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cwbys21 on 23 February 2008

I think Sony has a good plan to stop piracy. They make new games run on a certain firmware update so hackers don't have to much time to crack the current firmware. GoW was just a touch to powerful for the PSP to handle so they will be releasing a new firmware update that frees up a touch more power for it to run properly.



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thekitchensink on 23 February 2008

Yeah, PSP has definitely gotten some quality games lately. When does Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep come out? Cuz I'll definitely be picking up a PSP, that game, and probably 2 others when that happens



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omgwtfbbq on 23 February 2008
kingofwale said:
zackblue said:
kingofwale said:
zackblue said:
kingofwale said:
>Sony's handheld console is finally getting a much needed upgrade to their linup in the next couple of weeks.


lol, "much needed upgrade to their lineup"??? Look up how many 80+ games PSP has, and how many DS has, and then tell me if it's "much needed"

Looking at sales Id think the DS had much more quality titles, but I guess I was wrong.


sales = quality? Carnival game = NMH + Z&W?


Well in terms of 3rd party support(which DS has more than psp) I would think the DS would have the much better games in terms of its library, but Like I said I was wrong(Was not expecting GoW to end up with a 95 average either, best HH game ever?).


DS definitely has MORE games, by a lot over PSP, but PSP has more quality games. According to Gamespot, I believe there are over 48 Games with scores 80% or higher and over 29 games for DS? (I haven't checked for a month or so).

I am just sick of the "PSP has no quality game" argument, it's been there since PSP's launch day.

The main problem isn't that the PSP has no quality games, but the main problem is they're mainly (with a few exceptions) seuqles/ports/spinoffs of games on the PS2 which most people already have and can play on a big screen without running out of batteries.

 



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blaydcor on 23 February 2008
cwbys21 said:
I think Sony has a good plan to stop piracy. They make new games run on a certain firmware update so hackers don't have to much time to crack the current firmware. GoW was just a touch to powerful for the PSP to handle so they will be releasing a new firmware update that frees up a touch more power for it to run properly.
Are you high? Link please, that makes no sense. If you're talking about the clock speed, you can up it to 333mhz on your own. 

 



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kingofwale on 23 February 2008
omgwtfbbq said:
kingofwale said:
zackblue said:
kingofwale said:
zackblue said:
kingofwale said:
>Sony's handheld console is finally getting a much needed upgrade to their linup in the next couple of weeks.


lol, "much needed upgrade to their lineup"??? Look up how many 80+ games PSP has, and how many DS has, and then tell me if it's "much needed"

Looking at sales Id think the DS had much more quality titles, but I guess I was wrong.


sales = quality? Carnival game = NMH + Z&W?


Well in terms of 3rd party support(which DS has more than psp) I would think the DS would have the much better games in terms of its library, but Like I said I was wrong(Was not expecting GoW to end up with a 95 average either, best HH game ever?).


DS definitely has MORE games, by a lot over PSP, but PSP has more quality games. According to Gamespot, I believe there are over 48 Games with scores 80% or higher and over 29 games for DS? (I haven't checked for a month or so).

I am just sick of the "PSP has no quality game" argument, it's been there since PSP's launch day.

The main problem isn't that the PSP has no quality games, but the main problem is they're mainly (with a few exceptions) seuqles/ports/spinoffs of games on the PS2 which most people already have and can play on a big screen without running out of batteries.

 


 how is this issue ANY different from DS? According to Gameranking

Look at top 5 games from PSP:

 Lumines (Brand new)
Ridge Racer (sequel/port)
Wipeout Pure (sequel)
Tekken (same)
FF-tactics (same)

 

and then look at top 5 games on DS 

Mario Kart (sequel/port)
Castlevania (old series)
Advance War (old series)
Zelda HG (old series)
Super Mario brother (old series)

  

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blaydcor on 23 February 2008

Old Series is completely different from
"Rehashed PSX/Downgraded PS2 Game".

 I prefer my PSP, but I will give the DS has more original/new games.

 Fortunately, I've got Patapon, GoW, and Crisis Core on the way, no complaints at the momen ;p



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LordTheNightKnight on 23 February 2008

"Sony's handheld console is finally getting a much needed upgrade to their linup in the next couple of weeks."

Okay, unless those are killer apps, it's not a much needed upgrade. We already know the PSP has good games. It needs more bestselling games (although the low sales=low quality was used against the GC). A couple of quality games are good for PSP owners, but it would take more to help the overall library.



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Dno on 23 February 2008

I can never tell why nintendo sells so many thungs its just crazy..... i mean its pokemon.. and i have a psp and i will tell u why games do not sell....its because a game here in the USA is 40 freakin bucks...i am i big sony fan but please ill just get a ps3 game for that much.... sony should make every game 29.99 if they ever want to have a chance at touching nintendo.......



Onyxmeth on 23 February 2008

The problem is that the DS offers a unique experience in that no other console or handheld has the dual screens and touch screen. The PSP offers a PS2 experience on the go, and some people just don't find that to be enough of a selling point. I personally love both and think each one is better than any console out there.

As far as the PSP2, they need to copy Apple. Sony needs to set up a shop like Itunes which will let you purchase movies, music and games all digitally. The new PSP would need a respectable sized hard drive, at least 80 GB, and yes, hate to say it but multiple SKUs. Everything can be collected in your store and synced to your PSP just like an iPod does. Games can also be available at retail for those that wish to have a disc or whatever proprietary format they choose, preferably carts this time, as long as they can hold the necessary data. Another good idea would be to have a monthly subscription service similar to Steam for games, Napster for music and Netflix for movies. I'm not sure if it would work completely, but it's an interesting idea to bounce around.



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NGG_RAY on 23 February 2008

I think the biggest problem with PSP is that it's best games eventually get ported to the Ps2. So the general consumer thinks that if they wait long enough that the game they want on PSP will be available on the PS2. I think that the best way to combat this is to keep psp games exclusive to the system exclusive and not port them to PS2. That way people have more of an incentive to purchase the game on the PSP and not wait for it's ps2 release.