Scisca said:
JustBeingReal said:
If Sony were to create a reasonably priced handheld, with the same core architecture and API of PS4, as well as supporting the system with appropriate software and either a built in HDD or cheap SD card support it would sell incredibly well.
TBH the issue with 3rd party support is no different for Sony in the portable space, than it is for Nintendo in the home console market, if Sony makes games targeted towards the western market, that sell then 3rd party developers will flock to the platform.
3rd party supports platforms that will sell their games, if Sony created a portable platform with unique titles that appeal to the 3rd party market or they made a handheld that made allowed simple cross-play and porting a reality then there's no reason why a dedicated gaming portable can't carve out a decent chunk of the mobile gaming market.
Hell Sony are probably in the best position to appeal to 3rd party, because it's already proven that they can make western focused games that drive the 3rd party audience towards their platform and Playstation is already synonymous with video gaming as people know it today.
The market exists, it's just that no one right now is properly catering to it in the way that those platform holders are towards the home console or PC user base. |
I think the only way a new handheld could work is if it was a PS4 Portable. The most important thing being it would have to share the same library of games. They'd have to work on the handheld out of the box - without any sort of extra work put in by the devs. Also all games would have to be cross-buy on PSN. It would be acceptable for it to somehow scale the graphics down a bit, but the previous point would have to stand - everything works. I don't believe a handheld with its own unique library is possible or viable at all in this market.
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Considering remoteplay that is exactly what the Vita is.
