The Dark Age Of The Psp.

Year 2008: :| Seriously? We had didn't have many updates. Sony ignored some of us. Playstation forums was filled with psp is dying threads. Many people were switching to cfw. Some even sold there psp's. I'm glad thats all behind us.So my peeps :|. What do you think was the worst year for the psp and why.The Dark Age Of The Psp.
I think almost every year since it's release has been bad. Sony is slacking off big time on supporting the PSP, which is REALLY sad considering it is a great piece of hardware. But at least this year it's getting attention because of the rumors of the PSP2. So maybe Sony will start paying it attention...The Dark Age Of The Psp.
I want Sony and 3rd party Asian based devs to stop releasing games exclusively to Asia like the DJ Max games and the Gundam games which are very good unlike the console versions. Looking over the list of how many games have a high user rating it's just depressing. Most people aren't going to import because it's in a different language. Just check out at the amount of rpgs Sony published in Japan but hasn't even bothered to bring them here..
Something called piracy. The PSP is one of the biggest platforms as far as Piracy goes. Most devs didn't both with all the hackers and piraters. I mean would you make a game for a system when you know you will lose sales?
I'm tired of that excuse. PC and even the 360 have piracy but people still buy a lot of games for both systems. You could pirate the DS too...



In Japan it's proven that PSP games can sell well especially in the case of Monster Hunter. I don't see why the same feat can't be accomplished here.
[QUOTE=''kage_53'']I'm tired of that excuse. PC and even the 360 have piracy but people still buy a lot of games for both systems. You could pirate the DS too... In Japan it's proven that PSP games can sell well especially in the case of Monster Hunter. I don't see why the same feat can't be accomplished here.[/QUOTE]Why don't you tell the devs your sick of their press releases too?It's not just a theory fans have come up with man. Do the research. Look it up yourself. Regardless of whether or not you want to hear it, it's a big stumbling block for developers when it comes to this system. They wouldn't bring it up as a problem if it didn't exist.I'm just as frustrated with it as you are. But the truth is it's all about the money, and if the money isn't there (or even partially not there) then the good games won't be either.
[QUOTE=''lostcali8''][QUOTE=''kage_53'']I'm tired of that excuse. PC and even the 360 have piracy but people still buy a lot of games for both systems. You could pirate the DS too... In Japan it's proven that PSP games can sell well especially in the case of Monster Hunter. I don't see why the same feat can't be accomplished here.[/QUOTE]

Why don't you tell the devs your sick of their press releases too?

It's not just a theory fans have come up with man. Do the research. Look it up yourself. Regardless of whether or not you want to hear it, it's a big stumbling block for developers when it comes to this system. They wouldn't bring it up as a problem if it didn't exist.

I'm just as frustrated with it as you are. But the truth is it's all about the money, and if the money isn't there (or even partially not there) then the good games won't be either.[/QUOTE]

While the problem DOES exist, there are ways around it. Consider PC games. The PC gaming platform has more piracy problems than any of the consoles and handhelds. Yet they continue to make great games for the PC and they have found ways around piracy. If they can make it work in Asia, the pirating capital of the world, then they can make it work here. Piracy is a really really sorry excuse. I think the real problem lies with the fact that these companies believe that a game released on the PSP just will not sell, especially on PSN. This is Sony's fault for not promoting thier system. Simple as that.
[QUOTE=''Amnesiac23''][QUOTE=''lostcali8''][QUOTE=''kage_53'']I'm tired of that excuse. PC and even the 360 have piracy but people still buy a lot of games for both systems. You could pirate the DS too... In Japan it's proven that PSP games can sell well especially in the case of Monster Hunter. I don't see why the same feat can't be accomplished here.[/QUOTE] Why don't you tell the devs your sick of their press releases too? It's not just a theory fans have come up with man. Do the research. Look it up yourself. Regardless of whether or not you want to hear it, it's a big stumbling block for developers when it comes to this system. They wouldn't bring it up as a problem if it didn't exist. I'm just as frustrated with it as you are. But the truth is it's all about the money, and if the money isn't there (or even partially not there) then the good games won't be either.[/QUOTE] While the problem DOES exist, there are ways around it. Consider PC games. The PC gaming platform has more piracy problems than any of the consoles and handhelds. Yet they continue to make great games for the PC and they have found ways around piracy. If they can make it work in Asia, the pirating capital of the world, then they can make it work here. Piracy is a really really sorry excuse. I think the real problem lies with the fact that these companies believe that a game released on the PSP just will not sell, especially on PSN. This is Sony's fault for not promoting thier system. Simple as that. [/QUOTE]The PC gaming outlet is a multi multi million dollar industry. It has also been around for decades. PC gamers could completely resort to piracy for a stretch of years and it would barely put a dent in game sales overall. The PSP is much different. It can't be held to those kind of standards (or even compared to home consoles for that matter)It does not put up the same numbers and has only been around for a few years. A loss of 200,000 illegal downloads deals any one game company a serious blow financially.Sony is based in Tokyo, Japan. It's no secret any industry caters more heavily to the countries they originated from. Release dates prove this. Why would a game sell any less in a massive Western market such as the US? How would that be a sound business decision? Just because theres piracy in Asia doesn't mean the PSP can't be successful, sure.But they have worked for that success. Sony came from Japan. It's their home market. The US is a massive risk because before they can even begin sales, they have to wade through the piracy problem, again. And seeing as how they already did it once (and continue to do it) I don't blame them for not wanting to do it again..Anyways just my two cents :P
I guess the piracy problem is way bigger on DS as most of the games on the system are below 100MB and you can find direct links to download them everywhere. PSP games on the other hand, are mostly bigger than 1GB not to mention they're only accessible through torrents which are illegal in some countries like Germany where you can end up in jail because of using them. Apart from that, PSP-3000 is completely immune to piracy. So this piracy thing is just an excuse in my opinion. Sony simply needs to pay more attention to US/EU markets.
[QUOTE=''pooyanh'']Sony simply needs to pay more attention to US/EU markets.[/QUOTE]



I second the motion.
Piracy has become scapegoats nowadays. Admittedly, it is a problem. But I have to agree, it is really a lame excuse for the lack of support for the psp. I mean, yeah it's all about money--but we must always remember that money can also be regarded as a scapegoat. Why would all the developers focus on making games for prominent consoles?That is because of money, of course. After seeing successes on the console department, naturally other devs would jump into the bandwagon and try out their luck making money onthat particular avenue.Giving much thought on it, piracy is not the only culprit for ''the dark age'' of the psp. Seriously, these devs just didn't want to put all their efforts on something they were unsure would make money. Consoles and other handhelds were more popular in the yesteryears. That leaves the psp in the dark, it wasn't even on their radar. Now as the tide changes and the psp has become ever more popular despite their lack of support, the devs realize that there might be something to this handheld than we formerly presumed. I guess psp owners would have to agree that even though there was this apparent ignoring from the devs and a long dry spell that has plagued the handheld, we stuck through it all. And yes, a particular next gen console isn't exactly piracy immune and yet it still is going strong, even selling tremendous amounts of units when it eventually bugs down. The psp has never let me down and frustrated me. Consoles will come and go and handhelds will stay, and very well attainable for the rest of us who don't that much money. That is why psp has become my main console.
piracy is killing us...