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New PSP Titles to be Unveiled This Week

Posted by Zonk on from the teeny-tiny-mullets dept.

Asriel86 writes "Sony will be officially unveiling twenty titles for their upcoming handheld, according to Gaming Horizon. These games will be revealed for the Playstation Portable (PSP) this week at the Tokyo Game Show, and will include an Ape Escape and Metal Gear Solid title."

27 comments

  1. Only 12 are confirmed. by christopherfinke · · Score: 1, Troll
    Remember, Famitsu claims there will be twenty PSP games announced and only ten (with two more possibilities) titles were named, meaning Sony could have eight or ten more games up their sleeves that are too shocking to reveal.
    Or, they only have 10 or 12 games to announce, but they thought 20 sounded better.
  2. hmmm by the_unknown_soldier · · Score: 0

    Do we think it's time to update the gamebody image already? that thing looks ancient

    1. Re:hmmm by alatesystems · · Score: 2, Insightful

      A lot of the fun of being a geek is nostalgia. Remembering past technology and talking about how great it was at the time is awesome.

      Chris

    2. Re:hmmm by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The Mk.1 Gameboy is the definiative handheld though. Just about everyone would recognise it.

      Personally I wouldn't go updating the icon until the PSP and DS are out, as putting a GBA SP up there would just get out of date quickly, and putting a PSP or DS could lead to more talk if the (perceived) looser of the handheld war that'll probably happen is picked.

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    3. Re:hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      *A lot of the fun of being a geek is nostalgia.*

      a lot of being a spammer is about reaping rewards, and doing comments to justify the slashsigvertisements, and to convince yourself that you're not a spammer!

    4. Re:hmmm by Spleener12 · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Well, the "RPG" image is of two characters from a game that's 12-13 years old (Final Fantasy IV), and you don't see that getting changed, do you?

      Admittedly, this could only be because changing to an image from a more current Final Fantasy would result in massive flamewars.

    5. Re:hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A lot of people are doing it. Sigs are not even shown by default except to logged on users who have chosen to see sigs. I don't post just to have a sigvertisement as you coined.

      I enjoy contributing to /., and I've actually submitted quite a few news-worthy stories, just to have them rejected and then later posted a few days later under someone elses name. Oh well, my karma is excellent, and not due to karma whoring.

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    6. Re:hmmm by News+for+nerds · · Score: 1

      >putting a PSP or DS could lead to more talk
      > if the (perceived) looser of the handheld
      > war that'll probably happen is picked.

      Put there N-gage icon, and everyone's happy (even incl. Nokia)

    7. Re:hmmm by hai.uchida · · Score: 0

      I'll do you one better for outdated icons-- Slashdot's American flag only has 40 stars. Which means it must have been made during the brief period in 1890 after South Dakota, but before Wyoming was admitted as a state.

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    8. Re:hmmm by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

      That spoony bard!


      (Well, someone had to say it!)

  3. The Handheld Race is heating up... by Txiasaeia · · Score: 3, Interesting
    ...but only 20 games? The DS has 41 games right now, not to mention all the compatible GB & GBA games right now. Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but all the hardware in the world isn't going to help you with 20 games at launch.

    Then again, the fact that the DS is $200 USD (i'm in Canada) pretty much guarantees that I'm not getting a DS either ;)

    Bottom line: DS has Metroid Hunters and a Mario game. Sony has to pull out a couple A-list games for release date or else they're going to falter on the starting line - this might not be the end for Sony, but seeing as how they're already behind in terms of games, it ain't gonna help.

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    1. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Informative

      No it ain't heating up. It hasn't even started. And looking at this weak 1st generation lineup, My goodness PSP probably won't hit full stride until 2007. Nothing against Sony, I am just calling it down the middle.

      Dynasty Warriors (Koei)
      Metal Gear Solid Acid (Konami)
      Koron (Cyber Front)
      Ape Escape (SCE)
      Dokodemo Issho (SCE)
      Minna no Golf (SCE)
      Ten no Kagi Chi no Mon (SCE)
      Armored Core Formula Front (From Software)
      Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega)
      The Tower of Purgatory (Hudson)

    2. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by DarkZero · · Score: 2, Informative

      Dynasty Warriors (Koei)
      Metal Gear Solid Acid (Konami)
      Koron (Cyber Front)
      Ape Escape (SCE)
      Dokodemo Issho (SCE)
      Minna no Golf (SCE)
      Ten no Kagi Chi no Mon (SCE)
      Armored Core Formula Front (From Software)
      Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega)
      The Tower of Purgatory (Hudson)

      Yeah, I really don't know what Sony's thinking. Why don't they go for the best-selling games, rather than bargain bin crap like Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo*, Dynasty Warriors, Tony Hawk Underground*, Hot Shots Golf, Armored Core, and Disgaea*? You'd think that instead of doing that, they would produce sequels to their most popular franchises and make them PSP launch titles. Oh, wait...

      * Games marked with an asterisk are announced games that weren't on your list. Did you forget about them or did you intend for "first generation" to mean "released the exact same day as the system"?

    3. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by dancingmad · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Weak? Dynasty Warriors, and Minna no Golf (and to some degree Puyo) are HUGE in Japan. If the PSP remains semi relevant in Japan, it can hang on long enough for some major title to win hearts and minds in the U.S. (like Final Fantasy 7 did for the original PS1).

      I'm a Nintendo fanboy through and through, but defintely, while I'm not going nuts over the PSP launch line up, it defintely has some strong Japanese titles that can keep it afloat for a bit.

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    4. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Oh, wait...

      Oh, wait...

      Oh, wait...

      Oh, wait...

      Okay, you can stop waiting now. Gee, wasn't that pause dramatic? Did it give you time to contemplate the bullshit I was spewing? Eh? Eh?

    5. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by Jim+Hall · · Score: 1

      ...but only 20 games? The DS has 41 games right now, not to mention all the compatible GB & GBA games right now. Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but all the hardware in the world isn't going to help you with 20 games at launch.

      I'll probably be marked off-topic for this, but I've previously mentioned how I wish Sony had gone with a PS1-based system for its first PlayStation Portable:

      There's already a huge library of PS1 games. I loved playing them. Developers know how to write for them. Wouldn't it have been a great idea to create a portable game system that played PS1 games? You could have changed a few minor things to help battery life, and to keep it simple: the controller doesn't support vibration, there is no P2, the memory card is (possibly) internal, and the 640MB CD is replaced by smaller-radius media (Sony is moving to UMD for the PSP.) Use a screen only slightly larger than the GBA's, and now the low-res graphics of the PS1 look pretty good.

      I'm sure Sony could have made lots of sales on this one. Developers basically get to re-release (almost immediately!) a lot of cool PlayStation games for the portable PS1. I would have gladly shelled out $30 for a re-release of many of the PS1 games I own (imagine Tomb Raider 1 and 2 with updated graphics using the TR:C engine.)

      But of course, I'm no systems designer (and it probably shows.) Though, it seems a design like this might have made serious inroads against the GBA.

    6. Re:The Handheld Race is heating up... by underground+alliance · · Score: 1

      no i think people wouldn't be too excited to base it on the PS1. if you say that it is based on the PS2 of course people think of excellent graphics. to base the PSP on the PS1 would be hype suicide.

  4. Battery Life? by TheLoneDanger · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wonder if this time they will actually give battery life estimates for actual gaming conditions (eg not in power saving mode). Every time they've been pressed, they have refused to clarify it. Of course, based on this comment ("It's pretty close to the retail version."), the system's design might not even be finalized yet, and they might still be re-designing it to try get a decent number of gaming hours off one charge.

    Back to the games listed... it just seems to be mostly what many people thought would happen: ports, re-designs or sequels to games already on PS/PS2. It still looks like a neat piece of hardware. But I have concerns over its battery life and durability.

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  5. I wonder if these are the same as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The titles listed here...

    http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/groups/psp/

    They have been online for a few days now.

    1. Re:I wonder if these are the same as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Note: If you had heart attacks from watching Nintendo et al releasing full priced ports on the GBA, DO NOT look at that list!

    2. Re:I wonder if these are the same as... by Asriel86 · · Score: 4, Informative

      ebgames always puts items up on a lark (based on rumors and unverified announcments), hoping people will preorder them like hyped up little fanboys so they can have some extra slush money on hand. the $50 price tag on the games is just an estimation to. This whole industry is one big estimation.

    3. Re:I wonder if these are the same as... by wheany · · Score: 1

      And every game on the list is categorized as "action adventure", games like Darkstalkers 3 and Ridge Racer.

      Action, yes. Adventure, no way. Unless you count driving around the race track an adventure.

  6. Regarding handheld systems. by Angry+Keebler · · Score: 1

    I would argue that, regardless of whichever side of the Sony/Nintendo battlefield you find yourself, that you must consider that the performance of the hand held is second only to the quality of games the hand held supports. Personally, I find both systems to be inadequate in terms of performance because of the inherent problems with portable technology; that is to say, short battery life, relatively poor sound quality, and Liquid-Crystal Displays. I am sure that most of the games will be garbage, as most games have been garbage for the past decade. I hope there are a few gems in the lineup, and if there are, I intend to buy them, rip them, and emulate the hardware on my PC so I can enjoy a much more entertaining gaming experience.

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    1. Re:Regarding handheld systems. by wheany · · Score: 1

      I am sure that most of the games will be garbage, as most games have been garbage for the past decade.

      Sturgeon's Law. 90% of everything is crap.

    2. Re:Regarding handheld systems. by hai.uchida · · Score: 1

      You find emulated GBA games to be superior on the PC?

      GBA games are designed for simple controls on a tiny screen. Playing them on a PC is a horrible experience, the limited graphics become only more so.

      Really I have yet to find an emulated game that wasn't more fuun when played on the console for which it was designed.

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  7. Re:Wow... by mausmalone · · Score: 2, Insightful

    More importantly, why is there a slashdot story about how games will be announced later on this week. Nothing has been announced, there's no new news yet... I don't see how this warrants a post.

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