i've been following the thread all day and my guess at 100 posts was way low! cool to see all the heads popping up B)
honestly the main reason i got a gp32 was because M-.-n decided to write a tracker for the platform. we're both avid LSDj users and helping him test a new tracker based on the same design has been awesome fun.
so, if the GPx2 is honestly backwords compatible out of the box, i'll pick one up, to see if LittleGpTracker woks there or not :rolleyes:
all snide comments regarding BLU/BLU+ incompatabilities aside, since the GP32 uses the ARM920T processer and the GPx2 is sloted to have a ARM920T, backwords compatability seems quite feasible.
including more processors rather than upping the spec on a single processor is not an unprecedented move--nintendo did this to retain compatability between GBC->GBA, and then GBA->NDS. it may actually be quite a smart move on GPH's part. we won't know how hard it is to develop using multiple processors until we see the API. if you look at the GBA SDKs that exist, it is not that hard to utilize multiple chips from a clean API.
people who want one new, fast processor AND backwards compatability out of the box are asking for two different things, it's really one or the other :blink:
on top of that, many europeans are using the original gp32 SDK. i have faith GPH will come through with something useable for developers, the livelyhood of their system rests on that and they know it--stating development and the benefits of helping developers as features of the console!!! it's very cool they have switched to linux for their native development enviornment--we all know a lot of devrs are linux geeks.
if you want a single, stronger processor: back the ninja and follow that project. from the work mr. mirko is doing i think it will be very cool--a homebrew console built from the ground up! a lot of work, but an amazing accomplishment.
i don't want to ever read another post mentioning a touch screen. sorry VIMACS, but it really sounds like you want a zodiac
h34r: :rolleyes: :lol:
back to the GPx2's design--i definitly like the new case w/ the headphone comming out of the top of the unit, but hate the idea of having the ext port on the side of the unit! yes, i've writen on the now-hate-message-filled suggestion site
h34r: ... i also like using regular AA batteries, and once again: thank GPH/god for a battery indicator!!! i can't count the number of times i've shed tears when my batts suddenly ran out
i'm still confused, will there be another new console from gamepark besides this one? craigx seems to be behind the GPx2 so maybe not.
finally, menion: sweet pic (sun-gp32-blonde) :wub:
EDIT: i didn't realize someone was using my name to spread hate on the suggestions page, uhhg. i would have posted my serious suggestion under a different name. oh well
EDIT2: maniaX, you're missing the point, it isn't all about the specs. yes, we are fanboys ... but not just of gamepark! we're fanboys for the idea that a comercial company would back up developers instead of shitting on them. sure hacking firmwares can be great fun and give you underground cred, but it just FEELS RIGHT to be supporting a product like the GP. i honestly haven't touched my DS since my GP32 showed up, and have no interested in the PSP/SONY. looking at the specs it's obvious GPH isn't trying to go up against sony! this new unit is an attempt to keep the manufacturing costs of their console down and add a few little perks, that simple!
