTROY their aesthetic and that is the first and foremost design consideration. Some third party might offer an add on but the iPhone will NEVER have the 'required buttons' for a serious portable gaming system

Also, why would you mention the proprietary jack on your sony ericson phone when I am sure you are aware of the proprietary headphone chip on the nano? Or rather, the proprietary EVERYTHING to do with apple.

As for a mic on the touch...I really have to wonder. Being in bed with AT&T, they might not want to lose phone time and they certainly don't want to lose iphone sales to the touch. I vote no to the mic but I'm not married to it. :)
Best,
KevinC]]>Apr 5th 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.edibleapple.com/report-apple-orders-32-and-5-megapixel-camera-sensors/

"a recent report from DigiTimes which notes that Apple recently secured an order with OmniVision for 3.2 megapixel image sensors to be used in the next version of the iPhone. Apple is largely rumored to be releasing the next iteration of the iPhone sometime this June, and as reports of upgraded hardware keep rolling in, the next iPhone model keeps looking better and better. Some of the already rumored upgrades for the upcoming iPhone include Video Recording capabilities, new and innovative battery technology, a 32GB model, faster Internet speeds, and of course, the new iPhone OS."

I have a PSP and an iPhone, and I love them both. ]]>Apr 4th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/It's really not that important to me BUT:
First, apple ordered some 3.2 mega pixel cameras. It is 'assumed' they will be used in the iphone, and they might...hell, they probably will be. This is a far cry from the "a 5 (or 8 or more) mega pixel camera, flash and real lens" that you stated.
Also, I would not hold out on a "new and innovative battery technology." I really don't consider apple an innovator, their a stylist. They have produced a great product with limitations and intentional locks, that infuriate me, to maintain an iron fisted grip on their hardware/software. The things that can't be done on the iphone, that are innate to the hardware, should have effected sales. It's too pretty for that though...consumers like pretty bobbles. - side rant, sorry.

At any rate, I don't own an iphone so I don't know about the battery but I imagine battery life is an issue due to apple's insistence that multitasking isn't in place due to battery life. If that is the only reason for the battery discussion, no, I do not believe they will do anything about it. I believe the multitasking issue is about software control, not battery life.
I also don't own a psp, I just don't think that iphone is the end all be all portable electronic device.
Best]]>Apr 5th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 6th 2009 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 5th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Didn't you notice, man?]]>Apr 4th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 13th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
If this were still 2004, Sony could have the right to say this, but c'mon, 5 years later and they're still bashing Nintendo, Sony you FAIL!!!!!]]>Apr 4th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
Doesn't the new DSi have decreased battery life compared to the DS? You must be a Nintendo fanboy, all the points that you made about the PSP, slimmer at cost of battery life, releasing in random colors etc, is exactly what the DSi is doing. Heck, you are losing GBA support witht he DSi compared to the DS. So what if the PSP got a mic, Nintendo added a random camera. Don't nitpick at the PSP and point out the realtive "crappy versions" when Nintendo is doing the same shit.]]>Apr 4th 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/"I'd be butt-hurt too if I still sold and supported a console that had graphics like the original PSX..."
What kind of graphics does the DS have then you dumbass? HD?]]>Apr 4th 2009 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
I take it Setnev has never played the new God of War: Chains of Olympus or Resistance: Retribution titles.]]>Apr 4th 2009 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
From what I hear the battery in the DSi does drain faster than the DS lite - if you don't change the settings. By default the DSi's screens are several levels brighter than the max setting on the lite. Drop that down to DS lite brightness and it should be about the same (should be doing that anyway for an effective comparison).]]>Apr 5th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/]]>Apr 5th 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/

But in all honesty, you have got to see that a majority of DS games are aimed at the kids, while PSP seems to follow the more mature audience...]]>Apr 4th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 5th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
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But "the dominant mobile gaming platform"? Not a chance. Touchscreen is fine for a lot of things, but there are just too many gaming genres where it would just be too imprecise and frustrating. There's no way the iPhone or the Touch will surpass a purpose-built, dedicated gaming handheld as the mainstream mobile gaming platform. It just won't happen.]]>Apr 4th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
Granted, there's a few games that touchscreen might make better, but the DS already has that, as well as buttons.]]>Apr 4th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
Comparing battery life of the DS and iPod touch / iPhone isn't entirely fair, though, because if my DS battery runs out, I can't play games- if my phone's battery runs out, I can't call or text people, which is significantly more important. (or it is for me, anyway)]]>Apr 4th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/It should be Epsilon-Naught]]>Apr 5th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 6th 2009 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
I don't think I'll be able to get into PSP gaming mainly because of the hacking that's so prevalent online.]]>Apr 4th 2009 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 4th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/

-oh and you spelled wieners wrong. :p]]>Apr 4th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/Apr 5th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/04/sony-says-the-dsi-is-for-kids-the-psp-is-for-winners/
I'm doing something.]]>Apr 5th 2009 7:05AM