Sony talks about hurdles towards 10 year PSP plan
by Majed Athab 
{ Jun 24th 2008 at 4:00PM }
We've heard many times before about a ten year plan for the PSP and also quite recently from SCEA's John Koller. SCEE vice president of publisher and developer relations, Zeno Colaço, also recently discussed this long-term plan in an interview with Pocket Gamer, and talked about some of the hurdles (and boons) on the road ahead towards a decade-strong handheld.Colaço started by painting a realistic picture about developing for the PSP, sharing insight into why perhaps some developers may be reluctant to sign-on. He stated that developing for the PSP is a lot like developing for a console: "... you can make games that look like PS2 games and developers are still approaching it from that point of view." This brings into question issues of financial costs and expected gameplay depth which ultimately mean longer production schedules.
In order to keep the system alive, "we need to revitalize the developer community to get behind PSP," said Colaço. To achieve this, there's going to be future development in hardware, services, business model, and support. Colaço points to network services such as digital distribution as well as PSP synergy with PS3 cross-functionality being instrumental in pushing things forward. "What's important is we continue to tell publishers and developers that there's an opportunity to make money on PSP," said Colaço. "That will become apparent over the next two years as the network services are developed."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
strike @ Jun 24th 2008 5:02PM
"That will become apparent over the next two years as the network services are developed."
Does that mean the net options are going to be expanded?
strike @ Jun 24th 2008 4:51PM
"That will become apparent over the next two years as the network services are developed."
Does that mean the net will be improved, on the psp?
strike @ Jun 24th 2008 4:52PM
"That will become apparent over the next two years as the network services are developed."
Does that mean the net will be improved on the psp?
strike @ Jun 24th 2008 4:54PM
Sorry about that, the first two times I typed them in, they didnt appear, so I had to type it in again, and now they suddenly appeared
KemalAtaTURK @ Jun 24th 2008 7:01PM
If you have eyes you can see it my friends. Our beloved PSP is dead...next to Allah (PBOH). Game over.
cafecito @ Jun 24th 2008 7:56PM
Whatcha talkin bout Kemal? It's faaaaaaaaaaar from dead
evilfoxhound @ Jun 24th 2008 9:23PM
All my local stores have dumped their PSP stock. My friend at Blockbuster says that they are also getting rid of all PSP support.
Damn the DS and it's silly cooking games. It killed a beautiful handheld ¬.¬
required @ Jun 24th 2008 10:53PM
You sound like a little kid with their fingers in their ears screaming "the PSP is dead" even though it's not whilst the DS is in fact dying in Japan and starting to fizzle out in the rest of the world.
evilfoxhound @ Jun 25th 2008 7:49AM
YOU are the one with your fingers in your ears, kid. I don't care how well the PSP is doing in Japan, I don't live there. In the UK its getting hard to find PSP games because all of the biggest chains have dropped it. My local Gamestation got rid of ALL of it's PSP stuff and replaced it's shelf space with more DS games.
I'm sorry, but reality check.
required @ Jun 24th 2008 10:59PM
^ more for KemalAtaTURK than evilfoxhound
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jun 25th 2008 12:01AM
I am waiting for a PSP2 though.
Virtuous @ Jun 25th 2008 12:14AM
The PSP will barely last 5 years, let alone 10. Sony has abandoned the PSP in favor of the PS/2 and PS/3.
Virtuous @ Jun 25th 2008 12:17AM
Sony has essentially abandoned the PSP in favor of the PS/2 and PS/3.
Dr Haisook @ Jun 25th 2008 2:59AM
I don't know why people say the PSP is dying. Gran Turismo Mobile, Yggdra Union and Valhalla Nights 2 are coming out in a few months. The release rate may be slower than that of the DS (which I see no point in even comparing it to the PSP) because as the guy said PSP games need more time to make. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. The PSP is a hi-def gaming device, so don't expect titles like "train your brain" or "grandma's cooking book" every week. Good food comes after long and good preparation.