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The psp, who is getting it? If not why?
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The Bookerman
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US Launch with MGAcid.
Im not interested as yet
Why?
Because the games are too similar to ps2 games, with an inferior control scheme.
Its not potable enough, GBASP makes it look huge (DS same issue).
Battery life just not long enough, i get annoyed having to charge my GBASP as it is.
DS interests me soley because it offers games not possible on home consoles.
Why?
Because the games are too similar to ps2 games, with an inferior control scheme.
Its not potable enough, GBASP makes it look huge (DS same issue).
Battery life just not long enough, i get annoyed having to charge my GBASP as it is.
DS interests me soley because it offers games not possible on home consoles.
I'm buying it at US launch, and i'll dump my GBASp when i get it. I don't care about UMD movies, i'm buying it for the games and the ability to play media files. The ~5 hour battery life is not a problem for me, in 3+ years i never played the GBA more than 2 hours in one sitting.
I want it cuz I'm a gadget freak, but I'm worried how much it will cost once I get the memory sticks. Nothing gamewise interests me as of yet, but I know I'm going to play around with the movie playing thing. $150 bought immediately. $200 wait a few months or until I get some deals on memory sticks
I'll wait, just as I've waited with every console this gen. It means better (more stable) hardware, lower price, more games (at lower prices). I've learned throughout the years that patience pays off.
But even so, I'm not sure I need a handheld. I rarely travel for a longer stretch of time and feel an urge to play games when doing so. So I would most likely end up playing games at home, probably in my bed. Do I need to buy a PSP just to play games in my bed? Probably not. I spend enough time playing games at home. But if they release a good amount of great games for PSP, the tides may turn.
And perhaps the amazing screen will stir up a raging inner conflict in my mind, telling me to buy something I rationally don't need to buy. I dunno.
But even so, I'm not sure I need a handheld. I rarely travel for a longer stretch of time and feel an urge to play games when doing so. So I would most likely end up playing games at home, probably in my bed. Do I need to buy a PSP just to play games in my bed? Probably not. I spend enough time playing games at home. But if they release a good amount of great games for PSP, the tides may turn.
And perhaps the amazing screen will stir up a raging inner conflict in my mind, telling me to buy something I rationally don't need to buy. I dunno.
I told my friend who's in Japan to keep an eye out for one and to ring me on the mobile if he sees one - Now... I am a tad concerned about warranty but that's the only thing about the PSP that would worry me. It looks like a nice system and I think even if I get RRPSP + maybe one of the later titles (nothing else interests me right now)... I'll do right. The media capabilities are great.
Now about me buying that new 40 gig ipod... I really weighed using a PSP as my Mp3 player but 1gig of music ain't cutting the mustard.
Now about me buying that new 40 gig ipod... I really weighed using a PSP as my Mp3 player but 1gig of music ain't cutting the mustard.
Rabid Wolverine
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Wouldnt mind a portable MP3 player along with Ridge Racers.
In a word Yes.
In a word Yes.
I have some concerns regarding the PSP, but it's eventual game library is not one of them. So, yep, I'll be getting one upon it's US launch, with a store warranty, and hope that they've refined the manufacturing process to minimize the occasional problems we've heard surrounding the Japanese launch.
Shin Johnpv
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I'm intrigued by the PSP and it's a sexy looking machine with a great screen
but there's no games on it that Im dyeing to play and the battery life just isnt up to what I want, I think I'll hold off a bit see if an upgraded version is announced
or till the Nippon Ichi RPG comes out which ever comes first :lol
DS I haven't gotten yet been really tempted too but I'll grab that either when it drops to 100 or when Metroid Hunters comes out again which ever comes first
but there's no games on it that Im dyeing to play and the battery life just isnt up to what I want, I think I'll hold off a bit see if an upgraded version is announced
or till the Nippon Ichi RPG comes out which ever comes first :lol
DS I haven't gotten yet been really tempted too but I'll grab that either when it drops to 100 or when Metroid Hunters comes out again which ever comes first
Spiritreaver
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I'll be getting one definitely, and hopefully at launch. I'll just get whatever bundle set we end up getting, assuming we do get one and just stick with that and a game or two. I'm not interested int he current library much, outside of Lumines, but there are same games coming that have caught my eye. I'm really turned off on the whole media idea though, there's nothing that makes me want to shell out over $150 for a 1GB memory stick. I think I'll just end up sticking with the 32mb one and using the system as a gaming machine. I can't really say I'm sold on UMD movies either, support seems okay, but the movies I like will never end up on one, I can be pretty sure of that. Game downloads mean very little to me as well, and I'm not sure those are going to be freebies.
Kanbee-san
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I have never liked Handhelds since the lynx, but i am interested with the PSP. It just looks so cool. 50/50 as to whether i pick it up cause its probably gonna cost $500+ here in AUS.
Ive been thinking about what portable console to buy for some time now, the last two portables I bought were the ill fated Gamegear which was a in my mind portable only so long as you could find an place to use my AC adapter on trips longer then two hours, I stopped using it soon after I discovered this. My second was the GB Sp, the only problem I had with this was the fact that I played more console gaming and going back to the sprite bases era was not my cup of tea, I returned the sp along with the games within two hours of its purchase. With my past experiences being taken into consideration Im gearing my self towards the PSP which seems to be able to create the graphics I would much rather prefer to engross my self in. On the other hand I see the DS and I get the Old Dreamcast grove from this system, with its lower screen being a touch screen I feel it has the potential to become a customized input device for its games if used correctly, and as a console gamer the static nature of console input devices is a big deal to me. Graphically the two handhelds are as different as night and day to me, the PSP has its intoxicating graphical abilities and the DS has the PSX style graphics not mind blowing but enough to keep me entertained, the DS also has the added benefit of what I call a Nostalgia system where in when thinking about this system I also think about Golden Eye, Zelda, Turok Two, Mario 64 and so many other games I would like to see remade with a little modern zest on the DS. At this point I have to ask my self do I go with the device that has the newest tech and best graphics or do I go with the established system and true innovation. This kind of feels like the situation I had with the XBOX vs. PS2 around the launch date of the Xbox. At this point Im going to get a DS because of the Nostalgia it gives me and the use of a touch screen at an input device.
Oh and I bought the Xbox first.
Oh and I bought the Xbox first.
soundwave05
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:lol :lol at the size of the Atari Lynx. Holy crap.
I'm there at launch.
Screw the MP3 support, to me that's just a bonus. The VIDEO PLAYBACK on that sucker is gorgeous and the fact that I can take any video clip (Simpsons episodes, Dave Chappelle skits, full DVD rips, home videos, whatever) on the road with me is a huge selling point for me.
You can't do that with the i-Pod.
And I am interested in Ridge Racers, Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, and Dynasty Warriors. But I really want EA Sports stuff like NHL 2006 on the go. Oh and Street Fighter III please
I'm there at launch.
Screw the MP3 support, to me that's just a bonus. The VIDEO PLAYBACK on that sucker is gorgeous and the fact that I can take any video clip (Simpsons episodes, Dave Chappelle skits, full DVD rips, home videos, whatever) on the road with me is a huge selling point for me.
You can't do that with the i-Pod.
And I am interested in Ridge Racers, Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, and Dynasty Warriors. But I really want EA Sports stuff like NHL 2006 on the go. Oh and Street Fighter III please
To answer the question:
I'm a compulsive person, it's true. The PSP has very few games I'm interested in. Lumines, yes. Maybe Metal Gear Acid. In the future there's Medievil, Wipeout Pure, Makai Wars and a few others. What does interest me, though, besides the screen... is the fact that it merges many different multimedia aspects together for an absurdly low price. I must admit, I'm a sucker for all-in-one devices. I like the idea of only bringing two items around instead of four, or one item around instead of three. It's something that is appealing to me. Yes, the storage space isn't as good as iRiver or iPod... but a 1GB stick can still go quite a way for music and images. And that's what it comes down to. I made a purchase of a 154 dollar 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo... and now I've pretty much locked myself in.
Will I like PSP? Dunno. I hope so. I haven't judged it yet. But, anyway, yes I will be getting it. And the reason is... it does many things I like in a single package. And I personally like that more than multiple packages for things I like.
You should pay more attention to the games, olimario. Many developers have heard these sort of complaints and have specifically worked them so that they'll be "great" for pick up and play. Take Ridge Racers for example. In RR, the world tour mode has certain options. You can input the amount of time you have to play - from five minutes to sixty minutes (or more, I think) - and then the game will generate a tour based on the amount of time you have to play. That sounds to be to be very pick up and play. In fact, some would say that goes beyond the call of duty.
There's like eighteen puzzle games or play on the go games on PSP already (<<hyperbole). There's Puzzle Bobble Pocket, Mojippitan(sp), Lumines, Mojhong Fight Club and more. Those are all very pick up and play, I believe.
Dynasty Warriors is split into specific battle fields so that each section can be completed in a few minutes - seems like pick up and go to me.
Metal Gear Acid was made specifically because they didn't believe a "typical" Metal Gear game would be good for handhelds (what fucking idiots, btw). And as we all know, card-based games and strategy games have had many successful incarnations on handhelds in the past. They can also be very pick up and play.
Anyway, that's cool that you're not interested in the software so far. I'm not either. But I think it's pretty much a myth at this point that there is no pick up and play software that conceivably people would be interested in.
"Yeah right"? You can buy a Sandisk 512MB Memory Stick Pro Duo for less than 75 bucks. I recently purchased a 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo for 154 bucks.
I'm a compulsive person, it's true. The PSP has very few games I'm interested in. Lumines, yes. Maybe Metal Gear Acid. In the future there's Medievil, Wipeout Pure, Makai Wars and a few others. What does interest me, though, besides the screen... is the fact that it merges many different multimedia aspects together for an absurdly low price. I must admit, I'm a sucker for all-in-one devices. I like the idea of only bringing two items around instead of four, or one item around instead of three. It's something that is appealing to me. Yes, the storage space isn't as good as iRiver or iPod... but a 1GB stick can still go quite a way for music and images. And that's what it comes down to. I made a purchase of a 154 dollar 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo... and now I've pretty much locked myself in.
Will I like PSP? Dunno. I hope so. I haven't judged it yet. But, anyway, yes I will be getting it. And the reason is... it does many things I like in a single package. And I personally like that more than multiple packages for things I like.
olimario said:
You should pay more attention to the games, olimario. Many developers have heard these sort of complaints and have specifically worked them so that they'll be "great" for pick up and play. Take Ridge Racers for example. In RR, the world tour mode has certain options. You can input the amount of time you have to play - from five minutes to sixty minutes (or more, I think) - and then the game will generate a tour based on the amount of time you have to play. That sounds to be to be very pick up and play. In fact, some would say that goes beyond the call of duty.
There's like eighteen puzzle games or play on the go games on PSP already (<<hyperbole). There's Puzzle Bobble Pocket, Mojippitan(sp), Lumines, Mojhong Fight Club and more. Those are all very pick up and play, I believe.
Dynasty Warriors is split into specific battle fields so that each section can be completed in a few minutes - seems like pick up and go to me.
Metal Gear Acid was made specifically because they didn't believe a "typical" Metal Gear game would be good for handhelds (what fucking idiots, btw). And as we all know, card-based games and strategy games have had many successful incarnations on handhelds in the past. They can also be very pick up and play.
Anyway, that's cool that you're not interested in the software so far. I'm not either. But I think it's pretty much a myth at this point that there is no pick up and play software that conceivably people would be interested in.
FacelessMaster said:
"Yeah right"? You can buy a Sandisk 512MB Memory Stick Pro Duo for less than 75 bucks. I recently purchased a 1GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo for 154 bucks.
Panajev2001a
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The End said:
Same here
.Pedigree Chum
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Mine at launch, I've still gotta put some cash down at EB. Prolly this weekend.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
As a Nintendo whore without much spare money I have enough trouble getting most of the games I want on a single system, let alone three. The PSP is awfull tempting as a mobile video player, though. A DS media player that could stream things off our home network would suit me nearly as well, though.
1) The software isn't there yet. Lumines seems like a definite buy, but it's not enough to sell me on the system. Something like a 2D Castlevania would push me over the edge
2) I don't play videogames outside of my home, besides unusual circumstance
3) I spend too much on games as it is
2) I don't play videogames outside of my home, besides unusual circumstance
3) I spend too much on games as it is
teiresias said:
I'm sorry, but the PSP hardly dwarfs the SP. Aaah, the game gear brings back memories.
I forgot how big some of those older portables were. That's the smaller Lynx, too. The original was freaking huge.
Regarding the PSP, I'll be picking it up at US launch. I was going to try to hold off, but I can't resist MGA and Ridge Racers on that awesome screen.
Amir0x said:Oh yeah, it should be worth noting that this is the first piece of hardware (outside of PC) that I will be buying a two year warranty on. There ain't no way I'm going out with this unprepared
I hear that! I'm never buying a Sony gaming system again without a protection plan.
As for the poor game selection we don't know for sure yet what's going to be available for the US launch. I could see why most people out there wouldn't be stoked for what's in the JPN lineup right now, but obviously there's going to be a lot more stuff targeted at the US ready when it launches here.
Pedigree Chum
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Amir0x said:
NFSU:R is going to go down REALLY well with the NA crowd. If sales of NFSU2 are anything to go by, at retail, I feel as if NFSU2 is a hotter seller than GTA:SA...it's gotta be on par at least (Note:in my store), its crazy how well this game sells.
Pedigree Chum
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Amir0x said:
I meant in my store. But NFSU:R will be THE killer app for the casuals early on.
Fongul
Member
I'm not buying one for a while, just for the simple fact is that i'm not sure if and when I'll make time to play it. I only play my GBA & DS either at work or when I'm out drinking with friends (mutiplayer Mr. Driller is the shiznit).
I already have a 'pile of shame' with my GBA titles, and with Pokemon Emerald coming out in the next few months, along with whatever DS titles (Lumines, Mario Kart, Puyo Pop Fever) that look interesting will fit my portable needs for right now
(But shove a PSP in front of me with either a new Castlevania or when the new Y's game comes out and we might have a different story)
I already have a 'pile of shame' with my GBA titles, and with Pokemon Emerald coming out in the next few months, along with whatever DS titles (Lumines, Mario Kart, Puyo Pop Fever) that look interesting will fit my portable needs for right now
(But shove a PSP in front of me with either a new Castlevania or when the new Y's game comes out and we might have a different story
)captainbiotch
Banned
I'm not sold.
1. Price. Factor in the memory sticks and extra battery to make it useful and it shoots up past start of generation console prices.
2. Frailty. It's a Sony. Disc based. With an exposed screen.
3. Loading times and battery life.
4. Games. Of course I expect this to change, I suspect lots of companies will jump aboard PSP development.
5. I love my DS. I have a ton of GBA games, and I'm not even close to catching up on all the GBA games I want to own. I will be busy for at least the next 8 months. Then theres the upcoming DS games. And the media player. Just don't need another portable at all.
1. Price. Factor in the memory sticks and extra battery to make it useful and it shoots up past start of generation console prices.
2. Frailty. It's a Sony. Disc based. With an exposed screen.
3. Loading times and battery life.
4. Games. Of course I expect this to change, I suspect lots of companies will jump aboard PSP development.
5. I love my DS. I have a ton of GBA games, and I'm not even close to catching up on all the GBA games I want to own. I will be busy for at least the next 8 months. Then theres the upcoming DS games. And the media player. Just don't need another portable at all.
Pedigree Chum
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"along with whatever DS titles (Lumines, Mario Kart, Puyo Pop Fever) that look interesting will fit my portable needs for right now"
uh oh, you slipped up mothafucka! deep down you yearn for a PSP.
uh oh, you slipped up mothafucka! deep down you yearn for a PSP.
Kobun Heat
Member
I'm getting one as soon as the supply increases to the point that the aftermarket price comes down from the meteoric heights it is currently enjoying. Should be mid-January, I figure. That'll also be right around the time used software will start making its way into Sofmap, I gather...
soundwave05 said:
They should have included the original Lynx in that comparison shot. That thing was huge.
I'll probably get a PSP eventually, but not at launch. I'll wait for a price drop, hardware revisions, better game selection (and cheaper games). The main reason I won't get one right away is I'm simply not a handheld gamer. I wouldn't have a lot of use for the media functions either. Also, there needs to be a gaming experience on the PSP that I can't get from consoles for me to buy one. For example, the only reason I buy GBA games is because 2D games and game mechanics are almost dead on modern consoles.