Sony has a real chance of dethroning Nintendo 3DS

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MrT-Tar said:

fps_d0minat0r said:

if you think about it, psp wasnt known for fps's which is a massive genre. ds cant do it with 1 thumb stick so i think that will be a major point.

in japan, which ever gets monster hunter first will dominate but again, i think it will be better on psp with a second thumb stick, PSN and better graphics.

lastly, piracy, it screws up 3rd party support, if one gets hit by it and the other doesnt then one will obvisouly have an advantage.

but then again nintendo can sell anything to little kids so on a sales point, i expect 3ds to do better but on games i think psp2 will be much better.

Have you played MP Hunters?

The 3DS set up would just be fine for an FPS if that control scheme is used and the D-Pad replaced with the slider.

Additionally, they could just use the gyro for camera controls, which they already are in some titles (Zelda notably).  This would work especially well for something like Monster Hunter, since that game generally requires access to a lot of buttons, so you'll want your hand free for presing XYABR rather than using the touchscreen.  It actually could be better than a 2nd analog camera.

I do think PSP2 will be attractive for FPS though.  360 level visuals and dual analogs will make every dudebro developer salivate.