: SmackDown vs. Raw 2012 was the original development codename before the series was officially rebooted as WWE '12 .
The blue light of the PSP hummed in the darkened bedroom, casting long shadows against the posters of John Cena and Randy Orton plastered on the walls. It was 2012, the golden era of digital grappling, and eleven-year-old Leo was on a quest. A quest not for the WWE Championship, but for something far more elusive: storage space. : SmackDown vs
, which was released exclusively for seventh-generation home consoles (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii) and bypassed the PSP and PS2 entirely. It was 2012, the golden era of digital
"Two hundred megs?" Leo scoffed, his thumb hovering over the 'X'. "That’s impossible. The entrance videos alone take up that much space." "Two hundred megs
The loading screen was a blur. There were no hype videos, no elaborate lighting effects. The match began.