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LordTheNightKnight on 16 September 2010
Kantor said:
LordTheNightKnight said:

http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-kombat-developer-we-have-a-psp2-184089.phtml

Whoops! Looks like a loose-mouthed developer at Warner Bros. has let a certain cat out of a certain bag, with Mortal Kombat Executive Producer Shaun Himmerick stating that his team has the next generation PlayStation Portable. 

"We have a PSP2 in the house and we’re looking at the engine, like what can it support," says Himmerick. "Always a big thing for us is the performance. We’re running at 60 fps, what can we do and do we have to build all the art assets over. We’re definitely looking at them. PSP2 looks like it’s a pretty powerful machine. We don’t have a 3DS system in house yet, but we’re looking to get one, and we’ll certainly look at what its power is."

Like all good Sony projects, this is looking like one of the worst kept secrets in town. Just like the PSPgo, inFAMOUS 2, Resistance 3 and Killzone 3. Sony is this industry's perpetual leaky faucet.

I undersand that Destructoid's staff is composed entirely of trolls, but blaming Sony for something the head of a small studio says to a small website at a (relatively) small event?


How are the blaiming Sony for what they guy said? They're blaming Sony for poor leak control.



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Kantor on 16 September 2010
KungKras said:

As I precicted a few months ago about how a compeititor would fare against the 3DS:

It will be like if the Dreamcast launched AFTER the PS2, this will get ripped to pieces. (unless Sony pulls something REALLY REALLY impressive)

In an extreme circumstance, if Sony handles this perfectly, it could be the relationship between the Xbox 360 (launches early, rave reviews, enormous amounts of third party support, and even more first party support than the 360) and the Wii (laughed at, ridiculed, weak hardware, trounces everything for three and a half years).

But I really don't see Sony doing what Nintendo did with the Wii. So, while your analogy may be a little extreme (It's not going to send Sony out of the business), I can see where you're coming from.

But I hope it's closer to the first, because the PSP wasn't a bad console, it just used a terrible disc format, didn't have enough buttons or analog sticks for what it was trying to do, aimed at completely the wrong audience, and was thoroughly outclassed by the DS.



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NYANKS on 16 September 2010
Kantor said:
KungKras said:

As I precicted a few months ago about how a compeititor would fare against the 3DS:

It will be like if the Dreamcast launched AFTER the PS2, this will get ripped to pieces. (unless Sony pulls something REALLY REALLY impressive)

In an extreme circumstance, if Sony handles this perfectly, it could be the relationship between the Xbox 360 (launches early, rave reviews, enormous amounts of third party support, and even more first party support than the 360) and the Wii (laughed at, ridiculed, weak hardware, trounces everything for three and a half years).

But I really don't see Sony doing what Nintendo did with the Wii. So, while your analogy may be a little extreme (It's not going to send Sony out of the business), I can see where you're coming from.

But I hope it's closer to the first, because the PSP wasn't a bad console, it just used a terrible disc format, didn't have enough buttons or analog sticks for what it was trying to do, aimed at completely the wrong audience, and was thoroughly outclassed by the DS.

How thoroughly? I mean, if anythng the PSP games are gettin better as time goes on.  Maybe it was a slow burner, but there have been gems coimg out lately.  We all know it was beat and the DS overall did better, but I think the PSP was quite respectable considering the market it was suiciding into lol, what with Ninty having a monopoly on handhelds.



theprof00 on 16 September 2010

I was just talking to my friend the other day about psp.

There really is no better time to buy one. There's a slew of games coming out for it, it has an amazing library, and hopefully, if psp2 features backwards compatability I will definitely grab one.



LordTheNightKnight on 16 September 2010
NYANKS said:
Kantor said:
KungKras said:

As I precicted a few months ago about how a compeititor would fare against the 3DS:

It will be like if the Dreamcast launched AFTER the PS2, this will get ripped to pieces. (unless Sony pulls something REALLY REALLY impressive)

In an extreme circumstance, if Sony handles this perfectly, it could be the relationship between the Xbox 360 (launches early, rave reviews, enormous amounts of third party support, and even more first party support than the 360) and the Wii (laughed at, ridiculed, weak hardware, trounces everything for three and a half years).

But I really don't see Sony doing what Nintendo did with the Wii. So, while your analogy may be a little extreme (It's not going to send Sony out of the business), I can see where you're coming from.

But I hope it's closer to the first, because the PSP wasn't a bad console, it just used a terrible disc format, didn't have enough buttons or analog sticks for what it was trying to do, aimed at completely the wrong audience, and was thoroughly outclassed by the DS.

How thoroughly? I mean, if anythng the PSP games are gettin better as time goes on.  Maybe it was a slow burner, but there have been gems coimg out lately.  We all know it was beat and the DS overall did better, but I think the PSP was quite respectable considering the market it was suiciding into lol, what with Ninty having a monopoly on handhelds.


Monopolies are not just being dominant. Nintendo didn't unfairly put the other handhelds out of business through unethical illegal practices.



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LordTheNightKnight on 16 September 2010
theprof00 said:

I was just talking to my friend the other day about psp.

There really is no better time to buy one. There's a slew of games coming out for it, it has an amazing library, and hopefully, if psp2 features backwards compatability I will definitely grab one.


Unless the price goes down to $100 or lower.



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Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

NYANKS on 16 September 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
NYANKS said:
Kantor said:
KungKras said:

As I precicted a few months ago about how a compeititor would fare against the 3DS:

It will be like if the Dreamcast launched AFTER the PS2, this will get ripped to pieces. (unless Sony pulls something REALLY REALLY impressive)

In an extreme circumstance, if Sony handles this perfectly, it could be the relationship between the Xbox 360 (launches early, rave reviews, enormous amounts of third party support, and even more first party support than the 360) and the Wii (laughed at, ridiculed, weak hardware, trounces everything for three and a half years).

But I really don't see Sony doing what Nintendo did with the Wii. So, while your analogy may be a little extreme (It's not going to send Sony out of the business), I can see where you're coming from.

But I hope it's closer to the first, because the PSP wasn't a bad console, it just used a terrible disc format, didn't have enough buttons or analog sticks for what it was trying to do, aimed at completely the wrong audience, and was thoroughly outclassed by the DS.

How thoroughly? I mean, if anythng the PSP games are gettin better as time goes on.  Maybe it was a slow burner, but there have been gems coimg out lately.  We all know it was beat and the DS overall did better, but I think the PSP was quite respectable considering the market it was suiciding into lol, what with Ninty having a monopoly on handhelds.


Monopolies are not just being dominant. Nintendo didn't unfairly put the other handhelds out of business through unethical illegal practices.

Are you referring to something?  I'm just saying that Nintendo had dominant mindshare in the handheld market.  Whenever once company dominates for year and suddenly a new challenger appears, bumps in the road and missteps are likely. 



theprof00 on 16 September 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
theprof00 said:

I was just talking to my friend the other day about psp.

There really is no better time to buy one. There's a slew of games coming out for it, it has an amazing library, and hopefully, if psp2 features backwards compatability I will definitely grab one.


Unless the price goes down to $100 or lower.

Oh yes except that.

I was thinking about getting one on ebay or CL though..



nen-suer on 16 September 2010
NYANKS said:
Kantor said:

But I hope it's closer to the first, because the PSP wasn't a bad console, it just used a terrible disc format, didn't have enough buttons or analog sticks for what it was trying to do, aimed at completely the wrong audience, and was thoroughly outclassed by the DS.

How thoroughly? I mean, if anythng the PSP games are gettin better as time goes on.  Maybe it was a slow burner, but there have been gems coimg out lately.  We all know it was beat and the DS overall did better, but I think the PSP was quite respectable considering the market it was suiciding into lol, what with Ninty having a monopoly on handhelds.

I think he means the PSP had limited target audience unlike the DS which appealed to everyone young & old

PSP 2 needs to be casual friendly from day 1



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TX109 on 16 September 2010

either he was misquoted, or this is one massive leak.

kinda sucks for me, i was gonna buy a PSP before, or right after, the end of the year. if this is true, ill wait and see what we're looking at.