Sony's PSP vs. Ninendo's GBA

Joeiss · 05-13-2003, 04:30 PM

http://www.gamerfeed.com/index.php?story=3141

Nintendo answered some questions about the PSP today... And I am sorry, but it kind of seems like they are taking the PSP a bit lightly...

""Q: With the announcement of the PSP, what will GBA have to do to hold the market?

A: We just heard the announcement, and their launch date is Q4 2004 with no price point yet. It seems very Sony-like to me. Nintendo is in control of the handheld market, so we're not worrying about it. We'll just keep on innovating in games.

Q: If Nintendo pursues its current strategy, are you comfortable with where you are or do you want to be the leader?

A: The more our competitors move away from gaming, the stronger we will get for sticking with pure gaming. ""

Hmm... PS2 is killing the GCN... I think that they would be a bit more "scared" or something... Precautious maybe about the PSP.. lol... Oh well! We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

TheGame · 05-13-2003, 04:53 PM

the PSP will give handhel gaming the boost it needs... Ninendo's old chap techology shall end because nintendo no longer has the bigger name

I think if the PSP fails, at worst it push Nintendo to new levels

fingersman · 05-13-2003, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by Joeiss
http://www.gamerfeed.com/index.php?story=3141

A: It seems very Sony-like to me. Nintendo is in control of the handheld market, so we're not worrying about it. .

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That's the reason why Nintendo should worry. Last time they took on that same attitude Sony began the console market leader.

Joeiss · 05-13-2003, 05:10 PM

I know... They were cruising along with the SNES... But then PSX took over. And the PS2.

Shadow_Link · 05-13-2003, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by TheGame
the PSP will give handhel gaming the boost it needs... Ninendo's old chap techology shall end because nintendo no longer has the bigger name

With what you've said about how Nintendo's outdated handheld technology in the past (which i agree with), I don't agree with the 'boost' that the PSP will bring. From what I have read, it should have somewhat similar capabilities to the PSOne.

But come on, in Q4 2OO4, wouldn't that just be as outdated as the GBA is today, though it should be better technologically than the GBA, it would still be outdated stuff. It all depends on the price of the PSP though, if it comes in at around the $100, it would be okay I guess. I also heard the battery's will be rechargable, so that's good.

Who knows what Nintendo will do? I think Iwata has already expressed the importance of releasing their next gen system the same time as the competitors, so they will probably think of making a new handheld. The GBA would have been or for around 5 years by the time the PSP comes out right?

This should make things interesting though, Sony shouldn't be counted out just because Nintendo have a stranglehold on the handheld market. Though with the things Nintendo have been doing recently, they may react differently than before?

bobcat · 05-13-2003, 06:17 PM

Yeh that's a pretty arrogant attitude to have. And that's where it hit them hard last time.

Although I do think it'd be REALLY difficult to break the GBA market. But anything is possible.

CrOnO_LiNk · 05-13-2003, 07:45 PM

I wouldn't be suprised if the PSP starts to outsell or "beat" the GBA in anyway.

But damn, quarter 4, 2004...? That's a long way.

Perfect Stu · 05-15-2003, 04:06 PM

I'm so happy that Sony is entering the handheld business...that market really needs a kick in the ass, and they'll be the ones to do it. They'll take handheld gaming to new, trendier, more mass appeal levels than GameBoy is currently...I have no doubt of that.

Kudos for Sony for calling it the 'Playstation Portable'. The PS brand name has overwhelming power now...that was the right thing to do.

The PSP is expected to be a little more powerful than PSone, plus the games will be running at a higher resolution. Disc capacity is huge, so there really aren't any limitations there. I can't wait to see what SCE can do with what some people are calling the 'Walkman of the 21st century'

oh, and

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The more our competitors move away from gaming, the stronger we will get for sticking with pure gaming

LMAO

Yep...I can tell they're getting much stronger...what are they battling for now? More than half of 26% of the console market? And their monopolized marketshare of the handheld market will change when the PSP arrives. But make sure you keep reminding your faithful followers that you're the only company to stick with 'pure gaming', Nintendo...

Null · 05-15-2003, 04:26 PM

is it Playstation Portable. or Playstation Pocket. gamespot calls it pocket. *shrug*

none the less. nintendo doesnt take anything seriously. nothings a threat to them. you could prolly go up to them right now and ask do you see the PS2 as a threat to your console business. and they'd be like. Oh no, people dont want a dvd player so its not a threat to us. we're just gameing. people dont want online gaming either. we're just offline gaming.

nintendo has no idea what people want. Actually the idea of combining things is what people want. they want thier palm piolets that are handhelds. they like thier toaster ovens that are also refigerators.

The fact that this PSP might be more then just gaming makes it that much more appealing. i defently wont ever buy another portable game machine. But if this little sucker turns out to be a portable multimedia device i would give it some thought. and use it to do everything from Games, to movies in Wide screen (woot) and music.

thats what im hoping it would turn out to be.

and that wide screen is VERY appealing. hehe

BreakABone · 05-15-2003, 04:30 PM

I find this arguement rather funny, I mean for all intents and purposes the PSP is about 2 years off, the GBA has a fanbase of like a gazillion people, yet the PSP has a chance?

If I remember correctly, Sega was a major player in the console industry, they had vastly superior handhelds that even mimicked console games at that time, yet the GB survived. It has been released and re-released so many times and yet people buy it.

I mean folks claim it's impossible to beat Sony for the same advantage the GBA has over any handheld, but since it's a Sony handheld it's different? I'm not seeing the point in that?

I mean the disc may be huge and whatnot, but there are some genres that won't work on a handheld. I mean imagine a ggame with extended cutscene on the GBA? it's all cool and whatnot on a console, you have time, on a handheld, you play while on the bus, on a break, while on a trip or something. You don't want to spend large amounts of time looking at text. I really don't see what this PSP will do other than have nice graphics, but I'm sure since you all played these great games you can tell me how it's gonna jumpstart the handheld industry.

Null · 05-15-2003, 04:38 PM

yes it does have a chance. if it turns out to be the portable multimedia device.

if it was a pure portable game system, i doubt people would buy another portable. expecially with the sheer amount of games GBA has.

but if it can play the movies, play the music. and all that stuff. it has a chance.... Of course im assuming there would be some way to burn your own movies and songs onto one of these discs.

theres a lot of ifs an buts........as far as game to game. it would not beat GBA. as i said before. kids are the ones that use the portables more. and they arent going to have the money to buy yet another portable.

but it looks like sony is trying to target an older audience.

Perfect Stu · 05-15-2003, 05:08 PM

whoa whoa whoa

PSP won't even be in the same generation as GBA...it will take a LONG time to catch up in sales...I don't think Sony really cares about GBA's installed base, I think they just want to sell as many PSP's as possible and gather as much support in the handheld market as possible for years to come.

gekko · 05-15-2003, 05:39 PM

More than 13 million Game Boy Advances have sold in 2 years. Nintendo should be scared? Give me a break folks.

Handhelds have always attracted kids more than adults. Sony is trying to grab a completely different market, where they have no name. They can go with the wannabe PDA, but it'll end up like Nokia's machine.

Sony's not going to do very well. Nintendo doesn't need to feel threatened. And they are completely right, the more Sony ventures away from gaming, the better off Nintendo will be. Fads come and go, but at the end, Nintendo will still be there, and the gamers will go back to Nintendo.

But more power to them if they want to try.

TheGame · 05-15-2003, 10:07 PM

Gekko, GBA's outsell GCN, that means GBA owners own Ps2, and there is a good chance that most GBA owners own Ps2s... so how do they have no name in that market?

Sony is the biggest name in the game industry, period. Nintendo had that crown, but thier ignorance killed them... if Sony could step into the game industry as a whole and dominate Nintendo's console, why can't they do it in the handheld market?

I like this quote

"Sony is trying to grab a completely different market, where they have no name."

They have a MUCH bigger name then the had when they first started making consoles, and still dominated...

GameKinG · 05-15-2003, 10:18 PM

Instead of the ussual 99% of the market I forsee Nintendo with...89%

Which would a huge accomplishment considering the handhelds that have crumbled in try. I see it as good thing for Nintendo too. They need some competition, no fun playing chess by yourself.