Kotaku: "The a UMD-free Playstation Portable 2 is indeed real and could hit as early as this fall, David Perry, chief creative officer at Acclaim, told Kotaku today.
"I spoke to a developer who is working on it right now," he said. "I know this developer is already working on it, so that means they have a prototype. That would sound like a fall release to me."
Perry said he is excited about the news.
"I've been pounding on Sony for a long time to make the Playstation Portable relevant and not to let Apple stroll away with the portable game market," he said. "Look at what Apple is doing now. Why are so many investors investing in Apple game development? Trying to pitch a PSP game to investors right now is brutal."
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I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
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Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida is interested in working on a brand new Final Fantasy Tactics game.
Not from you.
Knowing how you handled FF16 by trying to make it appeal to non-fans and changing the entire gameplay design I can see you changing Tactics to appeal to non-fans.
If they’re going to do this please give it to someone who wants to keep the game and genre in tact.
I wouldn't mind a new FF Tactics longs they keep the tactical elements of Tactics in it as well as a very in depth story. Which FF Tactics years ago has by far one of the best stories in the series.
This is crazy. I didn't think we would have a gaming device like this so soon if it comes out Fall. It does make sense though. Kills used game sells market and Sony makes more money off of the games I guess. I like the idea that there isn't a UMD. The device could be thinner, longer battery life, and it could be cheaper to make.
But I seriously doubt it will be launching this fall. It might be announced this fall, but I would think it more probable that Sony announce it at E3 next year and launch it next fall. I don't think Sony would dare launch the PSP2 without a killer lineup, and most of their big franchises are already slated to be released on the PSP this year, so the PSP2 would pretty much be left with table scraps if it did launch this year :/
i can see them announcing it at E3, but seriously, not launching it in the fall. It wouldnt make sense, there are no games announced for it yet, heck no support for it yet.
I've been holding out to get a PSP until Kingdom Hearts: BBS, or at least Dissidia releases in the states. Chains of Olympus and Crisis Core have been tempting PSP-sellers, but an improved "PSP2" is the perfect reason to finally become a member of the PSP family. But please, make it with TWO thumbsticks!
I highly doubt it will come out this Fall or be umdless. I mean honestly they expect to sell every game via download. I don't think it will fly.