10th August 2003, 4:35 PM
Quote:That is true, and its the only reason the PSP might come out for a reasonable price. Still, the GBA will be at most half the price of it...
And will be a tenth as powerful as the PSP. Even if Nintendo were to release a handheld as powerful as the PSP, Sony would still have the edge since they are several times more popular that Nintendo. That is an unfortunate fact.
Quote:That COULD happen, but its quite doubtful. The GB has a very long history of success and I doubt it'll just collapse that fast... and the GBA has lots of great games out on it, too... and on the handheld front, as we've seen many times, graphics aren't always the main reason why a console succeeds.
Popularity is what matters the most. I'm not saying that the Gameboy will crumble, but I am certain that the PSP will secure the #1 spot. Sony is going to draw in a new crowd to handheld gaming, and that is why they will probably succeed. That is what happened with the PlayStation.
Quote:There is still only so much they can do with disc-based media. Better batteries? Sure. But battery technology (ie length it lasts) hasn't changed in a long, long time... so it is an issue from any way I can see it...
You're only looking at the Gameboy and rival handheld gaming systems when you make that remark. There have been huge advances in battery technology in the portable electronics device industry, and Sony probably waited until they could come up with a cheap, long-lasting rechargable battery before they decided to enter the handheld gaming arena.
Quote:You provided ONE screen of DK64 that was the equal, quality-wise, of all of the BK shots... and comparing one shot to five is hardly fair or even, so that arguement was pretty pointless. You cannot compare blurry shots to clear ones and say "look, the clear ones are better!"... yet you did that!
Oh, and your things on control and gameplay just aren't convincing, and often don't make sense to me given my playing the games...
Wow, yet again you make up facts to suit your argument, not even thinking that I would check up on them. I showed four Banjo-Kazooie screens and four DK64 screens, and all of them were from IGN. DK64 also came out long after BK, so the screenshots quality should be even better.
Quote:I played DK64 for many hours, and seem to recall quite a bit of platform jumping... B-T hasn't had more, certainly.
What can I say, other than that you're full of BS? You obviously don't know what you're talking about, so yet again we've reached another pointless argument because of your ignorance.
Quote:So any time you argue about PC games its fine for me to insult you about how I've had a PC for 8 years longer than you have (we got our first one in January 1992,.and I used the internet for the first time in '95 or '96), so you clearly have no clue what you are talking about and it is obvious that me, the more experienced one, cannot be wrong since I have had the system for longer?
IMO, that arguement just doesn't make sense. Sure it has SOME effect, but NOT SO MUCH THAT YOU CANNOT STILL COMPARE GAMES QUITE WELL.
So you replayed games. I have never been the type to do that, whether I have newer games or not... I generally don't replay the kinds of games you are talking about. Its not really about when I got the console, just how you like to play games... and I think that playing a game once through makes you just as qualified as if you've played it three times... for this kind of arguement, anyway, for sure.
If you actually knew what you were talking about we could have a real discussion going on. But you do not, and I have far more knowledge on this subject than you do, so just quit.