Official PSP Thread

[hey69]

that's a aprils fool .
look at the lap time 4/1/04

 

[Dural]

that's a aprils fool .
look at the lap time 4/1/04

Heh, yeah. I didn't realize it was the April issue until V3 asked about it being an April fools joke, I wasn't expecting an April fools joke at the end of February.

 

[hey69]

eh, did my post got deleted?
anyway, if you look at the lap time you can clearly see 4:1:04

 

[Guden Oden]

Mario Kart double-dash with TOLKIEN characters??? WTF!

That's GOT to be a joke, or else good ol' JRR's spinning in his grave right now... Is nothing sacred anymore?

 

[StefanS]

That's definitely a joke. Just look at the troll in the background, that's just a grab from EA LOTR hack'n slash...

EDIT: Typo

 

[Berserk]

Interesting comment from the Criterion director of design Alex Ward

It's from an interview of yesterday on computerandvideogames.com

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php?id=101991

Are we going to see a Burnout for PSP?

Ward: I'd like to think that there's a great chance that you'll see Burnout on PSP.

So you think PSP would be able to do the game well?

Ward: Yeah, I think so but until we see the finished machine... I think PSP is really, really exciting - it's a very powerful machine. I mean, PS2 handheld, why wouldn't you want one of them?

Are you working on any PSP projects at the moment?

Ward: Yes.

Is one of those Burnout?

Ward: No comment.

More and more developers are becoming enthousiastic about the PSP and would like to work for it!

 

[passerby]

Gamesindustry.biz
Note the interesting details, such as speculation about the price of a PSP title. Also note that devs have not seen a prototype yet.

Take-Two planning early support for PSP
Rob Fahey 17:29 05/03/2004

No details of titles, but development work is already underway

Publisher Take-Two Interactive has revealed that it is planning to support Sony's PlayStation Portable with multiple software titles either at or shortly after the launch of the system.

No specific titles have been announced for the handheld system as yet, but development is already underway on several games - although Take Two CEO Jeffrey Lapin didn't answer questions about the status of development or what development hardware had been received from Sony.

He did however say that the company expects to see PSP software retailing at around $40 at launch - £21.70 at current exchange rates, although we'd expect to see a £25 or more likely £30 price point in the UK, reflecting a €40 price in the Euro zone.

Lapin's sidestepping of questions about development hardware is interesting, not least because developers working on the system told us this week that they're still entirely in the dark about what the console is actually going to look like, and are having to make guesses based on Sony's comments about the controls in order to design control schemes for their games.

Guesses about what Take Two properties might find their way onto the PSP are likely to focus strongly on the Grand Theft Auto franchise - with a handheld, PS2-quality GTA title probably quite high on a lot of wishlists for the console.

 

[cthellis42]

He did however say that the company expects to see PSP software retailing at around $40 at launch - £21.70 at current exchange rates, although we'd expect to see a £25 or more likely £30 price point in the UK, reflecting a ?40 price in the Euro zone.

I wish people would remember the almost 1:1 dollar-to-pound ratio most times and factor that in. GBA games retail for £30 and run $30 out here, so they'll probably be on even footing. (The GBA-SP itself runs £90 out there and $100 out here, so there are SOME price discrepencies, but usually never getting anywhere near the exchange rate.)

 

[Evil_Cloud]

He did however say that the company expects to see PSP software retailing at around $40 at launch - £21.70 at current exchange rates, although we'd expect to see a £25 or more likely £30 price point in the UK, reflecting a ?40 price in the Euro zone.

I wish people would remember the almost 1:1 dollar-to-pound ratio most times and factor that in. GBA games retail for £30 and run $30 out here, so they'll probably be on even footing. (The GBA-SP itself runs £90 out there and $100 out here, so there are SOME price discrepencies, but usually never getting anywhere near the exchange rate.)

Wow, a GBA-SP is around €135 euro here...

 

[cthellis42]

Wow, a GBA-SP is around ?135 euro here...

That's pretty much in line from a pound-to-euro conversion, though. Overlapping markets and all, they usually seem to usually be quite in line.

 

[Evil_Cloud]

Wow, a GBA-SP is around ?135 euro here...

That's pretty much in line from a pound-to-euro conversion, though. Overlapping markets and all, they usually seem to usually be quite in line.

Yeah, but I have to pay 21% taxes on electronics...

 

[Shrike_Priest]

and I have to pay 25%

Anyways, it's nice to see more and more developers talking about the PSP as "PS2-level" graphics.

I guess we'll see for sure at E3.

 

[cthellis42]

Well, taxes are a big shrug for me, as I have no idea what they are in ANY part of Europe.

 

[Evil_Cloud]

Well, taxes are a big shrug for me, as I have no idea what they are in ANY part of Europe.

In Belgium they are 21% on luxery goods, and we have to pay 45% taxes on our income... But we do have one of the best, perhaps even the best social/healthcare/educational system in the world.

 

[ChryZ]

http://uk.gamesdomain.yahoo.com/article/14888[/URL]]Samsung, Samsung, Sharp to Supply PSP Screens
By James Brightman of Gamerfeed
Published 1:11 PM PST March 26, 2004

Two of the world's biggest electronics manufacturers will be providing screens for Sony's upcoming portable...

Following yesterday's exciting news of the first demonstration of a PSP title (Death, Jr. by Backbone Entertainment), we've now learned through Bloomberg.com that Sharp Corp., Japan's biggest maker of liquid crystal displays, and South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. will supply screens for Sony Corp.'s PSP portable game player.

It's not clear, at the moment, what percentage of the screens will be supplied by Sharp or by Samsung, or if there will be any subtle differences between the respective screens.

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is Sony's first foray into the portable gaming market, and will no doubt offer the current handheld champion, Nintendo, a strong challenge when it debuts sometime before the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005. Expect much more on the PSP this May when it is officially unveiled at E3.

 

[Teasy]

I wish people would remember the almost 1:1 dollar-to-pound ratio most times and factor that in. GBA games retail for £30 and run $30 out here, so they'll probably be on even footing. (The GBA-SP itself runs £90 out there and $100 out here, so there are SOME price discrepencies, but usually never getting anywhere near the exchange rate.)

Thankfully over the last few years there have started to be a lot less 1 to 1 dollar to pound conversions. Its much less common now. But I would agree that Sony will likely released PSP and PSP games closer to a 1 to 1 dollar to pound conversion then an exchange rate conversion.

Well, taxes are a big shrug for me, as I have no idea what they are in ANY part of Europe.

In the U.K its 17.5%, but its already included in the price of all products.

 

[Paul]

From GDC:

 

[jvd]

so no ones gotten actual hardware huh . That sucks

 

[Paul]

Interesting how Sony thinks they can sell 10 million in a year... They really plan to create a ton of these things in a short amount of time.

 

[hey69]

count me in so thats 9.999.999 units still to sell