Following Microsoft’s presentation yesterday, it was Sony’s turn today to woo the crowd at the E3 Expo and for the most part they did.
First off was the announcement of the worst kept secret PSP Go! updated handheld. Kaz Hirai even made a joke that one of the company’s nickname for the device was “The worst kept secret of E3.”
As already leaked, the Go! strips the UMD drive and has everything running off 16GB internal flash memory. The design changes to a “slider” and Hirai says the handheld is “50% smaller and 40% lighter than original PSP-1000.” Also notable is the integration of Bluetooth. Users will also have the ability to download music and movies directly from the PlayStation Network.
A few of the new apps coming with the Go! are “Media Go” and “Sense Me.” Media Go replaces the current “Media Manager” and integrates easier with the PlayStation Store. Sense Me will “use a 12-tone recognition system to analyze your PSP music library in order to deliver playlists based on moods you select.”
Hirai also noted the classic hit Final Fantasy 7 , first available on the PSone, would soon be coming to the PlayStation Store along with 50 other classics.
The company will not be dropping UMD or PSP-3000 support either, says Hirai. How much will the new handheld cost? An unjust $250 USD.
Among notable games the company demoed: Uncharted 2 - Among Thieves, MAG, Assassin’s Creed 2 and Gran Turismo PSP stole the show.
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Shinoda Plasma has announced that it will be introducing the world’s thinnest Plasma display, 1mm (.04 inches) at its thickest depth.
The example demoed for reporters was 125 inches diagonally which was impressive in itself, but the depth was more impressive considering it is only a fraction of what current plasma displays are. Also notable is that Shinoda’s display is so thin you can curve the screen to maintain a direct viewing angle, even for the far edges.
According to the company, the display that was demoed is fully functional and is “near production-grade”. There was one hitch however. The company claims the display has “the functional brightness of a plasma display from 1999.” CEO Tsutae Shinoda noted that the company will need to improve that fact if it hopes to compete against modern screens.
He added that the company is searching for Japanese companies that will help turn the screen from demo product to consumer product in the next year.
