PSPgo packs a 480MHz processor, probably not crossing 333MHz mark

[xtop]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/p...ng-333mhz-mar/

Officially, Sony's PSPgo is only clocking in at 333MHz like the rest of its brothers and sisters, but as the gang at Sony Insider found out in the FCC filing, the internal processor actually maxes out at 480MHz. What that means for gamers is probably nothing in the near future, since the firmware'll underclock it to standard speeds and we've seen absolutely no sign Sony's interested in releasing software exclusively for the UMD-less iteration at this point. Of course, the opportunity to capitalize on the upped hardware is gonna be there, and we still remember a noticeable difference in the technical quality of games released after Sony bumped its original PSP's clockspeed from 266MHz to its max 333MHz, but for now, it's just something to keep in the back of your mind.

very interesting

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/p...ng-333mhz-mar/





very interesting

Awesome. I wonder if the apps they'll be making will make use of it, or just a general increase in performance across the board?

Also, helps justify the price.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Simplayer

Awesome. I wonder if the apps they'll be making will make use of it, or just a general increase in performance across the board?

Also, helps justify the price.

sure will be nice when this gets hacked. that 480mhz is gonna go a long way. and hopefully is paving the way for ps2 bc on a future psp

i doubt it ever gets used tho, the battery at 333mhz is already on par with the current psp. it'd suck to get less battery life out of it. then again..maybe the battery life is with it running at 480?

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by xtop

sure will be nice when this gets hacked. that 480mhz is gonna go a long way. and hopefully is paving the way for ps2 bc on a future psp

i doubt it ever gets used tho, the battery at 333mhz is already on par with the current psp. it'd suck to get less battery life out of it. then again..maybe the battery life is with it running at 480?

Someone on gaf brought up a good point, it might just be used for in game XMB. At first anyways.

[xtop]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/s...s-usb-not-cpu/

Looks like all that excitement over PSPgo's faster (but likely to be underused) 480MHz processor is all for naught. Our friends at Engadget Japan have gotten in contact with Sony Computer Entertainment and been informed that the Maximum clock frequency mentioned here is for the USB device, not the CPU. All those dreams of hacked firmware to unlock more power? Better hold that thought for now.

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