R.i.p. Psp ?

**skater9269** · July 18th, 2006, 20:20

bull crap even if sony completley drops it homebrew will keep me with it this article sounds like a nintendo fanboy wrote it.

**yaustar** · July 18th, 2006, 20:27

I don't believe this. The article is about COMMERCIAL success. Homebrew has 0/zip/nada/nothing to do with this.

GBA remakes? How about all the PS2 ones?

1) Of course the dev costs are high... Look at the games. Take Brave Story. Compare those graphics to ps1 graphics, now compare them to Nintendogs... See the diffference? The graphics for the psp are astounding for a PORTABLE system. Almost on par w/ early ps2 graphics. (Remember Eternal Ring any1?)

2)"a lack of hit games." Hmmmm... Valkyrie Profile, Syphon Filter, Daxter, Lumines, Socom... Just to name a few.... Sry they aren't baby games like "Nintendogs" aka Pet Simulator for ppl w/o a life, or stupid

3) "its poor E3 performances"... Lumines II, Crisis Core, Socom 2, Every Extend Extra (E3), and Loco Roco say differently...

4) "the competition it faces from the formidable DS Lite"... Yea, maybe in Japan. Not in America or Europe.... I see at least 3-5 ppl on my way to work w/ psp earbuds and the psp everyday... I see 1 crying little brat kid w/ a DS....

5) "The PSP was $100 dollars more than the DS and $170 dollars more than a GBA." Can the DS play MP3's, Videos, Web browse, listen to RSS feeds, dl PS1 games, and look at photos out of the box. I think not. And while we're at it, lets compare emulators/ homebrew.... Right, the DS can't emulate N64 games or PS1 games, or Gamecube games (a trailer was released earlier today... unfortunately its slower than a snail stuck to the ground with super glue...)

1) Great, so all the development costs are going to the graphics rather then the game? Fantastic [/sarcasm]

2) The DS has a good selection of hit games as well. You don't just base the entrie system on one game.

3) No arguement.

4) See my previous reply.

5) Personally I rather buy a games console for games strangely enough. My GP2X does the rest.

**stotheamuel** · July 18th, 2006, 20:37

Originally Posted by Tetris999

you know what i heard therye making a DS EMULATOR HAHAHAHAHAA HILARIOUS HUH TAKE THAT DS! MUAHHAHAHAHH PIECE OF GRAINY CRAP!

there will never be a ds emu on psp

and i agree with yaustar... it might (thats a might) stop selling and making games... but it will never die because of homebrew

**Dave the Rave** · July 18th, 2006, 20:37

The article is in relation to PSP as a commercial success. To gauge the commercial success of the PSP, one only has to look at how many special offers there are around at every retailer; free games when you buy a VALUE pack etc. And talking about homebrew in relation to the article is nonsensical; new users CAN'T run homebrew. The availability of homebrew is hardly going to encourage developers to create better games, only PSP sales will do that. If customers stop buying PSP's, the games will dry up.

The PSP is a fantastic piece of hardware, with a touch screen (for text input) it would have been near perfect. To me. PSP & DS are both flawed, each could benefit from a feature the other has.

Now that someone has sussed out how to use WiFi within homebrew, there are some interesting apps starting to appear. The DS homebrew scene is on the verge of take-off.

**yaustar** · July 18th, 2006, 20:39

Originally Posted by Dave the Rave

The article is in relation to PSP as a commercial success. To gauge the commercial success of the PSP, one only has to look at how many special offers there are around at every retailer; free games when you buy a VALUE pack etc. And talking about homebrew in relation to the article is nonsensical; new users CAN'T run homebrew. The availability of homebrew is hardly going to encourage developers to create better games, only PSP sales will do that. If customers stop buying PSP's, the games will dry up.

The PSP is a fantastic piece of hardware, with a touch screen (for text input) it would have been near perfect. To me. PSP & DS are both flawed, each could benefit from a feature the other has.

Now that someone has sussed out how to use WiFi within homebrew, there are some interesting apps starting to appear. The DS homebrew scene is on the verge of take-off.

At last, some sanity in this thread.

**stotheamuel** · July 18th, 2006, 20:41

Originally Posted by dagger89

Right, the DS can't emulate N64 games or PS1 games, or Gamecube games (a trailer was released earlier today... unfortunately its slower than a snail stuck to the ground with super glue...)

hmm thats gotta be fake...

**QueadlunnRau** · July 18th, 2006, 20:43

The article has some points ... but has no clue about the homebrew scene.

If the PSP did not have such a strong home brew scene I would not have kept mine as many of the games I like on it were already ported to other consoles.

I adore my PSP thanx to all the hard work done in the DCEMU scene, all of you coders/moder/haxors make my PSP a must have everywhere I go.

**Voltron** · July 18th, 2006, 20:48

Originally Posted by yaustar

My main gripe with the PSP is that it doesn't have the pick up and play attitude that should be with handhelds.

That is a very good point. It does indeed lack that. Sleep mode helps but it still takes a little to load up and the load times when using UMD games is really annoying.

I also believe developers should focus LESS on the PS2 and more on the PSP. The PSP is obviously capable of NEAR PS2 quality. I'm left in awe and discouraged when I see games like The Hustle, The con, Street Supremacy, and many others. Why the hell was money invested on these kind of games. Some games are just horrible. The PSP is perfect for RPG's but yet we have yet to be BLOWN AWAY by an RPG for the PSP. Brave Story in Japan is great. Finally Valkyrie Profile Lenneth is out in the states, but there is definitely a longing for more quality RPG's.

STOP WASTING MONEY ON CRAPPY GAMES SONY! Bring us more original quality stuff like Field Commander, Loco Roco, etc.

**Ennohex** · July 18th, 2006, 20:51

Sounds a little too negative for a portable console. How long did it ake for nintendo to reach it's place in the handheld market again? The PSP has at least a 10year lifespan, Sony won't let it die without a fight... I hope