Sony shooting itself in the foot. PSP Mini games fail before they even had a chance.
Sony’s grand plan of having PSP Mini games take off and become as popular as and comparable to iPhone game offerings have become a little less realistic after an announcement last Thursday at a Game Developers Conference presentation. While PSP Mini games will benefit from a faster approval process, the grim details talk of limited functionality and features put a blemish on something that could have been much better. The list of disappointments on upcoming PSP Mini games include the banning of PSP Mini apps from using any networking features as well as excluding said games from any downloadable content. Further casting a cloud over these seemingly favorable little apps is the fact that Sony has also put the kibosh on any 3rd party peripheral support.
While I understand cutting costs and pushing apps through faster means some sacrifices have to be made, when considering Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch apps all of which have full support of the blacklisted Sony features means Sony’s attempt at even matching Apple has failed before it’s even started. Why companies shoot themselves in the foot like this is beyond me. Are the suits that run these companies really that out of touch with reality and their customer base?
Author: Mike Norris
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