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3 Things the New PSP Is Missing

I’ve had my PSP for a few months now, and don’t have a lot to complain about, except for the fact I don’t have a lot of free time to play on it. However, as new features were announced at CES 2008 it got me thinking of what they could of done better for PSP-2000 aka PSP Slim. So here is a small list of a few features and hardware that should be part of any new PSP iteration.

  • 802.11g
    This isn’t really much, but I had to go to my router settings to enable a mix broadcast mode so my PSP could connect to my wireless network. At the time the PSP was originally launched, 802.11b was pretty wide spread and the next version was being rolled out. I can’t believe it would of been too large of an extra cost to update that part of the hardware. And no, I’m not talking about the fancy 802.11n that is supposed to be super fast and reliable, I’m talking about plain old 802.11g that is already a few years old. I presume the cost benefit wasn’t there for that feature.
  • Bluetooth
    Wireless headset anyone? With the news of the added Skype functionality to the PSP. It would allow to connect to many devices that do not make use of wireless Internet technology. You could beam pictures to many cellphones and exchange music on the fly. They would of even been able to use the PSP as a gamepad for the PlayStation 3.
  • Internal memory
    Some packages of the new PSP came with a Memory Stick Duo, but with the falling price of flash memory they could of integrated something like a Gigabyte of memory inside the device, this way people who want to purchase additional memory can do so. I’ve always seen Memory Stick more like a CD, meaning the device has it’s own permanen memory.

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  • http://whyamistilltyping.wordpress.com Konrad

    Interesting ideas, I agree to an extend about the 802.11g, but I don’t think it would make much difference. After all, I don’t use my PSP for anything other than casual surfing and multi-player, neither of which evidently need the extra bandwidth. 802.11n is not even finalised yet, it makes me laugh all this equipment that conforms to ‘draft n’ specifications which is unlikely to work properly with the finalised 802.11n.

    Bluetooth would allow the PSP to be more of a PMP (Personal Media Player) as Sony have marketed it. The ability to pull photos etc off a mobile or use a headset would be good. However, I am sure that the PSP can already be used as a gamepad with the PS3?

    Internal memory might be good, however, on the flip side memory sticks are very cheap now (especially for ‘small’ 64Mb cards which is likely all that would be needed for simple game saves.) Also, internal memory could promote protected storage for saved games and applications which could stifle the healthy homebrew / modding community which would suck.