You do not understand the GP32 and its users, this is why it is sitting gathering dust while you are getting reved up for the PSP.
Are you telling me that the only system you own is a GP32 because the other systems are somehow inferior because more people bought them?
No my GP32 is gathering dust because I'm not interested in
clones of old games, ports of games I've already played, games in a language I can't read, emulators and romz, and 10 programs to read txt files.
bottom line, they failed to produce any games I'm interested in beyond the "wow thats neato".
Home scenes are great for the budding enthusiast developer but anyone who wants to play a game for a few hours doesn't go looking for the latest remix of Pong, dig dug, tetris, or arkanoid.
Sony is about making money
uh... DUH, all companies are about making money.
What you must remember is the company is a dot to Sonys mountain in the gaming world, Sony had money to invest in making sure they get all the best games and can take any losses.
That's my point with bigger selection they have a blanket of hits and lots of misses, meanwhile a small system like the GP32 cannot afford ANY misses.
As an Ex-developer ( worked for Nintendo as an Intern, and Contracted at Wild Tangent)
Games take an extreme amount of work, effort and planning. Those little developers then only work for the major systems since they guarantee some market penetration. Game companies are about the bottom line and making money. Even the ones that make good games. The ones grown at home are okay, but I have yet to run across a homebrewn game that even held a candle to the work presented in polished company games. And anyone who thinks that making games is easy you are dead wrong. Making games, especially good ones, on time and in budget, nearly ruined my marriage for all the long hours.
Which brings me to
SOnys and Nintendos do not care about the gamer where as the GP32 community (where the games come from) does.
I'm sorry but for someone who has SLAVED under deadlines to push products out the Door, its not about the buck, I wasn't paid Nearly enough for the hours I logged, its about a passion for gaming. Do you really think that games are made by corporate drones? No those are just the people marketing it, it takes a lot of passion and dedication to roll a good game. I've not seen very many homebrewn games do that.
Blanket statements like that are very droll. Cars are dumb cause Ford makes cars. Case and point.
PS No one makes money on hardware not even sony. The price of Fabrication plants, Hardware research and Development, and constant fine tuning eat YEARS of any future profit off just selling the system. But thats why hardware gets cheaper over time, as the units go up the price per unit goes down.. Basic marketing class, you should sign up for one.
I'll tell you right now, that games could cost about $5 a piece on and CD derived format. thats including packaging. The greatist hits thing that has gotten popular with the new consoles (Xbox and PS) they're cheap because they are waived the license fee.... thats right Microsoft and Sony both make BANK off Licenses for their hardware. You really need to do some research before you post.
If a system is not about games what is it then? Developers who don't have a lot of money don't jump on little known consoles like the GP32. (And I very much disagree with you on it never supposed to be a GBA killer, that what the advertisement on Lik-Sang and every other site I saw said about it). And you're very big at pointing out Sony as a closed system.... they published a Linux HD dev kit for the PS2 that would allow homebrewers to roll their own... for $200. Which is pretty Cheap compared to the Sony Net Yaroze (Playstation Version of the same thing).
You also have to remember the Market was a VERY different place back when the playstation was first released. Now, I doubt very seriously any company would dare think about putting a $500 price tag on a home system product. The competition would eat them alive.
With Nintendo owning some 95% of the portable market SOny has to make some VERY competitive magic happen to even get in that door. When "Mommy and Daddy are out shopping for Juniors "what-ever-day" present, they aren't looking at system specs they are looking at price, and selection.
PS if you are pitying me because I don't share your worship of a game platform... perhaps you need some perspective on who deserves pity.
http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites
send em a dollar.
