Sunday, December 12, 2004

PSP and WTF

The Sony PSP aka Playstation Portable was recently released in Japan. I would go for the PSP than the DS because the DS just feels too gimmicky. A touch screen is cool, but I don't see it happening with every game that will be released for that system. The PSP can play MP4 movies as well as play MP3s. I know I'm not supposed to rate a system based on graphical features, but the PSP has the DS pinned down in that department. The games on the DS are N64 games that look like they were made for the Playstation. Look at some of the movies of Super Mario 64 DS. I've read several reviews that say that the graphics are much better than the N64 version. You have got to be kidding me. If the DS was built with texture filtering, then I would say, "yeah it looks better than the n64 version". But it doesn't. It really looks like a Playstation One game. The textures are sharper (duh) because there is no filtering. I'm really impressed with the visuals of the PSP. Ridge Racers looks like a PS2 game or close to it. Far from its playstation one origins.

People are starting to complain about the battery life of the PSP. It can only play for 3 hours? It's a portable. What can you do? It was made for short gaming breaks like when you are riding a bus or on a 30-min break from work. If you would buy a portable gaming system to play it for 6+ hours, why not just play a console? That is what it was made for. Stop complaining.

My conclusion is that the PSP is the winner if I ever think about buying a portable gaming system. Plus, that widescreen LCD is freaking awesome.

Oh yeah, what the fuck is this?



They clearly fucked up the dvd cover for Infernal Affairs. It makes it look like a B-movie which it clearly isn't. This movie makes some American movies look like shit. It's clear that American companies don't want the competition.

Last thing. Advent Children looks like its getting better and better. They recently released the TGS 2004 trailer as well as a short trailer from a DVD. Sweet stuff I tell you.

1 comment:

Dan said...

Yeah, that Infernal Affairs cover does look like shit. The Hong Kong cover looks vastly superior, making the film look absolutely awesome. For anyone who hasn't seen Infernal Affairs, you are truly missing a great piece of Asian cinema. Mix in perfect performances, a great script, and add in some awesome directing and you have one of the best films ever made, period. My opinion for the PSP and DS is like Van Damme's next film, I really don't give a shit about it. Sure, they look aesthetically pleasing but that's it. I don't really like playing games on portables. Don't be Nintendo hatin' boy, remember, you used to love Nintendo and hate Sony one time. Twinkle twinkle baby, TWINKLE TWINKLE!