PSP has no good games...what?

[LordTheNightKnight]

davygee said:

Well, this is the problem; what people assume a "port" is.

Rainbox Six Vegas - is due out next month on the PSP and PS3 simultaneously....is this a port? The 360 and PC versions have been out since last year. But both the Playstation versions were announced before the 360 version hit the shelves...so this game would be classed as a Universal release in my books (i.e. it's released on multiple platforms, maybe not at the same time, but they are in development together).

Prince of Persia Revelations - well this is a port. It was developed from the original game Warrior Within and although there is a few changes to the game, it is in fact a port.

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops - this is a game developed from a series of games, but it is a unique title on the PSP and includes unique gameplay and elements not found in any other version. This is not a port.

I hope this make it easier to understand what a port is and what games aren't in fact ports.

Have a look through the PSP game library and especially the forthcoming games and you will see that there are very few ports and not that many coming out soon either.

  The problem with your counter is you are taking the term "has too many ports" literally. The phrase says that but MEANS "has too many ports, multiplatform games, and rehashes." I repeat that is the subtext of the phrase even if the exact words are more specific (although enhanced remakes are considered their own game).

 That may not seem fair, but the PS1 and PS2 had loads of exclusives. The PSP merely has plenty. It's supposed to have loads, like the other ones. It's all about expectations, not reality. The fact is that even one year of lots of ports, rehashes, and multiplatform dumps is not supposed to happen to a Playstation system. Thus it fails by not being a super-duper success, and being a mere success.