Sony's New Development Strategy For the PSP

An anonymous reader writes "Sony is finally responding to the threat posed by the iPhone, and has started aggressively courting developers around the world to work on digitally distributed games for PSP in a bid to grow the amount of software offered on its handheld. And, Develop has revealed, the firm is planning to introduce a streamlined content pipeline for the platform — which includes abolishing concept approval — plus cheaper devkits, shorter quality assurance processes, and very low price points for new games. It hasn't totally abolished the barriers around the platform for homebrew and indie devs, but it's a start."

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Re:You're Talking Points Are Two Years Old

[Darkness404]

Gran Turismo 3 AND 4 Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 Final Fantasy X, X2 amongst "a few others"

Of which, only Gran Turismo was made by Sony. MGS is made by Konami and Final Fantasy (as mentioned in the post above) was made by Square Enix. And the poster I was responding to mentioned Sony's development studios not third party studios who happened to make games for the PS2 (and other platforms).

Yes, and what you get with those "Many well know franchises" is ultimately Rehash after Rehash of crappy games that are played for 30 minutes then shelved. Mario Party Series anyone??

Sure, Mario Party gets reincarnated every year, (although I did find the installments on the N64 to be pretty fun and long-lasting), but Nintendo makes more than that. Ever played Super Smash Bros. Brawl? It is a pretty fun game (except for the screwed up online play) and quite a bit more innovative than "traditional" fighting games. Really, Nintendo has an amazing answer to almost every genere, RPGs? Golden Sun, Fire Emblem and Earthbound are all outstanding examples of RPGs (and Pokemon pretty much revolutionized the genere too, though recently they seem to have gotten stuck in a remake cycle). Racing? Both F-Zero and Mario Kart are outstanding examples of racing games that focus on fun, not realism. FPS games? Metroid Prime is one of the best FPS games I've played on a console. Puzzle? Dr. Mario, Puzzle League (it was titled Tetris Attack on the SNES or Panel De Pon on the Super Famicom) along with other more obscure titles (Yoshi, Wario's Woods, etc). Along with a large amount of more casual games such as Animal Crossing, the "Wii" series (Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Fit, etc), and others.

While Nintendo and consequently Nintendo's consoles don't really get overloaded with one "good" genre, there are shining examples of every genre on Nintendo's consoles, many from Nintendo itself.

Once Nintendo gets some new ideas for their games, i may invest in a WEEEEEEEEEEEE, but until then, my 32" tv will remain intact and not have a WEEEEEEEEEEmote sticking out of it.

Oh I forgot about all the other original ideas coming out of all the other console makers. All the original FPS games that in no way are the exact same, all the original sports games which in no way are the same game as before with new players, all the innovative racing games, etc.