Thoughts on the PSP2 and the future of Sony portables.

[archbrix]

CommonMan said:

archbrix said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Sony should forget about hand-helds and focus on the PS3. They did remarkably well in the console space before concentrating on portable gaming. The only way I see them doing well in this market is to create an iPhone type device. They still wouldn't touch Nintendo's market but they could at least find their niche with a system that was a phone, mp3 player, etc., plus house all of their first-party exclusives.

I hate to beat a dead horse, but just because it's been said doesn't mean it's not true. So many of the games the PSP is trying to make NEED dual analog to be GREAT, they can be "playable" or "okay" without it, but who wants that?

The DS is NOT a multimedia machine, has anyone noticed that? Nintendo has sold a gazillion of them too, why should the PSP try to be an everything machine, you end up with nothing being outstanding. Make it a GREAT gaming machine first, focus on software first, make it multifunction only if you can and it makes sense.

The PSP offering multifunction gives it more selling points, though.  Without it the only reason to buy one is as a game player, which for you and me might be great, but unfortunately for Sony, would pit them DIRECTLY against Nintendo, and IMO they just can't compete there... not right now anyway.  Nintendo currently has such a stranglehold on the portable market that few people would buy an alternative company's dedicated hand-held game system.