PSP button issue???

portnoy · Post by **portnoy** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:00 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/24 ... 16985.html

In the article he likens the design of the PSP to that of great architecture! The button is not as responsive! WTF, I don't use a lot of 3rd party peripheals due to them usually not being as high quality as the original. How the hell do you explain the 1st party hardware not being top rate?

I wasn't dying to get my hands on one of these, but now, I really fail to see the point.

Just stunning. I truly doubt that this will be able to unseat the DS. What good is a game system when the controls themselves are flawed? Games get bad reviews due to poor control, how about a system?

Ranting over...

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:28 pm

Nobody would criticize a renowned architect's blueprint that the position of a gate is wrong. It's the same as that."

Unless the gate only opened some of the time and frequently got stuck maybe?

ChaoZ · Post by **ChaoZ** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:43 pm

I'm still hoping that North Americans will get an updated version, but since it's so close to launch, I doubt it's possible.

Creepy_Smell · Post by **Creepy_Smell** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:28 pm

"There may be people that complain about its usability, but that's something which users and game software developers will have to adapt to."

Not a good response. I would expect buttons to work correctly and not have to adapt to it not working. Why even have it if it won't work right?

Hopefully they will fix it and they were just trying to make it not seem like a big issue.

yossar · Post by **yossar** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:33 pm

I hope that explanation lost something in the translation. Otherewise, that's just about the worst PR job ever. "We made the most beautiful thing in the world"? Dude, it's a handheld video game system - not the next Mona Lisa.

Windows95 · Post by **Windows95** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:06 pm

Best public relations EVAR!

Jancelot · Post by **Jancelot** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:56 am

Faulty button, dismal battery life. Fix those things and I'll buy one.

msurby · Post by **msurby** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:19 pm

Here's a crazy idea - move the button over.

Who says you have to have a symmetrical button layout. Make it slightly asymmetrical and call it a feature - "Our novel asymmetrical right-button layout allows the user to blah blah blah..."

Reed · Post by **Reed** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:50 pm

Yeah, truly ridiculous. Would be nice if they have it fixed for the US release, and they SHOULD, but his comments don't instill much hope in that.