Yeah, kind of what I was thinking... This really just seems like a smaller netbook.StriderShinryu said:
Panasonic Reveals New Online Gaming Handheld
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I dunno why people would WANT that for an Online game.
Lets suppose this bad baby did get WoW, what would be the point? The PC would have much more fluid controls, PLUS add-ons.
Its wishful thinking, and IF they can do it right it probably can atleast give the PSP a run for its money.
...HOWEVER, MOST of the time, these things fail out pretty fast. If Panasonic can look at things like the NGage, compared to the DS, and tweak it, they could get some nifty niche appeal.
... IF they cant, it will more then likely just be garbage and obsolete in a year or two. It is always fun to see fresh blood in the arena. Nitendo/Sony/Microsoft is SO 2004
Lets suppose this bad baby did get WoW, what would be the point? The PC would have much more fluid controls, PLUS add-ons.
Its wishful thinking, and IF they can do it right it probably can atleast give the PSP a run for its money.
...HOWEVER, MOST of the time, these things fail out pretty fast. If Panasonic can look at things like the NGage, compared to the DS, and tweak it, they could get some nifty niche appeal.
... IF they cant, it will more then likely just be garbage and obsolete in a year or two. It is always fun to see fresh blood in the arena. Nitendo/Sony/Microsoft is SO 2004
It's nice to a new contender in the mix, although with this entering so late in the game it would have to be freaking amazing and have an impressive lineup just to survive. If it's reliant on currently existing titles like WOW I don't see it going to far just because so many people would rather play from their laptops with all their mods. That and playing something like MW2 on this would make you gimped because you have a touchpad instead of a mouse... Although that just may be my preference of controls for a pc game talking.
Handheld? Online games? Well, I can bet this won't be very popular in Australia, if it's even released here, unless they manage to roll out our promised internet overhaul early and these things are sold for under $200 at launch.
Hyper Competitive? If anything the handhelf market is the biggest one horse race out of any of the video game markets.unabomberman said:
If this is some kind of laptop without a computer, but its capable of running MMOs like WoW, GW, etc etc, then it could possible work. MMO addicts who have to put up with college, school and jobs could take it to get their fix on the go.
Umm... remember the 3DO? Yeah, Panasonic was one of the companies that released a 3DO model. They have experience in the game market.RatRace123 said:
Wow, Panasonic just signed their own death warrant. Didn't they learn when Phillips tried to get into the gaming business and crashed and burned horribly?
That's what they said about Sony, and look where they are now. Also, that's not true. As the article said, Panasonic had 3DO before it, and we all know what happened to that.RatRace123 said:
That was the Philip's CDi. Although that failed just as bad.Irridium said:
Also, I'm with the "meh". I don't really play handhelds so it doesn't affect me. I think it will be fun to see how this pans out.
Hmm... portable online gaming. Internet connections don't seem to be common enough to make this convenient.
I'm confused by this. It really does just seem like a variation on a netbook. Given how tiny laptops can be these days, while still remaining quite powerful, I'm not sure I understand the appeal of this - unless it's dirt cheap. (Like $200 cheap.) I just don't understand the niche it's attempting to fill.