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Poll: 3DS or PSP2? Which handheld will YOU be buying in 2011?

3DS all the Way! Nintendo for Life! 415 63.55%
 
PSP2 of course! Sony's set to dominate! 238 36.45%
 
Total:653
Untamoi on 27 October 2010
Khuutra said:
dharh said:
Khuutra said:
dharh said:

The reason I have some hope for the PSP2 is because its not been speced yet. Which means there is potential for them to get it right. They _could_ do a lackluster 'upgrade' to the PSP, or they could wow us with a 720p screen, dual nubs or touch nubs, and do the smart thing by dumping UMD. So until they make the release statement and cruelly dash my dreams, my hopes will carry me aloft.

....now before I respond to this, what do you hold as the appropriate game distribution alternative to UMD?

Secure SD/Sony Micro Stick and pure digital downloads. I would be going with the downloads. UMD adds mechanical complexity that is uneeded. UMD as a format did not and will not ever take the world by storm. The physical medium needs of the minority gamer base need to be satiated elsewhere by either some form of flash stick like Nintendo has been doing since forever, or not doing it at all.

So you contrast a "lackluster upgrade" with a 720p screen, dual or touch nubs, and full digital distribution?

Man you are asking for a sorta-kinda upgrade to the PSPGo. Shit, you're asking for an iGo, if you will.

Consibering 3DS carts can already have bigger games (UMD has 1GB maximum capacity and 3DS is already 2GB at launch and it will have bigger carts later on) and it will definitely be a lot faster and better in every way, there is no reasons to use UMD anymore, except perhaps price of the disc production. Even UMD drive would cost more than other alternatives. Producing handheld using carts costs less than handheld using UMD. So, it has now become inferior format in almost every way. PSP2 probably won't have full digital distribution but it probably won't use UMD either.

EDIT: Sorry, maximum capacity of UMD is actually 1.8 GB. That won't change anything though...



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dharh on 27 October 2010
jarrod said:
dharh said:

I make that assumption based on 2 major factors. One, I ended up doing it with the prior 2 major Nintendo handhelds the DS and GBA. Two, you can pretty much tell the RPG lineup for NA based on the lineup for japan. Which is to say, we will probably see a final fantasy game at or near launch but nothing else for a while.

In Japan, the DS has a bloody TV receiver attachment. We peons over here get squat in that department. The only real option will be whatever comes from the Nintendo Network or whatever you can sideload it with.

The PSP requires zero hacking if you convert the video prior or just download from PSN.

Nintendo is making a go of it, I won't argue that point. Regardless it has some catching up to do. Netflix on 3DS could drop them in reaching distance though, if that pans out well enough.

What are you talking about, GBA had multiple RPGs day one in Japan (Monster Guardians, Rockman.EXE, Yu-Gi-OH! DDM) and hell, it even had an RTS day one (Napoleon).  Even in the west, GBA got a good amount of RPGs pretty quick... within it's first year alone it had Golden Sun, Tactics Ogre KoL, Breath of Fire, Lunar Legend, MMBN1-2, Phantasy Star Collection, etc.  GBA would be more case for getting a Nintendo handheld "Year 1" if you like RPGs.  Granted, RPGs took a little longer to get rolling on DS (FFIII opened the floodgates in 2006), but there were reasons for that (like the industry wide assumed PSP domination in the handheld space), reasons which don't exactly pertain to 3DS.

For the western 3DS RPG lineup, I'd say Paper Mario within the first year is pretty much a dead cert (it's even rumored to be a western launch title).  Kingdom Hearts 3D has been said to be 2011 as well, and given how cquick Re:Coded's been localized for release, I think we could see that too.  Plus, it's still way early... I mean there's a ton of things that could hit (Fantasy Life, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Harvest Moon, Tales of the Abyss, etc, etc), we just don't know yet?

Also, DS never got a JP TV-tuner afaik, you must be think the GBA/DS music players?  In the US, we did get the DS Opera browser though, so it's not like NOA's averse to multimedia or non-gaming extensions.  Remember E3 and those movies from Disney/WB/DW? Netflix seems like an inevitability too imo, given how hugely successful it's been on Wii and the fact that Netflix were even exploring a DSi app.  There's just too much draw there, and Nintendo's made for an excellent partner thus far.

And if converting video content is all you want for multimedia out of a handheld, I dunno why you'd even consider any Nintendo or PlayStation system.  There will always be better options for that.

Yes looking back on it id say mid year 1 for GBA. Even though I abhorred the design, mayhap I blocked out the first purchase? When it went clamshell with the GBA SP is when it finally became acceptable. You will notice though based on my GBA collection, most of them aren't year one im pretty sure.

I coulda sworn I read something about a tuner card for the DS. Regardless, the only good strategy would be download anyway since both UMD video and DS video carts were a dud and i'd hope they get wider studio support than Disney/WB/DW. 

As far as the converting video thing. The point is that gamers generally only want to carry around two devices. If you don't have a smartphone then the 3DS/PSP2 is your only option for multi-media. So the better they are the better.



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dharh on 27 October 2010
Khuutra said:
dharh said:
Khuutra said:
dharh said:

The reason I have some hope for the PSP2 is because its not been speced yet. Which means there is potential for them to get it right. They _could_ do a lackluster 'upgrade' to the PSP, or they could wow us with a 720p screen, dual nubs or touch nubs, and do the smart thing by dumping UMD. So until they make the release statement and cruelly dash my dreams, my hopes will carry me aloft.

....now before I respond to this, what do you hold as the appropriate game distribution alternative to UMD?

Secure SD/Sony Micro Stick and pure digital downloads. I would be going with the downloads. UMD adds mechanical complexity that is uneeded. UMD as a format did not and will not ever take the world by storm. The physical medium needs of the minority gamer base need to be satiated elsewhere by either some form of flash stick like Nintendo has been doing since forever, or not doing it at all.

So you contrast a "lackluster upgrade" with a 720p screen, dual or touch nubs, and full digital distribution?

Man you are asking for a sorta-kinda upgrade to the PSPGo. Shit, you're asking for an iGo, if you will.


Problem?

SONY can't just do more of the same, I don't think even the most ardent PSP lovers even want that. Doing something different would be to upgrade all the PSPs strength, drop the weaknesses altogether and look for alternatives. A 3D PSP is just going to hurt it in the end.

PSP2 needs to model itself around the current up comer in the mobile space and thats the iPhone/iPod Touch, not the 3DS.



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trent44 on 27 October 2010

I am curious about the PSP2, there is almost no information on it, so without question the answer is maybe I would buy it.

3DS I am getting for sure, for the games...first thing I am doing when I buy it is sliding the 3D switch to the off position. :P

Megaman Legends 3 and Paper Mario being my 2 most wanted games for the 3DS.



jarrod on 27 October 2010
dharh said:

Yes looking back on it id say mid year 1 for GBA. Even though I abhorred the design, mayhap I blocked out the first purchase? When it went clamshell with the GBA SP is when it finally became acceptable. You will notice though based on my GBA collection, most of them aren't year one im pretty sure.

I coulda sworn I read something about a tuner card for the DS. Regardless, the only good strategy would be download anyway since both UMD video and DS video carts were a dud and i'd hope they get wider studio support than Disney/WB/DW. 

As far as the converting video thing. The point is that gamers generally only want to carry around two devices. If you don't have a smartphone then the 3DS/PSP2 is your only option for multi-media. So the better they are the better.


Yeah, the original GBA was an awful design, as was the original DS actually.  To be honest, I'm not thrilled with the 3DS design either, the DSL/i/iXL are all better aesthetically imo.  If you're one of those "only one system, ever" people, it'd probably be better waiting a year on 3DS (and PSP2 for that matter).

Nintendo's never released a TV tuner for any of their handhelds afaik, though they did do the Mobile GB adapter way back as well as the GBA and DS music players/SD adapters.  There was a 1-seg PSP TV tuner though, which never came west now that I think about it... I guess SCEA/SCEE must not care about multimedia and PSP2 is inevitably doomed on that front? :P

And yeah, 3DS will get wider support than just who was present at E3.  Even Avatar is rumored for the system (and would be a natural fit).



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dharh on 27 October 2010
jarrod said:
dharh said:

Yes looking back on it id say mid year 1 for GBA. Even though I abhorred the design, mayhap I blocked out the first purchase? When it went clamshell with the GBA SP is when it finally became acceptable. You will notice though based on my GBA collection, most of them aren't year one im pretty sure.

I coulda sworn I read something about a tuner card for the DS. Regardless, the only good strategy would be download anyway since both UMD video and DS video carts were a dud and i'd hope they get wider studio support than Disney/WB/DW. 

As far as the converting video thing. The point is that gamers generally only want to carry around two devices. If you don't have a smartphone then the 3DS/PSP2 is your only option for multi-media. So the better they are the better.


Yeah, the original GBA was an awful design, as was the original DS actually.  To be honest, I'm not thrilled with the 3DS design either, the DSL/i/iXL are all better aesthetically imo.  If you're one of those "only one system, ever" people, it'd probably be better waiting a year on 3DS (and PSP2 for that matter).

Nintendo's never released a TV tuner for any of their handhelds afaik, though they did do the Mobile GB adapter way back as well as the GBA and DS music players/SD adapters.  There was a 1-seg PSP TV tuner though, which never came west now that I think about it... I guess SCEA/SCEE must not care about multimedia and PSP2 is inevitably doomed on that front? :P

And yeah, 3DS will get wider support than just who was present at E3.  Even Avatar is rumored for the system (and would be a natural fit).


Was the 1-seg an actual SONY product? I was thinking the DS tuner thing was a 3rd party thing. I would never think Nintendo made the tuner itself, that's just crazy talk.



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jarrod on 27 October 2010
dharh said:
jarrod said:
dharh said:

Yes looking back on it id say mid year 1 for GBA. Even though I abhorred the design, mayhap I blocked out the first purchase? When it went clamshell with the GBA SP is when it finally became acceptable. You will notice though based on my GBA collection, most of them aren't year one im pretty sure.

I coulda sworn I read something about a tuner card for the DS. Regardless, the only good strategy would be download anyway since both UMD video and DS video carts were a dud and i'd hope they get wider studio support than Disney/WB/DW. 

As far as the converting video thing. The point is that gamers generally only want to carry around two devices. If you don't have a smartphone then the 3DS/PSP2 is your only option for multi-media. So the better they are the better.


Yeah, the original GBA was an awful design, as was the original DS actually.  To be honest, I'm not thrilled with the 3DS design either, the DSL/i/iXL are all better aesthetically imo.  If you're one of those "only one system, ever" people, it'd probably be better waiting a year on 3DS (and PSP2 for that matter).

Nintendo's never released a TV tuner for any of their handhelds afaik, though they did do the Mobile GB adapter way back as well as the GBA and DS music players/SD adapters.  There was a 1-seg PSP TV tuner though, which never came west now that I think about it... I guess SCEA/SCEE must not care about multimedia and PSP2 is inevitably doomed on that front? :P

And yeah, 3DS will get wider support than just who was present at E3.  Even Avatar is rumored for the system (and would be a natural fit).


Was the 1-seg an actual SONY product? I was thinking the DS tuner thing was a 3rd party thing. I would never think Nintendo made the tuner itself, that's just crazy talk.

Yes, the 1-seg tuner was Sony.  So was the PSP GPS iirc (which Europe might've gotten)?



GuyDuke on 28 October 2010
dharh said:

I'm seriously disappointed with the 3DS launch games. As a gaming device id have to wait till year 2 probably before it became worth the purchase. At least with PSP2 there is a chance it would be worth buying as a multi-media device. As it is both devices might get replaced by my _cell phone_ instead. 

I am a firm believer that '3D' is a useless feature that doesn't add much to the gaming experience.


yeah... disappointed... the heck?



Sholities on 28 October 2010

I chose the 3DS, but I'll end up having both eventually anyways (just like how I have all of this gen's game systems).



CrashDestroyer on 28 October 2010

3DS.

 

Another analog stick and better graphics isn't going to get me to buy a PSP2. Not to mention if some claims are correct then the PSP2 will easily go for $400-600, which is WAYYYY to much for a handheld.

I want something new and well that's where the 3DS comes in.

 

Not to mention PVC (Portable Virtual Console) is going to be awesome!

 

 



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