{"id":84,"date":"2005-01-10T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2005-01-10T13:13:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-01-10T13:13:22","modified_gmt":"2005-01-10T13:13:22","slug":"sony-psp-playing-the-waiting-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2005\/01\/10\/sony-psp-playing-the-waiting-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony PSP &#8211; Playing the Waiting Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have $250 duckets from Christmas that I have tagged as my PSP money.  I figure that cash should get me a system plus a single game.  Is this new wonder-toy going to be worth that type of money?  I sure hope so, but damn is it a tough wait.<\/p>\n<p>I do not really want to import because I have not had time to properly research to see if Sony is going to make the media (both games and movies) region specific; I assume they will because they always do for contract reasons.  I do know that I am dieing to get my hands on Ridge Racers \u2013 that game looks like a system seller to me.  Fans of the series will be happy to note that pretty much all of the previous game\u2019s tracks are going to be included.  To play RRType 4 tracks on this portable will totally kick ass!<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the other recycled titles that interest me.  Portable Gran Turismo?  You bet!  A portable version of Twisted Metal?  I am so there!  Assuming that EA can do wonders with the PSP sports titles such as Madden and SSX (whatever the portable version will be called) should be system sellers.  I am not sure how much originality will come to the system, but above average portable version of fan-favorite games will sale well.<\/p>\n<p>The hard part is going to be the price ? both for the system and for the media, and of course system availability.  I have been trying to find a US online vendor for weeks that well take pre-orders, but no dice so far.  We can take a guess (based on the Japanese version) that the PSP will be priced at $199 or less, but more troublesome is the price point of the games.  All major online stores are listing games at $49.99 a pop \u2013 way too expensive for this gamer.<\/p>\n<p>I do not see myself becoming a movie collector for the PSP\u2019s proprietary media so I doubt I will be spending money on PSP versions of favorite movies, and I really wonder how Sony will push this off to consumers as something worthwhile.  Same goes with music ? I have my trusty iPod, so I am not going to start downloading and paying for PSP specific media content.  I am not sure where Sony will take this, but it would be a smart move to allow us to download movies or maybe create a \u201cthree watches and done\u201d format that will sale for under $10.<\/p>\n<p>I passed on the Nintendo DS, despite having a large library of GB compatible games, because I am really buying into the Sony hype machine.  If they can pull this thing off, have decent battery power, and keep prices of games reasonable, I think Nintendo is going to be in for a huge fight.  The best system does not always win (Atari Lynx anyone?) so I really think price point for the PSP games will be huge for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The interesting thing that could be lost in all the hype surrounding the PSP is that Sony could become so consumed with making this portable system successful that they manage to get beaten out by Microsoft (and the next Xbox) in the next round of the console wars (for lack of a better word).  That would be something if Sony expends so much time and effort on the PSP that Microsoft manages to catch Sony with their collective pants down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have $250 duckets from Christmas that I have tagged as my PSP money. I figure that cash should get me a system plus a single game. Is this new wonder-toy going to be worth that type of money? I sure hope so, but damn is it a tough wait. 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