Preview Bias in Portable War Coverage?

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday January 26, 2005 @09:19AM from the media?-biased?-never dept.

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?"

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Depends by *s.panzer* · 2005-01-26 12:49 · Score: 0, Troll

I think it is very possible that there is a bias - the PSP is sleek, stylish, and powerful, whereas the DS is kinda clunky and has mediocre graphics. What I expect out of the PSP: A stream of good games through out the systems' life time. What I expect out of the DS: Many so-so titles outshined by highly inovative first person titles. (Just none of these have come out yet 0.o).