Sony announces PSP2

[Flake]

I still honestly don't understand why people get so wet hearing that they'll play a rehash of Street Fighter 4 or Ocarina of Time.

There are a few folks like yours truly that have not yet gotten to play Street Fighter IV.

But I think most of the excitement is about what is yet to come - that June release window looks pretty good.

[Niode]

My god that trailer was awesome. If this has a model available for $300 I will buy one this summer,

-Ben

No you won't. It's not out until quarter 4 in Japan. So you're looking at least least quarter 2 2012. Quite likely quarter 3. Europe will probably get it in 2014... Yay... Not that I'm buying it like but Sony sure does love to fuck us Europeans. It'll probably be twice the price as well.

[AppleQueso]

Well I mean 350 euros and 350 dollars are the same amount...

[jfrost]

I still honestly don't understand why people get so wet hearing that they'll play a rehash of Street Fighter 4 or Ocarina of Time.

There are a few folks like yours truly that have not yet gotten to play Street Fighter IV.

But I think most of the excitement is about what is yet to come - that June release window looks pretty good.

I've played SF4 a few times. I don't have a 360 or a PS3, so I didn't get to play it for long either.

The point is, there's too much hype. I don't think that the hype is backed by the actual releases. Not that the games announced aren't good. But, hell, if anyone wants to play Metal Gear Solid 3, it's cheaper to get it on the PS2. Ocarina of Time is great, but it's a 1998 game. SSF4 is fine too, but if you actually care about multiplayer, I don't think the 3DS is your best option.

It just seems that Nintendo can announce anything these days that everyone will go crazy over it. I don't quite get it.

[Niode]

I still honestly don't understand why people get so wet hearing that they'll play a rehash of Street Fighter 4 or Ocarina of Time.

There are a few folks like yours truly that have not yet gotten to play Street Fighter IV.

But I think most of the excitement is about what is yet to come - that June release window looks pretty good.

I've played SF4 a few times. I don't have a 360 or a PS3, so I didn't get to play it for long either.

The point is, there's too much hype. I don't think that the hype is backed by the actual releases. Not that the games announced aren't good. But, hell, if anyone wants to play Metal Gear Solid 3, it's cheaper to get it on the PS2. Ocarina of Time is great, but it's a 1998 game. SSF4 is fine too, but if you actually care about multiplayer, I don't think the 3DS is your best option.

It just seems that Nintendo can announce anything these days that everyone will go crazy over it. I don't quite get it.

Probably because Nintendo have a very well deserved reputation for quality. Also, they don't fuck their customers over every chance they get. Believe me, that goes a long long way.

[EvilRyu2099]

Probably because Nintendo have a very well deserved reputation for quality. Also, they don't fuck their customers over every chance they get. Believe me, that goes a long long way.

So when Nintendo set $50+ a cartridge for a n64 game while saturn and psx were charging $40 average a CD they weren't fucking their customers? What about the whole BS code process of playing online atm? Nintendo has some of their faults as well..

[mbl1031]

I looked a little into this and thought I'd share here. This console has a touch screen, pressure pad on the back, and the button layout is much like that of a PS3 controller. Rather than games coming on UMDs, the games will be flash memory cards, allowing you to save and store savegames straight onto the game. The price is currently speculated to be between $299 and $399. i will add more as I find information.

[Bradtemple87]

Not that I'm buying it like but Sony sure does love to fuck us Europeans. It'll probably be twice the price as well.

Yes it will

At least you have the 1up on Australia, they never get stuff

[Niode]

Probably because Nintendo have a very well deserved reputation for quality. Also, they don't fuck their customers over every chance they get. Believe me, that goes a long long way.

So when Nintendo set $50+ a cartridge for a n64 game while saturn and psx were charging $40 average a CD they weren't fucking their customers? What about the whole BS code process of playing online atm? Nintendo has some of their faults as well..

Right. Completely different thing altogether. CDs cost fuck all to produce. We're talking pennies per disc. Cartridges cost more to produce. That's a fact. How have they screwed over their customers when that's all they have had since the beginning If you didn't like it, then you didn't buy it. Simple as. What are people that don't buy their products? They're definitely not called customers that's for certain.

Fucking over customers means that they have done shitty things to you since becoming a customer. IE when Sony removed Linux from your PS3 system. When your system breaks they charge you an extortionate amount to have it fixed when their competitors do it for free up to three years after you bought it for the same issues. Removing support for third party controllers for no reason what-so-ever. That's fucking your customers over. Having codes for online? That's a minor irritation at best, and like I said; If you don't like it, then don't buy the Wii, it should have been factored into your buying decision before you bought the damn thing, don't complain about it after the fact, that's not Nintendo's fault, they've been completely transparent about the game-code thing. It's not like they implemented a system similar to XBL/PSN and then decided to remove it in favour of game codes. It was there from the start.

If you're going to pick an argument with me, at least come up with an actual argument. Seriously don't know why you seem to have this vendetta against me. Is it because I called your precious GT5 a piece of shit?

[EvilRyu2099]

Right. Completely different thing altogether. CDs cost fuck all to produce. We're talking pennies per disc. Cartridges cost more to produce. That's a fact. How have they screwed over their customers when that's all they have had since the beginning If you didn't like it, then you didn't buy it. Simple as. What are people that don't buy their products? They're definitely not called customers that's for certain.

NIntendo wanted to keep the cartidge format for their own reasons.. That's why many third party developers jumped shipped.. It was their selfish reason to why they kept on with it..

Fucking over customers means that they have done shitty things to you since becoming a customer. IE when Sony removed Linux from your PS3 system. When your system breaks they charge you an extortionate amount to have it fixed when their competitors do it for free up to three years after you bought it for the same issues. Removing support for third party controllers for no reason what-so-ever. That's fucking your customers over. Having codes for online? That's a minor irritation at best, and like I said; If you don't like it, then don't use them. It's not like they implemented a system similar to XBL/PSN and then decided to remove it in favour of game codes. It was there from the start.

There you go hating as usual.. It seems like 80% of your posts spew crap on how this or that sucks.. Get over it, Xbox had no choice but to not charge for repair because their consoles were failing at more than a 400% rate of the others.. And you seem to be anal about the remove OS, yes it sucks but get over it.. MS bans consoles for any type of modding, along with charging for online multiplayer like an MMO.. Don't forget you have to already pay for the console and games only to find out you have to pay for the online multiplayer service as well.. Nintendo has limited HDD space and charges fairly high for old emulated ports of classic games.. I will say, Nintendo this generation has been the most fair to the customers of the 3, but that doesn't mean they have their faults either..

If you're going to pick an argument with me, at least come up with an actual argument. Seriously don't know why you seem to have this vendetta against me. Is it because I called your precious GT5 a piece of shit?

I have no vendetta against you.. BUt you sure seem to have one against Sony.. And I loved how you were already ripping GT5 in that thread even though you never played it prior to posting in that thread.. It was also pretty clear you trolled later on in said thread..