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New PSP Titles to be Unveiled This Week
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."
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
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.
Condemnant quod non intellegunt.
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Personally I wouldn't go updating the icon until the PSP and DS are out, as putting a GBA SP up there would just get out of date quickly, and putting a PSP or DS could lead to more talk if the (perceived) looser of the handheld war that'll probably happen is picked.
10 PRINT "LOOK AROUND YOU ";
20 GOTO 10
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.
"But I trust in the people's capacity for reflection, rage and rebellion." -Oscar Olivera
Admittedly, this could only be because changing to an image from a more current Final Fantasy would result in massive flamewars.
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.
That spoony bard!
(Well, someone had to say it!)
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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