Sony plans PSP comeback in America
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upnorthsox
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Watched the demo trailer of Super Monkeyball and it reminded me controllerwise of how you played............Super rub a dub.
It probably was just misunderstood!
Seriously, that game is a 9/10 for me. Loved it, played it to all golds, show it off to casual visitors who love it too. Wish more games were like it!
It was misunderstood, but I think it missed people's preconceptions. The fluid dynamics interfered with the presumptions about tilt cause-and-effect. If they had done rolling things in a maze without the water, I think they'd have found a more welcoming audience.
The lack of tilt on the PSP is one of the biggest mistakes Sony made with the handheld IMO. They didn't have to include it as standard, but having the ideal game in Mercury and not following on with tilt prematurely ended that ideal on-the-go gaming potential, and the PSP suffered with a lot of PS2 tie-ins. Had people experienced the casual handheld gaming experience back then, and developers adopted it, the whole catalogue of the PSP experience would be different I think,
The lack of tilt on the PSP is one of the biggest mistakes Sony made with the handheld IMO. They didn't have to include it as standard, but having the ideal game in Mercury and not following on with tilt prematurely ended that ideal on-the-go gaming potential, and the PSP suffered with a lot of PS2 tie-ins. Had people experienced the casual handheld gaming experience back then, and developers adopted it, the whole catalogue of the PSP experience would be different I think,
I really wonder in the aggregate how games will sell on the iPhone.
Super Monkey Ball sales may be an anomaly because it was featured in the keynotes. When the App. store opened, there was probably a high curiosity factor, especially by many who won't game much.
The App. store and the iPhone buyer demographic may be advantages to game publishers but people who buy dedicated games devices are more likely to continually buy games.
iPhone would only have an advantage if the sales volume was so high, you only needed to capture a small percentage of the installed base to make money.
Super Monkey Ball sales may be an anomaly because it was featured in the keynotes. When the App. store opened, there was probably a high curiosity factor, especially by many who won't game much.
The App. store and the iPhone buyer demographic may be advantages to game publishers but people who buy dedicated games devices are more likely to continually buy games.
iPhone would only have an advantage if the sales volume was so high, you only needed to capture a small percentage of the installed base to make money.
Yes, that's the general idea. The iPod Touch line may enter the picture later too. I reckon it'd be like cellphone games.
The nature of "gaming" may need to be adjusted/revised for these people though. The major problem is Apple does not seem to position iPhone as a gaming device. So unlike Nintendo Wii, the owners won't get encouraged/pushed to try out more games.
The nature of "gaming" may need to be adjusted/revised for these people though. The major problem is Apple does not seem to position iPhone as a gaming device. So unlike Nintendo Wii, the owners won't get encouraged/pushed to try out more games.
My friends and I were talking and we came up with an idea. How about if Sony teams up with a cell phone company here n the states. However instead of a psp phone , just have wireless Internet on it. Cap it at 4 gigs or 2 gigs or whatever and charge $20 bucks or so a month and allow psp owners to stream content from their psps or even a sling box and also surf the net. With the new psp they should release a touch screen specifically for surfing the web. I think this could help them
I remember every PSP owner gets free 6 month subscription from T-Mobile Hotspot service. I am not sure if the deal is still on.
The problem is there are very little PSP-specific content directly assessible on the PSP in US. The Playstation Store for PC is meant to be used on the PC. Skype is the only direct PSP Internet service in US.
I'd wait for them to complete Playstation Home for PSP first. That should focus the experience and content better.
OTOH, in Europe and Japan, Sony partners have already deployed PSP TV and messaging services.
EDIT: In essence, the PSP teams are doing work, but their deliverables were (are) not planned out or delivered "in-order". They are also not orchestrated. In the end, it looks like fragmented effort "all over the place".
The problem is there are very little PSP-specific content directly assessible on the PSP in US. The Playstation Store for PC is meant to be used on the PC. Skype is the only direct PSP Internet service in US.
I'd wait for them to complete Playstation Home for PSP first. That should focus the experience and content better.
OTOH, in Europe and Japan, Sony partners have already deployed PSP TV and messaging services.
EDIT: In essence, the PSP teams are doing work, but their deliverables were (are) not planned out or delivered "in-order". They are also not orchestrated. In the end, it looks like fragmented effort "all over the place".
Alternate use for PSP (in Australia)
http://directdaily.blogspot.com/2008/08/stella-artois-psp.html
Here's hoping game consoles continue to make work and leisure more fun...
http://directdaily.blogspot.com/2008/08/stella-artois-psp.html
Here's hoping game consoles continue to make work and leisure more fun...
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Premiership football comes to PSP
Nothing to do with the PSP and the comeback in America but I didnt want to start a new thread.
nice little add on for the PSP
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/31190/Premiership-football-comes-to-PSP
Does anybody know if there is a similar kind off service for the PSP in the States
Nothing to do with the PSP and the comeback in America but I didnt want to start a new thread.
nice little add on for the PSP
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/31190/Premiership-football-comes-to-PSP
Does anybody know if there is a similar kind off service for the PSP in the States
The instructions are here: http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3/network/detail/item64285/Remote-Play/
B3D's thread is here: http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=46586
(If you change your router, I heard you may need to resync your PSP with the PS3)
My own RemotePlay is down for the moment. Company is revamping the internal network.
