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mtxblau - May 14, 2003

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  racketboy May 15, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Cloud121@May 15, 2003 @ 08:12 PM



 WHY WHY WHY must they keep recycling the same ol' gay "PlayStation" name? WHY?!!!


it's called branding

why do you think "Gameboy" is still around?

it's engrained in the public's mind.

a lot of people now use the term "Playstation" as a generic term for video games

just like "Nintendo" use to be.

 Taelon May 15, 2003
Well, if that's true then screw those clueless faggots. I think Cloud has a point... PlayStation has to be about the most uninspired name ever for a game console... it's so practical on one hand, so focused on purpose, yet so bland... never did have a ring to it. Microsoft could've done worse with XBox, it's not the greatest name either but it's not bad except it also underscores the boxiness of the XBox. Nintendo is in second place for me with Gameboy (cute) and Gamecube (love the cube part) plus obviously there's a consistency in giving their home and portable systems the "Game" part.

And then...

...then there's Sega. Ahhh. Dammit, they've just always had the BEST names ever. Genesis, with its biblical, enigmatic touch. Saturn, named after a celestial body. And the Dreamcast, oh! the Dreamcast... that name alone embodies what the DC really stood for: dreams, the thought of things possible with that wonderful system. OK, so Sega/Mega CD wasn't terribly original but then that was back when superlatives like "mega" worked on the consuming public.

EDIT: one more thing I just realized... maybe sticking with PlayStation isn't just about branding, rather it would suggest downward compatibility. I don't know if the SNES could ever play NES games, but the PS2 plays PS1 games, the Gameboy Advance plays Gameboy Color and Gameboy Pocket games... whereas Sega always came up with new systems that made a fresh start AND gave them new names accordingly. Ever notice that?

One might be tempted to think that the PlayStation Portable won't be terribly groundbreaking in that we might see a lot of PS1 (PS2?) ports/clones on it.

 Daniel Eriksson May 15, 2003
I don´t think any of these new handheld consoles will do any good. The GBA is the handheld king of 2d and has a good deal of great 3d games to. Check www.gbacentral.net... for some new info about upcomming nintendo and sega games. Really, Sony can´t match that, since all of sony´s exclusive PS titles have GBA releases (Tekken, Crash Bandicot, and more). Not that I like any of those, but they won´t have any advantage from third party developers like in the PS vs SAT battle.

Also, I doubt this new handheld will last much longer than two hours with a normal set of batteries. Just think of it : optical disks (motors), backlit screen, many hi-tech processors, big screen and other things that really eat power. I don´t think it will work.

 racketboy May 15, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Daniel Eriksson@May 15, 2003 @ 08:36 PM



 I don´t think any of these new handheld consoles will do any good. The GBA is the handheld king of 2d and has a good deal of great 3d games to. Check www.gbacentral.net... for some new info about upcomming nintendo and sega games. Really, Sony can´t match that, since all of sony´s exclusive PS titles have GBA releases (Tekken, Crash Bandicot, and more).


too bad I heard the new Crazy Taxi game sucked

 racketboy May 15, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Taelon@May 15, 2003 @ 08:31 PM



 Well, if that's true then screw those clueless faggots.   I think Cloud has a point... PlayStation has to be about the most uninspired name ever for a game console... it's so practical on one hand, so focused on purpose, yet so bland... never did have a ring to it. Microsoft could've done worse with XBox, it's not the greatest name either but it's not bad except it also underscores the boxiness of the XBox.  Nintendo is in second place for me with Gameboy (cute) and Gamecube (love the cube part) plus obviously there's a consistency in giving their home and portable systems the "Game" part.


For a while Nintendo had some pretty "un-creative" names.

Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo

Nintendo 64 (originally named Ultra Nintendo and Ultra64)

 Taelon May 15, 2003
I don't think batteries will be that much of a problem... I would expect upcoming portable game systems to be still smaller than a PDA, and be able to run off a rechargeable lithium battery for, who knows, four hours? Five? It should be decent...

 VertigoXX May 15, 2003
And don't forget, Nokia already dominates the cell phone market, so they should have enough power behind them to break into the gaming industry.

 racketboy May 15, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by VertigoXX@May 15, 2003 @ 08:57 PM



 And don't forget, Nokia already dominates the cell phone market, so they should have enough power behind them to break into the gaming industry.


except for the fact that playing games on cellphone sucks.

There are just some tasks that shouldn't be combined into the same device.

 ratfish May 15, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by racketboy+May 15, 2003 @ 01:16 PM-->
QUOTE(racketboy @ May 15, 2003 @ 01:16 PM)
 
QUOTE(SegaFreak @ May 16, 2003 @ 12:59 AM)
 




  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by racketboy@May 15, 2003 @ 01:16 PM