PSP Playing Posture

May 21st, 2008 at 12:43 am

There is a very long and boring disclaimer in the PSP box which states that you shouldn’t have very long sessions of PSP action. The text states that one can have discomfort in eyes, arms, neck etc. But what is the reason for those warnings?

The problem stems from the fact that there is an inherent design problem in mobile gaming consoles. When you compare a PS3 with a PSP you can notice that PSP has both the screen and controls at the same physical space. When playing a PSP you should look where your hands are; all the time.

Human body is not designed to stay in that posture for long periods of time. Either your neck is bent too much, or your arms get tired. This is why you can’t play with your PSP long enough when you are sitting or lying back.

Uncomfortable positions are acceptable for mobile gaming since you use the console on the bus, train, in a car etc, but when you are at home there should be a solution for the problem.

The only position we could come up with is actually how you use a laptop, on a table with your arms stretched in front of you so that your neck is not bent down too much to hurt.

Please fire your thoughts into your comments to help us come up with a nice PSP playing posture. We could even come up with an idea to develop a PSP playing stand.

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Patapon Tips and Tricks

March 21st, 2008 at 6:39 am

Very soon we will be publishing a review of Patapon. As you may already know Patapon is a really fun game though unique in its own and has some secrets to it waiting to be unleashed. Thus we will create a new category here on The PSP Port in which we will post about Tips and Tricks for popular games. We are more than willing to see your contributions in the comments and those will be moved into the posts with your names on them. Read the rest of this post »

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