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| Sony Says DS Is A Gimmick 30 Aug 2005 14:39 | ZeroTolerance | Nintendo DS Nintendo-Fanboy.com | Link to this article 
Sony has never been shy about boasting it's dominance on the console market. Now it wants to take pot shots and Nintendo's latest handheld leading up to the PSP's launch in Europe this Thursday. Are these poor attempts to push PSP sales or simply a reason to stir up the fanboys?Sony made some rather harsh comments towards Nintendo's DS this week. Stating that they don't even consider the DS a true competitor. Saying it would be unfair to compare the two as the DS is obviously inferior. "The idea of a handheld rivalry with Nintendo is an irrelevance. Those formats [DS and Game Boy Advance] don't appear in our planning. It's not a fair competition; not fair on them, I should stress. That sounds arrogant, maybe, bit it's the truth." They also take shots at the technical prowess of the DS. "With the DS, it's fair to say that Nintendo stepped out of the technical race and went for the feature differentiation with the touch-screen. But I fear it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick." Only time will tell which handheld is the most successful, most retailers are claiming that consumers are showing stronger support for the PSP nearing launch than the DS found in March. We will see how things play out when Sony's PSP hits the shelves on Thursday. |
 
 
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