[centraal] Playstation PSP deel 2

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Op maandag 28 juni 2004 17:20 schreef G-Mart het volgende:
99 bedrijven die nu al druk bezig zijn met het ontwikkelen van hippe PSP games:
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Axis Entertainment

knip

Yukes

Zepetto Studios
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Op zondag 11 juli 2004 19:18 schreef BMH het volgende:

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Nou eeuh nee. Die bedrijven hebben allemaal de licensie. Dat wil nog niet zeggen dat ze ook daadwerkelijk een game gaan maken. Maar het is idd een indrukwekkende lijst.

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Op zondag 11 juli 2004 22:16 schreef Kontiki het volgende:

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Die licenties krijgen ze niet bij een pakje boter, daar moeten harde $$$ voor betaald worden. Dus het lijkt me niet slim als ze er geen gebruik van maken.

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Ken Kutaragi, Sony's game-business head, said there were 59 games for the Japanese market in the pipeline for PSP, including titles from Electronic Arts Inc, Square Enix Co. Ltd. and Konami Corp..

"Our primary goal is to do a successful launch for the Japan market and gain positive momentum heading into the overseas markets," Kutaragi told reporters.

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Op maandag 12 juli 2004 20:11 schreef piet_pelle het volgende:
Ja en ruim 3 kwart daarvan komt hier niet heen.

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Op woensdag 14 juli 2004 10:46 schreef Notorious_Roy het volgende:
Tuurlijk komt Square En dat is meteen mijn reden om ook een PSP te kopen

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Op woensdag 14 juli 2004 15:10 schreef HomerJ het volgende:
Waar haal je het geld vandaan?

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Op woensdag 14 juli 2004 15:11 schreef gamecube_master het volgende:

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naja, als je er vanuit gaat dat de PSP nooit betaalbaar wordt

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During the Sony press conference today, Sony announced that up to 16 PSPs can connect together using the device's wireless LAN.

When utilizing the ‘adhoc’ mode, the PSP will be able to connect directly to 16 other PSPs without the need of a central hub. This would allow 16 player action on a number of games, without need of a wireless Internet connection. You and a possible 15 other friends could race against each other on the same track, or fight in groups to accomplish military directives... the possibilities are endless.
We look forward to hearing how games will utilize this function in the near future.

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When Sony announced that they would be entering the portable gaming industry, fans began to compare the two systems because they thought they would be competing against each other. The fact is, that couldn’t be further from the truth.


Sony and Nintendo are going after two different types of gamers, just as they have been since Sony entered the gaming scene. If history has taught us anything, it is that Sony and Nintendo have two very different ideas of what they want to achieve; this may have been the reason for the separation in the first place (Sony was working on a project for Nintendo which eventually became the PlayStation).

Nintendo has set their sights on the younger gamer – from zero to 16 years of age. There is clearly nothing wrong with this approach, as they are still very much in the game, but that is a fact that some fans try to ignore. Nintendo makes consoles and portables in a variety of fashionable colors and are very durable against all kinds of childish abuse. The games are generally more youth oriented, even though they have tried to sway this image with some mature additions to their gaming line-up. Overall, the youth market is their main target, and they have captured it quite successfully.

Sony, on the other hand, is looking for the older gaming audience which has been growing rapidly over the past few years (16 to 28 year-olds). Besides very limited edition runs, their consoles come in one color: the original in gray and the sequel in black. The consoles are considered more on the line of electronics than gaming equipment. The widest variety of games can be found on PlayStation consoles, which attracts more customers than any competitor, including Nintendo. Sony has been eying the portable gaming market for some time, and has chosen now to embark.

This is not an offensive, as some fans are trying to define it, but rather an exploration. Sony isn’t necessarily trying to take market share away from Nintendo, so much, as to create a new market within the portable gaming scene. As with consoles, Sony is aiming for a completely different market than Nintendo has. Sure, some gamers who are looking for a different portable gaming experience may slip over, but Sony’s bread and butter will be new gamers who currently don’t portable game. It is a riskier approach, but one that Sony is sure to dominate.

Let’s first look at the Nintendo DS. First off, the DS is not a successor to the GBA, it is merely a place holder until the next generation of GameBoys is released in 2006. The graphics can be best compared to the Nintendo64, a 64-bit system which couldn’t compete with the already established PlayStation. The system looks durable, because it is durable. Many smooth plastic parts in a clamshell design to protect the two screens. And yes, those two screens do not add up to more than a “ain’t it cool” factor which will either lead to success or complete failure (think VirtuaBoy).

As per usual, Nintendo will be rolling out new versions of archaic series such as Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, and Metroid. Nintendo has made a killing off of putting Mario is every scenario possible, so don’t think they won’t do it again with a new system. Mario DS, Mario Kart DS, Mario Paper DS, Mario Tennis DS, etc. – while these will no doubt be spectacular games, if you are looking for something different, you won’t find it here.

The PSP, on the other hand, is a little more dramatic. Its power will be very similar to PS2, a 128-bit system, and you can expect the games to look as good as or better than their current PS2 counterparts. The PSP will not be as durable as the DS, and will have to be treated as an electronic device (think Palm Pilot). That is reasonable considering Sony doesn’t expect children to be taking it out on the playground, as they see adults using it while on the subway or on a plane. PSP owners are looking for highly technical equipment, and that is what they will get.

For games, Sony has implemented a “no direct ports” policy, meaning that existing games on PS2 will not be allowed on the new system as a direct port. While this doesn’t mean that these games won’t make it onto the PSP, it does mean that you will see new features to create a new gaming experience. Sony is not only working towards bringing the best classic series onto the PSP, but also bring new series on to create a balanced library of titles.

These are clearly two different markets. Nintendo will be going after their core audience of diehard fans. Those individuals who have grown up with Nintendo as their primary portable gaming device will flock to the DS for a familiar gaming experience. Sony is creating a new market of gamers who have yet to own a portable gaming device. People who enjoy the experience that PS2 brings them will no doubt feel right at home on the PSP. So, these two devices aren’t competing against each other – they are going after two very different types of gamers.

I hope you agree that these two devices won’t be competing with each other, especially if you believed they were prior to reading this rant. The quicker gaming fans can accept the fact that two different people can enjoy two completely different gaming experiences, the quicker we can rid ourselves of the all-too-regular gaming forum console comparison threads.

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Op woensdag 14 juli 2004 15:10 schreef HomerJ het volgende:
Waar haal je het geld vandaan?

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Sony Connect op PSP


23/09 - 21:00 · Sony Connect, een dienst waar onder andere muziek mee te downloaden is, zal zijn weg naar de PSP vinden.

Sony Connect is een service die gebruikers tegen een kleine vergoeding muziek laat downloaden naar pc of mac. De Sony Connect service zou dus ook beschikbaar komen voor de PSP in een nieuwe variant waarbij het niet alleen mogelijk zou zijn om muziek, tegen betaling, te downloaden, maar ook afleveringen van tv-series en demo's van de laatste spellen binnen te halen.

Doordat de PSP ondersteuning biedt voor draadloos internet zou het dus straks mogelijk moeten zijn om niet alleen overal spellen te kunnen spelen, maar ook om makkelijk te kunnen genieten van ander vermaak op je PSP, zoals film en muziek.

Gedownloade film en muziek wordt opgeslagen op een MemoryStick Pro Duo, kleine kaartjes met verschillende opslagcapaciteiten die los te koop zijn in de winkel en al enige tijd beschikbaar zijn voor onder andere de digitale camera?s van Sony.

-MvdL

Bron: http://www.sengamer.nl/nieuws.php?id=101