RealView's V-Screen for PSP pledges to add depth where there is none

The original PSP was never the most svelte of handhelds, and we've generally not been fans of accessories that make it even bigger -- bulky battery packs and card readers and the like. So, the V-Screen from RealView already has one strike against it, since it looks larger even than the console itself. That it promises to do something impossible is a second strike, saying it can create "a fully 3 dimensional experience from the PSP screen" -- supposedly making all of your 2D games played on a 2D screen appear 3D. To us it looks a high-end version of those magnifying glasses we used to stick on our green, postage stamp Game Boy screens back in the day, and while we expect it to be just as effective, we'll reserve full judgment until the thing releases this fall and some reviews trickle in. That said, it doesn't look to be PSPgo compatible, and that could be the third strike right there.

[Via Joystiq]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:49AM]

Never the most svelte?

Its was in a class of its own.....when it was released.

Anyway, solid eye anyone? (MGA2)

[Snelpiller Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:25PM]

to be fair, the DS was bigger :P Atleast the old one, dunno about the new one. Dont think its thinner then the 3000

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:16AM]

Impossible.

[eBarthelman Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:36AM]

This was actually invented by the father of one of the members of the fantastic post-rock band Mogwai.

http://twitter.com/plasmatron/status/2762898295

[Wwhat Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:25PM]

Good link, it's probably the exact same thing yeah, same bastards making yet another 200 quid stealing from the too trusting.

[Wwhat Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:42AM]

I installed this on my perpetual motion machine and it increased its output 2 cubic times.

[Khav Posted Jul 22nd 2009 10:55AM]

Reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDEebdmfqpA

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:13PM]

The author's right, this reminds me of those crazy screen magnifiers everyone used to use for their Gameboys and Game Gears back in the day.

[unboring Posted Jul 22nd 2009 5:07PM]

thats what happens when i wear my red blue 3d glasses around the house. It makes everything 3D! really it does! /s

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 25th 2009 4:33AM]

looks like a virtualboy to me.

[UnclGhost Posted Jul 25th 2009 8:23PM]

It looks like one of those rock things that make text and stuff look like it's on the surface of the rock when you put it on a newspaper.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 5th 2009 5:51PM]

I miss peripherals like this that "enhance" the overall gameplay experience. Reminds me of the good ol' GameBoy days with the plug in lights and magnification lenses. Bring on the V-Screen!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 6th 2009 8:14AM]

This thing actually works and looks great!!!!

It also gives my PsP a hole new feel.

Why would i want to go for the PsP Go anyway since i spent so much time on my PsP what happens to all of that now THE PsP Go can simply GO AWAY its useless.

So all in all the V-Screen IS GREAT no more straining the eyes