18th September 2003, 6:29 PM
Quote:True, but that doesn't make it all whole lot better. It's still 3-6 hours and when it runs out you have to recharge it...for 3-6 hours!!
It doesn't make it a whole lot better?? Instead of paying 5 bucks for every three hours of play like with the Gamegear, you pay.... *gasp!*... nothing!!
And what makes you think that you'll have to charge the battery for 3-6 hours? That doesn't make any sense.
Quote:Weren't you the one who said "Sony knows what they are doing and they won't release a handheld with a bad battery life."? 3-6 hours IS a bad battery life!! It's horrible!! And now you're saying "Oh well battery life doesn't really matter."?
Yes, and this proves that they know what they are doing. Having a AA battery life of 3-6 hours would kill the system, but that's not the case, now is it? Making it rechargeable changes everything. If the Gamegear had a rechargeable battery then it would have been much more successful.
Quote:When handhelds die they have good reasons!! Like bad battery life or no good games! If the PSP has both, do you actually think it can compete?!
Edit: I can't believe I forgot such an important factor!! PRICE!! We still haven't heard a price for the PSP, but I really doubt it will be less than $200. And if the PSP releases with no or few good game, a horrible battery life, and a $200 price tag it'll be dead on arrival no matter how much Sony advertises it.
If it's too expensive and won't have any good games then it probably won't be a success. Hopefully it won't be too expensive, but I am certain that it will have good games at launch. Just about every third-party will be making games for it I'm sure. But if it is going to be reasonably priced it probably won't need a lineup much better than the PS2 launch lineup (meaning good, not great).