11th May 2004, 4:38 PM
Two shoulder buttons -- any ports will have to change to adapt for four (from my best count, anyway...) fewer buttons. :)
Oh, and I wonder if that is an analog ... something .... It could be, you're right, but I really don't know. It could just as easily be something else, I'd need more info and probably a better picture...
As for the PSP, I'm sure it'll do well. Price is the one thing that might restrict its success. I'm sure the hardware will be normal Sony (not so great) quality, and the games will be ports and heavy on the not that good games, but it'll have more than enough to do well. If that 10 hour battery life is true then that'd be a huge plus for the thing, having battery life close to as long as the DS... it'd cut down that possible advantage, certainly. And Sony's advertising and current popularity will bring it success. It'll just be limited by what it costs...
Now, DS vs PSP will be interesting. One much more powerful, the other much less, and one has a 1.8GB disk vs a 120MB card, but otherwise... both appear to have 8 buttons, though. And a D-Pad, with no obvious analog controls in either. But the PSP has ... whatever that thing is... and a bigger screen, while the DS has its touchscreen and microphone. Very different machines will make for an interesting competition.
The biggest question right now is how much less the DS's $150 will be than the PSP.
Oh, and I wonder if that is an analog ... something .... It could be, you're right, but I really don't know. It could just as easily be something else, I'd need more info and probably a better picture...
As for the PSP, I'm sure it'll do well. Price is the one thing that might restrict its success. I'm sure the hardware will be normal Sony (not so great) quality, and the games will be ports and heavy on the not that good games, but it'll have more than enough to do well. If that 10 hour battery life is true then that'd be a huge plus for the thing, having battery life close to as long as the DS... it'd cut down that possible advantage, certainly. And Sony's advertising and current popularity will bring it success. It'll just be limited by what it costs...
Now, DS vs PSP will be interesting. One much more powerful, the other much less, and one has a 1.8GB disk vs a 120MB card, but otherwise... both appear to have 8 buttons, though. And a D-Pad, with no obvious analog controls in either. But the PSP has ... whatever that thing is... and a bigger screen, while the DS has its touchscreen and microphone. Very different machines will make for an interesting competition.
The biggest question right now is how much less the DS's $150 will be than the PSP.
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