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LOL... Thats a new one... I usually bring a magazine... never thought about the PSP...
I think playing GT and doing number 2 at the same time will have its complications though...
Kinda OT but...
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LOL... Thats a new one... I usually bring a magazine... never thought about the PSP...
I think playing GT and doing number 2 at the same time will have its complications though...
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Um... Doesnt everyone go to the bathroom to do that?? Its a natural thing and an everyday occurrence for me atleast... And I was just commenting on what Foolkiller gave as an example for having a PSP, because I never thought of that one
... I dont see how talking about poop makes me a sick person? Or are you one of the more conservative types?
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Um... Doesnt everyone go to the bathroom to do that?? Its a natural thing and an everyday occurrence for me atleast... And I was just commenting on what Foolkiller gave as an example for having a PSP, because I never thought of that one
Agreed, i don't understand how talking about a vital bodily function is "sick".
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Because this time there have been multiple hands-on opportunities. We also have a very exact date, with pre-order bonuses announced, and being this close to the date they should be ramping up production of the UMD version any day now.
To have it suddenly disappear at this point would cost them a lot of money in marketing, production, etc. as well as a clear backlash from consumers.
When any game gets to this point it means that it is mostly ready to go and any delay will purely be due to production issues. For example: Little Big Planet was delayed one week from the set release date, but it was not because Sony was making up the date. The game had actualy been shipped and was in the warehouses and storerooms of retailers. But a controversial song in the soundtrack was discovered. Sony called a complete recall on all shipped copies and did a rush job to alter the song, produce a whole new shipment, and get them in stores as quickly as possible.
You will notice that with this generation of gaming almost all games are said to be planned for a release in a certain month, and only after nearly every conceivable development issue is past do they give a solid release date. Even then there are possible issues related to online server problems or content that may cause a delay, but rarely is there any kind of delay that will put a game off for more than just a couple of weeks.
Publishers have gotten wise to the problems involved in announcing realease dates far in advance. And it is not just a video game industry thing. Movies are given release dates a year in advance sometimes, and many of those will change. Sometimes it is due to production issues and other times it is because they don't want to compete against a large blockbuster.
But once Sony gives us an official exact date then it is a safe bet that you will be able to get your game on that date, or near it. There is no precedence to show that a game will just disappear for years this close to release. The worst case scenarios now would be some game breaking quality control issue being discovered in the final stages of testing (assuming it isn't finished) or the physical production facilities having some form of disaster. With the digital copy version being available at the same time though, even production of the physical copy may not be able to delay the launch. And it has been rumored that the game was completed when announced at E3. If that is the case then there is very little that can cause any major delay at this point.
Another thing to give us some reassurance this generation is that with the ability to patch a game small quality issues or glitches do not need to delay a game as a patch can be created to be downloaded at launch. I have gotten many games that have a version 1.01 patch as soon as I start it up. Previously that would mean a delay as the physical game couldn't be made until the problem was fixed.
In short:
- Hands-on availability means it is done or very close to it.
- The Internet allows them to fix things that previously caused delays.
- Sony has already invested a lot of money in getting this game out, which they had not done before.
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Cheers for the long, thought out post. It's a rarity on the internet nowadays (or since the late '90s)
I'm still not going to pre-order it - if only out of principle of how Sony mislead consumers the first time. I won't be added to the pre-order list since it gives the message (in my opinion) to Sony that misinforming their customers to boost sales is absolutely A-OK.
If possible, I may actually look for a second hand game unless the reviews on this forum suggest much improved gameplay from what I'm expecting (especially with only one analog stick).
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Well, thats ok for you to think that but you dont have to go calling me sick right away... I on the other hand dont see it as a bad thing or strange thing, as I was commenting on a statement made earlier in the thread... With reference to the PSP as well...
But anyway... Back On-topic:I cant wait for the GT PSP!!! Finally the reason WHY I bought my PSP will prevail!!WOOHOOO!!
