"Perry thinks if the PSP turned into a download-only handheld, current PSP owners would only have to register their game with a iTunes-like service, to prove they own it, and bam! instant success."

What a fucking idiot. If they ever stop making games you buy in stores and switch over to a download only gaming system, that will probably be the end of my gaming.

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I totally disagree that people want a download-only service. First of all, you know that, yeah, there would be tons more games made for the handheld. The problem is, they'll all be crappy casino games or what have you cause it'll be cheaper to produce them.

Plus, what if you run out of memory? Do you delete a game or something? Also, I personally like the feel of having a game box in my hands with a real instruction manual and all - it feels like my 40 bucks I just spent didn't go to waste, like I actually got SOMETHING for my money.

Basically, although UMD might not be the best, download only is NOT the way to go. UMDs hold a pretty nice amount of data and generally, at the point, don't have loading times that are too bad.

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Maybe the UMD-Video is dead... but not the UMD-GAMES. And the download service... no way, How about people with no internet? and the time it takes to download 1.8gb ... no way im going to buy a 8gb memory stick for $400 for just 6 games. Consoles need they own disk , cartrige format. This man is crazy.

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Hrm.. download only.. It could work, but the biggest problem here is game size. These UMDs hold several hundred megs of data. Downloading all that data takes a lot of time, and will probably get your account shut off if you're a Comcast customer.. *grin*

But seriously, where the hell are you going to store these games? You'll need tons of memory and memory stick sales will probably skyrocket, but that means each game is more expensive for the customer. I guarantee that the per-game pricing would not change, it'll still be $40-50 for a new title. And it might even be worse as Sony would effectively have a monopoly on the download market for the handheld.

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But we all already KNOW the PSP is a failure, right?!?

Wait, it ISN'T... well, crap, then, maybe that guy is just talking out his butt with last year's analysis ...

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BOOOOOOOOOO to download-only gaming.


For all the same reasons I don't buy music online at iTunes or services like that....only games would be much more expensive than songs, so it would SUCK so much more.

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Dave Perry, still coasting on his dusty old cred...

What's this divine game designer done for us lately? Oh yes, the absolutely craptacular free2play MMO 2Moons! Another boring grindfest with softcore porn female avatars.

Seriously, what's the last good thing Perry has done? Before 2Moons it was those terrible Matrix games. I think you have to go all the way back to MDK to find anything worth playing.

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I too believe the guy's an idiot.

How many people actually use Itune music service? and compare that to people who rip their CDs or just download them illegally? I'd say 10/90?

DRM is not ready for downloadable only content, at least not from the developer's point of view. As much as I want a 20 dollars per download and much slimmer PSP, I just don't think it's something any developers will agree too.

at least with UMD, PSP is still getting good games. I see nothing but homebrew games if PSP3000 is only downloadable only.

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David Perry is, once more, a stupid idiot. Can he just shut up sometimes ?

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this guy is a complete idiot and should get kicked in the face. First of all downloading a game is inhumane i mean some people want the box to show off their collection.

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No, UMD isn't a waste of money and no, I wouldn't want a download only handheld.

I want to be able to go buy a game and play it NOW. If I were to download them at home, it would need to be flawless and extremely fast. And if I had to drive to Gamestop (or wherever) to download them, I want it in 60 seconds or less. As long as it takes to actually BUY a game.

And what if you were going somewhere? It takes about a second to grab a UMD case. Assuming it's not going to have 30 gigs of flash memory on it, with free updgrades if you run out of space from buying games (I'm not paying more for space to pay for games in), you'd need to swap files on and off the PSP whenever you wanted to bring a different few games with you. Talk about a hassle. That's why iPods are popular, you can just put ALL your music on it and leave it there. The PSP is along for the ride when I go somewhere. It's extra. I might not even play it. So why would I go through a bunch of shit like that?

"The truth is, the stores will not carry PSPs unless they feel they are going to get a piece of the action on the back end. And Sony has not come up with an innovative business model that can support that concept."

And you haven't either, have you Dave? How about you figure that out before you start implying they need to do it?

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This is th stupidest thing i've ever heard. How long would it take for me to download a 1.8gig games and about 4kb's per second. They need to make a ps1 and movie download service(which should be done by now).

What the psp does need.

#1. Psp needs to be put on a national pay as you go service like virgin mobile, boost, ect. so u can be able to be able to play online.

Ability to share music wirelessly.

Tv tuner

Ability to record show directly to the psp

And thats the Bottom line
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People like to crap on the UMD concept, but they forget that PSP ushered in an era of PS2 quality graphics on a handheld, and it took UMDs (and processing power) to get there. In fact, a UMD is preferable to a game stored on a stick, especially if it's one you want assess all the time to save memory space.

When Dave comes out with a quality game and not just more hot air, we'll take him more seriously.

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maybe they could make game cartriges that fit in the memory stick slot

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Sure, Dave, let's all go digital. Not only would we have to shell out cash for storage space (ooh PSP flavored hard drive) but then we'd be spening 40 bucks on... NOT GAMES.... but LICENSES TO PLAY THEM. Thanks. But I like saying to my friends, "Hey want to borrow my copy of GTA to give it a try?" and not have the boys in blue beating a path to my door.

This is the guy who thinks designing a game like it was American Idol is a good idea.

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*cringes at the thought of having to download ginormous games* UMD Video is definitely NOT dead now that PSP Slim is here to output to my regular TV! Also, DRM crippled downloads would mean I couldn't swap games between my two (thinking ahead to when I actually am able to buy a PSP Slim) PSP's, or for that matter, sell my old games to get money to spring for newer games! No thanks!

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why not sell games on locked Memory sticks. Just pop in the damn flash card and start playing like you do Iso files on homebrew. Take out the UMD drive like dude said and make the system thiner. downloadable only games would take too long. sometimes torrents take a while for a 1g game

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Its amazing how many ppl hate Perry. I do too. I think
that a UMD is much safer than buying and downloading a game. What if you were downloadig when suddenly you lost your connection. BANG! That's 30 quid down the drain.
The space is also a problem. With all these new games with better graphics and a longer playability factor, we'll end up with 50GB memory sticks! Ppl will not be able to stick Chains of Olympus on a 1GB card! (unless its a massively tiny CSO)

Bassically, Mr Perry is a twat, and a lot of other ppl seem to think so. :D

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@What! - good idea! they probably won't do it though since it would probably make it easier to steal off of a memory stick.

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If I'm going to spend $50+ on a game, I'd better be getting a case, manual, and a disc.

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