Spiritreaver
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acklame said:
What's so fab about it?
Though, I do like the Rengoke or whatever boxart, nice art.
Meh, seeing these boxarts reminds me I don't know Japanese.
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[Jpn] The PSP online pre-order onslaught begins!
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What's so fab about it?
Though, I do like the Rengoke or whatever boxart, nice art.
Meh, seeing these boxarts reminds me I don't know Japanese.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Who's "we"?
I doubt anyone could be so stupid to not understand that such big disks as DVD could be played in a device that small. Chances are they know what they are talking about (to be able to watch movies on it but on special disks)
Marconelly said:Who's "we"?
I doubt anyone could be so stupid to not understand that such big disks as DVD could be played in a device that small. Chances are they know what they are talking about (to be able to watch movies on it but on special disks)
Belive it. I'm a manager at Gamestop and I hear people try and tell me that the PSP will play DVDs. I am then called a liar when I tell them that it plays movies off a UMD. Should be amusing when I see someone try and stuff a DVD in it when we launch it next year. You know at least one jack-ass will stand with a DVD in one hand and rotating a PSP in the other trying to find the slot.
You know, now that you mention it, adding DVDs and CDs support (ideally with PS1 backward compatibility) would have been possible and very cool, even for a device of that size.
You plug the disk from the upper side, have most of it fit inside, a small circular cover that normally rests inside the device, and as needed can be pulled out with a rotating motion and covers the part of disk sticking out.
Add some PPC like functionality (touch screen for serious apps, some flash memory to install an OS and common use apps, button for voice recording, ability to run software from memory card), a couple expansion ports (for me GPS and cellular phone for internet browsing), and would be the dream device.
Or I need a PPC with good joypad and buttons to play games. Lots of emulators on a single memory card > bringing a pack of UMDs along, anyway.
You plug the disk from the upper side, have most of it fit inside, a small circular cover that normally rests inside the device, and as needed can be pulled out with a rotating motion and covers the part of disk sticking out.
Add some PPC like functionality (touch screen for serious apps, some flash memory to install an OS and common use apps, button for voice recording, ability to run software from memory card), a couple expansion ports (for me GPS and cellular phone for internet browsing), and would be the dream device.
Or I need a PPC with good joypad and buttons to play games. Lots of emulators on a single memory card > bringing a pack of UMDs along, anyway.
Doom_Bringer
Banned
awesome boxart
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
"Well it is somewhat true. He always seems to want to get that new piece of Sony kit and then complains about it a few days later. Remember the PSX???
No shit. I'm not defending Sony's shatastic hardware, but he's ironically in that group of gadget whores he was talking about. It's like he can't learn or something. "Sony...they've changed now!" Two days later: "God, they haven't changed at all!""
he he. Yup - that is true. But i never go in with the expectation of "This time , Sony are different..." - i always expect there hardware to be good. The PSX was a clusterfuck, sure, but everything else games wise has been fine.
I'm just a games slut and fortunately i get paid enough so i can buy most things that i want to try out even if they are potentially shitty *nudges copy of Killzone...*
Although i DON'T expect the PSP to be shitty - after playing with the TGS models, i expect it to be kick ass.
"I doubt anyone could be so stupid to not understand that such big disks as DVD could be played in a device that small. Chances are they know what they are talking about (to be able to watch movies on it but on special disks)"
You'd think huh?
re: TetREZ.
"Hehe, how is it coming ?
I hope you are proceeding with a little bit less pain and suffering compared to me and PlayStation 2"
My code doesn't look like mainframe code any more!
Actually, it's not going so bad. It's not far off being done, but i dunno what to do with it even if i finish it.
Desperately want to start something original, and have a few ideas, so might try and box this off and leave it.
I'll send you the final build so you can have a laugh at my crap skills! (McWild did the graphics, which look real nice)
RIGHT, so - it's 9am - stores open in 1 hour.
Despite creating and consuming the worlds hottest home made curry last night, despite the fact that i'm effectively "leaking", i'm going to hit up Tsutaya / Bic / Sakuraya / Akihabara.
I might document this in picture form....
No shit. I'm not defending Sony's shatastic hardware, but he's ironically in that group of gadget whores he was talking about. It's like he can't learn or something. "Sony...they've changed now!" Two days later: "God, they haven't changed at all!""
he he. Yup - that is true. But i never go in with the expectation of "This time , Sony are different..." - i always expect there hardware to be good. The PSX was a clusterfuck, sure, but everything else games wise has been fine.
I'm just a games slut and fortunately i get paid enough so i can buy most things that i want to try out even if they are potentially shitty *nudges copy of Killzone...*
Although i DON'T expect the PSP to be shitty - after playing with the TGS models, i expect it to be kick ass.
"I doubt anyone could be so stupid to not understand that such big disks as DVD could be played in a device that small. Chances are they know what they are talking about (to be able to watch movies on it but on special disks)"
You'd think huh?
re: TetREZ.
"Hehe, how is it coming ?
I hope you are proceeding with a little bit less pain and suffering compared to me and PlayStation 2"
My code doesn't look like mainframe code any more!
Actually, it's not going so bad. It's not far off being done, but i dunno what to do with it even if i finish it.
Desperately want to start something original, and have a few ideas, so might try and box this off and leave it.
I'll send you the final build so you can have a laugh at my crap skills! (McWild did the graphics, which look real nice)
RIGHT, so - it's 9am - stores open in 1 hour.
Despite creating and consuming the worlds hottest home made curry last night, despite the fact that i'm effectively "leaking", i'm going to hit up Tsutaya / Bic / Sakuraya / Akihabara.
I might document this in picture form....
AndriaSang
Member
No pre-orders being taken at Bic Camera, Sakuraya or Tsutaya in Shibuya. There's no Yodobashi Camera in my area, so I'm not sure about that. Maybe this is just pre-orders for Online sales, initially.
mmm, I'd have thought they'd have started today - 4 weeks to launch :/
I don't like the whole online preorder thing. Doesn't seem in keeping with Japanese cultures preference for retail stores, and queueing(sic?)
And it could backfire against Sony. What if all their first run is taken from online preorders? Noone will be buying them in stores, therefore no nice publicity photos, or interest from passers by.
I don't like the whole online preorder thing. Doesn't seem in keeping with Japanese cultures preference for retail stores, and queueing(sic?)
And it could backfire against Sony. What if all their first run is taken from online preorders? Noone will be buying them in stores, therefore no nice publicity photos, or interest from passers by.
AndriaSang
Member
Bless Sony for making the launch on a Sunday.
If there's no pre-order program (thus eliminiating the chance of my obtaining the 10 that I need to obtain) count me and my girlfriend in (I'll use her to get a second system).
If there's no pre-order program (thus eliminiating the chance of my obtaining the 10 that I need to obtain) count me and my girlfriend in (I'll use her to get a second system).
JackFrost2012
Banned
AndriaSang said:
I knew women had to be good for something!
JackFrost2012
Banned
john tv said:Cool. Even if I preorder, I'm still prolly gonna do the all-night thing. It's a rare experience! I'll bring my DS, a couple of mangas and a whole lot of coffee. It'll be fun.
I'd imagine I'll have to get up pretty early that morning to make it to Brian's bday in time ... I could be well in danger of passing the 24-hour barrier.
That'd be more then a hint no? Unfortunately the anonymity of this nickname isn't what it used to be 4 years ago, so I'll have to pull an Oxy here and just give you a hint smiley:
Anyway sorry all for the tease, but I just started to play with battery emulator and I was a bit excited - you know how it is with engineers and new toys.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
awesome, i'm guessing the life is good
i need long battery life for that trip to Italy 3 days after launch!
All nighter - yeah, i could well do that.... only issue is with places like Bic, they'll just form another queue that splinters off from the Gaijins!
i need long battery life for that trip to Italy 3 days after launch!
All nighter - yeah, i could well do that.... only issue is with places like Bic, they'll just form another queue that splinters off from the Gaijins!
AndriaSang
Member
Gah?
Bad Guess. Faf is just stringing you along so you'll be sure to buy a PSP as soon as you can find one. The board will then benefit from the hilarity that ensues when you rush on to post your negative impressions and whinge about how Sony screwed you againDCharlie said:awesome, i'm guessing the life is good
I pre-ordered mine from NCS, and if it means anything, I believe I was among the first to do so, but I don't expect to get a system at launch.
If there's really only 200,000 coming, there's no way importers are going to get many of them, and certainly no way they'll keep the price tag decent for a little while.
Supposedly the system will play games from any region, but UMD movies will be locked.
If there's really only 200,000 coming, there's no way importers are going to get many of them, and certainly no way they'll keep the price tag decent for a little while.
Vagabond said:
Supposedly the system will play games from any region, but UMD movies will be locked.