BrianReal

@FinalFantasyXIIIsucks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAg1r6zw7Bg&feature=related

If this follows the normal Nintendo business model going back to the Wii and DS then this system is going to be technologically pathetic compared to what's possible in the current market at launch, and it will feel outright ancient within a year and a half of release.

With that said, it's also going to sell better than crack in Cracktown. Go figure.

Impressive, but I'm still a bit cautious. The original PSP was about as impressive for its time, and by all logic it should have killed the DS. We all know how that went - at least outside of Japan.

I want this to do well because I'm a PS3 owner, and having invested a good bit into that system I'm all for a handheld that can both extend the value of my PS3 and act on its own as a solid system. Since I have a crap-ton of Minis and PSOne games from PSN+ I already know there's the benefit of being able to play those on another system. However, that's not enough to get me to drop $250. The hardware is good enough to do amazing stuff with PS3 connectivity, I'm not curious to see if there's actual follow through.

@The Minn That's what she said.

@A Sandwich "Snap Judgement Fail. You haven't touched, held, or played with it. People that have are saying that it's more comfortable and lighter than they expected."

That's what she said.

@velocitystrike That's what she said.

@psnkillstrike I was thinking the same thing. But then Microsoft has Kinect, which is bringing in a good number of uniquely designed games, the same way that the Wii has brought in a lot of specialized ports from third parties.

The odd thing is that if this pans out things might flip a bit. It used to be that the 360 and PS3 were basically the same thing in terms of third party design. Now it's looking like the PS3 and Wii U might have most of the same features - with the Move / Vita possibilities being optional, but still present - while 360 Kinect might have the most exclusive stuff.

Huh. When the Wii was announced it felt so immediately obvious that the Wiimote had amazing potential. This has a similar feel, but that controller looks too big to be comfortable. This has definite potential, but it feels like more of a gamble than the Wii.

I'm also surprised that they didn't tweak the 3DS design a bit more to make it so that it can basically act as an extra tablet. We're already hearing a bit about cross functionality between the platforms, but having a firm plan that makes the portable usable instead of making players shell out cash ($100+, I'm guessing) for second bigass tablet would be a good call.

Also, beyond the tablet screen size, what can this tablet do that the PS3 + Vita theoretically can't? Serious question here - I'm wondering how many of the extra features for third party Wii U games will also end up on the PS3 via a Vita connection, and how much Sony is pursuing that crossover.

That green is known as the Creamed Spinach Color, I'll have you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt__zRfNSjM&NR=1

Great idea. Since the PSP never took off here there are a ton of Japanese best sellers that did squat here.

I hope Capcom is on board heavily with this. I'm enough of a Mega Man dork that I would love to get Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X. The Power Stone collection would be nice, too.

The GoW stuff seems to be all but confirmed, too, which is great. I thought of picking up a PSP just for those, but playing GoW on a portable screen just seems like a weird concept.