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More PSP Launch Titles Detailed
roadies writes "EA confirms Tiger Woods and Need For Speed as launch titles for Japan and US. Also announced are NBA Street and NFL Street. A very interesting subtitle from a Gamespy article suggest Tiger Woods and NFS will be bundled with the system."
I wonder what the Sony marketing team is thinking. Neither Golf games nor Need for Speed have the broad appeal that bundled games should have. As if the console didn't seem expensive enough anyway, they want us to get 2 games, at least 1 of which most people won't like.
If those games are really bundled with the system, they better have the option of buying the console for less without those games.
I don't think Sony understand the difference between console gaming, at home, and hand-held gaming, on the go. They are different experiences, requiring different types of games.
The PSP, it would seem, is going to have a library of PS2 ports and clones. Whilst this in itself is not a bad thing, I don't think it's ideal for portability. Most people that will be buying a PSP already have a PSP, does sony really think that people are that interested in buying scaled-down versions of their home game offerings?
Why not innovate, or at least embrace the word "portable" with simpler games. Advance Wars is a great example of the ideal portable game. It's not overly complex game, yet tons of fun.
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Sounds like a Harry Potter movie title too -- I guess it could be turned into a movie.
I read the article and I don't see where it implies anything about games being bundled with the handheld at release. (That first sentence only says the games will ship at the same time.) If anything, it suggests that there will be a mere 6 titles at release time:
"These two titles will ship in North America alongside NBA STREET and NFL STREET as well as two other unannounced games when the system will make its debut in spring 2005."
I hope they're just referring to EA games because I don't want to have to wait very long for other previously announced titles (like Metal Gear Acid and Ys).