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My Thoughts: The Problem With “Console-Like” Handhelds

HBG: The recently announced and upcoming handheld platforms, specifically the Next Generation Portable, claim to bring “console-like experiences” in the palm of your hand. While this is no doubt an ambitious goal, there is one simple question that everyone seems to be forgetting–do we necessarily want to play these types of games on a small handheld screen as opposed to an expensive high-definition television, one that potentially costs thousands of dollars?

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CrzyFooL5502d ago

The problem is - if you drop it you're gonna /cry.

Kreyg5501d ago

You won't just cry, you'll want to jump off the top of a building.

mushroomwig5501d ago

Hmm, you guys have made me realise how much I need insurance!

Kreyg5501d ago

@mushroomwig: go with gamestops $100 insurance that only is good for 6 months! ....HAHAHAHA JUST KIDDING

ComboBreaker5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

We should reserve the great looking games for the console, and move the portable toward 8 bits graphics again. I mean, who would want to play great looking portable games on a handheld when they can be at home playing it on their HDTV?

For example, you're waiting at a train station. There's nothing to do. Why would you want to play a great looking game on a handheld at a train station, when you can be at home playing on an HDTV? Remember, you're at a train station.

/s

Cartesian3D5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

Im sure when they said console experience in your hand they meant Console visuals not downgraded versions of console games with exact same gameplay..

all of those IPs he mentioned (Killzone, LBP, uncharted) will be made by a third party dev, so dont expect so much similarity between 2 versions (console vs portable) in term of gameplay, and Im sure LBP is an absolute GEM for portable devices ( with full visuals it will be a dream)

BTW many people cant afford 2K USD(at least) for console experience , and NGP is an opportunity for those people..

sp1deynut5501d ago

Uh....WHAT??

$2000.00 USD for a "console experience"? Are you including the price of a TV...which anyone who has electricity, already has? If anything, handhelds are a luxury ...a supplement to a gaming habit, on top of console/PC gaming. They cost the same as the full-size consoles, and the games are more expensive, if you consider the smaller size and lesser graphics.

Cartesian3D5501d ago

many families have HD TV yep.. but not all of the are for gaming, whole family want to use TV , so in most cases for full console experience you must buy a dedicated TV .

and the guy below, a 24" monitor?? what about sound system, is it that hard to understand that for consol experience you need more than 300 dollar ?

Blaine5501d ago

I play PS3 on a 24" computer monitor. It does 1080p without breaking a sweat, and I only play from a few feet away, so it's plenty big enough! Oh, and I forgot to mention: it cost me 200$.

wingman32x5501d ago

I agree that LBP is practically built for portable devices already. It's going to be awesome.

DlocDaBudSmoka5501d ago

i dont understand the hate for the whole console experience on the go. it has been done since the original gameboy. I thought the purpose of a portable was to play ur fav games/franchises on the go. Nintendo done it, sega did it, nintendo keeps doing it, sony did it. why all the hate now with the the ngp doing it?

Dannehkins5501d ago (Edited 5501d ago )

To be fair, a lot of people keep judging the NGP as just having ports. Yes the games that have been show are already running games on the PlayStation 3, but I very much expect that their will be tailored made NPG games along with them.

I really think we are dropping the ball too quickly with this. Lots of time to come.

CaptainPunch5501d ago

Or you could be more careful with your handhelds

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Another first-party Nintendo Switch games sale has gone live

Another new first-party Nintendo Switch game sale is happening, including Super Mario Odyssey, Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, and more.

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1nsomniac3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

..It's America again. Articles a waste of time for the rest of the world.

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Every Mainline Resident Evil Game Ranked From Worst to Best

With the ninth mainline installment looming, it feels like the right moment to rank every mainline Resident Evil game from worst to best.

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DrRobotnik2d ago

At first I was like, No Code Veronica on the list!? But then I seen Mainline. The list checks out, but I would personally put 2 over 4.

KwietStorm_BLM1d 19h ago

I'll take 2 over 4 also. And even without a number, I don't see how Code Veronica, my other favorite in the franchise, isn't mainline when it's the actual sequel to RE2.

Rebel_Scum1d 22h ago

The original RE was the best. Its not on the list which makes no sense.

The remake of it was alright but should be higher on this list.

-Foxtrot1d 19h ago

The original RE smokes VII and Village, come on.

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"Bethesda Pinball" for "Pinball FX" Review \\ paulsemel

A critical look at the "DOOM," "Skyrim," and "Fallout" tables in the new version of this virtual pinball game.

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rpad12d ago

needs some Wonder Woman :P

beerhound12d ago

I would prefer a "Starfield" one.

DefenderOfDoom211d ago (Edited 11d ago )

These are the same Bethesda tables from FX3 now upgraded for VR . I bought this Bethesda pack for Pinball FX3 around 5 years ago. But when the new Pinball FX came out a few years ago , they wanted me to buy the same tables again, which is ridiculous .