NEWS Portable Gaming Choices Expand - E3
   Handheld gaming technology appears to take a major leap later this year when the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP join the market. Photos of both units were revealed yesterday before the E3 festivities kick off today. Nintendo stays with the clamshell design and throws in two screens which are touch sensitive (use a stylus like a PDA) while Sony hearkens back to the design sensibilities of the Atari Lynx...Gamegear...Nomad... All of which have fallen beneath the boot of the Nintendo Gameboy juggernaut.

NCS has compiled a side by side comparison of the two units for perusal but as always, specs don't really say much about a machine if software designers don't take advantage of the core hardware and develop/design good, playable games... As always, we'll start preorders once pricing and shipping details are finalized by the two companies.
 
Nintendo DS

Dual processor - ARM 7, ARM 9
4MB main memory
16-channel sound
Twin backlit 3" 256x192 LCD screens
Lithium-ion battery/ 10 hours
1GB cartridge format
Supports GBA cartridges / dual slot
Supports 802.11b Wi-Fi connectivity
Proprietary wireless connectivity		 Sony PSP

333MHz CPU
32MB main memory, 4MB dram
3-D sound, 7.1 channel
4.3" 480 x 272 TFT LCD screen
Lithium-ion battery / 2.5 hours
Universal Media Disk / 1.8GB cap.
Links to the PS2 via USB 2.0
Supports 802.11b Wi-Fi connectivity
IR and IrDA connectivity

 

 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS More preorders shipping in July, Japan on week-long holiday  SOTD KOF 2001  MOTD Famimaga 64
Tuesday TOYS Final Fantasy Trading Arts Figures, Macross Figure Collection Part 2  NEWS SFIII 3rd Strike news
Wednesday PS2 Online Pro Wrestling  TOYS One Piece Portrait of Pirates figures, Rockman Canbadge, Wristband  NEWS Specs for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS portables
Thursday NEWS Beatmania IIDX 7th Style update, PS2 August 2004 import schedule, Scrap Heap Hiatus
Friday GBA Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed  PS2 Beatmania IIDX 7th Style  ETC More SHS sales and a MOTD
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