Comments on: Discussion – The Future of Mobile Gaming

By: Raonak

Raonak — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:29:35 +0000

True.. I guess i never actually saw it that way, Downloading had too many advantages for me to think otherwise. But yeah, cheaper price would be good.

I heard it was because retailers would backlash if sony made PSN prices cheaper than Store prices. which is why Im gonna be happy to see a Digital Only psp2.

By: Dave "Boris" Orosz

Dave "Boris" Orosz — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:57:06 +0000

True, but would you pay the same price for any of those games downloadable as you would for the UMD? Wouldn’t the absence of media suggest that the price of production, and therefore, sale should be cheaper?

By: raonak

raonak — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:17:11 +0000

It depends. I would like cheaper game (who wouldnt) but… when I play quality games, I know theyre totally worth it.

Dissida, Crisis Core, GOW, Resistance, Tekken6, Monster Hunter – They’re actually better than a lot home console games. Ive spent over 60 hours on dissida, and I just bought it 2 weeks ago. Tekken6 PSP is basically the Ps360 version without the awful scenerio mode.
these games probably cost a lot to make. you wont see them on Iphone any time soon,
Thats why I dont mind paying 40 USD for them.

but cheaper games is always good.

By: Dave "Boris" Orosz

Dave "Boris" Orosz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:46:46 +0000

I agree with this partially. Most of Nintendo’s console success comes from first party software anyway. If there’s any company who would be most immune to its competitors, it’s Nintendo (and Nintendo makes the effort to be innovative with each new console, so either way it will be interesting). Sony however will definitely have to play a different card, be it a phone or something else. Now Nintendo has announced the Nintendo 3DS which will have some sort of 3D capability without glasses. This to me is the card they are playing.

Nintendo has a habit of recycling ideas that didn’t previously work until it finds the right time. The Wii Remote is the power glove, the Wii Fit is the power pad (originally Bandai’s Family Fun Fitness), portable 3D gaming was the Virtual Boy. It will be interesting to see if they pull off something that’s both functional and popular this time.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:09:18 +0000

Wow, why do I not have an iPhone yet?

Seriously, the rise of mobile computing is going to disrupt a lot of industries, not just gaming. But I think portable gaming consoles will be some of the first casualties. There’s no way to compete with a device that 1) you already own and use constantly, 2) offers similar software for a fraction of the price (and easily downloadable).

Here’s my prediction: the next generation of portable consoles is going to be the last. Nintendo and Sony are going to become software-only companies in the portable market (like Sega did for all platforms in 2001). Nintendo does NOT want to become a competitor of Apple, it doesn’t want to start making phones, and it knows we won’t need a separate portable platform when our phones can play games just fine. Sony, on the other hand, might take a shot at a phone/game hybrid — I don’t think they’ll succeed, but it’ll be a brave gesture…