I don't think Sony *gets* the PSP

[Ssenkahdavic]

makingmusic476 said:

Ssenkahdavic said:

Some of the issues I see with the PSP in the West (selling to new customers) are:

 

• Lack of real PS3 integration.  The PS3 has been doing very well in the West recently and the PSP could try to ride some of that success.  Why can I not hook my PSP into my PS3 and have my PS3 upscale the graphics for my TV?  Why can I not have the PS3 handle the controller, so I can now use my PS3 controller wirelessly? (yes I know you can with the Go, but this should work for all systems)
• Lack of games targeting the Western Audience.  Remakes, JRPGs, and PS1 classics will not sell millions of systems in the West, at best they will sell thousands.  
• The PSP does feel like the PC as of late.  Many games on the system just do not feel like they were made FOR the system. 
• Price is always an issue and with slumping sales it looks like the PSP needs a price cut. 
• Advertising!  Until very recently, I would not see any advertising anywhere for the PSP.  In massive electronic stores, gaming only stores, the internet, TV and others, I would hardly ever see out in the open marketing for the unit.
• Needs more First Party Western Studio Sony Support.  Not just remakes or reboots or sequels, but it needs new Sony Western IP support.  It is almost as if they are afraid of putting their new IP ideas on the handheld.

I believe the PSP is rather limited by its hardware for the first point.  There's only so much the PSP can handle.  Honestly, it's a marvel the system even has PSN support, given the PSN didn't exist when it came out.

I'm also amazed the got a fully functional PS1 emulator running on hardware like that.  It's what has me convinced we'll see ps2 emulation on ps3/psp2 someday.  Sony can really put their hardware through its paces.  I mean, when the PSP came out, ps1 emulation on PC was still pretty crappy, and the PSP had far weaker hardware than any PC at the time.

As for the rest of your points, I agree 100%.

Sony showed with the perfect PS1 emulation that they can pump out some very good software solutions.  I completely agree that this shows there will probably be 100% software BC for PS2 games on both the PSP2/PS3.  I would not say that the PS1 emulation then was crappy.  I played a good few PS1 games on an emulator in my laptop while travelling during the summer in college (before I bought my PSP). 

It was nowhere near perfect of course, which as far as my experience goes, the PSP emulator has been.  I have never once had a PS1 classic crash on me, delete a saved game, screw up sound or any other crazy problem.

As far as the hardware goes, I meant having your PS3 do all the work.  Having the PSP send its data to the PS3 (instead of its own screen) is definitely within the realm of the hardwares capabilities.  You would hook up your PSP to the PS3 via USB, and then all the rest is handled BY the PS3 system (handing upscaling of graphics, handling input controls via controller, etc)