The Psp

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

The next-generation of gaming is almost here! In less than a month, the ultimate in handheld gaming will finally see the light of day....in the USA!! Sure there's the Nintendo DS, but it just looks like it sucks.

I'm not gonna go into specifics of the Playstation Portable, but I will say this: It has graphis slightly more enhanced than the PS2. Nuff said? I think so.

So, who plans on getting it? It's only 250 $, Union Pacific. Is that too much to ask for, when it comes to quality gaming?

I think not....

Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

Next Generation?

No, it's not, its last generation...Xbox is practically a whole generation, in terms of hardware, ahead of the Playstation 2...and the PSP is just a hand-held PS2...

The graphics are nothing to brag about, they're dated, but the screen is - it's got very good clarity.

The BIG drawback is that it has 2.5 hours battery life...what a joke!

I do think that the PSP will be huge, but I won't be buying one for a year or more...see how it develops, what games come out and what price etc. rather than spending "only" $250 for something I've, in effect, already got.

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

OH, why don't you go suck on a lemon, you kaufka sonna....

In any case, There will also be a new Metal Gear Solid game coming to the system. It plannes on blowing the previous ones out of the water. It's called Metal Gear Acid. Oh, I'm salavating just thinking about it. Can't wait till March.

Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

Metal Gear Acid and Final Fantasy: Crisis Core will be immense indeed, but it doesn't justify $250, plus about $250 worth of batteries in the first week, and about $100 for the games...

I'll wait a year, maybe a bit more, let the prices drop and the quality of games to rise before I bother.

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

Ever heard of rechargable batteries? It's the dawning of a new age; If you did your research, you'd know that the PSP Bundle pack comes with rechargable batteries and the charger, and the mic, and etc.

Visit ign.com to brush up on your facts, amiga. ESTABLISH?!

Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

No thank you. All I need to know is tha I'd be paying $250 for something that would last 2.5 hours...when I play games (every few weeks or so) I sit down to mammoth sessions (longest has been 19 hours straight) not playing a bit, having to stop to recharge the batteries, then playing a bit more.

Within a year the price will plummet...

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

...No, I'll give it a year and 6 months..give or take six months.

Let me just level with ya, I have every intentions of getting the portable....but if you think I'M gonna pay 250 $ for that damn thing....I thought I almost saw a pig fly.

One thing's for sure, it IS better than the DS portable, am I right?

(and 19 hours? DAMN!! I hope that's not with a handheld system...)

Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

Nah, it was on the PSX.

The DS looks more innovitive - as Nintendo usually is - but PSP has more "blockbuster" titles and so should fare well. DS seems to be a lot of remade Nintendo titles that people know and love, but at the end of the day, you've played them already. Oh, and they usually have games like Mario Party, that you might play for about 20 minutes and never play again. That's generally not my idea of good gaming. So, PSP would be my hand-held of choice.

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject:

Stop arguing! you guys are driving me nuts. The psp has it's pros, such as enhanced graphics, portable cd player, and possibly a portable dvd player (they haven't decided yet) and as Elbreth mentioned, there are definitely gaming systems better then it also that the psp only has about a 3 hour life span. Anyway, I'm getting it prodered for 89$. How? Simple, get a friend who works for a bigshot game factory. Wink

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

Ah, would ya shut it, Rita? The men are talking. Me and Elbreth can be like the Ebert and Roeper of fanart-central....only we critise games and gaming systems.

The line-up for DS titles are fairly weak. And I dont think it's more innovative at all. The PSP games will be mini CDs. The touch screen of the DS doen't really make it "innovative", do ya think? Then again, it all depends on what you define as innovative.

Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

[quote="SilentSoul92 (Rita)"] Stop arguing! you guys are driving me nuts. The psp has it's pros, such as enhanced graphics, portable cd player, and possibly a portable dvd player [b](they haven't decided yet)[/b] and as Elbreth mentioned, there are definitely gaming systems better then it also that the psp only has about a 3 hour life span. Anyway, I'm getting it prodered for 89$. How? Simple, get a friend who works for a bigshot game factory. Wink

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Almost the only thing I've seen the PSP do is play movies... and Final Fantasy: VII Advent Children has been announced for it, so what makes you think they've not decided? Oh, and it's on UMD, not DVD..

Inu-Yasha-fan · Very bored Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 218

the psp has lost many sells do to the fact that is was let out late in the game. and the DS i already own...

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

.....WHA? I'm sorry, but that didn't make a lick of sense. The PSP isn't even out yet. Explain what the hell you are talking about...please.

LightningAurora · Still very bored Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 370

An on-going argument, this will be, but I think the DS will, in the end, be the more popular, for one reason - Nintendo has the reputation for being a maker of quality handhelds, and are also more experienced at making games designed purely for handheld format. Now, I might be wrong on this, but I have a feeling that the PSP games won't feel quite like they were designed with a smaller screen I mind. The DS also utilises an unusual idea, if you won't accept 'innovative,' and that will help it to sell.

Of course, PSP will have better line-up games, and they have a Metal gear!

In the end, though, isn't it just a case of pick-whatever-you-like-regardless-of-the-opinions-of-others?

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

Short answer, NO!!

If it was, then this topic would be useless. If that were the case, then DS lovers go post in the DS topic, and us Sony-devoted gamers will remain here. Sony has been number one in computer entertainment gaming for a long time. It's what they do best; make high-quality games. Nintendo has become too childish, whose only "risk taker" gaming has been Resident Evil. Since the introduction of Pokemon into the US, Nintendo has become a pussy gaming company. They take little to no risks. Hell, Simpsons hit and run almost didn't make it to the system, because some felt it was unlike Nintendo to support such an adult-related cartoon. Which is why Futurama didn't make the cut, thus got cut.

Nintendo...what happened?

PhunkYMunkY · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:03 am Post subject:

Gamecube and GBA both have the 007 Agent Under Fire (I think it's called) ...Res Evil suck'd anyway.

LightningAurora · Still very bored Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 370

[quote="Funky_EsterMan (Gar Logan)"] Short answer, NO!!

If it was, then this topic would be useless. If that were the case, then DS lovers go post in the DS topic, and us Sony-devoted gamers will remain here. Sony has been number one in computer entertainment gaming for a long time. It's what they do best; make high-quality games. Nintendo has become too childish, whose only "risk taker" gaming has been Resident Evil. Since the introduction of Pokemon into the US, Nintendo has become a pussy gaming company. They take little to no risks. Hell, Simpsons hit and run almost didn't make it to the system, because some felt it was unlike Nintendo to support such an adult-related cartoon. Which is why Futurama didn't make the cut, thus got cut.

Nintendo...what happened? [/quote]
Poor argument. You say that Sony make high quality games, and then call Nintendo too childish. What does childish have to do with quality? Wind Waker was childish, but it was still a cracking, quality game. Your comments are unrelated.

Nintendo do take risks, but in different ways. It's true that Nintendo's target market is younger than that of Sony, and that, of course, has to affect the kind of game they can release. Although there are a good selection of more adult games - for example, Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil (although they've lost the exclusitivity now, which will hit them hard) - they have to think about the market they're aiming at, and aim more of their games at that market. You can't just say that because the games are childish in appearance, they aren't good quality - Mario games are usually excellent, for example, yet are quite childish. And can you call the Zelda games 'poor?' I think not!

Sony, with their more adult market, can try different kinds of games, and don't feel the need to be innovative, instead relying on quality, grown up games. I won't argue with that! The MGS series is one of the finest ever created, Devil May Cry is great and there's nothing I enjoy more than a few hours on Tenchu, Silent Hill or GTA. The PSP will reflect this - it is not as innovative as the DS, but has more 'grown up' games.

I enjoy both systems for their different takes on gaming, and yes, I do think it's down to personal preference, or - like me - an appreciation for each systems good points will make you want both.

So hooray for the PSP AND DS!

Funky_EsterMan · Has No Life Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 413

Hey you idiot, YOU are unrelated. Don't tell me my comments aren't related to the topic; I CAME UP WITH IT!!

All that aside, I never said Nintendo didn't make high-quality games. I just said Sony specializes in making high-quality games, and said nothing about Nintendo. So you assumed I was saying Nintendo doesn't make high-quality games. Don't go on assumptions, or imply things that aren't true.

It's common knowledge to anyone who uses more than 10% of their brain; Microsoft and Sony make adult-related games, thus more liberty is used and taken in the innovation department. DUH!! Nintendo recycles the same formula for some of their top-selling titles. That's not to say they don't take risks or chance improvement. They do, but I choose not to give them much knowledge seeing as this is the PSP topic.

Raymei · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

PSP is crap....

In case you didn't know, over 200 of them were returned in Japan once they found out how the square button is screwed up

T_T the only reason you're saying it's cool is because it's by Sony and you're biased.

LightningAurora · Still very bored Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 370

[quote="Funky_EsterMan (Gar Logan)"] Hey you idiot, YOU are unrelated. Don't tell me my comments aren't related to the topic; I CAME UP WITH IT!!

All that aside, I never said Nintendo didn't make high-quality games. I just said Sony specializes in making high-quality games, and said nothing about Nintendo. So you assumed I was saying Nintendo doesn't make high-quality games. Don't go on assumptions, or imply things that aren't true.

It's common knowledge to anyone who uses more than 10% of their brain; Microsoft and Sony make adult-related games, thus more liberty is used and taken in the innovation department. DUH!! Nintendo recycles the same formula for some of their top-selling titles. That's not to say they don't take risks or chance improvement. They do, but I choose not to give them much knowledge seeing as this is the PSP topic. [/quote]
I didn't mean unrelated as in 'not in context to the topic.' I meant that quality and childishness are not always related - as in, being childish does not mean a game is poor. Anyway, your argument seemed to point in that direction if you follow it.

And as for recycling the same formula - both companies do it! As for the innovation points, like I said, different types of innovation for different companies. They both use innovation, and saying that Sony and Microsoft can 'take more liberties' just because their games are generally more adult is, I'm afraid, simply wrong. They just do it differently. But you can't just say your last two comments (see quote) if you want to present a good argument for why PSP is cool. It's bias. You mention DS in your first comment in this place, right? It would seem obvious to compare the two handhelds. Besides, I have actually supported both.

I think both will be good - although Raymei's comment surprised me a bit. So, lets just stop arguing now, okay? Differing opinons exist....