Sony has a real chance of dethroning Nintendo 3DS

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dahuman said:

Raze said:

The only flaw with your statement is that for it to be cheaper than the 3DS, it needs to have cheaper components. Which pretty much means slower processor, less ram, lesser quality graphics. Pretty much an inferior system. I don't think you can pull a "Wii success" with handhelds. Besides, Sony is always about bells and whistles, they will soup up the PSP2 to be at least on par, pricewise, with the 3DS.

 

I do agree that the 3DS lineup sucks. They should have had Ocarina of Time ready for launch, the game is like 13 years old now afterall.

As for the battery life, that can change with electronic tweaks or a better battery. 3-5 wouldnt bode well for those long car trips with the kids in the back, unless you had a power convertor to plug in to.

They can't have 1st party line ups at launch this time around since it'd murder 3rd party efforts, it's the right thing to do to get more support down the line. That's just how it is, but a few months down the road, it's going to be insane every month.

I agree. They most likely held off on their first party stuff in order to let the 3rd parties launch their systems. They don't need to release their own software just yet because it'll be sold out for the first 10-12 months anyway. Since they have limited capacity they may as well target the red ocean customers first (core) in order to bring them over to their side. Then by 2012 or 2013 as they ramp up production they'll also start to finalise the first revision to the handheld which is based off the feedback they get from the market as to the overall hardware design. Before, during or a little after that point they'll probably cut the price a bit and go for the broader market.