Talk:List of PlayStation Portable games

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[edit] Merger proposal

There really is no reason to have to discuss this, but I figured that if anyone had a reason not to merge them that I had not thought of, then go ahead. With the new table format, the two columns cover both articles. MrKIA11 (talk) 21:54, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

There isn't enough room in that table to write if the game only has downloadable content or if the game only offers "Internet Ranking". That table only has room to list how many players can play in the game. Also some servers get shutdown and there's no room to write that in the table either. - Akadewboy (talk) 19:47, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
I think that issues such as those are not very common, and therefore should be in the specific game articles. If a game only offers "Internet Ranking," or infrastructure mode just for downloads, then it should have a "No" in that column. If a server gets shut down, most people only care that they can not use it anymore, and the table will reflect that. MrKIA11 (talk) 20:10, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Why do the servers get shut down? Wouldn't it be beneficial to Sony if the servers were kept running for a longer time period? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.34.10.224 (talk) 20:07, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Uh, no idea, but I think it would cost them more money to keep them running than they like to spend if it isn't a mainstream game anymore. But that's not really pertinent to this article. MrKIA11 (talk) 20:18, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Just for the record, I think having a list for all PSP infrastructure games is still a good thing. The small column on the main game list doesn't have room for important information like server status or game play type. I think having the list-at-a-glance is much more useful to a user interested in looking up new infrastructure games than having to sort through the entire list of PSP games. Just my opinion.--Transce080 (talk) 04:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that there are so few games that have special conditions about the infrastructure mode that that information should just be included on the individual games' pages. If a server is shut down, then that information can be on the game's page and the list would have No under the infrastructure column since it can not be used anymore. I can understand that there are different types of gamesharing options, but what different types of infrastructure are there? A person can easily find which games have infrastructure by sorting the list, which also puts the games in order of how many people can play. MrKIA11 (talk) 12:28, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
I agree with the merging. What I would like to see is the removal of that article but include a category, "PlayStation Portable Wi-Fi games" and put all of those games in there. This would still maintain a "list" of games that are wifi in alphabetized order while removing the article. This article also has the provided information about Wifi/Adhoc capabilities. If readers want more information on the game's wifi capabilities they should just click on the game's article. Strongsauce (talk) 13:41, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Take a look at infrastructure list now. This will give you an idea of what I see as the potential for that list. I figured, if you're planning on merging the list anyways, no one will mind if I update it a bit. Now that I've started testing the games, I'm finding a lot of inconsistencies between this list and the main list (and errors on both sides). I also found some games that didn't have infrastructure at all and were one or the other list. Regardless of the future of infrastructure list, I figure that it will be good to have it updated. This is only the first step in completing that table.--Transce080 (talk) 19:24, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Please don't merge. It's very useful to have a list of multiplayer PSP titles in a separate article. Netrat_msk (talk) 12:00, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Why? MrKIA11 (talk) 12:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Region Column(s)

Instead of there being 1 column to show what regions a game was released in, should there be an individual column for each of the 4 main regions, and then a check mark or something under each one where the game was released? This would make it easy to see what games were released in a certain region by sorting the table by that column, but then the order of release would be lost, so which is more important? MrKIA11 (talk) 19:36, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genre Column

I was looking through the list and I noticed there is no column for genre. Unless there is a particular reason why there shouldn't be one I would suggest adding it. What do the rest of you think? Cyrus777 (talk) 17:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Personally I do not think there is a reason for one. The main reason I would not add it is that there is limited space, and that is not an important category. People can go to the games' individual pages for that. MrKIA11 (talk) 21:45, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Outdated

Is it just me or are more than half the games in 'future releases' already released? I can't be too sure. Confirm? Farslayer (talk) 11:46, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I doubt that many are, but it is a possibility that some are, especially the ones without specific dates. I'm going through the list updating it all, but as you can see, I have only gotten to the middle of the M's, and I currently do not have much time to work on it. I'll try to update that section soon. MrKIA11 (talk) 12:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Japanese Games?

There's a lot of Japanese exclusive releases missing from the list. Were they left out for a particular reason? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fiat justitia ruat caelum (talk • contribs) 17:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Personally I don't think that they should be included in the list. It does not help a reader on the English Wikipedia to see games that are only in Asia. It is also hard to find reliable information on them that is in English. MrKIA11 (talk) 00:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

The answer to your question is, no, they weren't left out for a particular reason. I don't think it's a bad idea to include Japanese games in the list. Shouldn't we strive to make the list as complete as possible? Many people buy import games, especially on the PSP since it does not enforce region restrictions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Transce080 (talk • contribs) 01:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't have region restrictions?? I did not know that. In that case, if we could find a reliable source (in english) that has info regarding not only developer and publisher, but also multiplayer, then it would be a good idea to add them. MrKIA11 (talk) 01:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pilot Academy

Is Pilot Academy going to be released in the US? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 17:25, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

It is not yet planned to be according to GameSpot. MrKIA11 (talk) 23:22, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Well IGN says they are. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.222.72 (talk) 16:44, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe GameSpot just hasn't posted it yet then, but I tend to find them more reliable. MrKIA11 (talk) 18:24, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Games count

I think there should be a games count information on the page. Can it be done automatically from the table? Cirocco (talk) 21:06, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't think so. I have seen other articles that are just manual, no automatic ones. MrKIA11 (talk) 21:49, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cooperative Games

Can someone add a list of all co-op games in this list? its a wonderful page, that info can make it fantastic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.12.53.9 (talk) 06:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean games that have co-op missions? That info might be hard to find, and I'm not so sure it would be notable enough. Whether or not it has multiplayer I think is enough. MrKIA11 (talk) 13:34, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Firmware requirements

I'd like to see a list of what firmware each game requires added as a column on here --76.215.139.218 (talk) 20:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

This has been previously discussed here. MrKIA11 (talk) 22:58, 30 May 2008 (UTC)