<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->...Nintendo is bad at games in addition to media...<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Who said this? They both have strong and weak points regarding games and genres they are better or worse at.
I stated repeatedly both are good for certain games. No clear 'gaming' leader was my point. At least that's my opinion. Everyone has their own and if nobody's picked up a PSP in years for gaming, I can't argue against their experiences either.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->And by no support i mean nothing to back it up.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Do you need more back up on something? I can talk for ages.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->The "5 second olympics", as you call it, was a simple attempt to prove that removing an SD card is barely an inconvenience, let along a waste of time.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Compared to a cable it's an inconvenience, IMO. It's simply the worse solution. You responded to me on this point from the start. I backed it up repeatedly. We have said what needs to be said here. We disagree. Fair enough.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->The encoding issue was telling the bad experiences I've had with the PSP and MP4. The point there is that I find it incredibly inconvenient on the PSP, and I doubt Nintendo would do any better.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Since Sony didn't supply any software for years, of course this was handled by third parties. All depends on how important these things are to you and what exactly you are using or wanting to do. Any of these problems can apply to any platform. Nintendo don't have to do a better job necessarily, they just need to offer the option to load our own content and provide the codec support. If they want to make it easier for the masses, that's fine too. I think lots will appreciate and use this, if they really wanted to make it easier.
For some users of course they won't use this and that's their choice. I think the market is big enough to support and want this now in their portable devices and in 1, 2 or 3+ years into the future the 3DS may be seen as extra primitive because of its lack of (or simply clunky) interaction with the computer and lack of real nice support for loading your own content (video, pics, audio with more formats).
I hate to bring <b>Apple </b>into this but they have sold millions of iPod Touch and iPhones. About 125 million of them. Please see DS sales figures for some reference.
Nintendo regard them as competition even though they are pretty lacking as games devices in some crucial areas (in my opinion). The point is people are spending on entertainment in other ways. Nintendo and Sony both see this <i>(Sony's "Marcus" ads are proof of this)</i>. 200 million expect to be sold by end of 2011. Isn't part of the iPod Touch and iPhone's appeal the fact that they can "do anything" and interface with the PC easily? I reckon it is and it will only increase as time goes on. Ease of use is also a big thing but that's no big deal on the DS or 3DS, I reckon.
I think it's a big mistake for Nintendo not to make connecting to computers and loading content on them as easy as possible (that means no card to take out, put in, take out). In my opinion this is easily done without sacrificing any gameplay aspects of the unit at all (tactile controls still there, everything still there as it is...). 3D and the 3D camera will be a big talking point for them (really big!), but they needed to go further in loading user content. Fine if we disagree...
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->Jack of all trades, as I said before, had nothing to do with the PSP whatsoever.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Backtracking. To quote you again, in your exact words:
<b>"Systems that only do everything is Sony's field.
(Jack of all trades is a master of none, BTW.)"</b>
If that isn't a straight reference to the PSP, what is? You can correct me if you think I'm reading things wrong here.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->I was saying, I would rather Nintendo focus exclusively on games than pump out a half baked user handled multimedia system.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
I don't see them as mutually exclusive. Plus Nintendo has <b>heaps </b>of resources to make this happen. It's a question of whether they want to or not. So you probably have your wish that their focus is narrow, despite plenty of resources to make it happen. Nintendo is a HUGE company not short on cash or man-power, so there is no risk on taking people away from games to implement this.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->I'll assume you mean that i don't usually make long posts, quoting and addressing every little thing you say, like i am now (Because you've actually gone slightly personal. This is no longer about the 3DS, but about me.)<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Ouch, I quote and talk to much now! That hurts. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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Smacks for talking too much and nit-picking on the finer points of hardware <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Actually I found some of your responses quite personal and frankly illogical, drifting from one hate to the next, acting as if because you don't use it it's really not needed. I don't like gloss or uncomfortable square designs but I know there are many that do and want it or don't mind it at all.
The feeling I get from you is "nintendo have it right, PSP sucks". I may give you the feeling that I am in the opposite camp (and maybe I am, call me what you want) but seriously...no USB connections in 2010/11 on a portable gaming device comes across as more than a touch primitive (to me), I don't care which company is involved.
Dealing with the SD card is more inconvenient and more time-consuming and generally more reliant on hardware the user may not have. Again, we can disagree here, that's fine and we have said it all. No, it's not a HUGE deal, but is it less convenient? I think so. Assuming Nintendo would even offer the codec support and half-decent playback features in the GUI.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->The PSP came into play here, because you were suggesting the 3DS needs features the PSP currently has. I responded to this by arguing that it really isn't that incredibly convenient on the PSP. In fact, it is, but only because PSP uses a proprietary clone of the SD card designed to divert more funds to Sony.
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Yeah and as I stated, I don't think formats matter as much as universal compatibility does. Plenty of SD-using cameras out there. Sony itself makes SD-using video cameras and still cameras. They all come with USB ports and cables for near-'universal' compatibility, to put things simply. They do charge more for Memory Sticks but that is another issue. Cables mean universal compatibility with any computer with a USB slot (nearly all of them in the past 13+ years). SD is popular but nowhere near this level of popular or near-'universal' compatibility.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->The only other snide remarks I made was when you specially told me to tell you all my dissatisfactions with the PSP, to back up a statement that wasn't related to the PSP at all.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Actually I count quite a few from you regarding your dissatisfaction with the PSP or with me (hah!). Let's not go there.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->I disagree. The lack of a media player in a game system is not "caveman". I find it unnecessary, personally. I have no issue with it's institution, but I doubt I'll use it for anything if it does get implemented.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
And I can fully understand not everyone will want it of course. I just think heaps of people (heaps!) do expect these things in portable entertainment devices now and more will during the selling lifetime of the device.
<!--coloro:#006400--><span style="color:#006400"><!--/coloro-->As I've explained, just about everything i said was directly about the 3DS, and had little to do with the PSP. You apparently took my "This doesn't work well on the PSP, so i doubt it'll work well on the 3DS either" to mean "PSP sucks".<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
To be honest, a lot of your comments had heaps of "PSP sucks" tone, from you not liking the audio (reason being?) to video (encoding problems?) to comparing the comfort on it to the dualshock, which I think is unfair but hey...
But you can't argue the resolution and size of the screen, right? Just because you don't use the PSP for video or audio or prefer a dedicated audio device doesn't mean they suck for these tasks compared to their direct competition (Nintendo). Of course we can compare size and usability of it as an audio device to decicated audio devices or full-size controllers but that's fruitless. And that's what I'm trying to make a point of. I don't understand exactly where your 'hate' is regarding the device. You may not like the games; fair enough. I see it as a very good example in lots of areas inside and outside gaming (in particular) where it shines really well.
Anyway......with all that said I'm probably guilty of being a big fan of the PSP here ('cause I am), but I don't think my arguments are unjustified. I tend to think the PSP is unappreciated for many of its fine (really fine) qualities and it's an area Nintendo can learn from, especially 5+ years after the release of the PSP and the huge competition from Apple and others for our entertainment dollars.
3D will be killer in the 3DS and the 3D camera and other features should be fun but I would be lying if I didn't shake my head at some of the omissions. That's it!
