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Offline fastson
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« on: January 07, 2003, 08:51:21 PM »
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"But then, you know all that. The reason I even bothered to include this e-mail in today\'s N-Query update is so that I can tell everyone about related, well, stuff. I heard from a buddy of mine on the development side today that Sony is quietly readying something to compete on the portable level. If true, it means Nintendo would finally have serious competition in an industry it has long held, for the most part, without any serious threat."


Whaddaya think?
I think it would be great.. Put some pressure on Nintendo.

Im up for it. :fro:


Btw, GBA-SE looks sweet.
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2003, 09:24:10 PM »
I\'d like it, as long as it\'s not a 3D machine.  If I want 3D gaming, I\'ll play my PS2.  Saturn quality 2D graphics and I\'m there.

If it does happen, what medium will they use?  Memory stick?  A little too expensive I would think.  MDs would be WAY too easy to copy, so that\'s out.
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2003, 10:52:45 PM »
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I\'d like it, as long as it\'s not a 3D machine.  If I want 3D gaming, I\'ll play my PS2.  Saturn quality 2D graphics and I\'m there.

If it does happen, what medium will they use?  Memory stick?  A little too expensive I would think.  MDs would be WAY too easy to copy, so that\'s out.


Ken Kutaragi has been talking about MD\'s (MiniDisc\'s) .. I\'d like to see that :)
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2003, 03:13:59 AM »
Minidisc...How about Mini DVD.  MD and Mini DVD are the same size.  Like CD and DVD.  The obvious different are Mini DVD will hold more memory than Minidisc.  Mini DVD was use on lunchbox...i mean gamecube.
Mini DVD is harder to copy I guess, that\'s why Gamecube use it.  This disc can hold up to 1.5 Gigbytes of information.

Handheld using Mini DVD will be so awesome, with that huge extra space, programmer can add MPEG-2 video/audio just like a DVD movie or high quality audio voices.

Anyway, even if sony did make a handheld, I won\'t be playing it.  I really aren\'t into handheld.  I have better things to do than playing handheld (screen to small and stuff).  I rather took those time watching tv, hang out with friends, or listen to music to past the time.  Just isn\'t my thing.  If i am really lonely and bored, i rather play console.

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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2003, 02:17:06 PM »
I\'m not much of a handheld fan to be honest.

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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2003, 06:20:56 PM »
Me neither, I prefer playing games on a big screen. But the new GBA does look sweeeeet.

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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2003, 06:27:37 AM »
How many times do we need to get over this? It seems like everytime news gets slow or something, someone brings up Sony\'s mysterious handheld - that we have yet to even have the slightest actual fact about.

Even if Sony released a handheld at this moment, Nintendo is too far ahead of them on the handheld market. It would be futile this generation at least. Espically with Nintendo\'s new and improved GBA design.

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« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2003, 10:21:53 AM »
I\'d like... but in the next generation. Now, with GBA, there is no competition.
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« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2003, 11:06:25 AM »
The GBA is cack so when Sony release a handheld I\'d snap it up straight away. And in a old copy of OPS2M Ken Kutaragi says in a couple of years time Sony will dabble in the handheld market and this was in a 2001 issue.

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« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2003, 03:51:41 PM »
It\'ll be interesting to see, if at all, Sony has what it takes to compete in the handheld department.  it won\'t be easy taking down the Big N\'s pride and joy.
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« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2003, 08:00:04 PM »
It\'ll probably double up as a phone and pda...cool ain\'t it?? :)

Just call it:
SONY Ericsson Playboy Personal Phone Digital Assistant Gaming Gadget Audio Station.

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« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2003, 12:44:05 PM »
the new GBA look nice, but i really wonder how comfortable thats going to be on the hands, the machine is basically square and the buttons look kinda close together

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« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2003, 01:46:06 PM »
Nintendo is gonna chew Sony up and spit them out. Nows not the best time to release it.
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« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2003, 05:11:11 PM »
thry should make 1. u never know, it might be good
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« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2003, 05:17:09 PM »
The problem is I think SONY doesn\'t have enough household name kiddie franchise to push the gadget like Nintendo...Pokemon, Mario etc etc..

 

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