- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 24, 2011 23:47 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Marketing, Nintendo, Otaku, PS3, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Technology, Xbox 360

Japanese gamers discussing what they consider to be the worst tragedy to have befallen the gaming industry agree on an number of unfortunate events it seems.
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European imports of the PS3 have been suspended for at least 10 days after Sony lost an important legal battle against rival LG.
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Sony Ericsson’s newly unveiled smartphone-cum-PSP the “Xperia Play” (otherwise known as the “PSPhone”) has been revealed to have a nearly $900 price-tag.
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Doubts over the actual graphical capabilities of the NGP appear to be being dispelled somewhat with the release of some much more impressive official footage of the device in action.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 1, 2011 04:03 JST
- Tags: Comparison, DS, Gravure, Idol, Nintendo, Oppai, Oshiri, PSP, Sony, Technology

The NGP and 3DS are pitted against each other in this unusually sexy hardware comparison image.
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The supposed “PS3 level” power of Sony’s newly announced NGP is being called into question, with technical analysis of its capabilities suggesting it is not nearly as impressive as it is hyped to be, and that it is already in imminent danger of being eclipsed by smartphones and tablets using the very same chipset it employs.
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Sony’s NGP is touting its 3G mobile connectivity features, but Sony has unsurprisingly confirmed this will not be free, and consumers and even Nintendo’s CEO all appear extremely hostile to the idea.
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Comparisons between the screen resolutions and physical sizes of the NGP, 3DS and other portables reveal that the NGP is the largest handheld yet, but also that its resolution annihilates those of previous handheld consoles.
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The batteries of Sony’s newly announced “NGP” cannot be changed, purportedly in an effort to stymy pirates who previously used the battery to hack the original PSP models.
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Barely has the dust from Sony’s announcement settled and already it is being claimed the PSP2’s battery life is a mere 4-5 hours.
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Sony has announced its successor to the PSP, the “Next Generation Portable,” as well as the distribution of PSP games over smartphones and similar mobile devices.
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A survey of Japanese console ownership reveals more Japanese own Dreamcasts than they do Xbox 360s, with less than 5% of gamers reporting owning one…
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