In a recent interview conducted by Joystiq, Blow was asked about making a handheld version of the game. He responded saying that a DS version would be out of the question and that there would be no way to control the game on an iPhone. While the answers were mostly negative for those devices, Blow had more positive things to say about a PSP version; he cited that a direct-to-download model would work smoothly as the "music streaming stuff in Braid would not work off a UMD." He did, however, say that the market for downloadable titles is still not there on the PSP -- though we'd like to differ as direct downloadable games are appearing every week. Perhaps Mr. Blow would change his mind if the downloadable services for PSP picked up steam.
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9-26-2008 @ 12:53PM
aliss77777 said...
w00t!?!??!?! sony's gotta throw some money at this guy to make it happen. all year long the broken record about psp is "not enough game, not enough games, not enough games" etc etc. this is a perfect fit for psp!
(ok I haven't played Braid but it seems like you could control it with the d-pad and face buttons, avoiding the usual psp gripes about awkward controls and poor camera)
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9-26-2008 @ 5:16PM
joeybeast said...
The controls will be just fine.
He did say that Braid used 95% of 360's GPU probably for rewinding and such, which I must say is very smooth.
Wonder how it's going to translate to PSP?
9-26-2008 @ 1:22PM
HAAS599 said...
I don't think braid is as good as everyone says, but any new release on the psp is welcome.
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9-26-2008 @ 2:15PM
Gurbinder said...
Never heard of it. Sounds good though. Btw when are psn cards coming to canada, never seen one yet.
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9-26-2008 @ 2:39PM
thesimplicity said...
I wouldn't exactly call it 'feasible' considering Sony's new no ports policy.
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9-26-2008 @ 5:11PM
lorddshadow said...
personally i think this would be a worthy exception. even sony would probably see it's potential. i think the port thing is mostly not referring to top-notch games.
9-26-2008 @ 3:42PM
bobo said...
Don't drop the ball on this one Sony. Braid is exactly what the PSP needs right now.
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9-26-2008 @ 4:24PM
aj said...
I don't understand what he's talking about when he says "music streaming stuff". Why can't the game just handle music like every other game that has ever existed, ever, has? Why can't the game be on anything other than a hard drive?
And is it true that you can only play the game in wide screen? Does this mean that XBox 360 owners who do not have widescreen TV's can't play Braid? Can you not play the 360 on a normal TV?
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9-26-2008 @ 5:26PM
joeybeast said...
The character can rewind time on command so the music and rich graphics have to rewind with it up to 8x. spinning umd could be a problem.
9-26-2008 @ 6:25PM
aj said...
Ah. I thought the rewind feature was only at certain set points, and not just at will.
9-26-2008 @ 7:35PM
required said...
rich graphics?
9-26-2008 @ 7:33PM
required said...
Looked at some video clips of this game (didn't see anything special) and question why it couldn't be ported to the GameBoy let alone the DS. Am I missing something?
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9-26-2008 @ 8:12PM
Jeremy said...
Yeah, it is a little puzzling why a DS version couldn't be done. Things would be a little small on screen, but most DS owners are used to that.
I would guess the size is too big to fit on a DS cart? (Maybe, I dunno, they do have big carts, but not not be cost effective for a game like this)
9-27-2008 @ 4:47AM
Lionel Stella said...
I just play its demo on psp downloads....It's a puzzle type game that's similar to Super Mario 3 for the NES. It's got a cool story. It turns out the main character is the bad guy.
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9-28-2008 @ 12:40PM
bobo said...
Lionel Stella, thanks for spoiling the surprise, jackass.
9-27-2008 @ 4:49AM
Lionel Stella said...
but this site http://www.squidoo.com/free-latest-psp-games just allow its demo...is it possible to play it online just like in case of ps games..
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9-27-2008 @ 5:51AM
strike said...
Its all good...........
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