i think that is what its called... i heard it was like a ps but mini sized and portable.. i mayb wrong any one else hurd about this?
i think that is what its called... i heard it was like a ps but mini sized and portable.. i mayb wrong any one else hurd about this?
I think you are refering to the PSP or Playstation Portable. It's sony's new system. It's a handheld that uses UMD discs instead of DVDs. I think it will be out within the next year.
at first i though you gusy were refering to the pocket station that came out for the ps a few years back but now that i know what it is , do u know how much it will cost
Recently one of the more popular gaming magazines (I think it was EGM) did a comparison between Nintendo's Dual Screen (Nintendo DS, though that's just the code name for it now, not what it will be when it goes on the market) and the PSP. They highlighted some of the games that will be available and such, as well as system specs and possible prices. Neither portable system has a definate price yet, but EGM is saying that the Nintendo DS will be around $150 US, and the PSP will be around $300 initally. Some people will take a look at the PSP price and instantly turned off. However, the PSP is also being built to play movies, in the new UMD format, play music, and other such activities not to mention the graphics being of a much higher quality. Also, while the Nintendo DS has a touch-screen in the lower half as a possible controller, it lacks an analog controller, which the PSP has. Over all the magazine said that it looks like the PSP will win out in the overall battle, but it really was too early to tell.
Sony Won't win in the portable battles... Nintendo will always dominate the portable products no matter what... They have been doing portable ever since G&W(game and watch). but Wat has sony done in the portable stuff? This is their 2nd release of a portable...(the US didnt even try to promote pocketstation). Sony will be doing what sega did... sega was a good company... but they went in to new territory.... Game gear screwed them over... Nokia n gage screw nokia over...
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You're logic is a little flawed. Sony, to my knowledge, didn't have much experience in the gaming industry when they came out with the playstation. The vast majority of third party developers began making games for the playstation, often exclusively. Even when the N64 came out, Nintendo failed to regain a significant portion portion of third party developers, and the playstation stilled ruled as gaming king. They may be able to pull that off in the handheld area as well. I sure hope not.
I hope that nintendo will win, and the fact that it has two screens should be what makes it possible. It is their intention that the two screens will revolutionize game play. Since it's nintendo, I have confidence in their ability to make it happen. However, the psp is loaded with more features like movie playing, and has superior hardware. It should all boil down to whether people are more into gameplay or features and flash.
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May God have mercy on us all [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img].Originally posted by: Uchiha Barles
It should all boil down to whether people are more into gameplay or features and flash.
Most people I know usually lean towards the latter [img]i/expressions/rolleye.gif[/img]
If you check out Gamespot, almost all the N-Gage games they review all apparently suck, lol. JusdaMan is right, Nintendo rocks in the portable products with their Gameboy Advance. I mean, they've done so much stuff to that small little game system. You can connect it to your Gamecube and use the Gameboy game to help you out in the Gamecube game, play your Gameboy game on the tv, and now you can watch videos on the GBA. But im curious to see what Sony's gonna do.
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the only thing im buying the PSP for is to put music on it thats about it
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I agree with Uchiha Barles, when the playstation first came out, everybody thought sony was going to fail, because the 2 leaders in the game industry were sega and nintendo. But now look at them, you can't even use them as references anymore, the 2 leaders now are Sony and Microsoft. Sony is well known to success where others have failed. I know whenever word is coming out about the PSP being in stores, I will definitively buy it.
are you.....implying that nintendo will fail?Originally posted by: oceen246
I agree with Uchiha Barles, when the playstation first came out, everybody thought sony was going to fail, because the 2 leaders in the game industry were sega and nintendo. But now look at them, you can't even use them as references anymore, the 2 leaders now are Sony and Microsoft. Sony is well known to success where others have failed. I know whenever word is coming out about the PSP being in stores, I will definitively buy it.
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No I'm not, nintendo is big comptetion, biggest ever. I don't know what will happen, but I know Sony won't be left behind, because they already proved me that, as I was part of the people who said Sony was going to fail with the playstation, and when they first started to make computers, and they completly shut me up.Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
are you.....implying that nintendo will fail?Originally posted by: oceen246
I agree with Uchiha Barles, when the playstation first came out, everybody thought sony was going to fail, because the 2 leaders in the game industry were sega and nintendo. But now look at them, you can't even use them as references anymore, the 2 leaders now are Sony and Microsoft. Sony is well known to success where others have failed. I know whenever word is coming out about the PSP being in stores, I will definitively buy it.
Famitsuof Japan talked to all the big Japanese developers,in the end the Nintendo DS came out on top.Here's the article for reference.
http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/523/523718p1.html
Microsoft??? Japan is the major video game market and the Xbox sells squat there. Microsofts sales are mostly only in America, whereas Nintendo has very large sales worldwide.Originally posted by: oceen246
I agree with Uchiha Barles, when the playstation first came out, everybody thought sony was going to fail, because the 2 leaders in the game industry were sega and nintendo. But now look at them, you can't even use them as references anymore, the 2 leaders now are Sony and Microsoft. Sony is well known to success where others have failed. I know whenever word is coming out about the PSP being in stores, I will definitively buy it.
I'm sorry but the 2 major consoles right now are Nintendo and Sony, Xbox has a long way to go in my opinion to recieve the same recognition.
It's a shame Sega flopped, I grew up with a Sega. I'm glad they are still doing third-party games for the other systems at least, otherwise we wouldn't get some really freat games.
I would buy the PSP if I ever really had a use for a portable game system. I don't play enough games to need that.
The Gameboy DS is currently featuring releases of N64 games on a portable system (like Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64), I would like to see some original material for the system in the near future.
who really wants to buy a new console to play old PS games [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] i mean the PS games where good but u wont catch me playing ridge racer on a bus [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
i hope ur not referring to the psp... in my opinion, and many of my friends, the psp will dominate nintendo's new DS. simply because of the various features it will have such as movies, music, and even wireless network. the only reason the gb series is dominating right now is that its practically the only handheld game console out there. N-gage who? they didnt do enough advertising and promotions to become popular and sega was way out of it because of the lack of good games. nintendo's GB series rose up and took power because there was no competition in the first place. but just you wait and see when sony comes in [just like when playstation came in vs. n64] and it will surely dominate. in my opinion i dont see whats so great about 2 screens compared to the multi functions of the psp. and to add on to it the psp will have fairly the same graphic engine as the ps2Originally posted by: badgats
who really wants to buy a new console to play old PS games [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] i mean the PS games where good but u wont catch me playing ridge racer on a bus [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
i think the ds two screens is really innovative, which is what nintendo is going for, what psp has is technology that everyone else probably already has elsewhere bunched into one little thing (but i still like it btw) there are many portable devices out there already, and another ones coming out?
i'd say the dvd movie thing is cool, but its kinda small to fully enjoy it, but it also has to be in the little type of cd thingy that the psp uses
the ds also has wireless connection too (i think) - okay i should stop talking about the ds and get back to the topic
the psp's graphics are pretty good, but what AssertnFailure said was true too
the system looks cool, and i think its power ranks close to the PS2's if im not mistaken
in the end we'll just see what happens between the DS and the PSP
the DS has a wireless network that supports like, 16 people....so whup de doOriginally posted by: s0ulz x r3frain
i hope ur not referring to the psp... in my opinion, and many of my friends, the psp will dominate nintendo's new DS. simply because of the various features it will have such as movies, music, and even wireless network. the only reason the gb series is dominating right now is that its practically the only handheld game console out there. N-gage who? they didnt do enough advertising and promotions to become popular and sega was way out of it because of the lack of good games. nintendo's GB series rose up and took power because there was no competition in the first place. but just you wait and see when sony comes in [just like when playstation came in vs. n64] and it will surely dominate. in my opinion i dont see whats so great about 2 screens compared to the multi functions of the psp. and to add on to it the psp will have fairly the same graphic engine as the ps2Originally posted by: badgats
who really wants to buy a new console to play old PS games [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] i mean the PS games where good but u wont catch me playing ridge racer on a bus [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
i already have an mp3 player, and who the hell would want to look at a puny screen just to watch movies? not to mention the movies will have to be specially formatted to ONLY work on the PSP....not only would you spend extra money just to buy the special movie disk, but i'm sure a significant reason for PSP's high price is to support watching movies....just as it was for the PS2
what a waste
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hey, if DS is gonna be as low-price as they say, i already know what i'm buying.
graphically, PSP seems to be way better. but nothing will ever beat nintendo games, gameplay/replay value wise. especially on handheld systems.
metroid prime is one of my favorite new gen games, i was freaked out to see it on DS. and mario 64.. well.. that's a legend.
turn based metal gear? ha!
if nintendo went back to sidescrollers.......then they would go out of business
if you dont keep up with the times, then you arent gonna get very far. Even if alot of people say the games for the NES and SNES were awesome, it doesnt mean that alot of people are gonna buy full blown console games that are of comparable style these days.
I hope you know, the PSP probably wont have alot of side scroller games
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