NGP Debut Trailer, Screenshots Arrive
NGPThe Next Generation Portable has been announced and Sony is already trundling out the media wagon.
You'll see several screenshots here, and you'll note the approximate length and width of the device. That beautiful OLED screen impressed many at the PlayStation Meeting, and the combination of those front and back touchpads - along with the micro analog sticks - should give us great control diversity. Plus, it's really something we've never seen before, and it really does seem to put "the power in your hands."
NGPThen there's the debut teaser trailer, which doesn't exactly put the NGP at the center of attention with all the specs and everything. But it's your standard loopy Sony marketing and we might be seeing a similar advertisement towards the end of the year. At the very least, it'll get people going, "woah...the hell sort of gadget are they talking about?"
Perhaps best of all is the pledged support from so many developers. You can check out the full list over at GameSpot; as you can see, there are several major studios and designers on the list, and don't forget that Sony will be tapping more developers to create titles specifically for the NGP.
NGPAt the end of the day, we still need a price point. After seeing the capabilities of this little electronic wonder, most are thinking there's no way it can be priced below $300, and it probably won't be. Perhaps we're looking somewhere in the $300-$400 range...only time will tell how that will go over with consumers. The PS3 launched at $600, but that's a full home console and it didn't sell very well in the first year.
But whatever happens, we know the NGP has broken the mold for handheld gaming and portable entertainment. And that's pretty darn impressive.
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1/27/2011 10:41:55 AM Ben Dutka
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shadowpal2
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:11:40 PM
I mean look at that. After being shoved by a bunch of rumored pics of how the PSP "2" will look like...we get shown one of the most sexiest handled devices soon to be on the market.
God I WANT TO HOLD ONE!!! I WANT ONE SO BAD!!!!!
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slugga_status
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:08:59 AM
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tridon
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:36:30 AM
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=020163&loc=homeflash1&affID=77777&sourceID=FKSJxY2VJAk-vE49.qybo5ULR489EoBhqQ
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:00:03 PM
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shadowpal2
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:13:33 PM
And plus...one of the Sony Executives confirmed it with Engadget that it's not going to be $599. Well if it's not going to be $599...it's not going to be over it either.
I'm guessing $350. I know it's more than the PS3...but I have a gut feeling that tells me so.
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Shams
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:09:55 AM
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afelhofer
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:13:52 AM
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Looking Glass
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:45:01 AM
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Qubex
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:46:21 AM
Have to say though I think the 3DS will probably still outsell it. Again, Nintendo has a good few months lead in this space, and I think the cult status of the DS generally, together with Ninty's strong game brands, will keep the tills humming for them.
As mentioned, price will be an important factor. We will see what other features evolve on the PSP2. No mention of a good web browser, what a shame. I didn't see a stylus for it in the videos - is there one?
I hope too Sony will consider to produce more generic apps for the device and let small independent 3rd party developers develop for it. Maybe PlayStation.Suite will play a bigger role as an enabler for more people to get involved in producing software for the device, such as useful Android apps that can be run on the PSP2 in emulation mode.
I also see no talk of movie playback and audio playback yet!
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Fane1024
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 5:14:47 PM
a) Sony didn't have a (mostly) finalized version of the hardware to provide to the ad company back when the ad was shot
and/or
b) Sony didn't want the ad company to have the device for fear of leaked images.
I will agree that it did seem wierd to have the image of empty hands at the end.
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coverton341
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:23:20 AM
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TheShadow
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:24:29 AM
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some 3-d party devs that are developing on hear that i like is Namco-bandai (Dragonball fan)
Capcom- Megaman.
just to name a few.
Time will tell If I pick it up, TIME WILL TELL
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:41:57 AM
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Gotta get one...
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:44:59 AM
This is from May 2010 here at PSX (edited for length). I seem to have nailed a lot of it. :P
Touch screen -- check (+ a touch pad on the back)
higher resolution OLED screen -- check
TWO analogs -- Check
Backwards compatible with PSP and PS1 games -- check
built in microphone -- check
built in accelerometers, and other motion detection like the sixaxis. -- check
Magnetometer (my Droid has it, why not?) -- check
Hi-res Camera (my Droid has it, why not?) -- check (two cameras)
GPS receiver (my Droid...) -- check
802.11n wireless ethernet (my Droid...) -- check
3G broadband capable? (my Droid...) -- check
BlueTooth (my Droid...) -- check
Flash memory slots (two slots not one) -- check (we know games are on flash, and a second slot to expand storage is very likely)
No UMD, 2/4GB flash RAM and ROM devices are stamped out by the gazillion, it has to be time to do away with the disc. If Sony goes with Solid State storage for retail games using a Read only version of the MemoryStick, want to bet whether they use the name 'GameStick' for them? -- check (flash game media is here)
wireless USB & micro-USB socket -- USB port yes, not sure about wireless USB
CPU, would like to see something like a mobile Cell, but that's not gonna happen. Needs to be 4 times faster than previous PSP. - check (4 core ARM is way more than 4 times faster)
GPU, this should blow the PSP original out of the water -- check (it does)
256MB system memory & 256MB video memory - I see no reason why the system could not have as much system and video ram as a PS3. You don't need expensive XDR or GDDR3 memory for a mobile device. -- Not sure, but seems likely that the NGP may have more.
16GB of Flash storage -- check
Battery needs to be at least 2000mAh. The more battery they can squeeze into the thing the better. Even if it costs an additional couple of millimeters thickness and an ounce more weight, put a bigger battery on it please. -- check Battery life is said to be the same as the original PSP, desite a quad core CPU and quad core GPU.
The PSP will come with some mobile productivity apps to allow it to double up as a PDA. The PSP2 will not be a cell phone, but may use Bluetooth to integrate with compatible cell phones. -- not sure, could be, but no info.
PSP2 will be 100% backwards compatible with the original PSP. The game library problems that the PSP faced will not be repeated. PSP2 will be even more secure than the current PSPs. The battery will not be able to push the PSP into service mode. -- Check
I think that the PSP2 will likely come in at $250. Any more than that is impossible since the PS3 itself costs $300 and there are rumors of another price cut this fall. -- I still agree with this.
OK then, seems like I may have got a lot right...Now, how do I apply for Pachter's job and pay grade? ;)
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Qubex
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:52:24 AM
I just feel for the PSP2 to really gain traction successfully, and to also try to put breaks on the selling spree the 3DS is going to enjoy, it needs to be more compelling and be flexible regarding apps. I would like a proper app store with good apps I can buy. I think this will make it an amazing gaming and general use portable device... But... as I state in my post above...
1] Web browser?
2] Movies?
3] Music?
4] Apps? (Web Browser)
5] Removable Media? (to copy media files on and off the machine)
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Qubex
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:57:23 AM
Looking at $299 - it just doesn't look right, so I am going to stick with $249.
Let's see if it turns out to be this price. They may sell it at the price knowing that they now have a pretty secure system, and will get enough full price game sales to "subsidize" the hardware during the first year of it's life.
Another prediction... PSP2 should have no problems for at least the next 5 years after launch... but remember this... Don't think APPLE will stand by and not improve their mobile specification and hardware to compete with this. They have already given Sony some serious competition and I don't think they are going to stop now.
We may be very surprised with iPhone 5 (and iPhone 6 in the future) and the iPad 2 etc. As gaming platforms they have done well for APPLE...
The war has just got started...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy|
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:05:50 PM
Without Sony's information, we don't know for sure. Personally I think that if the PSP was capable of it, the NGP/PSP2 will be capable of it too. So web browsing, music/movie playback and so on will all be there. The system is more than powerful enough for flash video and other Internet video delivery.
As for Apps, with a full touch screen and touch pad on the back, hardware support for a virtual keyboard is there. I can't believe that there will be no non-gaming apps, even if Sony doesn't provide them, Someone is sure to. Remember, PlayStation suite works on NGP too, so it doesn't even have to be NGP specific. Sony will apparently quality check things in PlayStation suite, but they indicated no limitations on the kinds of application allowed.
It's my personal opinion that to market to an older crowd, Sony will have to include some non-game apps and permit others to be developed. There's no point having a device like this without that ability, and adult consumers aren't going to carry this around if they need to hang on to an iPad or other tablet as well.
I don't think that the NGP and the 3Ds are targeted at the same people. Look at the game line up for the 3DS, it is mostly remakes of remakes of remakes. Within those games, they're leaning heavily on the gadget factor of their 3D. I don't think that NGP has to lean so heavily on a novelty feature.
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Qubex
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:12:15 PM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Qubex
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:19:18 PM
Noticed a new security update patch for the PS3 as well, but it has been reported that FW 3.56 was cracked and decrypted within an hour. All the keys are out already... the one hacker known as KaKaRoToKS has cracked it and gotten the keys for the new firmware 3.56 in a matter of hours.
Scary stuff - Sony really have a battle on their hands.
I also realised there was no mention of official connectivity between PSP2 and PS3, but I guess that will happen. Issue is, with the PS3 security so badly compromised, I wonder if a hacked PS3 could be used as an attack vector for the PSP2 as the 2 have to communicate.
Anyway, all will be revealed in time - we do live in interesting times indeed.
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:52:21 PM
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:10:37 PM
There's lots of talk about how keys have already been extracted. That's true, and in many ways was to be expected, but the new private key for signing SELFs hasn't been. If Sony continues to update in steps, they may be able to restore enough security that the impact of piracy is limited. Then again, as I said, time will tell, and as I said in another thread recently, I don't believe you can completely prevent a system from being hacked. But, you can make it tamper evident.
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Killa Tequilla
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:41:41 PM
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:50:29 PM
Some people know everything about Baseball, some know football, some know NASCAR or F1, some know stamps or coins, some know....etc....
I like games and technology. I always have. The PS3 captured my imagination because of the technology and it is a Playstation. I've followed it as closely as I can since about 18 months before it actually launched. The PSP is almost as interesting to me, and I continue to follow it fairly closely. The new smart phones and tablets and such all use interesting (from a geeky, techie point of view) technology, so I pay attention to them a bit too. I research tons of information on these things every week, and over time it just kind of builds up. So I couldn't tell you who won the world series in 1953, or who threw the most touchdowns in 1978, but I do know about game console, smartphone and PC technology - less on the PCs these days though (too much to keep up with).
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Killa Tequilla
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:53:42 PM
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:58:59 PM
Highlander, did they confirm the hi-res cameras and 16 gigs storage?
Also the Magnetometer was the compass that Sony mentioned right? I saw them demonstrate the golf views, but I thought it was done with the 6-axis tilts.
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kraygen
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:08:53 PM
You said it's 100% backwards compatible with psp, but has no umd. My psp has umd discs, so I'm guessing you meant it's backwards compatible for digital psp games.
The only digitial psp games I have are the ps1 games I bought off the psn. So that part is kinda a bummer for me, but I guess I don't have to get rid of my psp.
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shadowpal2
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:22:53 PM
Apple's trying to hit the gaming market...but none of the games on the app market can even compare with the legacy Playstation left behind in it's 1st generation.
As long as they advertise this to the consumers that Android has better games than the iPhone...Playstation overall wins.
But then there may be the question of how Sony's NGP will fight against Android systems if they start to take over. Well...they're 2 completely different things. NGP is pretty much the portable PS3...it's MEANT for gaming. This same argument can be used against Apple's iPhone and iPad.
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:27:09 PM
They haven't confirmed the camera resolution, I've seen multiple sources claiming 16GB of internal storage.
@Kraygen,
It will be 100% software compatible, not media compatible. Any down loadable PSP game will work on it. I understand your frustration regarding your older UMD games, I have quite a number myself, but there's nearly a year between now and when these things are actually in our hands. So, tell me, how many more games will you buy on UMD? I stopped buying games on UMD almost as soon as they started releasing via PSN. I knew that they would eventually do away with UMD, so it no longer made sense to continue buying them. Then again, if you've already played the game, it's not such a harsh penalty that you have to use your PSP to play it instead. In the 9-12 months between now and potentially getting one of these things, how many of your UMD games will remain unfinished? Sony did at least give us ample warning that this transition was coming.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 4:59:14 PM
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Looking Glass
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:47:29 AM
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Pandacastro
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:37:07 PM
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tridon
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:09:40 PM
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:02:44 PM
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:29:46 PM
That's why I still prefer my original PSP-1000.
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bigrailer19
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:23:42 PM
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But it leaves me wondering how much thia thing will actually run? I don't think I'd pay as much as I can get a new PS3 for. So as long as it's $299.98 or less then I'll possibly get it. ;)
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dillonthebunny
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:25:31 PM
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so, after watching that third rate attempt at 'speaking to the masses' what did we learn from it?
..nothing. sweet FA.
shame.
apart from that the PSP2 is going to rock, its just I cant really bring myself to call it the NGP, as that name has already been taken, and so is a lil unfair on NeoGeo Pocket!!
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:12:00 PM
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:03:38 PM
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JPHarvey
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:43:23 PM
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Some questions:
If they are going to offer the Playstation games for Android, would it mean Android is used in the NGP somehow? This could open a whole lot of options. Imagine all the cheap and free apps! It is a little confusing with the Sony phone and all... What should I get that does it all???
Could we get Skype?
Not that I want it but I haven't seen any mention of 3D on the NGP? 3D was everywhere in Sony's talk at Vegas.
Sorry, too many questions already. Let's just enjoy the moment!
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Fane1024
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 5:45:55 PM
If there's anyone (other than The Highlander, of course) I'd trust with an analysis of the NGP's capabilites, I'd be Carmack.
PlayStation Suite (on both Android phones and NGP) seems to offer the prospect of a variety of apps.
The current PSP has Skype, so one could hope.
3D is a no-go on NGP (at least, version 1).
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Amazingskillz
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:52:43 PM
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Reminded me of the baby and levitation PS3 commercial a little.
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:11:28 PM
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BTNwarrior
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:53:04 PM
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However since it is from japan and they don't have kevin butler over their I'll let it slide this time, as long as they don't do it again
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BTNwarrior
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:55:31 PM
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Scarecrow
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:03:33 PM
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I think hanhelds are really now going to REALLY REALLY matter.
I mean, I can already see some great games for this.
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0_o
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:19:54 PM
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That the NGP is more powerful than the Wii and maybe even more than the Xbox 360!!!
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:40:35 PM
Actually NGP is more powerful than 4 Wii ganging up together. No, seriously, that's actually true.
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Fane1024
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 5:50:25 PM
I think they might need more duct tape.
I doubt the NGP will have more processing power than the 360, especially since it will likely be underclocked like the original PSP was.
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Simcoe
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:38:28 PM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/
Photo of new NGP flash media:
http://bit.ly/eBndjY
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:43:08 PM
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Alienange
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 1:39:33 PM
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:08:48 PM
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kraygen
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:14:34 PM
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Me I can't wait to own one of these, but I will have to start saving now, then I might be able to get a couple of games to go with my NGP when it releases.
Edit: Just had an idea, I haven't gotten MGS Peace Walker yet, if they update the controls for NGP I think I might be in love.
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shadowpal2
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:27:36 PM
Because of this he's planning to do something where us as gamers could possibly finish part of a game at home. And if we have to go out for some reason...we can just bring our NGP along and play the game on that system since NGP is so awesomely capable of it.
Also because of this...I'm most likely considering the fact that Kojima's next game is going to be a PS3/NGP exclusive. The man loves using the best hardware and test it to the fullest.
As much as I would love Metal Gear...I wish to see him venture out and start a new franchise...OR...Zone of the Enders wouldn't be bad either hahaha!
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Highlander
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:28:23 PM
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Danny007
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 2:32:02 PM
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madmike
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 3:06:27 PM
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godsman
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 3:12:11 PM
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Also with these cartridges, there won't be the nonsense like installing onto your memory sticks anymore.
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SolidFantasy
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 8:56:34 PM
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Culoslap
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 4:52:15 PM
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marcusfrommo
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 5:21:29 PM
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I'll take ff13 please over a motorstorm psp remake.
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StangMan80
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 6:32:44 PM
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SolidFantasy
Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 8:50:37 PM
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gotta love subliminal advertising.
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___________
Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 2:30:26 AM
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price needs to be cheap, were not exactly in a economy where everyones got cash burning their wallet, all this years blockbuster games are not going to help either!
they need a really good lineup too, no joke i remember playing RFOM for a good 3 months!
not because i liked it that much, but because it was the only half decent game the system offered!
not to mention all the MPs were crap compare to the 360 versions, and usually released weeks if not months later!
i remember waiting for rainbow six vegas to release, was waiting for 5 weeks than got fed up since the ps3 version was STILL not out so went and grabbed the 360 version.
sony seriously need to get on top of that and get everyone supporting it like every other system out there.
except the PSP of course.
;)
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Qubex
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 11:03:23 AM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"