#33372 - Furor - Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:51 pm
Has a price been released for the PSP in the US? I'm thinking it's going to be close to $300.
#33373 - Abscissa - Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:18 pm
I think it was going to be somewhere around $180. Of course, the *real* price is more than that since it'll be nearly useless without a memory stick.
#33589 - Wriggler - Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:09 pm
I can't see it being successful. The DS already has a good foot in the door, it'll be cheaper, with more software, and with no fiddly memory sticks that people will hate with a handheld...
Although the graphics look great, it'll be cost and practicality that win the war. It's like the Commodore Vs Spectrum all over again!
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#33633 - dj-ceejay - Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:04 am
The PSP's big wide screen sells it for me.
I can imagine very tired eyes after hours of glancing up and down with the DS.
I can live without a touch screen - it seems a bit gimicky and can't replace a good analogue stick in my oppinion.
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#33651 - Wriggler - Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:31 pm
But have you used it yet dj-ceejay? I see you're from the UK (as am I) so chances are you haven't. I travelled to the States recently (got back yesterday), and picked up a couple of DS's, and they're much better than I expected. It all works so well, it's not gimmicky at all. The only complaint I have is that there is such a limited choice of software available at the moment.
The touch screen is brilliant, the two screens work suprisingly well (but not suited to all games), and the little thumb strap thing is a stroke of genius...
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#33662 - dj-ceejay - Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:33 pm
No I can't say I have. I would like to be proven wrong - I'd much rather buy the (probably) cheaper DS.
Sorry if I'm a little cynical regarding handhelds - I bought a GP32 and was disapointed with the games available. That got ebayed quickly.
Ultimately the games will sell the console - for example Halo on XBox. I suppose it's how the developers take advantage of the hardware.
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#33664 - Wriggler - Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:07 pm
I think the GP32 is a different market though. It's more like a developer system, whereas the DS is a mainstream console. It'll have lots of software (as will the PSP), although I get the sneaking suspicion that the GBA2 is on the way. The DS is like a patched up GBA sent out to battle against the PSP. It works really well, but it could have been so much more... I assume they're saving the entirely new setup for the new GBA...
Is it me, or are there a lot of acronyms in this post? ;)
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#33677 - dj-ceejay - Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:58 pm
Yeah it's a shame the GP32 didn't get a worldwide release and backing from major developers. It was their first machine though I think - Maybe the GP33 will be better (*speculating*).
I think Nintendo were brave in releasing a handled like no other. It seems like Sony just took a PS2 and put it in a little box with a big screen - looks like a screen cover/case is a must?
GBA2 - Who knows? Screens on the back and front? Controlling it with your feet and hands at the same time in a Donkey Kong 'stylee'.
I'll buy whichever has a Street Fighter game on, preferable SFIII or a Capcom Vs. *
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#33678 - tepples - Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:04 pm
| dj-ceejay wrote: |
| I'll buy whichever has a Street Fighter game on, preferable SFIII or a Capcom Vs. * |
I want to see Smash Bros. III: Capcom vs. Nintendo. Hey, it could happen; Capcom made two Zelda games. Of course, Mega Man would just be a Samus clone, but still...
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#33680 - Abscissa - Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:08 pm
| dj-ceejay wrote: |
The PSP's big wide screen sells it for me.
I can imagine very tired eyes after hours of glancing up and down with the DS.
I can live without a touch screen - it seems a bit gimicky and can't replace a good analogue stick in my oppinion. |
I can understand how some people can perceive it as a gimmick, but it's really not: video games on PDA's have already been using touchscreens as game input devices for many years. The dual-screens could be more easily considered a gimmick, but after using the DS, I have to say that I've come to see the two screens as merely as substitude for a single big foldable screen - which wouldn't be feasable at the moment.
Also, the touchscreen isn't intended as a replacement for an A-Stick. It's intended to be used to allow different styles of games. Games certainly can use it as a psuedo-A-Stick, such as Mario 64 DS, but if they all did that then they'd be overlooking the whole point of the DS.
#33682 - Abscissa - Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:12 pm
| dj-ceejay wrote: |
| GBA2 - Who knows? Screens on the back and front? Controlling it with your feet and hands at the same time in a Donkey Kong 'stylee'. |
Assuming that they really are sticking to the whole "third-pillar" idea, then I'm sure the GBA2 would essentially be Nintendo's PSP.
#33715 - NoMis - Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:05 am
The big screen and the good graphics are the things i like on the PSP.
But there are some isues with it. The most important is the battary life. Wich can be come down to 2 hours wich is really a problem since the PSP should be a mobile gaming device.
I'm afraid that with the PSP you end up playing the same games as you do an your PS2 and you play them at home, connected to your loading adapter, since the battary lifetime is so short.
So I'm asking myself. Why sould I even play PSP if I can play the same things on my TV with a much bigger screen?
NoMis
#33724 - dagamer34 - Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:22 pm
| NoMis wrote: |
The big screen and the good graphics are the things i like on the PSP.
But there are some isues with it. The most important is the battary life. Wich can be come down to 2 hours wich is really a problem since the PSP should be a mobile gaming device.
I'm afraid that with the PSP you end up playing the same games as you do an your PS2 and you play them at home, connected to your loading adapter, since the battary lifetime is so short.
So I'm asking myself. Why sould I even play PSP if I can play the same things on my TV with a much bigger screen?
NoMis |
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#33738 - windwakr - Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:20 pm
I thought the psp was a ps1 mini not ps2. Am I wrong?
#33739 - Lupin - Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:50 pm
The PSP's capability is somewhere between the PS One and the PS2, though most screenshots that i've seen so far look more like PS2.
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#33752 - Furor - Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:26 am
So far the DS is doing better in Japan than the PSP. And I saw that the price for the PSP in the US might be close to $200...
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#33878 - gauauu - Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:48 am
Here in china the PSP is selling for 3000 RMB. (about $375 US).
The DS is selling for a "mere" 2000 RMB ($250).
But the shopkeeper wouldn't let me try out either of them. The only thing they let me try out was the iQue.
(But cool electronics tends to be expensive if it's new....although I DID find a 128mbit gba flash kit on the cheap here ($30 US))