http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/02/25/221252.shtml
Seems that we will not see Sony's next-gen handheld until at least January of next year, instead of November 2004 as previously thought. The reason is because they want to have an adequate number of games ready for launch.
This will help Nintendo out with the DS, probably.
Hmm.. missing the holiday season is not good for Sony.. good for Nintendo tho 😉 I have nothing against the PSP but I am a bit worried it's going to be super pricey..
I heard they were going to make it a peripheral for the Phantom, and it would come with a free copy of Duke Nukem Forever.
Shit. I get to wait even longer for the PSP. 😞
I wish I could say I'm surprised. :shrug:
Don't think it's gonna help Nintendo (aside from the fact that i think the DS will flop anyway), cuz when have you ever known them to announce a release date and then actually keep it? I can guarantee the DS will be delayed, probably for the same reasons, and probably won't release in the US until after the PSP has.
Orion wrote:aside from the fact that i think the DS will flop anyway
Your lack of faith in the king of handhelds is disturbing.
Perhaps you forget the success of the Game and Watch. You're entitled to your opinion, but I'd much rather pay a sizable chunk of cash for a dual-screen GB than a handheld media station that only outperforms many comparable items already on the market because it plays games. In fact, that description strangely reminds me of the NGage...
OMZ GAMING XTREEM!!!11````
I never said I was gonna buy a PSP either :P. I just don't think the market is gonna accept the DS. I've been wrong before though.
My thoughts(based on EGM interviews and such)are that the DS is more than a game system. I would not be surprised if it had somesort of "Media Player" function or whatnot, just based on some of the mystery around the whole thing. How sweet would it be to play a game on the top screen while listening to music and seeing a visualization on the bottom?
Well, I don't know how useful that would be. I think the visualization would just get distracting. On the other hand, having the top open to a game while the bottom had a map of an area displayed would be really useful.
Cloral wrote:Well, I don't know how useful that would be. I think the visualization would just get distracting. On the other hand, having the top open to a game while the bottom had a map of an area displayed would be really useful.
Or controlling two characters at once.(Mario and Luigi: SS, but you can split up, maybe?)