"Sony has officially announced PlayStation Portable launch information. The PSP will launch in Japan on December 12, for 19,800 yen (US$185). The PSP package includes the PSP system, AC Adapter and Battery Pack. The battery life has also been confirmed, the PSP uses rechargeable Li-Ion battery which can be used for 4-6 hours for playing games, and 4-5 hours for watching videos. 21 titles will be released throughout December 2004.

Sony will also release a PSP Value Pack on the same date, for 24800 yen, which includes the PSP, Memory Stick Duo 32MB, Battery Pack, AC Adaptor, Headphone with remote control, carrying case and hand strap.

Sony will ship 200,000 units of PSP at launch, an additional 500,000 units by the end of 2004, and accum. The PSP will launch in US and Europe sometimes before March 2005.

The PSP will have built-in wireless communication support, which follows the IEEE802.11b standard, capable to transfer up to 11Mbps within 120 meters, or 1Mpbs within 460 meters.

Sony also confirmed that the PSP can exchange data with other portable / handheld devices."

In other news... Square Enix announced its first PSP title, called Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, an action RPG based on the settings of Final Fantasy VII, as the fourth entry in the Compilation of the Final Fantasy VII project. The game is headed by Yoshinori Kitase, and directed by Hajime Tahata. No release date has been set for the game.

Now I must own both the NDS and the PSP.

Last edited by Yan on Oct-27-2004 at 17:57

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Oh wait. Here it is.

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Originally posted by Ondrayce Is there no more Gaming forum? Oh wait. Here it is.

Thanks Mr. Moderator. Oh wait. You're not one.

By the way, people were discussing PC/Video games in here in multiple different threads over the past few weeks.

This news is more than just gaming news, by the way. The PSP is for viewing movies, listening to MP3's, and communicating wirelessly.

Honestly, I'd say this thread is more worthy of being in here than 50% of the posts that are on the front page.

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Originally posted by Yan Honestly, I'd say this thread is more worthy of being in here than 50% of the posts that are on the front page.

here, here

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Originally posted by Yan Honestly, I'd say this thread is more worthy of being in here than 50% of the posts that are on the front page.

True. The enormously bold Final Fantasy annoucement must have thrown me off of the actual topic.

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Originally posted by Ondrayce True. The enormously bold Final Fantasy annoucement must have thrown me off of the actual topic.

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Originally posted by Ondrayce True. The enormously bold Final Fantasy annoucement must have thown me off of the actual topic.

Haha. Sorry. I'm just a bit more excited about that then the actual PSP release.

Final Fantasy VII is the last Final Fantasy I've actually played, so these spin-offs, like the Dirge of Cerberus, do seem interesting.

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Originally posted by Ondrayce Final Fantasy VII is the last Final Fantasy I've actually played, so these spin-offs, like the Dirge of Cerberus, do seem interesting.

The spin-offs such as Before Crisis (A cell phone game with the Turks as the main characters), Advent Children (The movie), as well as the one you stated (which is a, so far, unknown genre - People thinking it's going to be DMC-style) are all really piquing my interest as well.

I'm one of the folks that'll tell you that you're better off not playing any of the FF's after VII... Haha. Maybe FFXI and the upcoming FFXII but still, not in the same league as FFVII.