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Sony Delays PSP To 2005
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.
can we really call it a PlayStation???
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You're right! What we need are games with full FMV at every plot twist turn and a focus on graphics rather than gameplay and actually having fun!
Some of the simplest games, i.e. Tetris, are some of the most enjoyable. Tetris sold the original black and white GB back in the day.
Nintendo's most inventive games, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, have more to do with being innovative and groundbreaking than graphical wizardy.
There's more to life than pretty pictures.
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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Nintendo clearly was launching the DS when they were to take the attention away from the PSP... even if the DS doesn't succeed, the PSP would not have gotten all of the news (or attention). It was simply a marketing strategy designed to steal the PSP's initial thunder.
I think that the reason they are delaying is that by the new release date, the DS will be out for a couple of months... therefore, the DS will quiet down enough for Sony to get the media coverage they desire again.
I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo delays the DS launch as a result.
Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor
one good thing is that the price of the PSP at launch probably goes down as the launch date is delayed. i really hope sony doesn't try to throw the kitchen sink into the PSP - it should be a videogame system and nothing else. there is no need for an N-Gage 2.
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Maybe you'll be able to play Duke Nukem Forever on it, too :-)
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The problem with holding out to release the PSP months after the DS is that they risk losing big time. Consider the current console situation. PS2 makes it to market months before the other 2 systems and completely solidifies itself as the #1. microsoft and nintendo don't even come close.
This situation is kinda the flipside. Nintendo dominates the handheld market. When they release the DS they will have a huge number of developers lined up to release titles, because they already have a huge number of developers working on the GBA. DS comes out first, people jump all over it (as this is nintendo's #1 specialty), and who's going to want to buy a PSP a few months down the line after you've already invested in several games for your DS? granted, there's always be the cutting edge geeks who have money to burn, but parent's aren't going to want to shell out money for another system when little johnny just got a DS just 3 months ago.
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.
"Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher
Because, for a allegedly kick-ass portable game console, getting sued by a bunch of silly plastic people from last century would be soooo embarrasing.
Looks like it'll come bundled with its own version of Duke Nukem Forever!
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 :)
I dont know about that, but the PS5 is still slated for 2016
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"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.
"Derp de derp."
Dear Sony,
Hi. We like the PSP. But to coincide with your request that we port all our classics to the PSP so that you can actually sell one, we're going to need a bit more time.
Love,
Square Enix