If the hype is to be believed Nintendo’s 3DS will utterly destroy all flimsy PSP opposition and be crowned undisputed king of handhelds come release, but the release of the GPU used in the device and a subsequent comparison to its PSP nemesis seems to put this in doubt, at least going by the paper specification…
The comparison shows the 3DS trailing slightly in polygon output and leading strongly in fill rate (although it is not yet clear whether the lower screen draws on this fill rate as well or not):
This comparison has been interpreted as showing a slight to moderate lead on the part of the 3DS, although the screenshots thus far shown seem significantly superior to the PSP’s current level (as crudely demonstrated by 2ch below), and it would be quite surprising if the 3DS were to be released at a significantly higher price than a 6-year-old console whilst only sporting comparable graphics.
So, this thing’s only MARGINALLY better than something 6 years old?
awesome but what do you expect psp is hella old, it still sony’s first handheld no?
how many times did nintendo have to try to finaly just barely pass sony’s psp in terms of hardware.
but hey love both my psp and dsi. can’t wait to see the 3DS in action though.
Don’t care about the specs! I’m just dreaming about playing Peace Walker on 3DS!
I no longer care about Starfox 3ds I want SIN AND PUNISHMENT to get a 3DS version. That would be awesome. hell I'm even dusting off my Wii just to buy that awesome game.
I’ll get the 3DS lite or 3DS XL LOL