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Why the First PSP Failed and What the Second Needs

So far gamers are just starting to get a little taste of the computability and it is really nothing special (referring to you Resistance for the PSP). But if the new PSP promises an advanced level of compatibility with the PS3 it will help to give the PS3 something special (the blu-ray routine is getting old) and give the PSP a leg over its competitors

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Jok3r5491d ago

Hasn´t the PSP sold like 45 million units by now? How can someone say THAT is a failure??

Charlie_Shene5491d ago

The Wii has sold Zillionans and its a Fail right?

Polluted5491d ago

I guess not outselling the DS=fail. Forget the millions up on millions of dollars the PSP made for Sony and all the awesome software it's seen over its 5 years on the market. Forget that it's the only non-Nintendo handheld to ever put even the slightest dent in the big N's market share. It's fail because "platformnation.com" says so.

xbollox5491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

failure is outselling both DS & Wii today and more than double 360 world wide.
it's a great thing that ridicule does not kill,
lol

rambi805491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

the closest anyone ever came to a nintendo handheld before sony was the sega game gear - 11 million units. (launched in 1990!)

noone else has crossed 3 million!

PSP has not been a hardware failure
Hasn't lit up the world in terms of software sales yet though

Usual tabloid journalism of the gaming world - sad thing is that it seems to be getting the desired result - attention

SL1M DADDY5491d ago

And some idiot calls that a failure? Sorry, but the only failure seen here is the article written.

Information Minister5491d ago

This article looks written by a Nintendo fanboy.

EXCLUSIVEGAMER5491d ago

because it has a SONY logo on it

DrJones5491d ago

Because the PSP haven't failed.

ThanatosDMC5491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

PSP "failed" since it was hacked by good ol' Dark Alex and totally screwed up publishers in getting their money back. Lack of money incentive meant lack of funded developers.

In Japan the PSP thrives in game... it has tons of games there. Lots of those XXX games sell like candies. Outside of Japan is another story since people just download games.

FlameBaitGod5491d ago

lol wow, i can only say wow. Amazing how bad journalism has gotten

CobraKai5491d ago

It seems like if they aren't number one, it's a failure. For example, if the PSP sold 100 million units and the DS sold 100 million and one, the PSP is officially a failure. Never mind that they were THE ONLY ONES able to give Nintendo much needed competition in an area where they've dominated for decades.

thesummerofgeorge5491d ago

And the "Blu Ray routine" is Not getting old, in fact it's just begun, soon enough it will replace DVDs as the new format of choice.... But apparently it's already old to this guy... what a douche.

SaiyanFury5491d ago

@1.0

Agreed. In a market that Nintendo has dominated for like the last 20 years, 45-50 million sales doesn't sound like a failure to me.

Sarcasm5491d ago

"This article looks written by a Nintendo fanboy. "

What is this "Nintendo fanboy" you speak of?

jadenkorri5490d ago (Edited 5490d ago )

45 million in sales....right....then whats that say about the 360
let alone don't forget nintendos first HandHeld Gameboy sold 8 millions

Uzesgelen_Goo5490d ago

in japan psp game choices and variaty is more than outside world.
on-topic so stop saying failure.

Lifendz5490d ago

nevermind. It's not important. Calling the PSP a failure is like calling the Wii a failure. Sony's decision to go portable paid off big time.

Another site added to the list.

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TrevorPhillips5491d ago

The first PSP didnt fail what kind of article is this

exactly it sold over 45 million units.

krackchap5491d ago

41 mill (and counting) and the system is labeled as a failure. so what is the original xbox or even the 360?? a disaster!?

Tempist5491d ago

Yeah this person really needs to find facts before spitting retorhic.

Fact is it's not easy to have good design and functionality. Looking back, every Nintendo Handheld is basically a block. It takes a lot of skills and creativity to come up with a working real world design and a lot of the concepts people dream up just are unappealing or don't look to work as well as is hoped for. (the one shown looks like it'll break the instant it falls 3 inches on to any surface.)

Zeus Lee5491d ago

It crossed the 50 Million mark already:

http://www.gamesindustry.bi...

It's mainly considered a failure by Americans because it doesn't come with 2 things:
1)Shovelware.
2)A Microsoft logo.

It really is sad that the PSP is the most successful non-Nintendo handheld of all time yet is now being titled 'a disappointment'.

Hopefully Sony will take their sweet time with the PSP2,once gamers realize a daily dose of My Pet Horse&Me and Bratz games hurt the hardcore gaming market,maybe then they'll be more appreciative of Sonys efforts and offerings.

Bnet3435491d ago

I consider it a failure because it's missing an analog stick. What moron came up with one analog stick idea?

Qdog5491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

I am an American, and I love my PSP, in fact I like anything I spend money on that is considered a luxury. As long as it works, I dont care what country it originated in. Please stop slandering my nation, it saddens my heart to know that no one else will stand and say that they live in this proud country, and that no matter where you go in this entire world, there is a preference for nationally owned merchandise versus imported merchandise. It has nothing to do with being an American, it has to do with being a consumer, and having an opinion.

Perhaps alot of people dont like the PSP, and never found the value in it that I did, and thats fine, to each their own, but please leave my country out of this, and leave the politics out of gaming. Please stop judging America by what you think, and start considering that we all bleed the same color, breathe the same air, and enjoy playing games (or past-times)to some extent or the other.

On topic, the PSP is definitely not a commercial failure, and the numbers show that relative to hardware, but software by contrast shows, the need for SONY to reinvent the platform, and lock it down, like it has successfully done with the PS3, barring pirates, but not homebrewers. Encourage creativity, discourage piracy.

Qdog5491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

Your opinion must not be worth much more than a click, if you cant even dignify your argument with a response. So, you should know that disagrees dont even affect my disposition, though I am eager to understand your logic. So you phantom clickers should make like a hockey player, and get the puck outta here....:p

BWS19825490d ago (Edited 5490d ago )

I stopped trying to understand why some people here seem to lump us Americans together with the fanboys or media or whoever they think "represents" us, despite a lack of logic, it keeps happening. I was under the impression that judging someone on who they are, not where they were born, was the righteous way to think.

I love my PSP and PS3, I don't think I'm better than the rest of the world, and Microsoft annoys me. *Gasp*

THE MEDIA AND A HANDFUL OF FANBOYS DO _NOT_ SPEAK FOR ME, I CAN THINK FOR MYSELF. We're NOT all slaves to a collective idiocy in this country, just like other countries don't operate that way. Why is this concept so hard to grasp?

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Aclay5491d ago (Edited 5491d ago )

The article didn't even state any opinion's as to why the PSP has "failed", it's just an article of what he/she thinks the PSP2 needs, and just based on that alone, obviously the article headline was made for hits and attention.

The handheld market has pretty much always been dominated by Nintendo (and probably always will be). There's been other handhelds that have fallen to the wayside, but with Sony's first try at the handheld market, they made their own impact with the PSP and the PSP has sold over 50 Million units... that is not a failure.

FPShooter5491d ago

The PSP has not failed. 50 million units is not a failure. This article is BS.

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Acquire Joins KADOKAWA Group: Could This Mean A Revival for Tenchu & Way of the Samurai ?

Acquire, famous for games like Tenchu and Octopath Traveler, becomes KADOKAWA subsidiary. Can this mean a revival for beloved series?

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Snookies1213d ago (Edited 13d ago )

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.

Relientk7713d ago

Don't play with my feelings like that.

Also, new Tenchu please!

TheColbertinator12d ago

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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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5216d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5215d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212115d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan15d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5215d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5215d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos16d ago

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.

Barlos16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani15d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum16d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman16d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim16d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

I disagree Batman

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FF XVI Producer Is Interested In Working On A New Final Fantasy Tactics Game

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida is interested in working on a brand new Final Fantasy Tactics game.

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GoodGuy0918d ago

It's insane its been this long since the last release.

CrimsonWing6918d ago

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.

VersusDMC17d ago

He worked on tactics ogre reborn. Was there changes? He wouldn't make an FF tactics game an action game. It will be AA but faithful. Probably what the Diofield Chronicles team and some of the FFXVI team is probably working on already and he is just keeping a secret.

And FF hasn't had a set gameplay design since X. I disliked the MMO, 12, 13 FF's but didn't mald for years. I played other games. Stop crying as he probably won't make a single player FF again and will be busy with the next FF MMO.

EternalTitan17d ago

I can feel your hatred. Keep it up.

Ataraxias17d ago

Tactics Ogre Reborn was an overall solid product but almost eliminated the concept of builds in the game.
So we'd probably end up with a system where character jobs like Mercenary for Ramza is 80% of the character instead of being freeform.

SegaSaturn66917d ago

Tactics Ogre Reborn changed a lot of gameplay mechanics for the worse. The class system is weird and hard to lock in roles, and they shoehorned a new "random card appearing" mechanic on the maps which makes no sense. Previously you obtained those boosts from killing powerful opponents, not spawning randomly.

There's a way better way to play Tactics Ogre: the fanmade onevision mod of the psp version.

EternalTitan17d ago

16 was just a terrible mess.
Its not even a JRPG let alone a final fantasy game.
Yosi piss(who said he hates JRPGs) should not touch another Final Fantasy game ever again.

VersusDMC17d ago

87 metacritic can't be a terrible mess.
If Kingdom Hearts is a JRPG then FFXVI is a JRPG. And he said he hates the term JRPG as it carries a bad stereotype with western journalists.

So you're just incorrect on several fronts...

Asterphoenix17d ago

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.

Tapani17d ago

Yes, alongside with Vagrant Story. Playing FFT, then Vagrant story and finally FFXII is a bliss. Deepest lore and best stories ever made in video games.