Not in the actual city, though I go up there a lot. The iPhone is pretty ubiquitous among 'hip' people of any persuasion (and these days it's even well beyond that crowd). I'm not saying gay people don't use them, but I have seen no lack of straight people using them either. Now if you are saying gay men are more likely to use an iPhone than another phone: I have no idea. I was just responding to your original statement that "if you are male and have an iPhone you are likely to be a homosexual". Maybe you actually meant, "if you are male and homosexual, you are likely to have an iPhone".
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Sony Takes on iPhone's Growing Mobile Gaming Popularity in New Ad
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Not in the actual city, though I go up there a lot. The iPhone is pretty ubiquitous among 'hip' people of any persuasion (and these days it's even well beyond that crowd). I'm not saying gay people don't use them, but I have seen no lack of straight people using them either. Now if you are saying gay men are more likely to use an iPhone than another phone: I have no idea. I was just responding to your original statement that "if you are male and have an iPhone you are likely to be a homosexual". Maybe you actually meant, "if you are male and homosexual, you are likely to have an iPhone".
But have Sony improved the controls since the PSP was launched? Because on mine they are pants. Of course I also think their console controllers are terrible and imprecise.
im 44 and i always carry my psp, i can do alot with it i can make calls, do documents, text, and play game , multiplayer games also, no phone is better then a dedicated gaming system, plus i like playing malden football online.
iphone is great for casuel games, ever play resident evil on a iphone is sucks badly , touch screen for games real game is a no go.
i know some of you will say , but your 44 years old carrying a psp, no i'm a 44 year old who like to play games whenever i can, i dont drink and dont do drug i but im addicted to tech and gaming.
iphone is great for casuel games, ever play resident evil on a iphone is sucks badly , touch screen for games real game is a no go.
i know some of you will say , but your 44 years old carrying a psp, no i'm a 44 year old who like to play games whenever i can, i dont drink and dont do drug i but im addicted to tech and gaming.
Lame Castle
180 posts and, unless i missed it, no one has mentioned "Lame Castle"...??? Seriously? Maybe i'm just a weirdo, but that was the only thing i took away from the ad.
The first developer to get "Lame Castle" into the App Store, with cute little hand-drawn graphics (as depicted in the ad) and even half-way decent gameplay is a thousandaire! A tens-of-thousandsaire if the game is also clever and unique.
"Lame Castle.
So addicting, you're kidding yourself if you think you can put this down!
Universal app for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. Optimized for Retina display. Requires iOS4.
As featured in Sony's PSP ad."
Get to it devs!
180 posts and, unless i missed it, no one has mentioned "Lame Castle"...??? Seriously? Maybe i'm just a weirdo, but that was the only thing i took away from the ad.
The first developer to get "Lame Castle" into the App Store, with cute little hand-drawn graphics (as depicted in the ad) and even half-way decent gameplay is a thousandaire! A tens-of-thousandsaire if the game is also clever and unique.
"Lame Castle.
So addicting, you're kidding yourself if you think you can put this down!
Universal app for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. Optimized for Retina display. Requires iOS4.
As featured in Sony's PSP ad."
Get to it devs!
Like others said, this just proves that Sony is losing in terms of mobile gaming. If they created an all-in-one device (phone, web browser, gaming, camera, etc.) then they could compete with Apple. But the beauty of the iPhone is that you can carry everything at once, all in one device. Not only can download some awesome games on the go, you can browse the web, make phone calls, Facebook, take pictures, video chat...and the list goes on and on.
sony is dying. they lost the tv market and the main console market. and they are loosing the mobile gaming too.
I can't vouch for the PSP-1000 but my 2000 has perfect controls. Precise, responsive, just a shame there isn't an analogue pressure system like the original PS2 (never liked the console PS controllers myself - they're just not ergonomic like the other manufacturers).
That's actually the problem with the iPhone. Motion controls have to have an initial starting point and finishing point. The movement isn't instant, gestures and swiping aren't. A button press is.
As I indicated, I had a PSP and used it for a year or two before I got my iPhone. THe iPhone is a much better gaming platform. The video is better, the controls are better. The games are smoother. There is not a single category important to game play where the PSP is better. It is really not even close, generational differences in technology.
The PSP was nice, for what it was. It's time is gone. To spend money advertising it in 2010 is absurd.
Apple Inc has assets of around $50bn, whilst Sony has $125bn. Their annual revenue shows a similar difference. Generating twice as much revenue as Apple Inc is not bad for a "dying" company.
But most importantly, Sony is standing on several legs. Apple's revenue is largely generated by their computers and mobile devices.
They'll still be with us for years to come. That doesn't mean things won't get worse before the sun shines again on them. Perhaps a gaming platform using Android might be the answer.
This isn't the point of hand-held gaming devices. The PSP doesn't do any of this well either and on top of that it doesn't do casual games well. If you want to play these immersive games, you are better off buying a PS3. They should be worrying about iOS devices because their strategy is all wrong and price is only half of the problem.
It's not really about where you live. People tend to see the world through a lens that reflects themselves. If you're gay, then it makes sense that you know a lot of gay guys with iPhones.Well that's why I qualified my statement by saying "where I live."
I think that Sony with the PSP Go made the right move with the wrong approach. The fact that they got rid of those UMD made the PSP a real portable device.
$9.99 games sound good to me, but they could be more competitive and they should help more developers.
I think on-the-go games - such the one iPhone has - and high-end on-the-go games - PSP - will have two different position in the market; however, these will merge time to time.
$9.99 games sound good to me, but they could be more competitive and they should help more developers.
I think on-the-go games - such the one iPhone has - and high-end on-the-go games - PSP - will have two different position in the market; however, these will merge time to time.
^ The Go failed because gamers had to rely on the PSN for their games. PSN is a terrible service. No imports, high costs, delayed releases, smaller library. It's a bad thing to be locked to.
Problem is you can't play that PS3 anywhere you want. Even at home handheld games are a lot more accessible.
Problem is you can't play that PS3 anywhere you want. Even at home handheld games are a lot more accessible.
I personally don't have a PSP, but I do have a DSi. I personally think that the iPhone sucks as a serious mobile gaming platform. Sure it's great for board games, card games, and stuff like that. But there has yet to be a good FPS or RPG for the iPhone, and I doubt that there will be a good one ever. The touch screen interface just sucks for any type of serious gaming.
Sony has a point. They have a larger selection of quality games, and they have more serious developers on their side.
Leave the iPhone for texting, making phone calls, browsing the web, and get news updates. The PSP and DS are for gaming.
The majority of the posts on here saying "sony you suck, APPLE RULZEZ!!!111" are from newbie fanbois. This thread just screams "The Holy Church of Steve Jobs".
-Don
Sony has a point. They have a larger selection of quality games, and they have more serious developers on their side.
Leave the iPhone for texting, making phone calls, browsing the web, and get news updates. The PSP and DS are for gaming.
The majority of the posts on here saying "sony you suck, APPLE RULZEZ!!!111" are from newbie fanbois. This thread just screams "The Holy Church of Steve Jobs".
-Don
BS. The iPhone is excellent for the games it's excellent at. FPSs? Not on your life. BUT, the PSP absolutely SUCKS for FPSs. The controls just don't work at all. You're having to juggle the analog stick AND the d-pad buttons the whole damn time, and it's NOT fun.
The PSP is on its way out in its current form, no question. UMDs are a pain in the butt, and the PSP Go just sucks because of Sony's crappy digital download implementation. And yes, I have a PSP-2000, PSP-3000 and a PSP Go, and an iPhone 4.
So what's the best game system? None of them. Probably the DS. I do like to play games on my iPhone 4, though, and I'm MUCH more likely to use my iPhone 4 for games than any other handheld. Why? Because it's right there, in my pocket, at all times.