Sony announces PSP's battery life...

[A Black Falcon]

What?

That was as clear as it could possibly get. If you still don't get it... :hammer:

Do you need the whole quote tree posted here TOO? Why are you not getting simple statements?

So you're hoping and I'm doubting.

Yeah, pretty much...

Wait, when did I say anything like that??

Fine, I'll post the whole quote tree... in order.:bang:

Is this far enough back for you yet? :hammer:

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True, but the GB name is as dominant as ever... maybe more so, with the release of the GBA-SP...

But bigger than the PlayStation name? Hmm, I don't think so.

But much bigger than Gamecube. And among children, its probably almost as big as Playstation...

Well the Gamecube name doesn't mean much, it's 'Nintendo' that sells systems.

The Gameboy name is probably almost as big as the Playstation name among children, but that's not the largest percentage of the video game market. Adults buy the most games now, and if Nintendo doesn't aggressively target their next handheld towards adults then they're gonna be in big trouble.

That is true, but on the other hand they need to keep that children's market... without it Nintendo would be in serious trouble. They'd need to find a way to attract the mass-market consumer, something they haven't had success at in many years... so yes, they must diversify. But not at the cost of losing that base that sells most of their consoles... it may not be the majority of the market anymore, but it is a big part. They just need to find a way to attract adults too without losing the younger market... they could do it if they do it right. I certainly hope so.

Oh, and a more powerful console should help with the adult market... I know that power isn't everything, but people these days like nice 3d graphics so much...

The GC is more powerful than the PS2 and for a long time the GC had the best-looking games out of all three systems, yet it didn't help Nintendo. It's all about hype and marketing.

Well yeah, but the PSP to GBA graphical difference is a bit bigger than GC to PS2... :)

A bit? They're going to be three generations apart.

What were you saying?

'A bit'. Usage: sarcasm. As in, the power difference is huge. As in, your comparison of the GC's power to the PS2s is completely innacurate. The comment that drew that comment of yours, remember, was my saying that these days people like nice 3d graphics... the difference between the GC, X-Box and PS2? Its there but its minor and many people won't even notice it. But from GBA to PSP? We both agree that that one is MUCH bigger, as the GBA doesn't have much 3d power... hurting it in this 3d-centric gaming world... a problem the next Nintendo console will not have.

Wait, when did I say anything like that??

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Clearer now?

It's not like no kids will buy it, just probably not as many that bought a GBA.

'probably not as many'? Uh... no, how about not anywhere near as many?

And if adults wanted video games then they wouldn't have waited until the PSX came out. Like you said, it all comes down to image and marketing. It's that simple.

But it took a long time for the PSX to become truly popular among all groups and not just people who are already gamers... and I'm not sure how much credit Sony truly deserves for making it mass-market... it easily could have happened anyway, given the way things were going... and probably would have, in fact. Sony just exploited it... I would not say they invented it.

Making straight PSX ports for the PSP would be like making straight NES ports for the GBA. They're not going to be able to stand up well next to the original PSP software. And I'm sure the PSP won't be as powerful as the PS2, although it would ne nice if I were wrong.

So you make slightly improved PSX ports and slightly devolved PS2 games... but they will come.