Third Parties Are Ditching the PSP

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Sucks to read this, as after my trip to Europe, I personally think the PSP is great.

God Of War alone was a enjoyable as a well made console game, I do honestly believe that. Great pacing, just extremely well done.

Never-mind a game like Burnout Legends, which I think is just amazingly fun and enjoyable to play.

Add in N+, and it more than provides good enough gaming to me.

I also do believe portable is not even supposed to come close to equaling the quality of console or PC gaming, and it should just provide enjoyable and entertaining gaming in small doses, but I do think some of the games do rival console games, honestly. Even if they did not I would still enjoy them.

[afusion]

If Sony stuck to at least MDuo cards instead of MiniDisc they probably would of faired off better in distribution, I mean obviously PSP-MD didn't prevent piracy like Sony intended..

[+Mystic MVC]

Sucks to read this, as after my trip to Europe, I personally think the PSP is great.

God Of War alone was a enjoyable as a well made console game, I do honestly believe that. Great pacing, just extremely well done.

Never-mind a game like Burnout Legends, which I think is just amazingly fun and enjoyable to play.

Add in N+, and it more than provides good enough gaming to me.

I also do believe portable is not even supposed to come close to equaling the quality of console or PC gaming, and it should just provide enjoyable and entertaining gaming in small doses, but I do think some of the games do rival console games, honestly. Even if they did not I would still enjoy them.

That describes my experience pretty good with my PSP at least.

I have seriously thought about selling my PSP for a while now because I'm in college. The times where I'll be sitting on a car or bus are numbered now. I'm just not sure where to go from here or how much I could get for it on Ebay.

[Ricardo Gil]

Never-mind a game like Burnout Legends, which I think is just amazingly fun and enjoyable to play.

(Y) That was my first PSP game, it's awesome :)

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Problem is Larry, all those games were released far apart from one another, so while it was great for you on your trip, owners of the PSP since launch for instance go months without anything decent to play. I can't even think what the last "AAA" title for the PSP was in recent months :blink:

[ShadowMoses]

Yeah, God of War was the last one.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

There we go then, no AAA titles since March? That's just not good enough and exactly why the PSP is in this position and articles like this are written :no:

[ShadowMoses]

I enjoy my PSP now and then, but I'm not a huge portable gaming fan. I use my PSP more for remote play to the PS3. It could have, and should have been so much more.

UMD was the first biggest mistake. Thankfully Blu Ray didn't do the same to the PS3!

[Argi]

I didn't think anyone bought a PSP for the games - just to install homebrew stuff on it.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

There we go then, no AAA titles since March? That's just not good enough and exactly why the PSP is in this position and articles like this are written :no:

That's not the problem, the major problem is we don't seem to have much of a line-up on the horizon.

The PS3 and 360 haven't had much since the start of the year, aside from the multiplatform filler. Which is what the PSP is only getting just now.

It needed some big titles go out the year on - Seems like we'll be waiting for KH and FF at this rate....

ps. Crisis Core came out in June by the way! ;)

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

That's not the problem, the major problem is we don't seem to have much of a line-up on the horizon.

The PS3 and 360 haven't had much since the start of the year, aside from the multiplatform filler. Which is what the PSP is only getting just now.

It needed some big titles go out the year on - Seems like we'll be waiting for KH and FF at this rate....

ps. Crisis Core came out in June by the way! ;)

Well the horizon was bleak back in March in that case since GoW was the last big game. What's the difference. One game every few months is nothing to rave about and that's exactly what I've been saying. If they want to make a success of the console there needs to be a steady flow of games. The exact same thing happened with the GameCube and imo the Wii.

The 360/PS3 haven't had much? What! Audio you need to go back to bed, I think you forgot about your messiah (MGS4), you know, that game you wouldn't stop going on about.. The very first months of the year things were definitely slow, but that is strongly in comparison with last years xmas lineup. It was inevitable that would happen.

ps. I don't count that steaming pile of FF7 spin off ;) zing!

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Well the horizon was bleak back in March in that case since GoW was the last big game. What's the difference. One game every few months is nothing to rave about and that's exactly what I've been saying. If they want to make a success of the console there needs to be a steady flow of games. The exact same thing happened with the GameCube and imo the Wii.

The 360/PS3 haven't had much? What! Audio you need to go back to bed, I think you forgot about your messiah (MGS4), you know, that game you wouldn't stop going on about.. The very first months of the year things were definitely slow, but that is strongly in comparison with last years xmas lineup. It was inevitable that would happen.

ps. I don't count that steaming pile of FF7 spin off ;) zing!

No, the PS3/360 haven't had many big exclusives really. MGS4 is one game, GoW for the PSP is one game.

All the major exclusive console stuff outside 1 or 2 games is hitting this fall.

Although I'm not comparing the PS3/360 vs PSP on lineups, the consoles ride the PSP, even on multiplatform stuff alone.

MGS4 is not my messiah, it's just an awesome game.

Not my issue if you dont count Crisis Core, it's regarded as a AAA game, if not, at least one of the best PSP games about :p

The future for games is bleak but (outside of the ass raping of Square-Enix games), I hope Sony can turn it around (Y)

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Doesn't say much about it imo :whistle:

As it's been well documented since the PSP released, its based most of it's success from spin off titles (GTA, Daxter, FF, the list goes on..) in comparison to the DS which has brought god knows how many new IPs to the table :yes:

[ShadowMoses]

....comparison to the DS which has brought god knows how many new IPs to the table :yes:

Of how many are actually good though? :)

[Ricardo Gil]

Doesn't say much about it imo :whistle:

As it's been well documented since the PSP released, its based most of it's success from spin off titles (GTA, Daxter, FF, the list goes on..) in comparison to the DS which has brought god knows how many new IPs to the table :yes:

Along with a few we could all very well lived without... Petz, Catz, Sh*tz...

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Doesn't say much about it imo :whistle:

As it's been well documented since the PSP released, its based most of it's success from spin off titles (GTA, Daxter, FF, the list goes on..) in comparison to the DS which has brought god knows how many new IPs to the table :yes:

PSP has a fair few new IPs man, maybe not as much as the DS but.

LocoRoco, Patapon, Lumines, Crush, Echochrome, Dead Head Fred to name some good scoring new franchises I've played.

It's a powerful piece of hardware that can produce top quality games, Sony just need to help themselves and developers with the PSP and get it rolling again. Price dropping would be nice for a start.

As the PS3 install base increases there is always an attraction to own a PSP, only 1UP the PSP really has over the DS (outside of Homebrew). However hardware sales are what it's good for, software sales are what suffers, and in return put off developers.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

More than plenty, especially in comparison to the PSP's lineup. Hell, the DS lineup even beats the Wii's imo.

For every one good game on the PSP like God of War there's at least 3 on the DS to counter it. It's not number one for nothing :cool:

@AB, and when Nintendo take their finger out their ass hopefully they will work on the Wii / DS situation. Sure it won't be on the same level with the multimedia capabilites of Remote Play, but I think Nintendo have already done a good job of showing they aren't all they are made out to be and games are what people are interested in ;)

[anarkhy]

The only games i played was God of War, Space Invaders Extreme and the remake of Galaga and Pacman. Since then my psp is somewhere in my closet...

PS2 ports have bad graphics, frame rate and gameplay, those really ruined the psp, and i cant play games without anti-aliasing these days.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

More than plenty, especially in comparison to the PSP's lineup. Hell, the DS lineup even beats the Wii's imo.

For every one good game on the PSP like God of War there's at least 3 on the DS to counter it. It's not number one for nothing :cool:

Fair enough, but not being number one doesn't mean you suck/can't compete.

Both handheld platforms offer a lot, and IMO are both great. Nintendo own the handheld market and have for years, the PSP was a good first entry as a competitor and it has sold a good amount of hardware.

Sony just need to keep it churning and not exit the handheld market too early.

It wouldn't be far fetched to even say the PSP lineup beats the Wii's :laugh:

[ShadowMoses]

I ditched my DS... I saw the advert for Guitar Hero and realised that you have to be a **** to own a DS :laugh:

Rock on!!!

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

It wouldn't be far fetched to even say the PSP lineup beats the Wii's :laugh:

Definitely. A very close call.

I ditched my DS... I saw the advert for Guitar Hero and realised that you have to be a **** to own a DS :laugh:

Rock on!!!

Yeah...:unsure:

I guess every PS2 owner is a queer then because of barbie's horse adventure. Better go break the news to 120+ million people!

Gotta love the maturity level on Neowin sometimes (N)

[Ricardo Gil]

It wouldn't be far fetched to even say the PSP lineup beats the Wii's :laugh:

If you count the number of good games, it probably does [based on my game preference].

The thing is that the Wii is now starting to get a little more polish in games from the developers part but the PSP seems to be getting abandoned like a sick 3-year old cat in an alley.

[Coldgunner]

/me hugs my PSP. love the machine, my DS has been picking up dust for at least 2 years (last game I got was either sim city or theme park). I'd rather have the PSP in my pocket, loaded with music, a movie, tv shows, some emulators and a few iso's* than a DS with one DS game and one GBA game max.

*Yes, I do actually rip my own games to load on memory stick, games like BiA, GTA and a few others run better on CSO or ISO files.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Coldgunner, where have you been dude :p

I think you need to learn a thing or two about DS Homebrew though, everything you just listed I can do on the DS :yes: Well, except ISO's, .NDS ftw baby ;)

If you're talking about a vanilla PSP, you can only load one game at a time. A vanilla DS you can load two :p

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The thing is that the Wii is now starting to get a little more polish in games from the developers part but the PSP seems to be getting abandoned like a sick 3-year old cat in an alley.

Polish as in better quality games or more games?

Both have bleak lineups quantity wise, although at least you know developers are falling head over heels to make stuff for the Wii, as hundreds of Wii owners buy anything.

With hundreds of crap flying at you (Wii), the sheer number of developers making games usually = a good game being churned out eventually.