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Sony Delays PSP To 2005

Posted by simoniker on from the xmas-present-list-redrafting-in-order dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN Money's Game Over column is reporting that Sony has delayed the launch of the PSP handheld gaming system in the U.S. until it has a 'reasonable amount' of titles to launch with the system. This will push the PSP to 2005 in the States, giving Nintendo free reign in the holiday season - as well as a possible headstart for the Nintendo DS." Some earlier reports had indicated the PSP was due to launch worldwide in November 2004.

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  1. If it's portable... by SharpFang · · Score: 5, Interesting

    can we really call it a PlayStation???

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  2. Re:PS3 by aliens · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I hope so, maybe by the time PS3 comes out I can afford a HDTV that will actually make getting a PS3 worth while.

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  3. Re:Bye Bye Gameboy... by SphericalCrusher · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The graphics are only awful if you compare them to modern games.

    The GBA's graphics is only getting better over time... as I've seen lately by playing Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town... they are starting to actually stand atop the original 16-bit games in the SNES and Genesis.

    I for one am a hardcore gamer so graphics do not matter. Nonetheless, for what it's worth, the GBA's graphics are AWESOME! Compared to XBOX though? Of course not... but don't be a fanboy.

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  4. Hmm by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Afaik, aren't most of the games on the PSP going to be ported PS1 games ?
    Ifso, the statement 'until it has a 'reasonable amount' of titles to launch with the system' does not make too much sense imo : Or the porting itself is having problems : In which case the delay can have hardware problems as the cause.

    Not seeing any conspiracies here, just seems a bit odd to me : Looking forward to this handheld beats though :)

  5. Re:Japanese developers allergic to worldwide launc by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "It seems that many japanese companies like to tease us Americans for a while while they have the latest gadgetry...."

    I read in a magazine somewhere that part of that delay is that it takes like 6 months to FCC approve a game system, Japan doesn't have that sort of wait.

    I would, of course, appreciate details on this. This is the same magazine that said the N64 was going to run at a 'zippy 500mhz'. They didn't understand that it was just the memory bus.

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