The detailed specification for the newly announced Nintendo 3DS has made clear the fact the the 3DS appears to surpass the PSP in every respect, particularly in the crucial areas of graphics and storage space, prompting some to proclaim the end of the PSP…
The specification in full:
Size (when closed):
Approximately 134mm wide, 74mm long, 21mm inches thick.Weight:
230g.Top Screen:
3.53-inch widescreen LCD display, enabling 3D view without the need for special glasses; with 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing).Touch Screen:
3.02-inch LCD with 320×240 pixel resolution with a touch screen.Cameras:
One inner camera and two outer cameras with 640×480 (0.3 Mega) pixel resolution.Nintendo 3DS Game Card:
2 GB max at launch.Wireless Communication:
Can communicate in the 2.4 GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the Internet and allow people to enjoy games with others.Will support IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the Internet while in sleep mode.
Game Controls:
Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, + Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, “Slide Pad” that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.Other Input Controls:
3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.Input/Output:
A port that accepts both Nintendo 3DS game cards and game cards for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal and a stereo headphone output jack.Sound:
Stereo speakers positioned to the left and right of the top screen.Battery:
Lithium ion battery, details TBA.
Many have commented to the effect that these specs completely surpass the PSP in every respect, even down to the 2GB game cards exceeding the 1.8GB capacity of the UMD, and with much faster loading likely. And this leaves aside the matter of the new “3D” screen Nintendo is employing…
The tendency for Nintendo consoles to play host to a less mature array of titles also appears to have been reversed, with several top franchises more usually associated with Sony and Microsoft appearing alongside the obligatory Mario and Zelda (apparently a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake) titles.
A selection of those games, as published by Nintendo:
Below is a document purporting to list all the upcoming releases for the 3DS:
Meanwhile all Sony can muster in response this E3 is the earlier failed PSP Go and a pathetic array of new titles for its Move Wiimote-alike controller – woe betide Microsoft and Sony should Nintendo ever finally return with an HD console.
The 3DS is “set for release in all major markets by March 2011,” according to Nintendo.
Atm, only one reason to get for me. Kingdom hearts :/ Though really looking forward to others to come
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PSP2>3DS
There is no PSP 2 and Sony doesn’t plan to make one.
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I’m a gigantic fanboy of GREAT GAMES making a system fail or not…
Let’s account for some things:
1) The N3DS is like the upgrade from Gamecube to Wii…. A gimmick and moderately better graphics. Sure, making a bunch of ports and slapping 3D on them seems to solve all our gaming woes… But seriously. These games are old-hat. They’ve all been played before on previous consoles EXCEPT Kid Icarus.
[I refuse to call Ocarina of Time 3D a new title… All they did was smoothe-over on polygonal sprites]
2) The majority of the N3DS titles are just 3D titles instead of 2D…. not actual 3d. They just used Ps2 graphics on some games (PSP was doing this already.)
3) The DS and PSP are each five years old… So a next gen console will always hypothetically end a last gen console.
4) N3DS to Wii connectivity is a myth… Even normal PSPs can communicate with a PS3 already. Might I mention that ADHOC for the PS3 already turns a 5 year old system into a 3D system capable of good online play.
5)Gyro and motion sensor kinda things have ALREADY been made into a Nintendo trademark…Microsoft and Sony just made motion devices more accurate for PRACTICAL gaming by using more than one sensor.
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The bottom line? Nintendo and Sony are taking consoles in different directions.
Nintendo is going for an on-the-go approach to show cutscenes and “3D” graphics of PORTS of existing titles…. while providing a few of their own. On the go gaming… Online. What they did with the DS. It’s the good-old-Apple-approach. Throw a new iTOY and everyone buys it.
Sony is taking innovation with a hub approach to online play (most DS online play is at home anyways). It’s an innovation that has never been done before. Sony is making HIGH QUALITY GAMING but by use of a PS3 as a HD Hub to allow for better-streamed online gaming. I’m sure the PSP2 will follow suit on that. If ADHOC is improved, the matchmaking mechanics of a room system will be expanded into subcatagorizing into rooms designated for games…. while fusing the multi-national adhocs into one entity…… In other words, they are trying to immerse people by linking exising products.
Sure, as a gamer… I will eventually buy a N3DS. However, I’ll buy a N3DS when they inevitably make the flashcart around November next year. Additionally, the new JUMP fighting game probably won’t be around until 2012… So, I’ll continue pirating, and on occasion, buying games for my DSiXL.
For those who made the argument:
PSP has always had better games than the DS. It wasn’t until year 5 that PSP had really amazing online play though. See many good DS anime titles? Fighting games? RPGs? Sure you have Pokemon, Zelda, and Jump…. but what else?
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In closing:
DSiXL will live for another 2 years when the N3DS actually has decent games, piracy, and a good install-base.
PSP died because of hacking and a lack of good online-play until year 5 to developers.
Inevitably, a PSP2 will be made….. It’ll use the PSPGO as a base…. Fans will rage. N3DS will be hacked because Nintendo is in a rush to throw it out. (especially considering most of the stuff of the games we’ve been shown are cutscenes).
Nintendo failed the show so hard… Even the developer of Zelda couldn’t use the shotty Wiimote… N3DS is just a PSP Graphics DS….Sony won the show with a good 3D showing AND motion controller…. Microsoft did okay with the KINECT, Fable3, HaloReach, and so-forth.
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@ Anon 16:22 23/06/2010
Fucken’ fail. Get the f♥♥k outta my interwebz. Nao.
Derp.
Wow, you’re an idiot. how can you call the DS->3DS is same as gamecube->wii, when the 3DS’s specs are better than the PSPs, not to mention the increased screen resolution and the 3D effect?
Some fanboy indeed. Do some goddamn research next time.
“Both Sony and Microsoft would suffer greatly if Nintendo was to make a HD console.”
The only guys who’s gonna be pretty annoyed with this statement are the Sony and Xbox fanboys. Heh…