PSP2 To Be As Powerful As Apple's Next iPad & iPhone?

While all the rumors so far have indicated that the PSP2 will be about as powerful as PS3, newly leaked specifications for Sony's next portable would seem to indicate that it could be on par with Apple's next iteration of the iPhone and iPad devices.

[donniebaseball]

Interesting rumor! I think if it's true, then it's bad news for Sony. If you can have a device that's just as powerful but with access to App Store, why would you get a PSP2 instead?

[Istanbull]

Because I won't have to pay fucking 600 dollars for an overhyped phone to get App store, just to play Flash-like games?

The iPhone and iPad are not gaming handhelds, the competition is between PSP2 and 3DS.

[Pixel_Enemy]

If it is as powerful as a PS3 like it is rumored to.. It will trump the iPad and then some.

[Buff1044]

Whether you like it or not, Apple directly competes with Sony and Nintendo.

[KillingAllFanboys]

you know with an contract it is $200 or $300 0_0 just to correct you, 0_0 But in competition your right it is only PSP2 or 3DS, The Iphone and Ipad is not competition it is just a choice get an Apple phone or an gaming handheld, it is like saying get an HDTV for $300 or get an ps3 for $300

[Aarix]

Sorry to burst your bubble but the iPod is marketed as a gaming device. If rockstar games, activision, ea games, epic, square Enid and gameloft wouldn't treat the iPod as seriously as they do. Plus just get a $200-$300 iPod touch i never went back and I've been a gamer all my life. But all in all I'll be getting this psp2 cause it seems interesting. But in a couple years the new iPods but again be thinner and more powerful.

[Fishy Fingers]

Same reason people still buy the original PSP. Content, full blown games, something Apple iphone/pads lack.

But they clearly have different markets in mind.

[Aarix]

If your happy with gameloft games then the iPod has a couple dozen real games at most $5-$10. Also check out chaos rings and infinity blade it's just shows that slowly (but surely) bigger games will be available .

[Trroy]

The iPhone does not have gaming controls. Everything is touchscreen.

You don't realize how much that sucks, as a serious gamer, until you try it and compare it to a device like the PSP.

Also, if these specs are accurate, it would be considerably more powerful than the next iPhone -- twice the cores.

[Arksine]

Apple developers are still limited by older hardware. They can't focus on the best hardware available unless they want to seriously limit their user base.

The article also mentions the *rumored* GPU in the PSP2 as quad-core variant of the SGX. They seem to overlook that this will essentially give the PSP2 twice the raw graphical performance of the iPhone/iPad.

[offdawall]

yup im buying psp2

[Otheros00]

Sony is using the cell for cpu and tegra for gpu according to all the other recent rumors.

[buffig]

The rumoured specs suggest that the psp2 will feature a quad core cpu as opposed to the dual core planned for the iphone. Also the psp2 will feature a custom GPU and more ram. They wont be in the same league

[clrlite]

I'm waiting for PSP2 I think. Nintendo hasn't shown any proof that the 3DS will be much more powerful than the original PSP and at $250(PSP launch price), the PSP2 will not be much more expensive. I might pick up a 3DS too later on if I can find a good deal.

IPad and IPhone are not designed for top notch gaming performance. PSP2 will be designed to last 5+ years and run serious games, so expect it to be a beast.

[etowntwo]

Screen size 5 inches?

I really really hope that's true.

[theafroman]

more dumb rumors...

[hellzsupernova]

shit site looking for hits

[Laeto256]

that makes no sense the PSP 2 is rumored ot have a quad-core CPU, unless phones are jumping from 1-4 cores instead of 1-2 this is news to me.

[Samk18]

Well the psp2 is not going to be a phone its primary use is to be a gaming machine.

[Laeto256]

exactly so it'll come with Skype like the original PSP's. PSP2 and PSP Phone are not one in the same.

[jaizenmonillas]

probably another apple fan who want to downgrade psp2 just for the sake of calling it having the same power with his beloved iphone when in reality, psp2 will be 5x more powerful simply because it focuses on games not cellphones and cheap boring games like apple does.

[tubers]

Why would one choose this over Apple's then?

a focused core gaming developers support ofc.

Not saying Apple would never tap such market in a few more years though. I'd love me some more competition.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

LMAO!!!!! Sorry but the PSP2 will be much more powerful than both of those.

[Samk18]

I have a feeling the cpu will be powered by Nvidia. If you look at the rumor of Nvidia being the first to come out with a quad core arm a9 mobile processor in the fall of 2011, it falls in line with the rumor release of the PSP2 in late 2011. Nvidia has done work for Sony before so the possibily of it happen again is very real. And there were other rumors before of the PSP2 using the tegra2 but maybe sony wanted something more powerful so thats why they have to wait on the quad core.

[Ps_alm3k]

1. Apple are into the casual gaming not hardcore gaming.
Play Metal gear solid portable or God of war and tell me the difference between that and angry bird.

2. What Sony made a mistake on is the fact that they don't release big name games to coincide with the release of the ps3 or psp. ( that was there downfall)

Now if they release Monster Hunter for japan and Call of Duty/ any fps for America, and racing game for Europe on the release of the psp2. I think it will justify the purchase.

Sony go all out or go home!! : )P

[Aarix]

Pretty cheap to use angry birds as a example. The iPod is used for both casual and hardcore gamers they have games for everyone. You need to check out games like gta:ctw chaos rings, infinity blade, nova, modern combat 2 and rock band.

[Ps_alm3k]

yea wrong example...

but still the hardcore games aren't fun with touch screen.