@L: I can't really think of any new gameplay coming out of a 3D screen.

@TanyaRei: I wonder the same thing. Though now that I'm seeing 2GB cards, a bit larger in capacity than a UMD, for $5 in some places, I can't imagine it costing TOO much to provide standard 2, 4, and 8GB cards for games using whatever read-only tech they have.

@skaven: I think the host lied. I believe all the performer was doing was moving a sequencer along as though he were conducting it, not playing the actual notes. It was probably as simple as "Wiggle over the IR sensors to PLAY. To STOP, don't wiggle".

When I told my friend that Sony would be switching to DS-style Flash Card "Cartridges" he responded, surprisingly with "Ughh, yet ANOTHER new media format from Sony?!"

@ddhboy:

@Ransom:

The new gaming industry in the mid-eighties started with simple cartoonish games that one could call "childish". Perhaps that's why videogames were thought more as kids toys back then, but it fit; I was a kid playing with toys. Then I grew up and the hardware and maturity in the games grew with me. It kept me…

I wish I could pay for a single nationwide 3G dataplan and connect as many devices I want to it.

The fact that a PSP successor is even being made is a historic moment in portable gaming. I can think of no other company that was able to compete with Nintendo in the worldwide portable gaming arena and get to the second round (Atari, SNK, Sega, NEC, and friends, R.I.P.).

@hbkotaku: I agree with your battery sentiment. Rechargeable batteries are outlasting planned obsolescence these days. I guess, as long as you can afford to upgrade every couple years, there's really no issue with built-in batteries.

I actually am very intrigued by the idea of a rear touch pad. The first thing I realized is that you no longer have to obscure the screen with your fingers to play a game as you would on the iPhone. That drove me crazy.

On price, I don't think everyone is seeing the writing on the wall. Non-Nintendo portables have always been prohibitively expensive. Now, with Nintendo selling at $250, they've set a baseline for next-generation dedicated gaming portables.

@King of Madness:

Maybe I'm just the odd one out here, but I love my PSP Go. I was so stoked to have a PSP that truly fit in a pocket. The sliding screen hasn't been flimsy at all. Actually, I'm very impressed with the sliding mechanism. It's the most sturdy and consistent I've used.

It's inconvenient to have to scramble to an electrical outlet and carrying along the bulky charger, but I guess I've just gotten used to it.

By the time I got a Sega Master System in 1988 or '89, it came with the SegaScope packed in, along with the light gun. I didn't know it was sold separately in America. The built-in game for my system happened to be Missle Defense 3D too. It was perfect.

@Ackbar-is-The-Boss:

Isn't it logical that the supposed touchpad on the back could be used as secondary triggers? Your fingers would naturally fall to the back of the device and they could be triggered by a swipe or solid tap. Seems very appropriate. Wont know how it well it could work until the thing is in our hands.