How Could Sony Improve the PSP

[El Payo]

A built in hard drive, then the Ipod video would have no chance,

Well... an iPod still fits in a pocket. PSP, not so much. But I agree, a hard drive with 20-60GB would definitely dent the iPod sales.

[El Payo]

I want them to lift the 4gb limit in their firmware. that's all. PSP can't hope to compete with ipod video with that limit in their console.

Definitely definitely definitely.

This is my #1. You know higher capacity memory sticks are coming, and I don't want to have to carry around anything other than the PSP. No 'mem card wallet' or UMD portfolio. Let me keep all my stuff on the PSP.

[weak]

they could stop releasing updates

[MysticF]

yeah its a pity that Sony couldnt have a section where we send homebrew to them and they sign it and then allow homebrew to run on any version of their firmware.

I can't understand why they don't do that, I've thought about it before myself. A simple service like that couldn't take more than a couple of employee's an hour or two a day (more at first obviously) and would hardly dent their profit margin surely? Only reason I could think that they wouldn't consider this is maybe if they're worried about people cracking these homebrew and working out how to get things like ISO Emulators working on higher Firmware.

Course I don't know how these things work so I am probably totally wrong.

[weak]

it's not that easy. they would have to make sure that no malicious code gets signed. they'd have to dig through tons of code.

[kmerlijn]

Screen with glare reduced, so that you can see it all better when your outside. Damn, that's a hell of a problem to me!!

[Sterist]

flash back up would bump the console price up about $50. they are trying to keep the system at "affordable" public prices. if you see a value pack for $250 or a giga pack for $300, they are being sold at market price. no profit.

only think i wana see is no more fraud. memory cards are fraud. all of them. a gig mem card has around 950-980 megs, a 2gig has around 1900 megs, a 32 has 30megs.... just subtract what it actually has from the total storage labeled, then ask yourself what a memory card with that amount only would cost. Sony's mem cards are total fraud.

also, a purpose for the memory card in the Game section (legally). Updates are not games. there should be a separate folder for that. the game section is a total tease

[Junior]

A decent D-Pad with fully working diagonals in all directions on every PSP. Many have problems with it. And I thought I have a normal sized thump, being a 30 year old mobile-gaming freak.

A better version of the analog nub. Probably one that can be tilted.

Better UMD-Slot mechanics with as few moving parts as possible.

Fix switches like the On/Off switch. They feel like they are easily breakable. The L and R buttons don't feel very responsive.

Use more solid material for the case. Todays price could warrant even it having a metal surface. Of all things the design should be changed so that that it is much less likey that something will break if it falls out of your hands. Make it stable, give quality that helps it last 10 years or longer.

Reduce the screen lag.

Try to impove sound output (not necessarily volume -- just better overall).

No more super-smooth surfaces that attract fingerprints. Use matted surfaces that feel good and comfortable to the touch while they do not look smeary after power gaming for an hour -- or just a minute.

Come up with something to protect the screen. This could be anything from a new Clamshell design to a minimalistic black/reflective shutter with a motor that opens and closes the screen depending on the device being on or off.

[Datahax]

-Ability to take pictures with it
-a folder for rom files to be played (obviously with the consent of Nintendo, Sega, ETC) by mean of like a PSP/GAME/ROM folder and possibly giving some of there profits to those companies?
-Photoshop
-.ini mp3 playback in the MUSIC folder

p.s-agreed grayjaket!

Consent from Nintendo? Yea sure that'll happen. OH LOOK A COW JUST FLEW OUT OF MY ASS!

[Hidavi]

The only things I would like different:

• it should include a GOOD screen protector sheet
• It should have twice the battery life
• It should have better, louder speakers
• the Wi Fi antenna should be stronger

Thats it. To be honest, I don't want homebrew to be too easy on the PSP because then bootlegging games would be too easy and then the PSP would have a Dreamcast fate. Everything else is great. I won't complain about the thumbstick because its the first handheld to even give an analong option. It takes some getting used to and can be a little annoying sometimes, but I'm fine with it.