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As a DS homebrewer; I think this is pretty damn cool.

As the article says, "DS it's not". While this is true, it's not TRYING to be DS. It's simply taking a fantastic element of portable gaming executed well on the DS and incorporating it into the PSP to try to add some more functionality and diversity...something the PSP desperately needs.

However, as a guy that has personally assembled touch screen displays for an automotive diagnostic equipment manufacturer, I know that it doesn't take much to damage the glass. I've seen them snap whilst removing their protective cover sheets. They're about as thin as the image in the mock-up, but always end up encased in something else. The glass itself can't just be exposed like that. So, the mock-up they're showing you? I don't see it happening that way. It would be bigger and bulkier...if for no other reason, to add protection.

But hey, I could be way off base. Just a hunch. I've not built touch screens on such a small scale, and maybe they know something I don't. I still think the concept drawing is someone's wet dream.

All that said, dugg for sheer coolness of concept.

Clicking through two blogs you find the actual page which has a lot more information:
http://pspupdates.qj.net/MY-QJ-PSPTouchME-concept-images/pg/49/aid/67918

As much as I love this idea, it's one of those things I cannot foresee being accepted for a couple of reasons:

Sony doesn't like homebrew and will try to shoot this down
The general public will not downgrade their psp's for homebrew (there is a notion that it's pure evil which is untrue)
Other than homebrew, I can't foresee it being used anywhere else as no first party games or software would utilize such a feature.

I hate to say this but it I foresee it going the way of the psp keyboard. An excellent idea, but difficult to pull off due to Sony's tight leash.

What? PSP homebrewer's developing a touch screen for the PSP that neither:

1. Has games capable of using it
2. The means to use such technology

and lets not forget all the PSP fans that ridiculed the DS for having a touch screen, now people are designing one for the PSP!

Honestly, the PSP cool factor for me wore off when I found no games sparking any interest to me, and promptly traded it in to get 1/2 the investment back.

Pretty sensational title/description too, seeing how the PSP is nowhere near the DS in terms of functionality and game library.

There's always a trade-off. To get your DS to play mp3s, video, and homebrew you have to plug in a bulky device that sticks out of the gba slot. To get the PSP to use touch screen you have to plug a bulky device into the usb. When will these two consoles quit playing around and marry each other?

Jesus H Christ!

I can draw a picture and say I invented something too.

When an article says "PSP gets Homebrewed touch screen" it implies that someone actually developed a product, or developed a prototype, not just mocked up a photoshop image and claim it will cost $56 if its ever released.

Honestly, honestly, honestly, can people start posting quality articles on Digg, just once!!!

What is so f*cking obvious is that people are using Digg simply to get links to their page what is FULL OF GOOGLE ADS. There is more add content on the linked page then there is article content. They put some title in the Digg article to misdirect people to their website and rack up a few cents per page view for duping people to their website.

Digg is getting to be worse the SPAM!

Zodiac Tapwave > *

The DS isn't cool because it has a touchscreen. The DS is cool because it has innovative games that use a touchscreen for input. A homebrew touchscreen is fine, but it's not something that's going to be used in games, is it?

I mean, if you want a touchscreen interface on a 4" screen for playing your music, don't let me stop you in your quest...

when are people going to shut up about the DS is better....wait the PSP is better...i own both and play both. each has their own advantages and faults. lets cheer the new development for both devices, i think it helps the industry as a whole.

I'm a DS Lite owner who uses homebrew and pirates games using the supercard lite, which I purchased at kicktrading.ca and learned about at gbatemp.net forums, digg me!

Worthless. If it's not official, no commercial content will be made for it, so it's a waste. I'm all for homebrew on both my PSP and DS, but I'm not attracted by this... at all.

LOL! What a useless addition to the PSP. The portable was never designed to have it, making it a worthless feature (goes back to playing his DS).

Few systems are designed FOR their peripherals. Before the Nintendo DS and PSP were released, I argued that the PSP could easily have a touch screen added to it due to the USB port. It's funny seeing the idea for one pop up at this point even though Sony doesn't want one added.

http://digg.com/gaming_news/PSP_Gets_Touch_Screen_This_is_why_Sony_should_support_the_Homebrew_Scene


props on getting to the front page though, digg is all about timing and i guess i was a day or so too early with this story

I am a PSP owned and a user who uses homebrew and I have to say that I honestly hate the touchscreen. Its fine if people like it but its very hard for some people to use, mainly, LEFT HANDED PEOPLE. Im left handed and I got screwed over. I honestly dont like this thing for the PSP, its stupid... I did not like the DS because of the touchscreen, im sorry but its very annoying for left handed people to use... Thats why I dont have a DS, this is the reason why, for me, the DS trully sucks, the PSP is honestly better for me because both right and left handed people can use it easily... I played my friends DS and the games are over-rated also, im not saying PSP games are good, no, PSP games suck, but the same goes for the DS games, I gave that new Mario game a try and I was dissapointed :(...

This isn't real. There's no way in hell that the touch screen would just plug into the USB slot and sit there unprotected.

Buried for being unrealistic fanboy bait.

the only good thing about this is it could give the psp some sort of pda functionality and make it easyer to input text maybe

Wow, ripped from the DS.