Rumor: Sony announcing PSP2 on the 27th?

[shakirmoledina]

its gonna be interesting to see how powerful it would be esp since we havent heard too much from sony about psp2

 

[HaniKazmi]

I'm wondering what the deal is with the PSP2 and PSPhone. Are they gonna support both separately, or are they different SKUs of the same basic system.

 

[heartgold]

yeah hopefully if the PSP2 is good, I'll get it. I hope its hacked cuz I wanna pirate the shit out of it. While I'll buy 3DS games =)

 

[Fear Zoa]

yeah hopefully if the PSP2 is good, I'll get it. I hope its hacked cuz I wanna pirate the shit out of it. While I'll buy 3DS games =)

This is why we can't have nice things

 

[Phoenix Goddess]

yeah hopefully if the PSP2 is good, I'll get it. I hope its hacked cuz I wanna pirate the shit out of it. While I'll buy 3DS games =)

yeah i r hope it be good 2 so i can pirait it.


Seriously, what's with all the self-entitlement?

 

[SamAsh07]

PSP 2. Don't release it for atleast another year, because the release of the 3DS will over-shadow PSP 2s existence as we know it.

 

[heartgold]

yeah hopefully if the PSP2 is good, I'll get it. I hope its hacked cuz I wanna pirate the shit out of it. While I'll buy 3DS games =)
This is why we can't have nice things

PSP has good games =)

QUOTE(heartgold @ Jan 13 2011, 05:45 AM)

yeah hopefully if the PSP2 is good, I'll get it. I hope its hacked cuz I wanna pirate the shit out of it. While I'll buy 3DS games =)

yeah i r hope it be good 2 so i can pirait it.


Seriously, what's with all the self-entitlement?

Work it out

 

[rockstar99]

Even though im disappointed with the 3DS a bit hopefully this is better, still love my PSP

 

[cwstjdenobs]

Even though im disappointed with the 3DS a bit hopefully this is better, still love my PSP

How can you be? I want detailed information of your extensive play testing.

 

[Satangel]

Even though im disappointed with the 3DS a bit hopefully this is better, still love my PSP

How can you be? I want detailed information of your extensive play testing.

I guess he means the possibility of those damned FC's, quite a low battery life compared to the DS Lite, price of the system is quite high and the launch line-up isn't all that impressive.

 

[BlueStar]

Are God of War, Uncharted and Killzone enough reasons for them to buy a PSP2?

No, that's the exact same mistake they made with the PSP. Why do you want to play inferior versions of PS3 games on the move? They need to stop trying to cram a home console into the palm of your hands and treat handhelds as a unique platform, where you build games from the ground up, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of gaming on the go and ensure devs make unique games that you simply can't play anywhere else. That's what made the DS.

You don't want to be squinting at a complicated FPS with gritty graphics on your tiny screen (unti you get to your train stop and have to find a save spot) when you know you could just play through a better version of this game during the time you spend at home. Neither do you want to sit in front of a 52 inch screen and play Picross 3d, Phoenix Wright, Ghost Trick or Nintendogs, when they're much more suited for playing in bed or on the bus.

I'm slightly worried the extra power of the 3DS might tempt devs to go a similar route as well.

 

[awssk8er]

I honestly cannot see a new PSP succeeding.

Edit: Make that "doing well".

 

[ibis_87]

The PSP2 is something of interest, but I don't exactly see the selling point now.

I mean, Nintendo was smart to reveal the system supported 3D output with the initial announce. If the PS3-level graphics are THE hook, it's not exatly great. There are 3 possibilities, as I see it:

-It's just marketing, and the graphics are just "next-genish", not full-blown PS3. Than the 3DS is not far behind (See SF4, RE:Reveleations etc) AND has the 3D output, so why to care if you're not a brand fan? Sony has alrady stated they thought a 3D-enabled hendheld was a bad idea.

-It's really as powerful as a PS3. But in this case it's either REALLY expensive (more than the possible $300 for the 3DS) and/or the battery life is going to make you cry. If it's really $300 or more, it's doubtful, if one should pay for a PS3-level graphics in 2D on a not-so-big screen (compared to a home TV) or really decent graphics on the 3DS AND 3D. And seeing Nintendo struggling with their battery, I don't belive Sony has something better to offer.

-It's still doubtful, if Sony has understood cramming home console games in a portable device is not a great idea. With the PS3-level graphics, it's extremely tempting for them to do it again.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Why do you want to play inferior versions of PS3 games on the move?

What are you talking about.

There's plenty of exclusive PSP games that may just be subdivisions of big Sony franchises but are still excellent. It's not a "Playstation 3 Portable", it's a PSP. It plays its own games and they're not inferior versions of PS3 games.

 

[BlueStar]

Why do you want to play inferior versions of PS3 games on the move?

What are you talking about.

There's plenty of exclusive PSP games that may just be subdivisions of big Sony franchises but are still excellent. It's not a "Playstation 3 Portable", it's a PSP. It plays its own games and they're not inferior versions of PS3 games.

But I think the problem is, even if it's an exclusive entry for the series (God of War etc) it's still basically the type of experience you could happily sit down and play on your home console. This is the reason Sony did so very badly in comparison to the competition. And it's all very well saying "Oh it sold xxx units, that's good." They should be kicking themselves when they look at all those DS buyers who were their potential customers.

What I mean is, there are good games on the PSP. But there aren't many games I would want specifically for the PSP, beyond the fact I might want to play them on the bus. There are games like Picross, Pokemon, Brain Training, Phoenix Wright, Nintendogs, that for one reason or another would be worse on a different platform - without the stylus, the small screen, the ability to play in bed or on the sofa and to trade with real-life friends out of the house.

There are DS games that suffer from the problem as well, where developers think backwards "Let's make a good game to put on the DS" rather than "Let's design a good DS game." But Sony seems to have a serious lack of games where the thinking was the latter.

 

[ProtoKun7]

the psp has no gaems lul

Ah, I remember the time when Sony said there wouldn't be a successor for a while...

If this is true I'd hope they have a good set of games planned and that it gets more support.
Thinking about it, I'm still pretty annoyed they cancelled the PSP version of Force Unleashed II with seemingly no reason. I hope similar things won't happen this time around.

 

[Rock Raiyu]

Are God of War, Uncharted and Killzone enough reasons for them to buy a PSP2?

No, that's the exact same mistake they made with the PSP. Why do you want to play inferior versions of PS3 games on the move? They need to stop trying to cram a home console into the palm of your hands and treat handhelds as a unique platform, where you build games from the ground up, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of gaming on the go and ensure devs make unique games that you simply can't play anywhere else. That's what made the DS.

You don't want to be squinting at a complicated FPS with gritty graphics on your tiny screen (unti you get to your train stop and have to find a save spot) when you know you could just play through a better version of this game during the time you spend at home. Neither do you want to sit in front of a 52 inch screen and play Picross 3d, Phoenix Wright, Ghost Trick or Nintendogs, when they're much more suited for playing in bed or on the bus.

I'm slightly worried the extra power of the 3DS might tempt devs to go a similar route as well.

Dude...you just described Nintendo and the 3DS with all the Mario Kart, Star Fox and Ocarina of Time.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Theyre gonna pull a Nintendo and release the release date for the PSP2