DS and PSP to launch on the same day?!
Posted by Sleeper on 26 May 2004 - 10:46 · 25 comments & 1483 views
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#1 Posted by forster on 26 May 2004 - 10:50
- Sweet, people can get em for me for my birthday in March
I wonder which will win?
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#1.1 Posted by codykm on 26 May 2004 - 14:37
- One thing to remember is there probably is going to be a margin in price. where as all gameboys round off at about 100-150, the PSP is going to be around triple that. The little kids that have their parents buy these things, lets face it, are gonna have a hell of a lot tougher time coaxing them into something that costs as much as a new console. It's going to be a budget and high end handheld. So its tough to really have them compete, its like a Packard Bell compared to an Alienware computer
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#2 Posted by Zetter on 26 May 2004 - 10:59
- one of them could be sneeky and change the date at the last moment to a day before....
*also votes sony*
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#3 Posted by qwertyuiop1 on 26 May 2004 - 11:18
- Also just in time for my birthday in April.!
*one more vote for sony*
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#4 Posted by MuD on 26 May 2004 - 11:48
- Cool.
*And another vote for Sony*
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#5 Posted by Mystical112 on 26 May 2004 - 11:57
- nice.....
*one for DS*
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#6 Posted by R-Style on 26 May 2004 - 12:08
- DS is gonna play it sneaky. I think a week for launch of the PSP, you can get the DS. i am for sure. People don't know what they gonna buy, the DS or PSP. Not on the same day.
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#7 Posted by forster on 26 May 2004 - 12:30
- Hrm - actually, on consideration I'll wait for the DS SP that'll come out as soon as I buy the DS
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#8 Posted by R-Style on 26 May 2004 - 12:52
- I wait for the Gameboy Advance EX.
Nintendo is going to show this on the Next E3.
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#9 Posted by HappyCar on 26 May 2004 - 13:07
- *Put me down for a sony and a DS for my girlfriend*
which is basically neutral...
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#10 Posted by elliot on 26 May 2004 - 13:08
- *one vote for neither*
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#11 Posted by spaceman255 on 26 May 2004 - 13:39
- *sony*
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#12 Posted by episode on 26 May 2004 - 14:11
- This story is wrong. The DS will be released before the end of 2004.
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#12.1 Posted by Mav Phoenix on 26 May 2004 - 19:05
- Yeah, Nintendo already said that at E3.
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#13 Posted by chrischua83 on 26 May 2004 - 14:29
- *It's a Sony!*
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#14 Posted by [X]-bYtE on 26 May 2004 - 15:31
- Nintendo said at E3 that the DS was launching in Japan and America THIS year.. an Europe first quarter next year.
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#15 Posted by WingZero on 26 May 2004 - 15:36
- If you read the article, it says "18 March 2005 release in the UK.".
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#16 Posted by jagedEdge on 26 May 2004 - 16:27
- This'll be funny in Europe.
*votes for Nintendo*
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#17 Posted by kairon on 26 May 2004 - 16:59
- Another vote for Nintendo.
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#18 Posted by deiong15 on 26 May 2004 - 17:17
- tired of nintendos stupid sprite filled games. and boring at that. there ar a few expceptions which is why i have a gameboy advanced xp... i cant wait to buy a psp those graphics are too good to pass up and the games will whip nintendos dumb pokeyourmom games grand turismo 4, socom that small lineup worth buying it for and they said it only took 6 weeks to port teh code to the psp so you know that others will be porting there game code to work on the psp as well. so long nintendo well i g uess they still have teh kidsa market since sony isnt much interested in that ;0
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#18.1 Posted by Mav Phoenix on 26 May 2004 - 19:06
- You are the quintessential Playstation Generation kiddo.
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#19 Posted by SecretAgentMan on 27 May 2004 - 06:01
- Nintendo is the no-brainer choice, Sony sells overhyped junk.
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#20 Posted by mruocky on 01 Jun 2004 - 03:58
- sony will kill nintendo.
Current industry rumours suggest that both Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP have been earmarked for an 18 March 2005 release in the UK.
The date certainly makes sense as it's the Friday a week before Easter - traditionally, the most important period for sales in the games market, apart from Christmas. As it seems neither machine will be available for a Christmas launch, it's the obvious time to put them in the shops.
Although the demographic of buyers is expected to be largely under-18 for DS and over-18 for PSP, it's unlikely that this will make much difference to Nintendo and Sony wanting to avoid launching on the same day. Besides, we're not overly convinced at the accuracy of the predicted demographic differences between the two machines.
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