Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime took a shot at the shiny new redesigned PSP, asking "Who's it for?" and "What's the benefit" to the consumer?
Despite what Sony spokespeople say about expecting "more negativity" for the PSPgo, you have to figure that the top brass might not be entirely excited about how the device has been performing - except in how it makes the current PSP3000 seem like a much better bargain.
Speaking with the Washington Post, NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime said that he thought there was a "fundamental concept problem" with the digital distribution-only machine, in that it didn't really have a marketable identity as a device that will help consumers.
The executive offered that he thinks the device may have a "fundamental concept problem in terms of 'Who's it for?' and 'What's the benefit?' "
"I have the utmost respect for all our competitors," he said, "but it's interesting to try and answer the consumer question of 'What's in it for me?' in that product."
Fils-Aime pooh-poohed the idea of the company's other primary competitor in the handheld space - Apple - as a serious threat, pointing to titles like Mario Kart DS, Nintendogs and New Super Mario Bros., the likes of which gamers "cannot find on their App Store."
OK, off topic, but was this guys senior yearbook photo really the best you could find. I must say it's not a very flattering picture.
But, anyways, I've been against the PSPgo from the start, mainly due to the fact that I'm against download games, I like having a hard copy. But to answer the question "who's it for?", I would assume it's for people that don't have a PSP, want a PSP, and would prefer download over hard copies. I don't know how many of these people there are, I'd guess not a lot, but I'd say that is the target audience.
Who would instead buy a PSP 1000 or 2000 because they can mod it to play their entire PS1 collection on top of PSP games giving it one of the best handheld selections in known history.
Or they could go with the PSPGO and get far less for a larger price tag.
I see your point.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
If DRM doesn't calm the fuck down I won't be buying games once that happens.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Something nice about buying something that can't be, at whim, stolen from you. At least in my retro sounding opinion ;).
I realize hard copies can...but how many times in history have companies gone into homes and stolen a bunch of copies of people's stuff?
DRM has already done the digital equivelant across the board in various fields, even the Kindle :P.
There is talk that the PspGo is simply a marketing device aimed at selling more Psp-3000s, i hope that's not true but it would be interesting to see how many people have either bought a Psp-3000 recently or bought a PspGo then traded it in for a Psp-3000.
On a side note, that picture is creepier then those horror photos earlier.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Actually, I doubt that will happen, or rather I doubt tha it will happen and last.
Digital media is turning out to degrade and corrupt much faster than analogue media, hdds in particular have a very short shelf life next to even a videotape.
Whislt manufacurers are going to want to drive an all digital environment so they can screw everyone for more profit, eventually they are going to be left in a situation where their product either fails or they make it obsolete, leaving their customers in the shit.
We've already seen it with Microsoft's DRM music and Itunes. There will quite rapidly reach a point where customers refuse to pay repeatedly for the same product, or to pay for the permission to ask to use said product. Coupled with the fact that digital products are all but impossible to police properly and digital distribution will fall out of favour quite rapidly.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Something nice about buying something that can't be, at whim, stolen from you. At least in my retro sounding opinion ;).
I realize hard copies can...but how many times in history have companies gone into homes and stolen a bunch of copies of people's stuff?
DRM has already done the digital equivelant across the board in various fields, even the Kindle :P.
Every new invention has its teething problems. With piracy rampant (or so you would be lead to believe) some companies feel they must exhibit a solutions.
Mistakes will be made until it is fixed. Which it won't. It's existed since floppy disk gaming (although they had codes embedded in game that could be solved with store issued cardboard wheels and so forth. The internet boom burned this failsafe to the ground)
Looking how "dependant" developed civilization has become on digital items, not just in games but everywhere; it really is just a matter of time before it slips entirely to the "dark side".
Interesting point about it being a ploy to sell 3000s, bit of an expensive one and may have just been a lucky side effect.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Something nice about buying something that can't be, at whim, stolen from you. At least in my retro sounding opinion ;).
I realize hard copies can...but how many times in history have companies gone into homes and stolen a bunch of copies of people's stuff?
DRM has already done the digital equivelant across the board in various fields, even the Kindle :P.
Every new invention has its teething problems. With piracy rampant (or so you would be lead to believe) some companies feel they must exhibit a solutions.
Mistakes will be made until it is fixed. Which it won't. It's existed since floppy disk gaming (although they had codes embedded in game that could be solved with store issued cardboard wheels and so forth. The internet boom burned this failsafe to the ground)
Looking how "dependant" developed civilization has become on digital items, not just in games but everywhere; it really is just a matter of time before it slips entirely to the "dark side".
Interesting point about it being a ploy to sell 3000s, bit of an expensive one and may have just been a lucky side effect.
I have found as DRM gets worse and games provide less entertainment (mostly because of cost+drm versus quality of play) I have begun reading far more and even writing. So in the end there is at least one or two major positives for me :).
Actually, I doubt that will happen, or rather I doubt tha it will happen and last.
Digital media is turning out to degrade and corrupt much faster than analogue media, hdds in particular have a very short shelf life next to even a videotape.
A limitation that is easily remedied. My Amiga hard drive runs perfect after 10+ years. For the most part, this is beyond the use for a game. I'm talking mass market, not the exceptions that like having older generations of games.
Whislt manufacurers are going to want to drive an all digital environment so they can screw everyone for more profit, eventually they are going to be left in a situation where their product either fails or they make it obsolete, leaving their customers in the shit.
Many good businesses exist solely on the formula of obsoleting their own items after time. Wilkinson Sword and their razors for example.
We've already seen it with Microsoft's DRM music and Itunes. There will quite rapidly reach a point where customers refuse to pay repeatedly for the same product, or to pay for the permission to ask to use said product. Coupled with the fact that digital products are all but impossible to police properly and digital distribution will fall out of favour quite rapidly.
At least that's what I think...
Lines are always met by going too far and then stepping back, there is less uproar if you give nothing and slowly give nmore; as opposed to giving everything and slowly taking it away.
People's reactions to DRM will spark further investigation and a slightly less "harsh" version will arrive.
Once they've met one the mass market approve of, brick and mortar will slowly be phased out. It doesn't apply to every market, but computer entertainment (as well as work) I definitely see the future in cyberspace
I have found as DRM gets worse and games provide less entertainment (mostly because of cost+drm versus quality of play) I have begun reading far more and even writing. So in the end there is at least one or two major positives for me.
Aye. Like fashions, the new age can sometimes be completely done over by previous installations. Probably why we have "read a book, but on a screen for 25x the price" being marketed.
Aha regi-filo-pastry. When it comes to handheld i'm a nintendo man myself , I don't own or want an iphone/isomething and the PSP had me forget about it a week after getting it.
Eric the Orange: But to answer the question "who's it for?", I would assume it's for people that don't have a PSP, want a PSP, and would prefer download over hard copies.
The problem is that the previous PSP already has access to all the same downloads that the Go can access plus all the UMD games (many of which are in bargain bins).
My big nagging concern with this is that in say.....10 years time and I feel like playing some old PSPGo games again (this is purely hypothetical) will the servers still be online for me to play the games and effectively get screwed out of games that I paid for? Who's to say Sony's gonna be able to keep the servers up forever?
That is the concern that keeps me from getting a PSPGo. I am looking into a regular PSP though.
I guess I just like physically owning the stuff that I paid for so I'm not at the mercy of the people running the download store.
GamingAwesome1: My big nagging concern with this is that in say.....10 years time and I feel like playing some old PSPGo games again (this is purely hypothetical) will the servers still be online for me to play the games and effectively get screwed out of games that I paid for? Who's to say Sony's gonna be able to keep the servers up forever?
That is the concern that keeps me from getting a PSPGo. I am looking into a regular PSP though.
I guess I just like physically owning the stuff that I paid for so I'm not at the mercy of the people running the download store.
No. Of course not, that entertainment is obsolete to the corporations and they demand you play their new games instead at full price/noresale.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Something nice about buying something that can't be, at whim, stolen from you. At least in my retro sounding opinion ;).
I realize hard copies can...but how many times in history have companies gone into homes and stolen a bunch of copies of people's stuff?
DRM has already done the digital equivelant across the board in various fields, even the Kindle :P.
Every new invention has its teething problems. With piracy rampant (or so you would be lead to believe) some companies feel they must exhibit a solutions.
Mistakes will be made until it is fixed. Which it won't. It's existed since floppy disk gaming (although they had codes embedded in game that could be solved with store issued cardboard wheels and so forth. The internet boom burned this failsafe to the ground)
Looking how "dependant" developed civilization has become on digital items, not just in games but everywhere; it really is just a matter of time before it slips entirely to the "dark side".
Interesting point about it being a ploy to sell 3000s, bit of an expensive one and may have just been a lucky side effect.
I have found as DRM gets worse and games provide less entertainment (mostly because of cost+drm versus quality of play) I have begun reading far more and even writing. So in the end there is at least one or two major positives for me :).
Ugh. DRM.
DRM is the attempt to turn an 'unlimited' resource into a 'limited' one artificially.
Think what would happen to capitalism if you have effectively infinite resources, and you see why Intellectual property becomes such a problem.
Relative to anything made from material resources, (like, say, oh. I don't know... Food?), intellectual property has no value whatsoever.
So... To make it possible for anyone working with IP as their only source of income not to starve to death, we had to make really messy laws, which are incredibly hard to enforce.
How big a problem would the loss of Intelectual Property protection be? Well, it would pretty much cause the collapse of all commercially produced entertainment, and probably deal a serious blow to 'designer' items, and... The pharmaceutical industry.
It might not nessesarily be a bad thing on the whole, but it would be horrible for anyone in these industries, if combined with the general idea that everyone has to be 'productive' members of society.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
I do agree partially, while the PSPGo is a nifty idea, it has come a bit too early with some questionable motivations behind its release. Personally, I am going to get a PSPGo.......eventually, if my laziness doesn't take over.
But one thing I do not agree on is the "Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry." statement you made.
I am a firm believer that digital distribution will never completely overtake physical media, or if it does it won't be for a LONG time. DD and PM can never overshadow the other, they can only compliment each other. The benefits of PM, such as having much more room to work with (there's a disc that has over 250GB of storage, though I can't find the Wiki article) along with knowing the limitations of the hardware it's used on, I think far outweigh the negatives of DD only with DRM, potential download problems, piracy, and the like. I'm not saying PM doesn't have that also, but if DD only is the way of the future I for one am out.
Textbook Bobcat: The PSPGo is ahead of its time, it's trying to jump the wave early to cash in early.
Many technologies are fantastic in concept (DreamCast for one), but if they are unleashed too early they will alienate consumers.
Make no bones about it, we are heading for digital distribution only. For convenience of the consumer, and profitability of the industry.
Now; just isn't the right time.
Wheter that is true or not (I personally don't believe so) I completely agree that it is too soon to make your system solely rely on digital downloads. The majority of the people just doesn't how to or is afraid of downloading paid content or simply prefer owning a physical copy.
Something nice about buying something that can't be, at whim, stolen from you. At least in my retro sounding opinion ;).
I realize hard copies can...but how many times in history have companies gone into homes and stolen a bunch of copies of people's stuff?
DRM has already done the digital equivelant across the board in various fields, even the Kindle :P.
Every new invention has its teething problems. With piracy rampant (or so you would be lead to believe) some companies feel they must exhibit a solutions.
Mistakes will be made until it is fixed. Which it won't. It's existed since floppy disk gaming (although they had codes embedded in game that could be solved with store issued cardboard wheels and so forth. The internet boom burned this failsafe to the ground)
Looking how "dependant" developed civilization has become on digital items, not just in games but everywhere; it really is just a matter of time before it slips entirely to the "dark side".
Interesting point about it being a ploy to sell 3000s, bit of an expensive one and may have just been a lucky side effect.
I have found as DRM gets worse and games provide less entertainment (mostly because of cost+drm versus quality of play) I have begun reading far more and even writing. So in the end there is at least one or two major positives for me :).
Ugh. DRM.
DRM is the attempt to turn an 'unlimited' resource into a 'limited' one artificially.
Think what would happen to capitalism if you have effectively infinite resources, and you see why Intellectual property becomes such a problem.
Relative to anything made from material resources, (like, say, oh. I don't know... Food?), intellectual property has no value whatsoever.
So... To make it possible for anyone working with IP as their only source of income not to starve to death, we had to make really messy laws, which are incredibly hard to enforce.
How big a problem would the loss of Intelectual Property protection be? Well, it would pretty much cause the collapse of all commercially produced entertainment, and probably deal a serious blow to 'designer' items, and... The pharmaceutical industry.
It might not nessesarily be a bad thing on the whole, but it would be horrible for anyone in these industries, if combined with the general idea that everyone has to be 'productive' members of society.
Either way, DRM still sucks
Problem I have with using DRM or IP as your only means of generating revenue is it overlooks that people will buy something regardless of its resource limitations if it is good.
One too many companies screwed their customer base and now they have to scam them to get any money anymore.
The PSP Go is a massive failure due to its massively ludicrouly overpriced. Here in Europe the Xbox 360 Elite Value Pack costs 250 Euros while the Sony PSP Go is at an astonishing 260 Euros.
How the hell SONY is able to market a handheld console that is way inferior that of a High-Definition Full-Fledged console is just a bold move of hubris and stupidity.
Toss in the fact that you get 3 games with the Xbox 360 Elite and NO games when you buy the PSP Go and you're looking at a console whose launch is quite possibly worse that of the PS3 launch in Europe. I don't know how or why Sony massively disappoints their biggest consumer market (Europe) and how they expected the PSP Go not to be outsold by the PSP 3000 which is supposed to be inferior.
Who is it for? is a very good question that needs being answered when the PSP 3000 is almost 100 Euros cheaper. The worst part about it is that the PSP3000 will probably stop being manufactured and forcibly phased out so that in the end if you want a PSP, you'll have to go with the PSP Go. Sonys marketing doesn't make any sense to me.
This is coming from the people who released the DSi, a handheld which I despise almost as much as I do the PSP Go.
Still, the point is sound, even if those saying it are rather guilty of it themselves (and hey, apparently people wanted the DSi, because it still sold like crazy...)
Reggie's fundamental problem with any competitor offering is that it's not a Nintendo product. The PSPgo has lots of negatives. We, as the consumers, do not really need someone like Reggie to point that out for us. I will say this though. Reggie does do his job well, being the face of Nintendo of America. He's stuck up, arrogant, dismissive of his competitors and views the consumer base as a flock of lost sheep, desperate for his guidance. A perfect match for the company that employs him.
At least give Sony some credit for trying to be innovative. Even if they did botch it(again). Nintendo fears innovation the way pre-twilight vampires fear the sun.
No. The normal PSP is fine as it is. Why the hell would you buy a 250 euro handheld which doesn't have a slot for cartridges/UMDs?
the old psp you couldn't carry that around in your pocket like a sidekick or iphone. This new design is much better and you don't have carry all those disc unlike with old psp.
No. The normal PSP is fine as it is. Why the hell would you buy a 250 euro handheld which doesn't have a slot for cartridges/UMDs?
the old psp you couldn't carry that around in your pocket like a sidekick or iphone. This new design is much better and you don't have carry all those disc unlike with old psp.
The problems outweigh the benefits. Having to go to the PSN store to buy games sucks. Think about it this way. You see Dissidia:Final Fantasy for 10 euro off eBay. You think "0mg! I'ma buy this!". Unfortunately you can't buy it because you have a PSP Go. Have fun paying full price for a limited selection of games and good luck when your memory runs out.
No. The normal PSP is fine as it is. Why the hell would you buy a 250 euro handheld which doesn't have a slot for cartridges/UMDs?
the old psp you couldn't carry that around in your pocket like a sidekick or iphone. This new design is much better and you don't have carry all those disc unlike with old psp.
The problems outweigh the benefits. Having to go to the PSN store to buy games sucks. Think about it this way. You see Dissidia:Final Fantasy for 10 euro off eBay. You think "0mg! I'ma buy this!". Unfortunately you can't buy it because you have a PSP Go. Have fun paying full price for a limited selection of games and good luck when your memory runs out.
Not a proponent of PSPGo by any means (look just at above post) but on the PSN, the titles seem to be a bit cheaper than the same game in disk format. That being said, I like physical copies of things.
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Nintendo's Reggie: PSPgo Has A "Fundamental Concept Problem"
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime took a shot at the shiny new redesigned PSP, asking "Who's it for?" and "What's the benefit" to the consumer?
Despite what Sony spokespeople say about expecting "more negativity" for the PSPgo, you have to figure that the top brass might not be entirely excited about how the device has been performing - except in how it makes the current PSP3000 seem like a much better bargain.
Speaking with the Washington Post, NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime said that he thought there was a "fundamental concept problem" with the digital distribution-only machine, in that it didn't really have a marketable identity as a device that will help consumers.
Fils-Aime pooh-poohed the idea of the company's other primary competitor in the handheld space - Apple - as a serious threat, pointing to titles like Mario Kart DS, Nintendogs and New Super Mario Bros., the likes of which gamers "cannot find on their App Store."
(Via Edge)
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