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Post by Shamdeo on Aug 9, 2005 11:03:43 GMT -5
The PSP is fine. Coming from someone who actually owns both the PSP and DS.
Yes, the MP3, movies, web surfing, and along with emulation is nice side to the games, the obvious forefront of the system. Sure, Nintendo is great and everything, but they only cater to their own customers. They haven't done any reaching out to any other genres. I think the reason why the PSP is doing so well is because it combines portability with functionality. For me, personally, it's great that I can take a break from Ridge Racers and kick back with my favorite Wolf's Rain tunes and episodes. It's an added bonus. And also, take a look at the cell phone industry. First, they were just phones. Now they have cameras and games and all that jazz. What people want is multiple use portable, and that's what I think Nintendo didn't realize. Also, Sony obviously had ambitions to have the PSP use the movie, MP3, internet stuff because they themselves are also in the music and movie biz. And being that PSP has near PS2 graphics at this stage. ( When the new games unlock the maxium clockspeed of the system, we might see graphics that are even better than the PS2 itself ) and DS having near N64 graphics, you might as well open up the DS, take a dump in it, and call it a shit sandwhich.
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Post by granadora on Aug 9, 2005 13:13:54 GMT -5
but, the parts alone for the PS3 come to over $500, the expected retail price is only $400, they are expected to loose considerable mulah my fears are that my prefered game company will fall just as Nintendo has shows some proof that the parts are that much...b/c parts for one ps3 might be but when the make amillion + the parts prices start dropping...you really can't come out and just say they are that much sony's been around long enough to realize that there underpricing every system by 100...well then i'd hate to see how much the games are rabbi, this isn't just me looking up prices of parts and adding them together... I read this in EGM and saw it on AOTS Experts say the PS3 will lose money...not me
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Post by OnlyFuture on Aug 9, 2005 13:59:58 GMT -5
its just like the ford employee sale shit they selling there stuff cheap yes but what dumbass company would sell something for less then they made it for you see when my ps 1 broke awhile ago i sent it in to be repaired and it came back being more money then just buying a new one...because the parts themselves will but when you buy in bulk dependingonhowmany you buy u'll get a very nice discount and in sony stays with one company instead of buying each part from someone else they'll be saving even more...rest assure sony isn't gonna run itself into the ground by underpricing the ps3
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Post by kaoru1215 on Aug 9, 2005 20:53:07 GMT -5
Has everybody forgotten about the nintendo Gamecube?
I used to want to buy a PS2, because I felt like I was missing out on a lot of games. But now, I look and the only games I have missed out on is the Final Fantasy series, and I can live without it. I live in a Nintendo family, and we plan on getting the Revolution, because as far as I know, it can still play all the games from the former nintendo consoles. It will be able to play gamecube games, N64 games, etc. I don't know if Playstation did that, or is going to do that, but it certainly isn't worth all that money. Nintendo knows how to please its customers without overpricing them.
Playstation sucks, just plain and simple.
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Post by Crickie on Aug 9, 2005 21:15:07 GMT -5
I like the PS2...Kinda wish I'd have gotten a Gamecube, but I have few regrets. Ps2 has been good to me.
I don't like multifunctional. I don't need multiple functions. I don't need my cell phone to take pictures, download songs, and project shadow puppets. All I want my phone to do is dial out, and receive calls. If I want a camera, I'll buy a camera (which I do already have). And the games that PSP market are of little to no interest to me. Driving games? If I want to drive, I'll drive. I get no thrill out of driving games. I don't like shooters where you push nineteen buttons to reload and blow the zombie's head off. I don't need graphics so real that I feel like I'm watching a re-enactment of somebody's life while I play. Like I said: I like to play a game. And games should be fun. A game should not frustrate the piss out of me, berate me when I lose, which drivers and zombie-shooters and spy-thrillers do to me. No...just give me Yoshi and Mario, who comically fly off the screen when they die, and reappear because I still have seven more lives. That's the problem: games aren't games anymore. Now games require you to have fast fingers and the patience to sit through nine hours of scrolling text dialogue before you actually get to playing anything. And the graphics are great, but there are so many animated clips and shiz that you spend more time watching the screen and less time actually doing anything. The strategy guides are as thick as textbooks. Why in the foock do I need a strategy guide for a game? I'm not making a career out of gameplay. It's just moonlighting for me. It's not that deep.
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Post by kaoru1215 on Aug 9, 2005 22:26:22 GMT -5
*hugs Crickie with tears of joy coming down her face* I love you!!! You have just expressed everything that is true with video gaming and said it for me. Thank you for understanding. *cries uncontrollably*
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Post by Shamdeo on Aug 10, 2005 17:18:52 GMT -5
I like the PS2...Kinda wish I'd have gotten a Gamecube, but I have few regrets. Ps2 has been good to me. I don't like multifunctional. I don't need multiple functions. I don't need my cell phone to take pictures, download songs, and project shadow puppets. All I want my phone to do is dial out, and receive calls. If I want a camera, I'll buy a camera (which I do already have). And the games that PSP market are of little to no interest to me. Driving games? If I want to drive, I'll drive. I get no thrill out of driving games. I don't like shooters where you push nineteen buttons to reload and blow the zombie's head off. I don't need graphics so real that I feel like I'm watching a re-enactment of somebody's life while I play. I can understand not liking multifunctional. Being that the PSP is really pricy, it might put off a few people. But it is a gaming console first, and an accessory second. Recently, the PSP has been modified so that you can easy play NES, SNES, NEO-GEO, Saturn, and Genesis with an execution of a simple program. PSone and N64 emulators are in the works. Despite the process not being officiated from Sony, for obvious reasons, it gives the PSP the widest range of games on any portable nowadays. That way, you can enjoy the old with the new. But, let's look at the official games PSP has: First of all, the only racing games for PSP right now are Ridge Racers and Wipeout Pure. ( Twisted Metal is not a racing game. ) Of the different PSP games out now, here's a little list of what they have: Action: Bleach: Heat the Soul Coded Arms ( the only shooter so far ) Darkstalkers Chronicle Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory Spider-Man 2 Twisted Metal: Head On Driving: Ridge Racers Wipeout Pure Puzzle: Archer McLean's Mercury Lumines RPG: Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade Sports: Hot-Shots Golf: Open Tee Tiger Woods PGA Tour Tony Hawk Underground Remix 2 Strategy: Metal Gear Ac!d ( Strategy-RPG-ish ) So, in total, the PSP's game library is comprised of only 15.5r% of driving games. Quite a remaining selection if you ask me. And the rest are quite good, and if I were to ever recommend one to you, you might like Lumines. Graphically, it's not an impressive game, but the play itself is very addicting. I found myself piddling away two hours, trying to unlock the next puzzle modes. Thoroughly enjoyable and replayable. Like I said: I like to play a game. And games should be fun. A game should not frustrate the piss out of me, berate me when I lose, which drivers and zombie-shooters and spy-thrillers do to me. No...just give me Yoshi and Mario, who comically fly off the screen when they die, and reappear because I still have seven more lives. That's the problem: games aren't games anymore. Now games require you to have fast fingers and the patience to sit through nine hours of scrolling text dialogue before you actually get to playing anything. And the graphics are great, but there are so many animated clips and shiz that you spend more time watching the screen and less time actually doing anything. The strategy guides are as thick as textbooks. Why in the foock do I need a strategy guide for a game? I'm not making a career out of gameplay. It's just moonlighting for me. It's not that deep. I'd have to disagree. They are just as much games as they were back then. Any Mario fan will tell you, that if you don't have fast fingers, lightning reflexes, and a cool temper, you'll never make it to the end of the game. There are times when I get frustrated when I get busted in Grand Theft Auto, and when I barely miss the ledge in Super Mario, plummeting into a pool of lava. Old or new, videogames exert stress over the player, to challenge them. That way they'll come back for more. Another thing I wanted to mention about something you said. Games that have "extensive" dialogue, mainly RPG's such as Final Fantasy and other, aren't necessarily bad games. In fact, I'll argue that they have some of the best plots ever devised in gaming history. Back in the days of the NES, and I'll use FF1 as an example here, you were given four characters that ventured through the world, slaying monsters and trying to save the world. The plot, as far as some standards, was relatively shallow. Then, the SNES came along, and with FF4, FF5, and FF6, the developers found that they could incorporate a better storyline with the better technology they had. This, obviously, evolved when the company moved it's series the PSone with FF7, the company's magnum opus. The plot in itself needs a strategy guide to fully disect, but for those playing through for the first time, it's understandable and enjoyable. With the PSone's technology, we could see not only characters that were 3D in technology, but 3D in construction. Characters were fleshed out better than ever through the available technology of the day. But why has the series done so well? Why are there twenty-billion games with Final Fantasy on them? Because people want a game that has depth. Of course, there are people that love the old school games, and I do to. But with game growing more impressive graphically and otherwise with each console generation, I could never seeing being a problem to the industry, much less the gaming community. From what you said in the last couple sentences, it leads me to believe that you're a more casual gamer. There are obviously different types of gamers, and I for one, am a hardcore gamer. I play through games on the edge, paying attention to scriptual details while keeping a sober overview of the whole game. Depends on the guy/gal. But the whole point of videogaming in general is enjoying what you get out of it, and I'm sure that's something we can all agree on.
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Post by granadora on Aug 10, 2005 23:33:23 GMT -5
You forgot Death Jr.....tsk tsk
so, I gots a ? for u all, Is AOTS gonna be on at midnight anymore? or is Bard-wire Barbecue gonna replace it?
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Post by Toby on Dec 28, 2005 11:15:50 GMT -5
Nintendo isn't down for the count yet! And remember, Microsoft isn't doing so well either; they're worse than Nintendo. If Nintendo get's their act together, they may be able to get to the top once more.
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Post by Ero_Sennin on Dec 28, 2005 12:07:11 GMT -5
Xbox 360 rocks, Call of Duty 2 is awesome, but they rushed some games (Like Madden 2006, which is really gay and I hope no one buys) ;\
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