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yungmagic09 on 27 February 2009

Looks like I might start playing my PSP again when these new games arrive.



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mike_intellivision on 27 February 2009

This is great for the PSP -- and I don't even own one (but I would consider getting one as I have begun to realize that portable gaming is often a lot more feasible for me than console gaming).

I think that Gamerace may be onto something -- Sony needs to find profits from somewhere. The PS2 train is not the engine it once was. So it may be hoping the PSP brings them needed cash.

What I wonder though is whether or not the sales of these games will justify the investment. In other words, will people buy the games or just "acquire" them? That has always been the problem with Sony's portable.

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MANUELF on 27 February 2009

I'm sure they aren't going to be AAA, but good games yes.



MANUELF on 27 February 2009
axumblade said:
MANUELF said:
I'm sure they aren't going to be AAA, but good games yes.

Wow. That was only slightly trollish.

 

 

 Ask me a question, what do you consider AAA?



toastboy44562 on 27 February 2009

WOW



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Angel_DwK on 27 February 2009

@Gamerace


Ps3 games don't automatically take 3-4 years to develop the only reason they took so long was because they were creating engines for their games they already have their engines now so its going to start being faster 2 years max..

see resistance 2 and uncharted 2.


Also just because the PSP is getting more support this year doesn't mean the Ps3 is getting any less they have specific teams dedicated to that stuff they CAN develop for more than 2 platforms..

And we don't even know who's making these yet.. the upcoming announcements are 1st 2nd AND 3rd party..

they could all be 3rd party for all you know



OT.

With these upcoming AAA games along with others such as LBP, Resistance, KZ, AC and others with their new design coming for the holidays AND with the new DSi being the same price..

I think Sony may have just caught Nintendo with their pants down.



Predictions.

1. Wii will never reach 50% market share.

2. Kz2 will sell 1.3 first week 3.5 LT.
Sales predictions for 09.

Wii - 69 - 72
PS3 - 32 - 34
X360 - 39 - 41


danielhiru on 27 February 2009
Gamerace said:
danielhiru said:
Gamerace said:
RPG said:
Your being paranoid then Gamerace, PS3 already has huge support for the PS3 from first and 3rd parties so a few big PSP games simply means they want the console to sell. I see nothing wrong with that especially since the development of a PSP game must be a fraction of a PS3 game so Sony can throw money at the big franchises.

Gran Turismo on PSP would do 2 million easily even after piracy, one would think that would be a nice profit for Sony.

 

 That's exactly the thing.  GT on PSP would sell 2m and make a nice profit.  With PS3 in last place and GT5 having a 5 year development cycle it's profit margin will be very limited - especially from what the initial expectations would have been when they began. 

Sony exists for one thing - profit.  If they can make more profit off of selling PSP and PSP games than PS3s (which lose them money) and PS3 games (which are tremendously expensive compared to PSP) then business wise it makes more sense to shift the majority of their resources that way.

With Sony merging SCE in with other divisions it's like saying the PS brand is no longer the dominate focus just one of many Sony brands in a field.  And right now, above all else, Sony needs to achieve profitability.   And it's starting to look like Sony is seeing the PSP as being able to deliver that - but not necessarily the PS3.  We'll see at E3.  If 90% of new games announced are PSP then you know the PS3 is being unofficially retired.

 

GT5 already paid itself, the GT5:P already covered the devs cost easily, PS3 looks to have its best year in so far game wise i dont see it slowing down at all.

 

 You're not considering development time.   PS3 games take 3-4 years to develop.  Killzone was already in development long before launch.  Same with GT5.  So this years line up was committed to when Sony (and others) expected great things of the PS3.  PSP development time is about 18 months.  So about 12 - 18 months ago Sony decided to invest heavily in PSP.  But is it instead of the PS3 or as well?  Either way this surprisingly large commitment to PSP must come at the expense of PS3 development. 

You just won't notice any drop in the number of PS3 games for another 1-2 years because of it's longer development time.

Good point about: GT5P

 

I see your point about the dev time for PS3 games, there could be a slow down, but we wont notice it anytime soon, only time will tell.

PSP software definitelly has a higher profit margin, now im sure sony would prefer to push both consoles, remember they only make money on the software on the PS3, only reason it would slow down would be PS4 or sony to be done home consoles ( PS4 i think is more likely, earliest i can see it is 2012 )



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Star Scream on 27 February 2009
Sony Talking To Rockstar About More ‘GTA’ PSP Games
Posted by Stephen Totilo on 2/27/09 at 5:00 pm.

Sony’s not taking the “Grand Theft Auto” series’ move from PSP to DS as a permanent shift, the company’s head of PSP marketing in America told me in an interview.

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After two successful “Grand Theft Auto” games on the PSP, the world’s most notorious gaming franchise is making its next portable outing — “Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars” — on Nintendo’s DS.

But Sony isn’t ready to let portable “GTA” out of its grasp.

“No one should sleep on that franchise,” John Koller, Sony’s head of PSP hardware marketing in North America, told me in a phone interview yesterday. “That’s a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general. We’ve had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, there’s definitely continued conversations with ['GTA' development studio] Rockstar on all their brands. That’s nothing that’s left the PlayStation family.”

Regarding “Chinatown Wars,” Koller doesn’t see it squarely matching with the DS fanbase, which the classifies as predominantly under 12 years of age. “It’s an interesting launch on DS,” Koller said. It raises some eyebrows in a lot of areas. It’ll be interesting to see how that sells.”

“Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars” ships on March 17. No new PSP “GTA” s are announced.

Rockstar Games declined to comment for this story.

 

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http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/02/27/more-psp-gta/

 

Quite strange Rockstar declined to comment on story...



Star Scream on 27 February 2009

It's getting even better - new God of War in development for PSP?

 

 

Rumor: Ready at Dawn developing new PSP God of War

by Randy Nelson { Feb 27th 2009 at 5:50PM }


If Tuesday's reveal of new -- even exciting -- games coming to PSP knocked you on your rump, you'd best be seated before reading any futher. Comfy? Good. Here's the deal: Joystiq has learned from a trusted source that Ready at Dawn, the studio behind the PSP's excellent God of War: Chains of Olympus, is working on a new Kratos adventure for PSP. Apparently the studio hasn't sworn off PSP development once and for all.

The informant tells us Ready at Dawn did, in fact, ship all of its PSP development kits back to Sony last summer, but received new kits in late 2008 after Sony ordered up the sequel. It's possible that, given its current state of development, the game might appear in some form at June's E3 Expo, our source reports. The title seems an unlikely candidate for release this year, but could be timed to coincide with God of War III's launch, which may occur in early 2010.

When contacted for comment, Ready at Dawn president and co-founder, Didier Malenfant, responded: "You know that even if we were [making the game], I couldn't answer your question." We see a "know" in there, but not a "no."

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/27/rumor-ready-at-dawn-returning-to-psp-for-new-god-of-war/

 



RafaelOrix on 27 February 2009

Star Scream, this last rumor is absolutely incredible. My favorite series, my favorite PSP game, now we may see another one for the PSP?!? Ok, since it's just rumor I'll pretend I've never heard about this possibility LOL