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brendude13 on 12 September 2011
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d21lewis said:

I don't get it, either. I have a PSP and, while I enjoyed it, I don't think I finished too many "console games". Valkyria Chronicles, Metal Gear, Syphon Filter, Silent Hill, Tomb Raider--I didn't finish any of them. These are series that I LOVE but I couldn't finish them on a portable. I just couldn't make myself play them for any extended amount of time. They controlled well enough but they weren't handheld experiences.

At the same time, games like Hot Shots Tennis, Burnout, Tetris, Final Fantasy VII (PSP games) and Chrono Trigger, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart, Advance Wars, and Tetris (again) got hundreds of hours of play time.

I just don't think the console games on a handheld console (the ones that rely on graphics, story, and extended gameplay sessions) are going to fare very well.  People don't want to play Call of Duty on a PSP or 3DS.  How easy will it be to snipe someone camping across the map when you're playing on a five inch screen?  People don't want Uncharted on a portable.  How absorbed will you be when you hear/see the powerful explosions and gunplay when you play the game while waiting for the doctor to see you (about your rash, I assume).  People will find this out soon enough......

This, console games don't work very well on a handheld, handheld games need to be designed to be played in short burts.

...Still, I loved Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, while the gameplay was adapted to fit handheld console, it was still a pretty story, music and graphics intensive game. I also wouldn't mind a few console ports either, trying to get into a game like MGS4 or Tales of Vesperia on a handheld would be awkward, but if you have already played them, it's a great novelty to be able to play them on the go.