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Would have quite an interesting effect on the battle. Giving Nintendo a 6 month headstart.
Will Sony let it happen? Is getting more systems out in the US really more important? Does the fact that there is not enough titles ready for launch matter?
Nintendo's launch of the DS went perfectly, and the PSPs seems to have been shrouded in misery. Ninja disks, dodgy buttons, pants battery life...
Do Sony deserve to fail? Part of me hopes so, but part of me understands the need for a bit of competition for Nintendo. I mean Nintendo didn't really do too well at supplying many decent games on the GBA! But of sodding re-releases. Then they moan at Sony going "All that's going to be on PSP are PS2 ports. {winge winge}" Part of me thinks Nintendo does need a slap, and some competition to make them pull their a***s into gear and give us a solid flow of games for a change, rather than moaning about everyone else.
But then on the other hand, there's a part of me which will always love Nintendo, and doesn't want to see them get a whooping again from Sony. Time will tell which'll turn out to be the most popular. My moneys on the DS, cos I'm gonna buy at least two. One for me, and one for the misses on her birthday. Hope that Doctor game comes out, cos she'd love it, but I don't hold much hope for it coming out anywhere other than Japan. :(
Anyways, delayed PSP! Oh yer. Let it be so!
:)
Will Sony let it happen? Is getting more systems out in the US really more important? Does the fact that there is not enough titles ready for launch matter?
Nintendo's launch of the DS went perfectly, and the PSPs seems to have been shrouded in misery. Ninja disks, dodgy buttons, pants battery life...
Do Sony deserve to fail? Part of me hopes so, but part of me understands the need for a bit of competition for Nintendo. I mean Nintendo didn't really do too well at supplying many decent games on the GBA! But of sodding re-releases. Then they moan at Sony going "All that's going to be on PSP are PS2 ports. {winge winge}" Part of me thinks Nintendo does need a slap, and some competition to make them pull their a***s into gear and give us a solid flow of games for a change, rather than moaning about everyone else.
But then on the other hand, there's a part of me which will always love Nintendo, and doesn't want to see them get a whooping again from Sony. Time will tell which'll turn out to be the most popular. My moneys on the DS, cos I'm gonna buy at least two. One for me, and one for the misses on her birthday. Hope that Doctor game comes out, cos she'd love it, but I don't hold much hope for it coming out anywhere other than Japan. :(
Anyways, delayed PSP! Oh yer. Let it be so!
:)
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K, here you go. News from Sony bods that the PSP will probably be launched in the EU around summertime.
[URL]http://games.kikizo.com/news/200502/026.asp[/URL]
:D
[URL]http://games.kikizo.com/news/200502/026.asp[/URL]
:D
Yup, it's the games that make the console, not the graphics, medium, storage space, battery etc.
Well, with the DS, the hardware has a direct effect on the software.
But still, it's the games themselves that'll make it work, the hardware alone is useless.
But still, it's the games themselves that'll make it work, the hardware alone is useless.
Blank wrote:
> It doesn't mean better games, but it is a contributing factor to the
> console in itself.
Yes that's a fair point, but arguing which hardware is better is a futile task, because, ultimately, the hardware is nothing without the software.
> It doesn't mean better games, but it is a contributing factor to the
> console in itself.
Yes that's a fair point, but arguing which hardware is better is a futile task, because, ultimately, the hardware is nothing without the software.
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> It's much more selective on handhelds.
Think part of the reason might be that handhelds games don't seem to devalue as much as proper console games. You can find old console games new/2nd hand for a tenner or less. But can you find many GBA games for that price? No! Tiss a pain. As I'm not likely to ever spend more than £15 on a game nowadays.
:)
> It's much more selective on handhelds.
Think part of the reason might be that handhelds games don't seem to devalue as much as proper console games. You can find old console games new/2nd hand for a tenner or less. But can you find many GBA games for that price? No! Tiss a pain. As I'm not likely to ever spend more than £15 on a game nowadays.
:)
gerrid wrote:
> Better graphics from the PSP doesn't mean better games or better
> console.
It doesn't mean better games, but it is a contributing factor to the console in itself.
> Better graphics from the PSP doesn't mean better games or better
> console.
It doesn't mean better games, but it is a contributing factor to the console in itself.
Macintosh wrote:
> I have on a number of ocasions said stated how the DVD format holds
> more than Nintendo's Cube's effort (whatever you want to call it).
> I have said many times that PS2 DVD movie player is and was a reason
> for a significant number of people choosing that console. This is now
> PSP does have better graphics - infact even many Nintendo fans admit
> this.
> PSP has a scratch resistant screen - although I admit it still may
> not last.
> PSP has out sold DS 2 weeks running. This is fact.
Congratulations on piling up a load of useless facts. None of them actually MEAN anything or are anything to do with any of the arguments. I don't recall anyone disputing any of these facts.
Your problem is that you then make up ridiculous conclusions from these unrelated pieces of trivia. Explain how the DVD format being bigger has any relevance? I know you'll say that GC couldn't do GTA, but the PC rip of GTAVC is only 1.3MB including all the sound. GC discs are 1.5MB. Anything bigger just comes on two discs, which is not a problem. You can harp on about storage space all you want but the truth it that it has never ever made a difference to the quality of a game.
Better graphics from the PSP doesn't mean better games or better console. PSP may have sold better in the last two weeks but the DS sold better in the 2 weeks before that.
Your facts are useless and don't contribute to any argument.
The fact that you slate the Dreamcast based on its processor just proves how ridiculous you really are.
> I have on a number of ocasions said stated how the DVD format holds
> more than Nintendo's Cube's effort (whatever you want to call it).
> I have said many times that PS2 DVD movie player is and was a reason
> for a significant number of people choosing that console. This is now
> PSP does have better graphics - infact even many Nintendo fans admit
> this.
> PSP has a scratch resistant screen - although I admit it still may
> not last.
> PSP has out sold DS 2 weeks running. This is fact.
Congratulations on piling up a load of useless facts. None of them actually MEAN anything or are anything to do with any of the arguments. I don't recall anyone disputing any of these facts.
Your problem is that you then make up ridiculous conclusions from these unrelated pieces of trivia. Explain how the DVD format being bigger has any relevance? I know you'll say that GC couldn't do GTA, but the PC rip of GTAVC is only 1.3MB including all the sound. GC discs are 1.5MB. Anything bigger just comes on two discs, which is not a problem. You can harp on about storage space all you want but the truth it that it has never ever made a difference to the quality of a game.
Better graphics from the PSP doesn't mean better games or better console. PSP may have sold better in the last two weeks but the DS sold better in the 2 weeks before that.
Your facts are useless and don't contribute to any argument.
The fact that you slate the Dreamcast based on its processor just proves how ridiculous you really are.
Oh I see.
Yeah, that's the thing, you never get as excited about handheld games as with console ones. So don't buy as many.
It's much more selective on handhelds.
Yeah, that's the thing, you never get as excited about handheld games as with console ones. So don't buy as many.
It's much more selective on handhelds.
I meant that generally you, as a handheld owner, won't buy as many games than you would for a console.
Dringo wrote:
> Hedfix wrote:
> Silly buggers.
>
> Yeah, especially as they've not progressed past the second edition.
>
> Where's the rest I wonder? Wasn't there supposed to be a movie or
> something?
Shenmue Online is in development.
But that's not what I want. I want Shenmue 3! NOW!!!
:'(
> Hedfix wrote:
> Silly buggers.
>
> Yeah, especially as they've not progressed past the second edition.
>
> Where's the rest I wonder? Wasn't there supposed to be a movie or
> something?
Shenmue Online is in development.
But that's not what I want. I want Shenmue 3! NOW!!!
:'(
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