On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:42:56 GMT, Abraham Evangelista
<daken@verizon.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:23:59 -0500, Invid Fan <invid@localnet.com>
>wrote:
>
>>In article
>><ZPXfh.485326$QZ1.343061@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, Ethan
>>Hammond <eshammond@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "sanjian" <sanjian@widomaker.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:elm7370fth@news3.newsguy.com...
>>> > AirRaid wrote:
>>> >> TALK ABOUT A MEGATON
>>> >
>>> > <snip>
>>> >
>>> > Wait... how can a game that's meant for one of the two brand spanking new 
>>> > systems work on the DS - a portable system?
>>> >
>>> > Is the DS -that- good???  o_O
>>> 
>>> The DS is the best selling system in Japan, it is basically a social
>>> phenomenon there.  Also for a developer to make a profit on a
>>> PS3 game they basically have to sell 500,000 copies of the game.
>>
>>Ah, well. The only place I have to play games is at home, so a portable
>>is rather pointless. Guess I'll miss out on all the good games for now
>>on :)
>
>There some law saying you can't play your portable at home?

What's the point of playing something with a tiny screen and an
unergonomic design at home when a console or PC is much more
comfortable?

Portables were meant to be played when circumstances keep people from
playing with larger, more powerful devices.  Because of this, portable
games are supposed to be quick to play and enjoy during the time you
spend on the subway or a ten-minute coffee break.  This recent trend
of making games for portables which don't fit with this philosophy
annoys the hell out of me.

Rob
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