Black screen of quick reset actually, still a pain but nothing like PC-death or Xbox-death

Sony Ericsson is trying to launch the Xperia Play gaming-phone-combo-doohickey in the UK without (m)any devices (stuck in shipping or some such). Three of the biggest mobile chains already delayed - not a great start: http://psp2roundup.blogspot.com/2011/03/xperia-play-launch-round-up.html

Wondering if they're also running low on As - there could be a link

That could revive Carol Vorderman's career

But, you have to ask, why did Nintendo launch without the one golden game that everyone would buy? My guess is, it launched early to avoid clashing with the next bunch of Androids, iPads and the NGP - even after all these decades of launching hardware, companies still find it impossible to get a launch "right".

New handhelds are cheaper to create, make and market than a full home console (but its not without risk as Nintendo just found out - http://bit.ly/eW7nOC) . I'll be surprised if Xbox3 doesn't turn up in late 2013 - or later - but am starting to think it'll be the last true home console because by the time Xbox4 is due, your TV set will have all the hardware (and more importantly - the connectivity) in it for whatever level of gaming we're at... of course Microsoft will be making its own TVs by then anyhow.

Roads? Where they're going they don't need roads... Let's face it this has to be a sneaky time travel experiment

This is the MOD we're talking about, by the time this deal is finished it'll have cost $100 million and the lives of every pilot's pet dog.

... try reading anything from the ensuing dust.

Please a company can use the word lifetime to mean anything it likes... there is no firm definition its the same as full-flavor or low-fat, it just means TiVo goes from being a good-guy company to another corporate-drone-type company in the view of its users http://goffee-freelance.blogspot.com/2011/02/virgin-tivos-causing-ruckus.html

this is like Microsoft withdrawing support for Windows 98 or Internet Explorer 5 for home users... these things are a decade old and while they were unique back then, there are FreeSAT, Freeview, PVRs and other options now if the S1 owners aren't in Virgin areas. Most of the forum posters have said or suspected this was coming... no tea cups were rattled by this announcement - especially as most users have workarounds planned.

Its just a marketing man, you can't expect them to have actual brains

Fine, so none of the early commenters here want to play good looking games on the go.
Well, I'll have some of that and I'll pay reasonable money to do so. Also, every portable console EVER has had proprietary storage - why should this one be different?
Some sensible PSP2 news, thoughts and reaction for people actually interested and not starting a typical sdt bitchfest - http://bit.ly/hXdAUi

Key points so far: * A non-final hardware design, (every picture says design and specifications subject to change). * Some lovely looking games technology demos from many industry big hitters. What I think will happen is lots of game+ editions (MGS4+, MHP3Turbo, etc) with new content, extra levels and so on. * A code name – NGP will not be the final system name. * Battery life is being quoted at 4-5 hours * Sony will sell the unit at a loss, so price could be lower than expected * Some big names still not on the publishing list More detail at: http://bit.ly/hXdAUi