Wired: As the portable gaming market quickly becomes fragmented by all sorts of new devices, Sony’s strategy seems to be: Throw one of everything at the wall and see what sticks.
"I talk about the 5 weirdest Sony PlayStation devices. From weird business choices, to just weird in general! What devices from Sony do you think are the weirdest? Do you agree with us?" -- PlayStation Enthusiast
I think the PSP was weird in itself. I mean the tech was cool and all with the UmD, but Sony often pushes its own media with their consoles and doesn't always find success. The memory stick duo was and is expensive as hell.
I agree. What a weird idea lol. Seems like they were mainly just trying to be unique.
It's not always the device that's the weird part. Could also be the timing (PSP Go) and the lack of marketing (PSTV). Makes you really wonder what was the point of following through with releasing these things. Xperia phone could have been something special, then Sony didn't fully support it. WHY!? lol. Just weird.
Wonderbook is weird, but that easy platinum though!
I used to own a psp..first 1000 then 2000 then 3000 then after that I had a psp go and then I finally got a ps vita brand new..then lost that and the later in the year or month got a new used version of the Vita...so the journey has been really out there for me for the systems I used to own..all of them were great in there own special way..
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You have some interesting ideas, but overall your article is lacking depth while trying to push an agenda (your own). Comparing Sega to Sony is a glaring error. Sega had neither the resources or development to recover from their mistakes. As we can see from the disastrous PS3 launch, Sony does. They can put out a dud product or two - original Eyetoy, PSP Go - without it crippling their business.
The playstation suite is genius. As are the ideas about portable gaming and multi-functional devices (tablets, hand-helds, phones) being our primary source of entertainment. In fact, there are rumors that Sony has shelved a PS4 indefinitely. Why bother with a home console, when an NGP2 will do?
All "consoles", I believe, will end up being some sort of pda/ multi-functional device that you just cart around with you and plug (or stream via wireless hdmi) into your t.v. when you get home. The tech and consumer attitude isn't there yet, but Sony can't just wait the 10 years till it is. In the meantime, yes, they are releasing a variety of products - tablets, handhelds, smartphones - to fulfill this need. I hardly see how that is a lack of vision. It's pretty apparent, if you're paying attention.
Did you miss the earlier quote where Kojima was talking about playing a game on your NGP, then taking it home and playing the same title on your PS3. That sort of interoperability is where the future for gaming lies. So while there are bound to be missteps, Sony is definitely on the right path.
Any attempt to dethrone Nintendo will be a serious undertaking. Nintendo has been king of the hand held market for years and years. But I'd like to see Sony be a little more competitive here. It would be could for the consumer.
the ngp is the competition to the 3ds as sony has said.
The xperia and the tablet arent competition because everything available to those devices will be so for the ngp and they arent playstation products (unlike the ngp you have to rebuy the classics).
But the ngp has brand new real portable games and the clout of being the psp successor which has sold 70 million units
I think not. For it is you that lacks vision.