What does PSP2 need to compete against 3DS?

[darkknightkryta]

Solid_Snake4RD said:

Darc Requiem said:

Simple. The PSP launched with the type of developer support that the 3DS has. The DS didn't have the huge third party backing initially. It was similar to the WIi, with the difference being that third parties started backing the DS after it sold better than their expectations. The PSP2 won't have that luxury. The hype is behind the 3DS as is the massive amounts of third party support.

agree

Disagree, besides Gran Theft Auto, there was no Metal Gear, Kingdom Hearts, FInal Fantasy, Resident Evil, or Devil May Cry (Rumours of a PSP Devil May Cry was circulating back then and it never happened.) at launch, people assumed they were coming and except for Metal Gear they all went to the DS.  There were good games on the PSP at launch, but none had the name that Gran Theft Auto had.

The 3DS's third party support is likely to cause a significant part of the PSP1 userbase to choose the 3DS.

now this choosing part only comes in if the PSP2 doesn't have good games too

psp gamers will consider it as 3DS has their type of game but if PSP2 gets good games too then they will decide

When you combine that with Nintendo's games it's an endgame proposition barring a Nintendo blunder.

sure

but if again Ninty games go and sell high and 3DS goes the same fate and other games sell low then third parties will consider both for developemnt

also it isn't that PSP sold less,it is a very viable platform,it just that that it didn't maintain the sales and momentum after first 2 years and piracy made devs leave

now ninty is trying to solve the problem of third parties not developing for their platform,the same way sony will try to solve the piracy issue with their platform which made third party leave

For a change in a market leader to occur in gaming it requires a few things to occur. Having a great piece of hardware is only part of the equation. Having the current market leader make a grave error is the most important.

agree but that market leader is already falling a bit,if not to its direct competitor but Ipod

A blunder by the market leader gives competing platforms an opening to take over. Poor software quality and turning down Nintendo's request to handle the US operations of the NES were two mistakes by Atari that gave Nintendo their shot.

actually that wasn't an error or mistake,atari was already dead and ninty were trying to outsource to sell with atari's name

Nintendo's "Dream Team" of developers and choosing of the cartridge format combined with Sega's blunders with the 32X, Sega CD, and Saturn gave Sony it's opening for the PS1.

this was again caused by alot of problems not just market leader making the mistake

snes was big but didn't have total dominance,sega had a name even though that was because of their blunders and ninty's choice of first party games and restrictions

The PS3's exceedingly high price left the door open for this gen.

this is exactly the example that is needed

a total dominance power of PS2 taken down for the future of blu-ray royalties