28th September 2003, 6:07 PM
I'm not going to come out and say that PSP is going to be a smash success, because I'm anything but certain of that. However, Nintendo's most catastrophic screwups always seem to be in response to something Sony does. And as history has shown repeatedly, Sony, exponentially better than anyone else. knows how to pry Nintendo's iron grip off of a market.
Do older gamers care about handheld gaming? Perhaps not. But then again, eight years ago older people hardly cared about gaming at all. Sony knows how to create new markets, and that's how they beat Nintendo in the last generation.
So while I won't declare Nintendo out at all, it pays to remember that if anyone can muscle out the GBA, it's Sony. And unless there are MAJOR design flaws in the PSP, it won't make a difference. Battery life is something that can be improved with work, and considering the intended audience, it's not a huge deal at all.
Do older gamers care about handheld gaming? Perhaps not. But then again, eight years ago older people hardly cared about gaming at all. Sony knows how to create new markets, and that's how they beat Nintendo in the last generation.
So while I won't declare Nintendo out at all, it pays to remember that if anyone can muscle out the GBA, it's Sony. And unless there are MAJOR design flaws in the PSP, it won't make a difference. Battery life is something that can be improved with work, and considering the intended audience, it's not a huge deal at all.
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