Will the graphics be gimped for the PSP version? Tune in this fall!

How will the phone and flashlight translate over to the traditional Playstation controls?

ahahahaaha

Everyone can skip this title and just play Obscure: The Aftermath.  The Wii version was an upgrade of the PS2 version, solid 60fps.  Even has a flashlight.  Horrible single player game, laffo co-op 2player game.

I played Obscure up till the 2nd to last boss. The annoying part was every time you died your restart point was right before the most difficult lock picking challenge in the game. The camera sucked in that boss fight too.

Woo, PSP level graphics and gameplay!

As expected, now that a PSP version was announced no one wants it.

Let me ask you something.Have you seen a screenshot of the Wii and PSP screens side by side?

He doesn't need too.

Everyone knows that...

A Wii game that has a PSP version released alongside it means the overall game sucks, no matter how well the controls are and how polished the gameplay is.

Its just a normal, common thought for angsty Wii fans :D .

The game is being developed by Climax, who did Origins. Say what you will about the archaic gameplay, they know how to capture the series' tone. I'm sort of kinda excited about this. At least it's not a rail shooter.*

*This is not a knock against rail shooters, which I think are very fun games. However, SH would not work as a rail shooter.

Rail clubber/chopper.

I heard the PSP game was really solid, although some of the more hardcore SH fans seem to dismiss it (apparently "The Room" ranks higher...)

I definitely did not like the PSP game at all. Mood and setting was fantastic. Gameplay/Puzzles, not so much.

Heh. Konami thought otherwise since I think they made a Silent Hill arcade game. A Castlevania arcade game is in the works as well.

I believe that the PS2 and PSP version will be a down port of the Wii version and well more "traditional controls".

No, I haven't. It was a generally sarcastic remake however, based on the fact that such announcements usually mean that the Wii version will be a port of the PS2/PSP game, as opposed to the rightful reverse of such a situation. Of course if that is not the situation, then great. I have fond memories of Silent Hill back on the PSX and wouldn't mind revisiting them one bit, especially with a well done control scheme. Certainly however, well done graphics go a long way in helping to establish an atmosphere... and that's what Silent Hill really relies upon.

...and once again, apparently 3rd parties think the Wii is only suitable for handling products they want to put on the PS2/PSP, and think the Wii's an easy cash grab.  Sheesh...my interest in this title just shot through the floor.

Silent Bill: Splattered Mammaries

When has that EVER happened with 3rd parties and Wii?  Seriously, I'd love to know because it would be a first.

Let me tell you something, I have been hurt soooo many times in the past by third parties. When will I find Mr. Right?

Tell me about it.  I'm still fuming about getting burned by the Wii version of Alone in the Dark (the LAST time I trusted a 3rd party to not screw me over on a multiplatform release with Wii controls & PS2 visuals), which is such an utter piece of crap it makes Superman 64 look promising.

Preach it sister, Alone in the Dark was HORRIBLE.

Sega.

Count me among the crowd who were fairly interested in this game until finding out there's a PS2 and PSP version as well.

I'm still excited by it. Wii is the lead SKU and it turned out well for Tenchu 4 that was a Wii/PSP game.

Tenchu was made for Wii and downported to PSP

I really need to try Tenchu.

Medal of Honor Heroes 2 was a PSP up-port and it had very good controls, good online play and a smooth framerate. On the negative side, it was also very simple visually and had unimaginative levels. Not to mention the online maps were lacking.

Downporting is harder than upporting so going for the LCD and just throwing that with minor additional effects on the other systems is the cheapest approach.

I thought Bill preferred his women without mammaries?

Alright, fair enough.  It's happened ONCE before.  The problem is that it's nowhere near the norm, and it's likely to be the same here.

Not if you have two separate teams working on the Wii and the PS2/PSP versions. Also I don't understand why people's interests are suddenly gone because Nintendo Power revealed the Wii version first, and then the Konami PR revealed that the game is for Wii,PSP, and PS2. The Wii version has a lot of unique features that can't be replicated on a PSP or PS2. It seems like some people are way too clingy if a game is exclusive or not. Almost every Silent Hill game has been multi-platform so I don't understand how this is a shocker to anybody.  Like any case it would be logical to reserve judgment until we actually see the game in motion.

I think that happened after the Wii version bombed in Japan, the PSP version didn't fare any better. Compared to both versions, the PSP version is a downport of the Wii version.

Edit: The series is also on life support in a way, so I think Konami wants this game on as many systems as possible probably to get as much sales as possible:
(NPD  figures)
Silent Hill Homecoming - 73k (360), 84k (PS3)
Silent Hill Origins: 80k (PS2), 154k (PSP)
Silent Hill 2 - 512k
Silent Hill 3 - 279k
Silent Hill 4 - 209k

You mean if you make two different versions, paying for twice the development?

When Ubisoft goes multiplatform, they spend 3% more to have their Shanghai Ubi Port Team make a Wii/GameCube version, so they obviously don't pay twice the development.  =]

Apparently IGN is sold on the game

Bear in mind, I spent about 15 minutes with the game and my experience was eyes-on, not hands-on. Still I've been doing this for long enough to spot a quality project when I see one and Shattered Memories has incredible written all over it. The specifics will follow, but here are the footnotes: absolutely outstanding technology, superbly implemented controls, extremely moody atmosphere and smart design. Rarely do I walk away from a demo without any negatives, but the only thing I could come up with as I relayed my experience to Bozon on the phone was so trivial that that it was barely worth mentioning.

I wonder what the PSP version will be like? It sounds like many of the features are built around the Wii mote.

I think I remember some publishers saying it costs about 10% of the original development cost to port a game (meaning if a game cost them $5 million to make, a port would cost about $500,000).

I hope the PSP version has gimped draw distance, sever loading times and entire levels cut out of the game.

THE PORT MANURE ROLLS DOWNHILL

Depends on the effort. If you're porting something that's within the target system's specs from the get-go it's going to be significantly cheaper than porting something the target system cannot handle as-is, forcing you to rework the stuff in the game until it fits (can mean redoing everything if the gap is big enough).