23rd November 2004, 11:47 AM
Your numbers are off. Let me fix them for you:
Madden 2005 on PSP = $40-$50 + $200 for the PSP
Madden 2005 on PS2 = $50 + $150 for PS2
I don't know what it's like in Oklahoma, but PS2's are not free over here!
Again, this argument is basically saying that people won't want to have immediate choices over which version of a game to get and that they have to wait eight or more years to want to get it again for a handheld. That makes no sense at all. The DS is going to be littered with N64 ports just like the GBA was littered with SNES ports. Now handhelds are finally catching up with home consoles so you won't have to buy a game twice (the second one eight years later). Some people will want to play GT4 on their PS2 and others will want it on their PSP. There are pros and cons for both versions. Some people might also buy both versions just 'cause. Just like how I bought all of the Mario games twice. I have Mario World for my SNES but I also wanted it for my GBA.
But that's also thinking that there will only be PS2 ports. That won't happen. There will be plenty of games made specifically for the PSP that will work best as handheld titles. Look at the PSP's announced game list and the DS's announced game list. There are more console ports on the DS side.
What are people going to want: an (ugly) N64 port of Ridge Racer for the DS or a brand-new RR game for the PSP?
Madden 2005 on PSP = $40-$50 + $200 for the PSP
Madden 2005 on PS2 = $50 + $150 for PS2
I don't know what it's like in Oklahoma, but PS2's are not free over here!
Again, this argument is basically saying that people won't want to have immediate choices over which version of a game to get and that they have to wait eight or more years to want to get it again for a handheld. That makes no sense at all. The DS is going to be littered with N64 ports just like the GBA was littered with SNES ports. Now handhelds are finally catching up with home consoles so you won't have to buy a game twice (the second one eight years later). Some people will want to play GT4 on their PS2 and others will want it on their PSP. There are pros and cons for both versions. Some people might also buy both versions just 'cause. Just like how I bought all of the Mario games twice. I have Mario World for my SNES but I also wanted it for my GBA.
But that's also thinking that there will only be PS2 ports. That won't happen. There will be plenty of games made specifically for the PSP that will work best as handheld titles. Look at the PSP's announced game list and the DS's announced game list. There are more console ports on the DS side.
What are people going to want: an (ugly) N64 port of Ridge Racer for the DS or a brand-new RR game for the PSP?