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Why should I get a PSP?

Matlock

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Here's how it stands right now--

The case against the PSP:

1. Console-style games on a handheld? I already have a console.
2. Playing music, video, roms on it? I already have a laptop, and a standalone mp3 player.
3. I don't take public transit (it doesn't exist around here).
4. I don't like GTA.
5. I already have a portable system.

The case for:

1. Some good looking racers.

So I ask, why should I get a PSP?
 
Matlock said:
Here's how it stands right now--

The case against the PSP:

1. Console-style games on a handheld? I already have a console.
2. Playing music, video, roms on it? I already have a laptop, and a standalone mp3 player.
3. I don't take public transit (it doesn't exist around here).
4. I don't like GTA.
5. I already have a portable system.

The case for:

1. Some good looking racers.

So I ask, why should I get a PSP?
because you like supporting companies that shovel out cd's with rootkits!
 
Lumines, Loco Roco, Every Extend Extra. I bought the PSP single handedly for Lumines and would have been happy if that was the only game ever released. Every other game coming out besides that is just icing on the cake.
 
SnowWolf said:
Lumines, Loco Roco, Every Extend Extra. I bought the PSP single handedly for Lumines and would have been happy if that was the only game ever released. Every other game coming out besides that is just icing on the cake.

Lumines is shit compared to Meteos, Loco Roco looks interesting but not a system seller, Every Extend I can already play for FREE on my PC.

chespace said:
don't you have some PSP games to review or sumthin?

You make a good point.
 
Matlock said:
Lumines is shit compared to Meteos, Loco Roco looks interesting but not a system seller, Every Extend I can already play for FREE on my PC.

You can play meteos for free on your PC also, remember that Java game?

You make a good point

I know :)
 
I can't unerstand how some people don't see the appeal of a handheld PS2. I guess if you don't work and are at home all the time living by yourself... But having it right there by your side to use during work breaks, while on the jon, while someone else is watching the TV, etc. Coming out of sleep mode puts you right into the action instantly.
 
Oni Jazar said:
I can't unerstand how some people don't see the appeal of a handheld PS2.

Yeah because we all know that the PSP has the vast library that the PS2 does. :lol

Its a handheld with PS2 like graphics but it will never be a handheld PS2 because your not going to see most of the games that made the PS2 great on the system. You make it sound like I can buy a PSP and take every PS2 game I have with me on the road and that's not the case.
 
OK so it doesn't have the library yet but it's got some great titles and Sony will not give up on the PSP that is for certain.
 
In all seriousness, why not wait a few quarters until there are more reasons to buy a PSP? If the wait for more titles that interest you conflicts with a review you're required to do, you can always buy a PSP, but why buy one until the need exists?
 
I hope you don't get a PSP because this means I would have to sell mine.

PSP is racing game paradise at the moment. Unfortunately I don't give a damn about most racing games. If it weren't for GTA I'd chuck this biatch out the window already.
 
Matlock said:
Here's how it stands right now--

The case against the PSP:

1. Console-style games on a handheld? I already have a console.
2. Playing music, video, roms on it? I already have a laptop, and a standalone mp3 player.
3. I don't take public transit (it doesn't exist around here).
4. I don't like GTA.
5. I already have a portable system.

The case for:

1. Some good looking racers.

So I ask, why should I get a PSP?


Since you already sound like you have convinced yourself NOT to get a PSP I find this thread pretty useless. As a regular you know perfectly well these threads never end good and are just inviting to be a trollfest. Simple fact is PSP is not for everyone just like the DS is not for everyone. For example I will use your negatives you listed and show how they are positives to some people.

1)Console style games, you already have a console. Some people are on the go quite a bit and don't have time to sit in front of their TV's stationery for a day to play all the games they want to play. Ever play a DS or GBA in front of the TV while watching a movie or show? It's called multitasking. Xmen Legends II is a good example of not missing anything from a console version and having it on the go and getting the same, if not more experience with 4 exclusive characters and extra levels.

2)I already have a laptop, mp3 player, blah blah. Yes yes yes....can you show me that pocket you put all that in too? (too head off any smart ass trolling the DS is just as big as the PSP and no one complains about that fitting in their pockets. And if you still wanna bitch I will just say stop buying those tight ass leather pants you freak and get some real pants with real pockets.)

3)Don't like public transit? Ok, didn't know this was a requirement to play your PSP. You have a DS or GBA right? You find time to play those in a day right?

4)You don't like GTA? Never one of my favorite games either, lucky thing there are other games on the PSP. This again is a pretty objective subject though, my friend says there are not games he wants to play on the PSP yet the shlock he buys on the DS and other systems makes me laugh, and the next day he's whining that he's getting bored of gaming just like Iwata/Miyamoto said. Yea whatever, buy some real games I say. Anyways anyone that says there are absolutely no games on or coming to the PSP they want to play as gamers I feel they are lying to themselves or not being very objective.

5)You already have a portable system? Ok, you only have one console too right? Because you know every console has the same games and all, right?
 
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That said, get a DS first if you don't have one.
 
If you want to play portable racing games where all of the cars don't look like they were made out of folded cardboard, then you should definitely get a PSP.
 
How can you not like GTA? It's the only game on the PSP besides burnout that's worth playing. The rest is just filler and movies so far. As for people who are naming games that aren't out yet, what's the point? Just wait till they're out, Sony is bound to drop the price now that it's getting its ass kicked by 1999 tech.
 
My PSP is almost exclusively a Hot Shot Golf machine. I play a round or two while waiting for the WoW battlegrounds.
 
I'm still sticking to my original statement that Burnout:Legends and GTA are the only games worthwhile on the PSP. Who would buy a PSP for HSG or Wipeout? I don't even bother with these games on console, why would I get them on a portable.

But really matlock, can't you just make up your own mind? I never understood these threads. If you see there's enough shit on a console/handheld that you like and it would justify the purchase then get it. Otherwise don't.
 
Not worth owning a PSP at the moment if you're not a fan of racers, juvenile games like GTA and multiple choice brain training.
 
Drinky Crow said:
Hot Shots Golf, Ridge Racers, Wipeout Pure, and GTA: LCS -crush- the DS library in terms of both content AND quality.

I think you need to touch your own tail there, Scorpy.
 
Dark Age Iron Savior said:
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Drinky Crow said:
uninterested, Ridge Racers, uninterested, and uninterested -crush- the DS library in terms of both content AND quality.

matlock-vision!
 
koam said:
I'm still sticking to my original statement that Burnout:Legends and GTA are the only games worthwhile on the PSP. Who would buy a PSP for HSG or Wipeout?

Because they're quality games - as both the ratings and the sales show.

Anyway, a short list of the upcoming PSP games:

Tales of Eternia (EU)
Metal Gear Acid 2
Irregular Hunter X
Goku Makaimura (Ghouls'n'Ghosts)
Championship Manger (EU)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper
Lemmings (EU)
Football Manager (EU)
Katamari Damacy
Every Extend Extra
Exit
Suikoden Collection
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
Prince of Persia
GT4 Mobile
WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2006
Final Fantasy: Crisis Core
Bubble Bobble Evolution (EU)
Rockman Rockman
King Kong
New Team Kojima game
Winning Eleven/Pro Evo (EU)
Harvest Moon
Gradius Collection
New GTA
Talkman
Puyo Puyo Fever 2
Devil May Cry
Outrun: Coast to Coast
Capcom Classics
New Tales Game
Daxter
Monster Hunter Portable
Daisenryaku Portable
Loco Roco
Karakuri (Tokobot)
Minna no Golf 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
Taito Memories: Pocket

Quite impressive, innit?
 
The two best DS games are incredibly unoriginal -- Advance Wars DS and Castlevania DoS. The rest of the library is downright Schaivo-esque.
 
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Because the power of Christ compels you.
 
Drinky Crow said:
How could you NOT be interested in Hot Shots Golf?

You are a human obscenity!

Because it's already out on console and there are better console golf games out there.
 
Drinky Crow said:
The four best DS games are incredibly unoriginal -- Advance Wars DS and Castlevania DoS and Mario Kart DS and Mario & Luigi 2. The rest of the library is downright Schaivo-esque.

FUCK
 
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee is out on a console? Really?

You know, Mario Kart is also out on consoles, too! And Castlevania! Advance Wars is out on the GBA!

And no, there aren't any better golf games out there.
 
Drinky Crow said:
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee is out on a console? Really?

You know, Mario Kart is also out on consoles, too! And Castlevania! Advance Wars is out on the GBA!

And no, there aren't any better golf games out there.


Not to mention, you can buy a REAL dog. :lol
 
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