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My son needed just a few minutes of checking out PSP before deciding he's definitely going to buy one.

Never mind that he isn't exactly sure how he's going to use its non-game functions (He's already got an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone and a laptop).

The PSP is the ultimate impulse buy. As soon as you see it, you have to buy one!

 

[mumu]

He's already got an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone and a laptop.

Yes, PSP is gonna be a big hit among gadget freaks and technophiles. What else is new.

 

[kitchenmotors]

This thread was d00m3d from the start.

 

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The PSP is the ultimate impulse buy. As soon as you see it, you have to buy one!

This quote makes me want to eat at subway, for some reason

 

[neptunes]

Can't we all just get along?

 

[The End]

News Flash:

Sun is Bright
Water is Wet
Halo 2 Single Player Campaign Dissapointing

 

[monkeyrun]

I still remember the time when N-gage was the GBA killer :lol

 

[explodet]

"Likely" my ass.

 

[GDGF]

"Likely" my ass.

I so read that as Licky my ass. I am sorry :lol

 

[Baconäger]

Never mind that he isn't exactly sure how he's going to use its non-game functions (He's already got an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone and a laptop).

Well, the PSP doesn't take pictures, doesn't make calls, and isn't a PC...

 

[Screenboy]

-SB

 

[Deg]

strange article. Sounds just like post here. :lol

 

[GDGF]

strange article. Sounds just like post here. :lol

Yeah, I do believe this is infotainment or something. Or maybe it's satire. That would be clever.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

:lol

 

[M3wThr33]

Sony says some 100 games are in the works, with about 20 titles promised by the end of the year.

By contrast, about 15 Nintendo DS games are on sale in Japan so far.

Wow. Talk about making a stab at Nintendo, comparing 100 to 15. (Yes, I see the 20, but that's not what anyone skimming the article sees)

 

[Sho Nuff]

Umm...no shit?

 

[jarrod]

Wow. Talk about making a stab at Nintendo, comparing 100 to 15. (Yes, I see the 20, but that's not what anyone skimming the article sees)

Not to mention that the actual Japanese game counts are 12 for DS versus 14 for PSP.

That's not the only questionable jab either...

Because of its networking capabilities, the PSP looks to have an edge on Nintendo DS. The new Nintendo handheld works strictly as a game machine.

So how's that work when DS actually offers more network solutions than PSP and Nintendo's releasing a compatible MPEG4/MP3 add on with SD support? Not to mention Majesco's line of GBA Videos. :/

 

[kaching]

Don't worry, jarrod. "Journalistic Integrity" has swung against both devices in their time, and will continue to do so. PSP has alternately been cited as the device without networking capabilities in other articles

 

[teiresias]

He's already got an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone and a laptop.

Yes, PSP is gonna be a big hit among gadget freaks and technophiles. What else is new.

In this day and age, one hardly has to be a gadget freak or a technophile to likely own all four of those items. I mean, you've got elementary school kids walking around with cell phones and mp3 players for crying out loud!! Hell, my grandparents own a cell phone and a digital camera, and they can barely even use their dell desktop computer.

 

[bryanbr]

This thread was d00m3d from the start.

Anecdoctal evidence of little or no value. Typical of a non-Junior member thread.

Is there any way we could ban non-Junior members from starting new threads?

 

[kitchenmotors]

In this day and age, one hardly has to be a gadget freak or a technophile to likely own all four of those items. I mean, you've got elementary school kids walking around with cell phones and mp3 players for crying out loud!! Hell, my grandparents own a cell phone and a digital camera, and they can barely even use their dell desktop computer.

Where have you seen elementary school kids walking around with cell phones and mp3 players?! I work in an elementary school in a pretty well off area in the Chicago suburbs and I have never seen a kid with their own cell phone or mp3 player.

 

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The PSP is the ultimate impulse buy. As soon as you see it, you have to buy one!

Well, I don't know -- I think that it would be fairly abnormal for any kid that has this sort of technology dangled around in front of them to not want one. I mean, if your parents could get you anything under the sun, would you refuse? "Would you want a PSP for Xmas?" I sure as hell wouldn't say "Naw mom, I don't want a PSP for Christmas." I think it's pretty much a given.

Because of its networking capabilities, the PSP looks to have an edge on Nintendo DS. The new Nintendo handheld works strictly as a game machine.

If you're going to write an article comparing and contrasting the two machines, is it so difficult to do a little research to verify your statements?

 

[Exis]

(He's already got an iPod, a digital camera, a cell phone and a laptop)!

Is it just me or does this kid sound spoiled, I had to work for all my crap as a kid.

-Exis

 

[M3wThr33]

5 years ago I got a Rio PMP300 for Xmas. It was the first mp3 player ever. It held 32MB, ran on a single AA, transferred through a crappy program ON THE PARALLEL port.

Phooey with these new iPods. New adopters should be forced to use crap first.

 

[jiggle]

Is it just me or does this kid sound spoiled, I had to work for all my crap as a kid.

-Exis

My son needed just a few minutes of checking out PSP before deciding he's definitely going to buy one.

 

[Drensch]

Is it just me or does this kid sound spoiled, I had to work for all my crap as a kid.

I don't know many single adult males that have it that good.

 

[XS+]

Yes, PSP is gonna be a big hit among gadget freaks and technophiles. What else is new.

It's going to be a huge hit amongst gamers, too. It's the most revolutionary technology to hit this industry in a very long time, propelling Sony to the forefront of the handheld market off the back of technology once thought impossible to package in a device so small. It's the next-generation, baby.

 

[monkeyrun]

It's going to be a huge hit amongst gamers, too. It's the most revolutionary technology to hit this industry in a very long time, propelling Sony to the forefront of the handheld market off the back of technology once thought impossible to package in a device so small. It's the next-generation, baby.

lol which part of PSP is revolutionary ...

 

[The Faceless Master]

here we go again...

why do i keep clicking on these PSP/DS threads?

 

[Shard]

Sony needs to find the parts before they can really be a contender.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

lol which part of PSP is revolutionary ...

um its the first handheld that displays's 3d games at good frame rates.

 

[jarrod]

um its the first handheld that displays's 3d games at good frame rates.

So.. was Dreamcast the first console to display 3d games at good frame rates?

 

[GaimeGuy]

um its the first handheld that displays's 3d games at good frame rates.

Really? I haven't noticed any framerate problems with the DS.

 

[olimario]

um its the first handheld that displays's 3d games at good frame rates.

Liar.
The Nintendo DS's titles run at high, smooth framerates.

 

[mashoutposse]

So.. was Dreamcast the first console to display 3d games at good frame rates?

Tobal No. 1 PSX? F-Zero N64?

Anyway, there is no handheld device anywhere that is anything like the PSP. Use one first.

As far as handheld gaming is concerned, it is certainly a revolution in graphics, sound, control, and game media.

IMO, if there's no comparable alternative, then I don't care if it's technically "revolutionary" or not.

 

[pcostabel]

lol which part of PSP is revolutionary ...

First handeld with analog pad

 

[Drexon]

And 3D (look deep within yourself before questioning that).

 

[XS+]

um its the first handheld that displays's 3d games at good frame rates.

Not just that; it fuses next-generation graphics, terrific multimedia presentation, and wireless communication into one beautifully modeled handheld. It is singularly the most revolutionary piece of technology to hit the market in years. I couldn't care less if the DS' games run at a seamless 60fps. I'm not interested in suffering the visual trainwreck that'll result in any of its 3D efforts.

 

[Drek]

In other news, water was conclusively determined to be wet.

 

[jarrod]

Tobal No. 1 PSX? F-Zero N64?

Missing the point again. :/

Anyway, there is no handheld device anywhere that is anything like the PSP. Use one first.

As far as handheld gaming is concerned, it is certainly a revolution in graphics, sound, control, and game media.

Anyway, there is no console device anywhere that is anything like the Dreamcast. Use one first.

As far as console gaming is concerned, it is certainly a revolution in graphics, sound, control, and game media.


Get it now?

 

[pcostabel]

The DC was revolutionary. The PSP is revolutionary. The two things are not mutually exclusive.

 

[XS+]

Missing the point again. :/



Anyway, there is no console device anywhere that is anything like the Dreamcast. Use one first.

As far as console gaming is concerned, it is certainly a revolution in graphics, sound, control, and game media.


Get it now?

I don't get it, no. What does that have to do with the revolution ushered in by the PSP?

 

[jarrod]

The DC was revolutionary. The PSP is revolutionary. The two things are not mutually exclusive.

But not due to their visual output... that's the point. They were simply evolutionary in that regard.

 

[XS+]

The DC was revolutionary. The PSP is revolutionary. The two things are not mutually exclusive.

I don't think quite works. The DC was more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the PSP introducing a marked shift in a market suffering the stranglehold of Nintendo, a company averse to any change. If the PSP hadn't been announced, the DS would be the bad dream of a Nintendo intern.

 

[jarrod]

I don't think quite works. The DC was more evolutionary than revolutionary, with the PSP introducing a marked shift in a market suffering the stranglehold of Nintendo, a company averse to any change.

I dunno, Dreamcast was really pushing networking and interesting concepts with the VMU dynamic, all of which was pretty new for mainstream consoles. PSP's only really unique features seem to be it's convergence minded direction... which has precious little to do with gaming. If anything, PSP is super evolutionary, it's simply an accelerated GameBoy with added movie/music perks.

If the PSP hadn't been announced, the DS would be the bad dream of a Nintendo intern.

Yamauchi's isn't quite an intern.

I agree generally though, if PSP never existed we'd have likely gotten a single screen DS without touchscreen or mircophone. Game Boy 64 or something probably.

 

[mashoutposse]

Missing the point again. :/



Anyway, there is no console device anywhere that is anything like the Dreamcast. Use one first.

As far as console gaming is concerned, it is certainly a revolution in graphics, sound, control, and game media.


Get it now?

No, I don't.

Is there a "PS2" imminent from Nintendo within the year? If Nintendo had one (i.e. a comparable product to PSP), the DS wouldn't even be here.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

So.. was Dreamcast the first console to display 3d games at good frame rates?

sure!

 

[jarrod]

No, I don't.

Is there a "PS2" imminent from Nintendo within the year? If Nintendo had one (i.e. a comparable product to PSP), the DS wouldn't even be here.

I thought this was about PSP, not Nintendo?

 

[jiggle]

I thought this was about PSP, not Nintendo?

The introduction of dreamcast blown the topic wide open, apparently.

 

[jarrod]

The introduction of dreamcast blown the topic wide open, apparently.

A parallel was drawn to discerdit a rather flimsy claim. Seems fairly simple to grasp.