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Sony VP Salutes DS, Promises PSP Can Still Compete

Posted by Zonk on from the i-coulda-been-a-contender dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In an interview with Pocket Gamer, Zeno Colaço, vice president of publisher and developer relations at SCEE made some revealing comments about his thoughts on the DS and the future of the PSP. 'Some of the DS games have been fantastic. Where in hindsight we've been short is one or two killer apps that would have been able to drive PSP forward'. Despite being so frank on the merits of the competition, Colaço was still tight lipped on the subject of a PSP redesign, stating: 'The technology behind PSP is still top-end and so that doesn't need to be addressed'."

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  1. Re:I've said this before by morari · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Any machine that let's me play games I enjoy. So you go forward listing the PSP's multimedia capabilities as opposed to any must-have games that makes it competitive. :P
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  2. Re:I've said this before by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can broswe the internet with it (granted it's slow due to the b wireless connection it has, but hey it's still got wireless access)

    You must have some ridiculously fat pipes if it's the 802.11b WiFi that's slowing you down...

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  3. I'd get one, but they keep breaking it by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd get one, but every time they update the firmware they break the features I'd want it for.

  4. PSP vs. DS by TheGeneration · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have a PSP. It is the most boring game device I have ever owned. I keep buying games for it, stupidly forgetting that all these games are just PS2 ports. I never enjoyed any PS2 games, why would I enjoy them on the PSP? You gotta hand it to Nintendo for creating a unique device and developing games specifically for that device.

    Nintendo clearly understands that if you create a fun form that when develop games that use that form you're going to end up with a fun exclusive that you can't get anywhere else.

    They did it with the DS, they did it with the Wii, and you could argue they did it with the analog stick on the N64.

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    1. Re:PSP vs. DS by Kohath · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I never enjoyed any PS2 games...

      Some other people did.

  5. Re:Two different handhelds for two different marke by DrEldarion · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How can a car with the gas mileage of the Mercedes S500 possibly be considered "great for extended travelling"?

    Different people have different needs. One person's "great" may mean "versatile" while another's may mean "long battery life".