Compact Portable Games Consoles and the near future developments

PSP Product Specifications
Product Name: PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Color: Black
Dimensions:170 mm (L) x 74 mm (W) x 23 mm (D)
Weight: 260 g (including battery)
Main Memory: (32MB card included)
Embedded DRAM: 4MB
Display: 4.3 inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD, 480 x 272 pixel (16.77 million colors)
Speakers: Built-in stereo speakers
Main Input/Output: IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), USB 2.0 (Target), Memory Stick™ PRO Duo, IrDA, IR Remote (SIRCS)
Disc Drive: UMD Drive (Playback only)
Profile: PSP Game, UMD Audio, UMD Video
Main Connectors: DC OUT 5V, Terminals for charging built-in battery, Headphone/Microphone/Control connector
Keys/Switches: Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)Analog pad, Enter keys (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), Left, Right keys START, SELECT, HOME, POWER On/Hold/Off switch, Brightness control, Sound Mode, Volume +/-, Wireless LAN On/Off switch, UMD Eject
Power: Built-in lithium-ion battery, AC adaptor
Access Control: Region Code, Parental Control
Available Accessories: Stand, Headphone with remote commander, Headphone with remote commander and microphone, External battery pack, Case, Strap

Nintendo DS Lite Specs

Dimensions/Weight
Type - Handheld
Weight - 0.217 kg
Dimensions - 133x72x21mm
Colour - Black or white
Memory - Game

Media type - Cartridge
Sound

Sound Output Mode - Stereo
Input Device
Input device type - D-pad; four buttons plus shoulder buttons and select and start buttons; stylus on lower touch screen
Display
Display resolution - 256x192pixels
Power
Mains - Yes
Battery - Rechargeable
Communications
Wi-Fi - Yes

(My own written) Overview

The Psp's specifications, overall are better than that of the DS's. The screen resoultion, and therefore better quality graphics, has a far bigger screen. Which too, aids in the superior screen quality (picture, movie, & gaming aspects). Both consoles have independant media disks/cartridges. The psp's UMD (universal media disk) and the DS's cartridge.

The DS has been designed primarily for gaming and this is apparent in it's set up and design. However, this has been Nintendo's only objective since they first started, with none of their consoles being able to play dvd's or cds.

The psp however, has been designed with the primary purpose of gaming. However Sony have taken into consideration current advances in technology, making it completely possible for newly released DVDs to be put onto their UMD's. Ironically, Sony are the pioneers of the DVD, the UMD and now the Blu-Ray. The 3 kings of home and media entertainment.

Sony Console Functions

Playstation One - Just games.

PS one (a developed lightweight version) - just games.

PS2 - Games, Cds & DVDs.

PS2 slim - Games, Cds, Dvds & mp3s.

Psp - Umd Games & movies, Pictures, Mp3, wireless internet & networking.

PS3 - Games, Blu-ray games, Dvds, Blu-ray Dvds, Cds, Mp3, Pictures, Wireless internet & networking, wireless controllers.

As you can see, over time, the games console has almost evolved. Things have been added to make the gaming experience wider. With internet acces now available, will the gaming industry start to challenge with computing? Will we eventually have just one object for our everyday needs? gaming, music, photos, the internet, film, news, will the pioneering gaming industry merge with other medias to make a super console, a handheld key to eveything we need? One vie for this possiblity has been made, but not from the gaming industry. From the music & computing giants Apple. The I- phone has been the first handheld to encorporate nearly EVERYTHING that can be thought of. Users can uses the internet wirelessly, take photos, use i-tunes for music, check out the weather, news, stock market shares, play games, watch films. This was clearly the first step towards the next generation of all-in-one media, will Sony and other gaming giants pick up the gauntlet thrown down by Apple?