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When you here the term Hand held gaming the first company that comes to mind is nintendo. They had massive success with the first gameboy, it offered everything you could want, gaming on the move, hundreds of games to play and fairly small. It was even easy to get power for it with the use of AA batteries. This went on for many years till eventually Gamebot Colour was released, this took the franchise to a huge new step, no drab looking games in that brown colour, it brought games to life. This again was even more succesful. Then finally GBA was released which brought us 3D gaming on the move, this is currently doing very well with many games coming out for it. I am even getting one myself. Over the years, Nintendo have had this market to themselfs, the only competition they had was the game gear which was not all that good. So what of sony?
Well, back in 1998 i beleive,plans for a Pocket Station were released. This was a small unit that resembled a Cyber Pet, the graphics were very basic. It was also a standard memory card with 15 slots. The main idea was to use it for mini games from certain games for PS1. One example was FF8, here you would go to a choboco farm and load one onto the Pocket station. This then became a cyber pet that you had to raise and look after and build the stats up as much as possible. You could then race them in the real game. The only other game i know it to work for in the UK was RR type 4, there may be more. But the fact is, this was not really gaming on the move is it. Low res, if you can call them graphics and basic missions. SO because of this we never got the....pleasure of getting one.
Sonys next go at gaming on the move was PSone. This is just a smaller version of the old PS1, but without the port on the back. But this was able to have a small moniter attached to it for gameing on the move! It was something to behold, all your great PS1 games available to you in places other than you house, on a small screen. But was it? No. This constuction was one full wires around it, you had to use the basic PS1 pad so it was not really as agile as a Gameboy. Its too big also, the screen alone is bigger than GBA and the only real place to use it was a car where you could use the Ciggeret mains. Yes some moniters allowed you to use batteries, but they often dont last long. All this imedieatly halts it to becoming as hand held.
So why have sony never really gone into this line of buisness? With all the little gizmos they come up with why have they never been able to come up with anything. There above 2 attemtps were a little below the mark and never really offered the feel of gaming on the move. Surely this is somewhere sony can make a presence.
Well, back in 1998 i beleive,plans for a Pocket Station were released. This was a small unit that resembled a Cyber Pet, the graphics were very basic. It was also a standard memory card with 15 slots. The main idea was to use it for mini games from certain games for PS1. One example was FF8, here you would go to a choboco farm and load one onto the Pocket station. This then became a cyber pet that you had to raise and look after and build the stats up as much as possible. You could then race them in the real game. The only other game i know it to work for in the UK was RR type 4, there may be more. But the fact is, this was not really gaming on the move is it. Low res, if you can call them graphics and basic missions. SO because of this we never got the....pleasure of getting one.
Sonys next go at gaming on the move was PSone. This is just a smaller version of the old PS1, but without the port on the back. But this was able to have a small moniter attached to it for gameing on the move! It was something to behold, all your great PS1 games available to you in places other than you house, on a small screen. But was it? No. This constuction was one full wires around it, you had to use the basic PS1 pad so it was not really as agile as a Gameboy. Its too big also, the screen alone is bigger than GBA and the only real place to use it was a car where you could use the Ciggeret mains. Yes some moniters allowed you to use batteries, but they often dont last long. All this imedieatly halts it to becoming as hand held.
So why have sony never really gone into this line of buisness? With all the little gizmos they come up with why have they never been able to come up with anything. There above 2 attemtps were a little below the mark and never really offered the feel of gaming on the move. Surely this is somewhere sony can make a presence.
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Knowing Sony, when and if they do bring out a hand held console, they are bount to give it some little add on and gizzmos nothing else has, if a mobile can have WAP technology why cant a pocket station?
Sony would blow away the market... they already have broadband phones coming out soon that will be able to connect to a PS2 and save data, and play on the move etc. Knowing Sony they have it all planned ready and are just waitng for the right time.
Sony would blow away the market... they already have broadband phones coming out soon that will be able to connect to a PS2 and save data, and play on the move etc. Knowing Sony they have it all planned ready and are just waitng for the right time.
I think Handheld Gaming is a risky business when u already have the likes of nintendo leading the market because of lack of competition, maybe sony took a look at how the gamegear for instance failed and just don't want to bother, it could be a great loss if sony made one and it failed.
On the Other hand sony could get the devlopers, and make a handheld, knowing sony, i rekon they have one planned for sometime in the near future, and i hope it does give nintendos machine a run for its money, the neo geo tried and failed, hmm i wonder what they would called it?, SonySize?
Good Post :-)
On the Other hand sony could get the devlopers, and make a handheld, knowing sony, i rekon they have one planned for sometime in the near future, and i hope it does give nintendos machine a run for its money, the neo geo tried and failed, hmm i wonder what they would called it?, SonySize?
Good Post :-)
Great post.
Can Sony invadde this market and get a great hand held console to everyone... of course... they invaded the console market and gave us the PSX, so why cant they do this.
Sony just have to find a good enough design and hand held console to approach the market and take it by the scruff of the neck.
With the minds they have theres nothing stopping them.
Can Sony invadde this market and get a great hand held console to everyone... of course... they invaded the console market and gave us the PSX, so why cant they do this.
Sony just have to find a good enough design and hand held console to approach the market and take it by the scruff of the neck.
With the minds they have theres nothing stopping them.
Very good post there good way to get the forum back.
I think that Sony aren't good at that there good at consoles that aren't to move like PS2 the hand hold market is the only thing Nintendo have a firm grab on now PS2 is out i think sony may have another try at it though it would be cool if they could make a hand held sony console id buy that if it was good
I think that Sony aren't good at that there good at consoles that aren't to move like PS2 the hand hold market is the only thing Nintendo have a firm grab on now PS2 is out i think sony may have another try at it though it would be cool if they could make a hand held sony console id buy that if it was good
When you here the term Hand held gaming the first company that comes to mind is nintendo. They had massive success with the first gameboy, it offered everything you could want, gaming on the move, hundreds of games to play and fairly small. It was even easy to get power for it with the use of AA batteries. This went on for many years till eventually Gamebot Colour was released, this took the franchise to a huge new step, no drab looking games in that brown colour, it brought games to life. This again was even more succesful. Then finally GBA was released which brought us 3D gaming on the move, this is currently doing very well with many games coming out for it. I am even getting one myself. Over the years, Nintendo have had this market to themselfs, the only competition they had was the game gear which was not all that good. So what of sony?
Well, back in 1998 i beleive,plans for a Pocket Station were released. This was a small unit that resembled a Cyber Pet, the graphics were very basic. It was also a standard memory card with 15 slots. The main idea was to use it for mini games from certain games for PS1. One example was FF8, here you would go to a choboco farm and load one onto the Pocket station. This then became a cyber pet that you had to raise and look after and build the stats up as much as possible. You could then race them in the real game. The only other game i know it to work for in the UK was RR type 4, there may be more. But the fact is, this was not really gaming on the move is it. Low res, if you can call them graphics and basic missions. SO because of this we never got the....pleasure of getting one.
Sonys next go at gaming on the move was PSone. This is just a smaller version of the old PS1, but without the port on the back. But this was able to have a small moniter attached to it for gameing on the move! It was something to behold, all your great PS1 games available to you in places other than you house, on a small screen. But was it? No. This constuction was one full wires around it, you had to use the basic PS1 pad so it was not really as agile as a Gameboy. Its too big also, the screen alone is bigger than GBA and the only real place to use it was a car where you could use the Ciggeret mains. Yes some moniters allowed you to use batteries, but they often dont last long. All this imedieatly halts it to becoming as hand held.
So why have sony never really gone into this line of buisness? With all the little gizmos they come up with why have they never been able to come up with anything. There above 2 attemtps were a little below the mark and never really offered the feel of gaming on the move. Surely this is somewhere sony can make a presence.
Well, back in 1998 i beleive,plans for a Pocket Station were released. This was a small unit that resembled a Cyber Pet, the graphics were very basic. It was also a standard memory card with 15 slots. The main idea was to use it for mini games from certain games for PS1. One example was FF8, here you would go to a choboco farm and load one onto the Pocket station. This then became a cyber pet that you had to raise and look after and build the stats up as much as possible. You could then race them in the real game. The only other game i know it to work for in the UK was RR type 4, there may be more. But the fact is, this was not really gaming on the move is it. Low res, if you can call them graphics and basic missions. SO because of this we never got the....pleasure of getting one.
Sonys next go at gaming on the move was PSone. This is just a smaller version of the old PS1, but without the port on the back. But this was able to have a small moniter attached to it for gameing on the move! It was something to behold, all your great PS1 games available to you in places other than you house, on a small screen. But was it? No. This constuction was one full wires around it, you had to use the basic PS1 pad so it was not really as agile as a Gameboy. Its too big also, the screen alone is bigger than GBA and the only real place to use it was a car where you could use the Ciggeret mains. Yes some moniters allowed you to use batteries, but they often dont last long. All this imedieatly halts it to becoming as hand held.
So why have sony never really gone into this line of buisness? With all the little gizmos they come up with why have they never been able to come up with anything. There above 2 attemtps were a little below the mark and never really offered the feel of gaming on the move. Surely this is somewhere sony can make a presence.
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