wraggster
April 19th, 2005, 17:48
Following on from news that Sony purposely capped PSP's central processor at 222mhz from 333mhz in order to save battery life, internet whispers are suggesting firmware upgrades (basically sort of patches that change hardware configurations) will be bundled with future games.
According to numerous sources, big name releases will come with a firmware upgrade enabling PSP to run at full processing power.
The first game to make use of this will be Gran Turismo 4 for PSP, where the extra power will be needed to push the game further than is possible with the cap in place.
This will presumably result in a battery-to-quality trade-off scenario, as games making use of the extra power will no doubt suck PSP's battery dry quicker.
It seems Sony will make case-by-case decisions on whether the battery life sacrifice is worth the difference an extra 111mhz of power could make to the end product.
According to numerous sources, big name releases will come with a firmware upgrade enabling PSP to run at full processing power.
The first game to make use of this will be Gran Turismo 4 for PSP, where the extra power will be needed to push the game further than is possible with the cap in place.
This will presumably result in a battery-to-quality trade-off scenario, as games making use of the extra power will no doubt suck PSP's battery dry quicker.
It seems Sony will make case-by-case decisions on whether the battery life sacrifice is worth the difference an extra 111mhz of power could make to the end product.