Some Euro Developer Is Down On PSP

[wraggster]

The PSP does big business in Japan. Outside of Japan? Not as big. Hence, why some folks get down on the portable. Here's the latest gloomy PSP chatter.

Laurent Benadiba, CEO of Lyon-based dev Smack Down Productions, worked on a canned PSP title that never saw the light of day.

"I worked for two years on the PSP, as one of the only developers then, and I really believed in the platform at the time," he told game site Games Industry. "I still believe there's potential, but it's like self-confidence — if you trust yourself, maybe others will trust you. If you don't trust yourself, nobody will trust you."

For Benadiba, that's what happened with the PSP. "Sony released the product, but they never put enough of a push behind it. Games, ads, better shelf placement — trying to make an effort."

Continuing, the dev says the PSP lacks a strong game library and is easy to use for piracy.

Not sure we agree 100 percent. Granted, the PSP has a strong library of games in Japan, but still, as a handheld, Sony has made a valiant effort. Going up against Nintendo handhelds is not easy chore. Never has been, never will be.

http://kotaku.com/5140790/some-euro-developer-is-down-on-psp

[Murdock]

Continuing, the dev says the PSP lacks a strong game library and is easy to use for piracy.



LOL yet another dev that blames piracy for not releaseing (good?) games ... rediculous ... if we keep in mind that games industry puts sales up to new records almost every years ...

PLUS: Compare PSP piracy capabilites vs. NDS cartridges that can hold MircoSDs where games can be added drag 'n' drop w/o being hacked ...

LOOOOOL only ...

[mike_jmg]

there is no end for this piracy excuse

I think is more related to the user base, since DS owners are more like casual gamers (or all time nintendo fans, who can't see pass their fanboy-ism), IMHO most nowadays Nintendo games are specially made for people who has never touched a video game system in their life, therefore the games don't need to be very complicated, don't need killer graphics or a good storyline just simple gameplay and pretty colors. They can literaly pull off any kind of crap and this people will buy it.

This IMO it's what's killing the more Hardcore-type games, Nintendo discovered their little gold mine (casual gamers) and every other company wants a piece of the cake. The problem is that they want to do this on the PSP (release any kind of crap and expect great sales) but they simply can't, cause it is literaly imposible, as the user base for PSP is more the Hardcore gaming type who wants killer graphics, complex storyline, awesome gameplay and wont give any money for something inferior to this standars.

It's human nature, you want to receive the most out of your littlest effort

I just wish someday casual gamers will start to demand better games, feels like the ET Atari game all over again

[Shadowblind]

Hell, as long as I have homebrew and Square/Namco Bandai games keep coming to the PSP I'm happy.