3Ds: PSP Killer? -TheSixthAxis

The latest handheld, the battle has been won for a long time, but may be a second, much more intense and interesting one around the corner.

The original Fish stubs outside of the PSP has been cleaning the hardware sales and very bad for software sales. Recurring, tweaked, near-disaster of iterations which was leading to the PSPGo is not helped it get a lot more traction in the West. Even in Japan "Go is often embarrassed by the sales charts for the takenevassa so much more than its competitors.

Piracy has been a big problem for the older models, and the uniform prices and less supported (at least of third parties), followed by the latest firmware for the digital distribution model, all had a deleterious effect on the Sony is a powerful little console image.

The Nintendo console is another story. The piracy problems have not made a similar same effect from the sale of the software (though it is sometimes played an important role in the fight), a slow burning flagship titles, which maintains a number of months, even years, longer than the normal industry with their retail price. DS-area relatively cheap production costs means that Nintendo had to make a profit on the very early days and it has long been the market leader in the total number of unit sales.

But it is all history. Handheld race is hotting again, a large mobile gaming market kahmaisu shovels the casual and dedicated to Making the West News on Apple's handhelds with Zorn.

Nintendo 3DS is the entry into force of the water.Is probably fair to say that the Nintendo 3DS has had lukewarm reception. Critics are cynically moaned about the strong first-party launch titles, and all line up, despite the lack of contrast, sales seem to have been good as expected. At least We were told to "sell" the wait seems to take place far away. It has yet to make money, of course, with the recent reckonings, that production costs were $ 105.

The Coordination Centre for the over-stated development group could determine whether the problem has also been a bit of a character to the start. At the same time, it is almost certainly not as big a problem as some would seem to imply, it is the bad press around the console to start and which is never good.

But 3DS makes so many things right now, it has lost its PSP graphical superiority of (one or two labels aside, what I have seen, the 3DS, is equal to or greater than the PSP-standards) of ageing, it is difficult to see that the old dog left in life.

The title is, of course, 3D-gimmick. It is impressive, when it was just right and you will probably see some very interesting and to respond to the use of in the future. I do not think it is a killer feature. To me the power of the 3DS ' font size, the solid construction and the fantastic analog controller (circle Pad) all in the form of a solid base, which allows the console to the familiar and the company's position.

I think augmented reality functionality is intended to be a lot of interesting and important property specifies the name of the future. AR gaming only begins to take off from the beginning of the Apple iPhone to another serious and its use, move the Kinect (start party, EyePet, etc.) and even by pushing the spotlight to the PSP (Invizimals). I'm certainly industry analyst, but I think it is more in the future, as is the 3D AR and the Nintendo 3DS is the first handheld computer, even the first dedicated console, start the wizard.

However, we shall, at least in 3DS Max is a connected lifestyle. Add friends to the new system is still not perfect, but it is a huge step in the right direction. Combined method to play with friends are all there to make the best of the box to the right developers. SpotPass and StreetPass functions, as the case may be, to make mobile social media-device (though in a limited way), and the desire to play the modern demand or printed. These are all things that are either older standards or decent improvements for new implementations, which is wise to ignore.

Now is the life in the fall of the PSP. Success (at least critically) franchises Metal Gear Solid, and the God of War feel very similar to the perspective of a technology platform with instances, rather than a continuous barrage of software quality. The release of the 3D face off PSP with a longstanding interest of graphical and iOS devices are targeting the market more relaxed stability will be the end of the increasingly difficult to see if YOUR PSP can Score victory.

Sony is the NGP will appear in the bags.Of course, this all leads us to the Sony handhelds for the next generation. Seems that the powerful PSP DS value fought a hard battle of gimmicky has taught the Sony experience possible. Looks like a monster, the NGP and the power that the properties. Once again, it will go significantly less powerful, gimmicky, computer to compete in the market. But this time may be different.

Sony will invest heavily in security to prevent doubt, piracy. Even if nothing ever is going to be in the future to ensure respect for the principle of the pirate freely, they should be able to buy a decent head start themselves hackers. The physical media that they would return at least learned how the lack of success on the PSPGo and flash memory instead of the expensive lessons taught, the battery drain of proprietary disk format is ready: o-brainer. Two big hurdles, then jumped in.

Multiple input options (buttons, touch, gyro, rear contact, etc.) may become overused and messy, but they also give developers a huge freedom to experiment with and make much more immersive experience. Even though they might be crammed on each of the game only because they are available, they can expect to improve the game and the player's creative interface between. The important thing is that there is a hardware option.

NGP also displays the same property is specified, any more (thanks to 3 g), 3DS connections. Wi-fi hotspots and 3 G signals are becoming more common to the host organism to most major cities, NGP has the opportunity to be constantly connected, constantly updated and evolving, even if it sits in your pocket.

But it is in the future. Today, the battle of portable, which was largely already done in the new DS decisively won by player. In the future, the market seems to be interesting, if Sony can establish their plans and to refine the NGP, during their manufacture. So it's safe to say that even if this battle has won the war, Nintendo, and Sony is still in progress in the development of a new tank is.

For The PSP? Well, I think it is time for a nice quiet pension, while a new generation of export weapons.

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