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New PSP Titles to be Unveiled This Week 27

Posted by Zonk from the teeny-tiny-mullets dept.
Asriel86 writes "Sony will be officially unveiling twenty titles for their upcoming handheld, according to Gaming Horizon. These games will be revealed for the Playstation Portable (PSP) this week at the Tokyo Game Show, and will include an Ape Escape and Metal Gear Solid title."
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  • Remember, Famitsu claims there will be twenty PSP games announced and only ten (with two more possibilities) titles were named, meaning Sony could have eight or ten more games up their sleeves that are too shocking to reveal.
    Or, they only have 10 or 12 games to announce, but they thought 20 sounded better.

  • The Handheld Race is heating up... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Txiasaeia ( 581598 ) on Sunday September 19, 2004 @06:45PM (#10293476)
    ...but only 20 games? The DS has 41 games right now, not to mention all the compatible GB & GBA games right now. Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but all the hardware in the world isn't going to help you with 20 games at launch.

    Then again, the fact that the DS is $200 USD (i'm in Canada) pretty much guarantees that I'm not getting a DS either ;)

    Bottom line: DS has Metroid Hunters and a Mario game. Sony has to pull out a couple A-list games for release date or else they're going to falter on the starting line - this might not be the end for Sony, but seeing as how they're already behind in terms of games, it ain't gonna help.

    • No it ain't heating up. It hasn't even started. And looking at this weak 1st generation lineup, My goodness PSP probably won't hit full stride until 2007. Nothing against Sony, I am just calling it down the middle.

      Dynasty Warriors (Koei)
      Metal Gear Solid Acid (Konami)
      Koron (Cyber Front)
      Ape Escape (SCE)
      Dokodemo Issho (SCE)
      Minna no Golf (SCE)
      Ten no Kagi Chi no Mon (SCE)
      Armored Core Formula Front (From Software)
      Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega)
      The Tower of Purgatory (Hudson)
      • Dynasty Warriors (Koei)
        Metal Gear Solid Acid (Konami)
        Koron (Cyber Front)
        Ape Escape (SCE)
        Dokodemo Issho (SCE)
        Minna no Golf (SCE)
        Ten no Kagi Chi no Mon (SCE)
        Armored Core Formula Front (From Software)
        Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega)
        The Tower of Purgatory (Hudson)

        Yeah, I really don't know what Sony's thinking. Why don't they go for the best-selling games, rather than bargain bin crap like Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo*, Dynasty Warriors, Tony Hawk Underground*, Hot Shots Golf, Armored Core, and Disgaea*? You'd think t
      • Weak? Dynasty Warriors, and Minna no Golf (and to some degree Puyo) are HUGE in Japan. If the PSP remains semi relevant in Japan, it can hang on long enough for some major title to win hearts and minds in the U.S. (like Final Fantasy 7 did for the original PS1).

        I'm a Nintendo fanboy through and through, but defintely, while I'm not going nuts over the PSP launch line up, it defintely has some strong Japanese titles that can keep it afloat for a bit.

    • ...but only 20 games? The DS has 41 games right now, not to mention all the compatible GB & GBA games right now. Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but all the hardware in the world isn't going to help you with 20 games at launch.

      I'll probably be marked off-topic for this, but I've previously mentioned [slashdot.org] how I wish Sony had gone with a PS1-based system for its first PlayStation Portable:

      There's already a huge library of PS1 games. I loved playing them. Developers know how to write for them. Wouldn't it ha

  • Battery Life? (Score:4, Insightful)

    by TheLoneDanger ( 611268 ) on Sunday September 19, 2004 @07:26PM (#10293702)
    I wonder if this time they will actually give battery life estimates for actual gaming conditions (eg not in power saving mode). Every time they've been pressed, they have refused to clarify it. Of course, based on this comment ("It's pretty close to the retail version."), the system's design might not even be finalized yet, and they might still be re-designing it to try get a decent number of gaming hours off one charge.

    Back to the games listed... it just seems to be mostly what many people thought would happen: ports, re-designs or sequels to games already on PS/PS2. It still looks like a neat piece of hardware. But I have concerns over its battery life and durability.

  • I wonder if these are the same as... (Score:1, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward
    The titles listed here...

    http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/groups/psp/ [ebgames.com]

    They have been online for a few days now.
  • I would argue that, regardless of whichever side of the Sony/Nintendo battlefield you find yourself, that you must consider that the performance of the hand held is second only to the quality of games the hand held supports. Personally, I find both systems to be inadequate in terms of performance because of the inherent problems with portable technology; that is to say, short battery life, relatively poor sound quality, and Liquid-Crystal Displays. I am sure that most of the games will be garbage, as most
    • I am sure that most of the games will be garbage, as most games have been garbage for the past decade.

      Sturgeon's Law. 90% of everything is crap.
    • You find emulated GBA games to be superior on the PC?

      GBA games are designed for simple controls on a tiny screen. Playing them on a PC is a horrible experience, the limited graphics become only more so.

      Really I have yet to find an emulated game that wasn't more fuun when played on the console for which it was designed.

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