PSP Go to have same battery life as standard PSP

[xtop]

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/go...-standard-psp/

You'd think that by removing the battery-draining UMD drive, the new PSP Go would have an improved battery life over its predecessors. That doesn't appear to be the case, as the European PlayStation.Blog notes "the battery life is equivalent with the current models." According to the site, that means "approximately 3 to 6 hours for gameplay and approximately 3 to 5 hours for playing back videos."

The smaller system obviously contains a smaller battery, but we're still surprised Sony hasn't managed to engineer better battery tech for the upcoming handheld. Seems like those that want the most juice out of a PSP will want to stick with the 2000 series, equipped with the extended life battery.

wow

[JonD7]

That friggin' blows!

[chnandler_bong]

Still better than the PSP1k right?

Also, I wonder if this model will allow an extended battery.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by chnandler_bong

Still better than the PSP1k right?

Also, I wonder if this model will allow an extended battery.

internal battery, so nope

[AikonEnt]

Well doesn't look like the extra cost is going towards an improved battery then.

[mike79]

I have to say, I was so excited when I first saw the PSP Go, the more read about it though, it is really tough to justify the price.

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/12/go...-standard-psp/



wow

So the smaller battery in the Go gives me the same usage as the bigger battery in the standard PSP.

What's the wow for? That they made a smaller battery as good as a larger one? Well they had to if they wanted the Go to be more compact.