Sony presentó nuevas imágenes del diseño preliminar de la PSP en una conferencia que se celebró en Nueva York. La nueva consola portátil de Sony tiene un diseño radicalmente distinto al de la GBA y la GBA SP, tal y como podréis ver en MagicBox. Pulsando sobre "Leer más" accederás a todas las características de la consola.
Características (en inglés, según Magicbox):
Core Processor:
MIPS R4000 32-bit core, 333MHz (1.2V)
128-bit bus
8MB eDRAM Main Memory
2.6Gbps Bus Bandwidth
FPU, VFPU (2.6 billion flops)
3D graphics extended instructions
I Cache, D Cache
Media Engine:
MIPS R4000 32-bit core, 333MHz (1.2V)
128-bit bus
2MB eDRAM Sub-Memory
I-Cache, D-Cache
90nm CMOS
Graphics Core:
166MHz (1.2V)
256-bit bus
2MB eDRAM (VRAM)
5.3Gbps Bus Bandwidth
664 million pixels / sec pixel fill rate
Built-in 3D curved surface, 3D polygon engine
Support compressed textures, hardware clipping, morphing, bone, tessellation, bezier, b-spline (NURBS)
Maximum 33 million polygons / second
24-bit full color (RGBA)
Sound Core:
166MHz (1.2 V)
128-bit bus
VME (Virtual Mobile Engine)
Reconfigurable DSP
5 Giga operations / sec
CODEC capabilities
3D sound, 7.1 channels
Synthesizer, effecter, and other abilities
ATRAC3 plus, AAC, MP3 for audio
Display:
TFT LCD
16:9-format widescreen
480x272 pixels
24-bit full color
Media:
UMD (Universal Media Disc)
1.8GB capacity (Dual-layered)
60mm-diameter disc,
660nm laser diode
11Mbps transfer rate
AES crypto system
Unique disc ID
Shock proof
Regional code system
Parental lock system
Repeat ordering system
Others:
MPEG4 AVC decoder
Wireless LAN (802.11)
IrDA (Infrared Data Association)
USB 2.0
Memory Stick
AV In/Out
Stereo headphone output
Lithium ion Rechargeable Battery
Expansion port