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Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters to be ported to PS2?
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Segata Sanshiro
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See, to me, it's one thing if it's a game that bombed, isn't going to be selling anymore copies, etc, to get another chance on a different system. Like, at this point, I would love to see Crush show up somewhere else because SEGA won't be printing any more copies and the stores won't be ordering any more copies.
But things like GTA, Ratchet & Clank, Syphon Filter... these games should be the backbone of PSP software's catalogue sales. Rockstar's gotta eat too, so they need to do what they need to do, but Sony? Man, if Sony can't be arsed to take the hit for the good of the system, that's just incredibly frustrating to me. R&C PSP should have kept selling into perpetuity, now it's just going to vanish into obscurity.
But things like GTA, Ratchet & Clank, Syphon Filter... these games should be the backbone of PSP software's catalogue sales. Rockstar's gotta eat too, so they need to do what they need to do, but Sony? Man, if Sony can't be arsed to take the hit for the good of the system, that's just incredibly frustrating to me. R&C PSP should have kept selling into perpetuity, now it's just going to vanish into obscurity.
Defuser said:
shame ? i own a PSP but Syphon filter and Ratchet are both Sony's games , not 3rd party like GTA LS/VCS so it's not us you know , in this situation Sony is the one with no shame because they just powned all old poor PSP owners ( and all the so many new ones ) for the third time .
Sony now are fine with this crap and by ported Dark Mirror , Ratcher SM to PS2 and WO:HD ( pulse/pure remake ) to PSN sony infact sending messages to all other 2nd/3rd party devs with big " We're OK with this porting thingy " banner.
A game that's been in the retail channel for over a year, has stopped selling, and gets a quick and dirty, more expensive, stripped down (no online multiplayer), non-portable port around the same time the sequel is going to come out, and it's bad? Seems like common sense. They are so staggered, it doesn't even matter. PLus, so far the ports (with the exception of GTA) have NOT sold well.
Even if it sold incredibly well they'd be stupid NOT to just port it, especially since the PS2 output is slowing down dramatically. I would imagine it will most likely be re-released as a budget downloadable PSP version via the PC PS Store as well.
Even if it sold incredibly well they'd be stupid NOT to just port it, especially since the PS2 output is slowing down dramatically. I would imagine it will most likely be re-released as a budget downloadable PSP version via the PC PS Store as well.
Yeah, I don't know why people think things would be substantially different if the games sold better.Jim said:
It's always interesting to watch people tear apart the fundamental merit of portable gaming in these threads about PSP to PS2 ports. The notion that this is bad for the PSP directly implies that no one's really interested in portable gaming for the sake of portable gaming, that the only reason people get involved in it is for the exclusive games that can't be played on STB platforms. That's bunk, IMO.
Agent X
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Totobeni said:
What's wrong with this? If it's a good game, then it deserves to be ported to other platforms. If you enjoy playing it on a handheld, then play it on the PSP, otherwise you'll be able to play it on PS2 or PS3.
I also don't see why this should be considered bad for PSP owners. It's not as though the game would cease to exist on the PSP when they port it to the other systems.
LordAndrew
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I believe I wrote a blog about this kind of thing a long time ago on GameSpot.
I don't really understand it. Why should someone buy a PSP if its best games keep getting ported to other platforms?
I don't really understand it. Why should someone buy a PSP if its best games keep getting ported to other platforms?
Jim said:
As i said, I just wish they'd put them in high res on the PSN. I've bought and played through Daxter, R&C and both Syphon Filter games, but I'd buy them all over again for 10bucks if I had the chance of playing Syphon Filter TDM online on the PSN.
Of course it's common knowledge Bend are using the Killzone 2 Engine to make a Gears-esque mp only Syphon Filter game.
In my dreams.
TheDiabolical
I didn't read my own avatar and now everyone knows I'm not too bright. :(
its a desperate move on Sonys part.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
immy said:
its sold all it will sell on the PSP. they're releasing it like 8 months after its been released on the PSP, anyhow.
LordAndrew said:
Because they want to play games on a portable? That's why I bought mine. The flexibility the PSP offers is wonderful. No longer do I have to sit in front of a TV for hours on end. Even if I don't take it on the go (which I admit, I didn't with the PSP fat, but do with the PSP Slim), it was nice being able to play outside at night during warm weather, play games while watching TV or movies. Granted, it's hard to do the latter and play a hardcore action game, but something more slower paced, like an RPG, strategy game or puzzle game it works great.
I guess a lot of people don't think the PSP is a portable device, but simply a handheld console. And so minus the portability, the only thing it has going for it are exclusives (since features like custom soundtracks are rarely supported by devs).
But IMHO, that's the wrong way to sell a device. Sure, maybe it gets people to buy them, but they'll end up badmouthing the device because they won't be enjoying the games on it as much as they ordinarily would have (since they apparently don't like playing games on portables).
quetz67 said:
Most of the PSP games are too complex for 'sleep mode'. What I am meaning is that you often have to recall "where the hell did I left off for the mission...did I did this or that yet?" when you replay the game kind of thing, while the DS game...you can easily continue the game with ease. The situation will be amplified when you want to try having a few rounds of gaming outside without a short period of time.
Nuclear Muffin
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Just give me UGNG and GOWCOO on any other platform and I officially have no reason to buy a PSP 
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