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Ric · 05-23-2009, 08:29 PM

I cant really comment on patenting issues but I would not be surprised if Nintendo had something in place, they have always been very protective of their ideas and patents. Remember when EA made a cartridge that fit the S.N.E.S? Nintendo tried to sue them for it.

As for why do MS and Sony not use it now I would imagine they didnt origionally think it would take off so well. The 360 for example is, lets face it, over half way through its life cycle so to add to it now would probably not be a good idea, better to include it the Xbox 3 which I honestly believe is not as far away as some may think, inside the next 3 years.

The PS3 on the other hand is another matter, I believe there is life enough in this console to see some of these changes come to fruition, Sony have rarely been the ones to miss out on a good thing, heck thats the reason they started making consoles in the first place.

I am not sure about a touch screen for a possible PSP2, if there is one coming I would expect to see a camera incorporated into it, as with the DSI.

We should get that new E3 Forum opened and start an 'E3 Speculation' thread, write what we think we are gonna see, then see if we were right. There will be a whole bunch of news and rumours coming in from everywhere before hand. (Did someone already make one of those threads

)

EDIT: Yes they did

http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19736

05-23-2009, 08:29 PM	#7
Ric Former King Of The Arcade Ric is offline Location: Isle Of Wight. Hey! Who stole my 5000 doubloons? Now Playing: Various Posts: 3,322	Re: Is it a patent issue? I cant really comment on patenting issues but I would not be surprised if Nintendo had something in place, they have always been very protective of their ideas and patents. Remember when EA made a cartridge that fit the S.N.E.S? Nintendo tried to sue them for it. As for why do MS and Sony not use it now I would imagine they didnt origionally think it would take off so well. The 360 for example is, lets face it, over half way through its life cycle so to add to it now would probably not be a good idea, better to include it the Xbox 3 which I honestly believe is not as far away as some may think, inside the next 3 years. The PS3 on the other hand is another matter, I believe there is life enough in this console to see some of these changes come to fruition, Sony have rarely been the ones to miss out on a good thing, heck thats the reason they started making consoles in the first place. I am not sure about a touch screen for a possible PSP2, if there is one coming I would expect to see a camera incorporated into it, as with the DSI. We should get that new E3 Forum opened and start an 'E3 Speculation' thread, write what we think we are gonna see, then see if we were right. There will be a whole bunch of news and rumours coming in from everywhere before hand. (Did someone already make one of those threads ) EDIT: Yes they did http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19736 __________________ #\ Former King Of The Arcade /# _______ _______ Last edited by Ric : 05-23-2009 at 09:05 PM.