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| BY Chris Barraclough Sep. 20th, 2009 | More on: |
The PSP and DS are overpriced and just not cool anymore, at least not compared to the iPhone and iPod Touch; That’s the chest-beating message that Apple marketing guru Phil Schiller dispensed at the recent iPod showcase event.
“When [the DS and PSP] came out, they seemed so cool,” Schiller said. “But once you play a game on the iPod touch, you think ‘hey, these things aren’t so cool any more.’ We’re talking about 25, 30, 40 dollars a title. The kids can’t afford those titles. Worse isn’t the price, it’s the buying experience.”
Apple then turned even more macho by comparing size - specifically, the iPhone’s 21,178 games compared to 3,680 for the DS and 607 for the PSP. Of course, the iPhone would’ve had 21,179 if Baby Shaker hadn’t been pulled so quick.
Schiller finally got the audience hot with some upcoming releases to the app store, including Assassin’s Creed II from Ubisoft, and music game Riddim Ribbon.
September 20th, 2009
at 5:39 pm
nop, sorry mister Phil
once I play a game on the iPod touch, I think:
- hey, what a piece of crap, fortunatly, i haven’t pay much or nothing for it…
thx for trying to think for me, but get a DS and play next time stupid guy, you’ll found a lot of awesome and exclusive game on the platform, still waiting for a good one on Ipod…
Ho, and it would be nice to take care of this Battery time problem too, i remember the PSP having way more bad press for better play time back then…
September 20th, 2009
at 11:11 pm
An iPod’s games are just little doo-dads to kill a few minutes when you’re on the bus or dropping a deuce. You don’t get an iPod if you want a game system. And a lot of games on the iPod are so clumsy anyway, they’re really not a big deal.
Apple’s sad because all of the big kids are having fun at the playground while he’s inside doing homework.