Just for my personal reference
Someone from Engadget who has a PSP had thoughts which I found amusing.
"Yeah, I guess it's becoming more of a media player than a game machine. A shame really, since it has such a beautiful screen and powerful gaming engine. (But who buys a video player with no hard drive?)
You know, maybe the power is actually the PSP's weakness as a handheld system. Developers with a budget to create those high-caliber games would rather just do it for the home consoles, since the installed base is much greater, and hence sales would be much better. Whereas development for the DS requires creativity and clever coding, but not massive blockbuster budgets.
It seems that despite all the fanboy arguments, the PSP isn't really competing against the DS. It's powerhouse status means it has to compete against the PS2."
"Yeah, I guess it's becoming more of a media player than a game machine. A shame really, since it has such a beautiful screen and powerful gaming engine. (But who buys a video player with no hard drive?)
You know, maybe the power is actually the PSP's weakness as a handheld system. Developers with a budget to create those high-caliber games would rather just do it for the home consoles, since the installed base is much greater, and hence sales would be much better. Whereas development for the DS requires creativity and clever coding, but not massive blockbuster budgets.
It seems that despite all the fanboy arguments, the PSP isn't really competing against the DS. It's powerhouse status means it has to compete against the PS2."