[quote name='Duo_Maxwell'][quote name='RisingZan'][quote name='Duo_Maxwell']The FF VII game is Crisis Core and Square-Enix said don't expect it til about 2006, which bby the way will probably be after they release a FF game for DS. So technically both can use the FF series as a selling point.[/quote]
True. However, assuming a system will have a FF game and
knowing a system will have a FF game are too very different things. (A Crystal Chronicles port doesn't count)
I agree with the battery life. It's almost a moot point. I've almost never played a portable for more than 3 or 4 hours in one sitting, and if I have I was home and very close to a wall socket. Plus, think about what is being powered in the PSP's battery life... an optical based reading system, a backlit 16:9 widescreen. I’ll stop right there -I'm amazed this thing doesn't just crap out after two hours.[/quote]
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/finalfantasyiii/news_6109950.html
"During the show, it was announced that Final Fantasy III, which hasn't ever been ported to any console since its original release on the Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), is making its way back to Nintendo hardware after nearly 15 years."
You know I'm not even a real FF series fan, but this is like the 2nd or 3rd time today I've had to point out to some FF fan that there is indeed a FF game announced for either the DS or the PSP. You Squarue fans gotta keep up on the news more.[/quote]
Assuming I am a Final Fantasy fan.
Seriously though, I was simply referring to the selling power that a
NEW Final Fantasy game would give to the PSP (i.e. Crisis Core). Regardless of my stance on the FF series, they are always huge "system sellers" in Japan, and last time I checked the DS is still getting just ports of OLD FF games.
I'm not saying that these ports won't sell DS units (because they will), but as a consumer and FF fan I'd lean more towards an all-new adventure.
My two bits.