Mcuk writes:
Analyst also believes Nintendo’s 3DS could steal the show, rules out further hardware price cuts
It was on, then it was off again – now industry analyst Michael Pachter has come out and stated that he believes Sony WILL reveal a proper successor to the PSP at next week’s trade show.
He reckons the new touch-screen handheld will join a subscription-based PSN service, the Move controller and some new 3D PS3 titles at the platform holder’s E3 press conference a week today.
Furthermore, aside from the recent price cut to the DSi, Pachter doesn’t believe that any other hardware price cuts will be announced – countering claims made to MCV by a leading source last month.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Hope it's true.
Starting to wonder with KZ3, LBP2, Infamos 2, MS3 (Leaked) and whatever else we get in the next few days, what the hell have Sony got left, PSN +, Move confirmed, so just maybe......
Edit.
In addition, Pachter warns that onlookers shouldn’t hold their breath for a confirmation of Natal’s pricing structure.
“We note that Microsoft is expected to provide the permanent name for the Natal device, and display the full range of games that will be available for the device,” he adds. “We do not expect pricing to be resolved at E3, and think that Microsoft continues to weigh the lifetime value of a new Natal customer against the profits that can be made by the initial hardware sale.”
BS, as GAME are taking pre-orders from after Natals press confrance, a price and releas date WILL be confirmed, I'm in no doubt on that.
Amazing company, but they can't keep a lid on things for $hit.
That said all the pre-E3 game announcements were quite unexpected, so you never know. Something is in the works for their portable offerings though, there are a lot sales going on for PSPa at the moment - almost as if retailers have wind of something.
its too early for a new psp...
I hope they make it more comfortable to hold.