LOhateVE

Heres a article on PSPupdates that has some nice info.

Features Revealed, PSP Well Cared

PSM ScanJak_The_Man, An active member from US PlayStation forums, has posted a short article after reading the latest PlayStation Magazine. The information contained is very interesting...

* PS3 will have online service that goes beyond Xbox live
* PS3 will be a DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
* It will be able to connect with the PSP
* There are a lot of games being worked on for it right now in the US (a lot more then what people know about)
* The final PS3 dev kit is a lot faster than they thought (according to the developer)
* The PS3 will have an iTunes type service to let you download Hi-Def movies, music, etc
* The PS3 will take the media center functionality the 360 has even further
* PS3 will serve as a location free player for the PSP, means you can watch the DVD’s that you have in your PS3 on your PSP (from anywhere in the world), or any other video files you have on your ps3, though this is still only being planned.
* PS3 will be able to send its files straight to the PSP from anywhere in the world, and it can also control its DVR functionalities
* Firmware updates will add more functionality, much like with the PSP
* The Blu-ray Player functionality doesn't cost as much as a stand alone player because the Cell and RSX can take care of a lot of the stuff the PS3 will need to do to be able to read the disks
* Fall release date for PS3, no release date for online service, but expected to launch with the system

All these new features makes a PSP worth buying… together with a PS3. ;-)

As you can see, there are quite some strange icons we’ve never seen before in the photo of the PSP, a glimpse of the next firmware? This scan, as noted in the bottom left hand corner, discusses the CES (Consumer Electronics Show), held the beginning of last month. Sony definitely plans to keep updating their precious PSP and will surely use it to their advantage with the release of the PlayStation 3, interacting with it any way they seem fit. We are definitely interested to see what the future holds for the powerful handheld, and only hope that Sony will not quash any ability to play homebrew on a product we payed a good amount of money to do with as we please.



***Sucks for people who bought Location Free*** :lol:

The N3v3rmind

Sweet...too bad the thing's gonna cost a small fortune.

LOhateVE

I dont expect it to be over $500.

The N3v3rmind

Still...the Revo's supposed to be below $300, which makes it pretty attractive right now.

resstealth

its rumored nintendo is shooting for 99 dollar launch price. im getting both either way. made enough from the 2 xbox 360's i sold on ebay before christmas.

The N3v3rmind

That's stupid. The Gamecube still costs more than $99. The most popular price was around $200.

joffa81

i dont expect it to be majorly better than the 360 as the specs are too similer on both the ps3 and xbox 360.
as for the live online gaming i think microsoft have it all sussed and sorted and sony cant compete as it takes time to sort all the bugs and problems which ms have done with the original xbox.

so do i think the ps3 will eliminate the 360 = no
are both consoles very similer = yes
will sony struggle to deliver online gaming = yes
is there a market for both consoles = yes

i hope both consoles do well but the fight will be closer and tighter than anyone will ever think

resstealth

joffa81 sony has been in the video game business much longer then microsoft for starters. the ps3 boasts impressive features which the 360 cant compete with. i think sonys online will beat live.

The N3v3rmind

Its the GAMES that make the system. The 360 doesn't have a killer app yet. If the PS3 will have one sooner, it will suceed better.

Singularity

Haha, it's Own the 360. The PS3 has better processing power, better graphics engines, a better release hype ( I mean people have been talking about it for a year already...) and blu-ray. It's going to destroy the 360 IMO.