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DeathsHand · 05-16-2003, 01:33 PM

I think a lot of people (especially people who don't like Sony, or like Nintendo more) are obviously gonna think the thing's gonna crash and burn... Or not do nearly as well as GB... And it might, but with the PS name (and some good developer support, graphics, and no crazy high price), it could stand a chance... Handhelds are mainly for kids, yada blah, but I mean first of all you probably only say that because it's small, portable, and cheap... But are there facts that actually say that? I mean I could go ahead and say back in the SNES day, most gamers were kids and then Sony came along and brought it to more mainstream adults (which is actually partially true, since they did help gaming become more mainstream and not just some dorky kid thing anymore)... And they did just fine...

And I highly doubt Sony is planning on jumping into the race 3 years after GBA and expecting to catch up in sales... Maybe they're trying to do something like getting a jump on the NEXT GB... Or trying to get their foot in the door of the handheld market...

I'm not saying oooo this handheld is teh best thing since sliced bread omg down with Nintendo Sony shall destroy them at their own game!11 I'm just saying I think it could be some worthy competition... And is that really a bad thing?

I remember at the beginning of this generation, Nintendo fans were saying some of the exact same things... Oooo with PSX Sony just got a lucky break, yada yada, blah blah, PS2 is having problems, NGC will return Nintendo to the glory days of SNES!... Did that happen? No...

Now it's about the handheld market and people are saying "I doubt they can make it in this market, with PSX they just got lucky blah blah!"... And while maybe they did just get lucky, it doesn't mean they don't have a chance... with PSX they came into the market with ABSOLUTELY NO name recognition... Going into the handheld market, at least now they have recognition in the gaming industry in general... And while handheld and home consoles are a bit different, it's still just videogames...

And sorry that I ramble too much

05-16-2003, 01:33 PM	#1
DeathsHand Village Idiot DeathsHand is offline Location: Arlington, VA Now Playing: Go Fish Posts: 4,144	I think a lot of people (especially people who don't like Sony, or like Nintendo more) are obviously gonna think the thing's gonna crash and burn... Or not do nearly as well as GB... And it might, but with the PS name (and some good developer support, graphics, and no crazy high price), it could stand a chance... Handhelds are mainly for kids, yada blah, but I mean first of all you probably only say that because it's small, portable, and cheap... But are there facts that actually say that? I mean I could go ahead and say back in the SNES day, most gamers were kids and then Sony came along and brought it to more mainstream adults (which is actually partially true, since they did help gaming become more mainstream and not just some dorky kid thing anymore)... And they did just fine... And I highly doubt Sony is planning on jumping into the race 3 years after GBA and expecting to catch up in sales... Maybe they're trying to do something like getting a jump on the NEXT GB... Or trying to get their foot in the door of the handheld market... I'm not saying oooo this handheld is teh best thing since sliced bread omg down with Nintendo Sony shall destroy them at their own game!11 I'm just saying I think it could be some worthy competition... And is that really a bad thing? I remember at the beginning of this generation, Nintendo fans were saying some of the exact same things... Oooo with PSX Sony just got a lucky break, yada yada, blah blah, PS2 is having problems, NGC will return Nintendo to the glory days of SNES!... Did that happen? No... Now it's about the handheld market and people are saying "I doubt they can make it in this market, with PSX they just got lucky blah blah!"... And while maybe they did just get lucky, it doesn't mean they don't have a chance... with PSX they came into the market with ABSOLUTELY NO name recognition... Going into the handheld market, at least now they have recognition in the gaming industry in general... And while handheld and home consoles are a bit different, it's still just videogames... And sorry that I ramble too much