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Preview Bias in Portable War Coverage?
KaiEl writes "Is Nintendo being penalized in the press for releasing their Nintendo DS before Sony's PSP? That's the quesiton I ask in a recent post on The Video Game Ombudsman. While DS games are being held up to the harsh standard of hands-on reviews, PSP coverage is mostly rosy glow previews and lofty PR promises. Readers comparing the two very different types of writing might notice a "preview bias" that seems endemic to video game writing. Is this a serious problem, or am I just expecting too much from what is simply a preliminary review?"
I've never heard of such blasphemy! You must hate America!
And We will all never forget the tragedy of the Paper Card Snafu of 1921. It's a wonder they got back on their feet after that.
SAILING MISHAP
PSP has a very threatening shape; like a giant penis!
Nor does Pepsi complain about being #2 to coke in sales.
That's because Pepsi doesn't sell coke.
Well, I own a DS, and the preveiws, I must say, reflect it accurately. It's not nearly as good as the PSP. The PSP promises to have better games. There is no one that can even begin to argue with me about how shitty the DS games are right now. Soon they will get better, but there is only good game right now, but it's a port from a 9 year old game... Still, I play it and I love it. The PSP gets better preveiws simply because it is a better system. The specs and the game library are awesome, the DS can hardly live up to it.