Capcom to release movies for the PSP

[Valkysas]

First of which is the Resident Evil movie.

Capcom Investor Relations newsletter:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/Valkysas/announcement.gif

[John Mora]

I'm sure that it will be the platform of choice for cinema enthusiasts everywhere.

[SirTMagus]

Any word on Hiroshima Mon Amour yet?

[The_Real_Crunk]

Jeez, I should just throw away my TV and DVDs, and just get a PSP with all my movies in UMD form!!!

[Redneck 2000]

GOOD SARCASM

[Dreamknight]

CHUT UP, PSP LOVER, HHHUUURRRRR

[The_Real_Crunk]

REDNECK U USED 2 BE COOL! WHAT HAPPENED?!

[SirTMagus]

:( He started to hang out with the wrong crowd and do drugs and touch girls!!!11 :(

[Funk]

Great choice. Now I can whack it to hot Milla action on the pot.

[Valkysas]

milla jovovish is one of the most physically repulsing females I have ever seen.

[SirTMagus]

She had a pretty cool Maxim photo spread last summer.

Then again, she was thankfully clothed. :blink

[Funk]

milla jovovish is one of the most physically repulsing females I have ever seen.

I'm not picky: I just ignore the fact that she could easily play a young male in a movie if the need arises.

[John Mora]

In a world devoid of young men... she was needed.

MILLA'S STORY

FALL '06

[Naruto]

I'd hit it.

[The Dark Jester]

The best part is that movies are 50 bucks for PSP

[The Toecutter]

Those are going to flop so badly.

[Smurf Taco]

$30 bucks.

[The Toecutter]

They'll still flop badly at that price.

[The Dark Jester]

I could have sworn that at the EB i went to the other day they were 49.99.

[The Toecutter]

That would be quite the ripoff if the MSRP was $29.99. Either way, I don't think very many people will be buying these things. Unless the movies had games with them as part of the purchase price.

[Draygone]

Yup, pretty pointless, save for those who are constantly on the go and need a movie to watch from time to time. I know they make portable DVD players, but at least movies played on those can also be played on a regular TV should one find themselves wanting to watch that movie while at home. Downloadable movies might end up being more popular.

[The Toecutter]

Downloadable movies might end up being more popular.

And for those wanting to break the law, free.

[Smurf Taco]

I'm not 100% sure either Jester... We had a Sony rep tell us movies would be about $30 bucks, but saying 50 wouldn't make the PSP look very good, so I don't know how trustworthy that figure is.

[The Toecutter]

Well, a screen with non-working pixels and a busted square button on its first release have pretty much doomed it to obscurity. That, and it's overpriced. Comes as no surprise that its games and movies are as well.

[SirTMagus]

It's made by Sony and it's pretty. It will sell big.

[Valkysas]

until the gameboy evolution project is released, and the company that actually knows something about portable gaming rapes the PSP into obscurity.

[The_Real_Crunk]

GameBoy Evolution? WTF is it a new version of the DS already?

[SirTMagus]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/6436666222265311/

Whoa... :sexy

[Valkysas]

DS was never meant as a follow-up to the gameboy. think of it as a PDA with games.

the gameboy evolution is currently rumored to be able to use existing gamecube software.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Damn, that is indeed sexy.

[RPGD]

And was what Iwata-san was trying to make clear since E3 last year. I've been getting annoyed by so many people believing the DS is supposed the new GB.

I have hella high hopes for Nintendo's "Gaming Revolution".

EDIT: Oh, and so as not to divert from the topic, I'm neutral with the PSP itself, and rather discontent with Sony's management style.

[Draygone]

I've been getting annoyed by so many people believing the DS is supposed the new GB. It's not that I believe that's the case, it's just that I want it to be the case. It just doesn't make sense having two of your own handhelds competing against each other. I know that's not Nintendo's intentions, but that's what's going to happen. People will wind up having to decide between Game Boy Evolution and Nintendo DS games, as well as PSP games. Sure Nintendo's going to make some money regardless which of the two former systems people get games for, but it's still a stupid move IMO.

And besides, it's hard enough for me to choose between the newest hits on each system right now anyway. I don't need anybody throwing in yet another new system with great games.

[RPGD]

Actually, I wasn't refering to you, Drayperson.

[OmegaD3k]

Resident Evil? Bah...
I want more original RockMan (x) stuff from Capcom... At least a short anime showing the ties between the two... (i.e. the creation of Zero/X, what happened to Rock, Roll, Bass, Trebble, Light, Wily, etc, etc..)
[sure those who followed the X series knows how the story goes already, but it would be sweet to SEE it.. A game would even be better..]
Where's Keiji Inafune? :[

Couldn't care less about RE...

[SirTMagus]

Yeah, that fourth one that came out for Gamecube was crap.

[John Mora]

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT

[Redneck 2000]

YEAH PSP SUCKS

ITS NOT LIKE THEY FIXED THE SQUARE BUTTON

ALSO ITS THE ONLY LCD DEVICE TO EVER HAVE A DEAD PIXEL

SONY IS A BUNCH OF ***S FOREVER

[Dreamknight]

Sing it again, sista!

[Draygone]

I've never heard so much talk about dead pixels before. Either it's really a problem with the PSP (moreso than any other LCD-based system), or people just want to have a reason to bash the PSP because they think that handheld gaming should stay Nintendo's territory. Eh, I'm leaning both ways actually.

[Valkysas]

dead pixel problem is that sony requires 7 of them per 1cm area of the screen before they'll replace/fix the system.

nintendo's policy with dead pixels has always been to replace the thing if there's even one.

[Jeroak Nelave]

Well, the must make exceptions for me, because my gba has 1 dead pixel up in the top left corner of the screen, but they did narry a thing for me when i asked.

And it doesnt surprise me in the least that everyone(especially Nintendo fanboys) is making a big deal of the dead pixels on the PSP, its not like they happen to any other handheld device...

[Draygone]

I've never experienced them, and I've had each edition of the Game Boy that's been released stateside (minus the SP), so it sounds like something to me.

[Valkysas]

I'm not a nintendo fanboy. I just dont like being screwed by game companies.

[altoecko]

They won't screw you, they'll make love WITH you.

[Valkysas]

nintendo screwed me with the N64.

sega screwed me with the saturn.

sony screwed me by very evil business practices, that resulted in shadow tower abyss being rejected, after agetec already finished it, meanwhile they can't help but approve every army men game ever made, and countless spyro sequels.

not gonna let sony screw me on the PSP. I will probably get it, just later down the line when I know what problems to expect.

[altoecko]

I STILL love my N64. Hybrid Heaven, Perfect Dark, Starfox 64, Diddy Kong Racing, etc. *lets out a sigh of exstacy*

[SirTMagus]

Diddy Kong Racing?

:\

[altoecko]

It was all about the Multiplayer.

[SirTMagus]

DIS IZ FUHR YEW~

[John Mora]

I too knew the boundless joy of trying to beat that ****ing octopus on a hovercraft.

[The Toecutter]

Hybrid Heaven was fun. But there weren't no decent RPGs for the N64. None. Hybrid Heavin was the closest it came, and that wasn't even an RPG...

[John Mora]

If you wish to vent N64 rage, I suggest we all do it in the GB Evolution/Gamecube Next topic.

[RPGD]

Did you forget Paper Mario, Terr?

Then again, the sequel was much better.

[Draygone]

It also had Aidyn Chronicles on there. Although I've never played it, so I don't know how good it really is.

Diddy Kong Racing was fun at first. But it became pretty apparent that it was rushed. I mean, every time you beat the game, you'd get the words To Be Continued. And it doesn't seem it was ever continued. Besides that, who thought it would be a good idea to make the player go through every place in the game more than once to beat the game?

[SirTMagus]

That and it was the most embarrassing thing ever produced.

[Caciss]

I enjoyed Diddy Kong Racing.

A lot. :(

Aidyn Chronicles, was the worst thing I ever played. Well, not really, but Y'KNOW!

[Dreamknight]

I thought Diddy Kong Racing was suprior to Mario Kart 64 in almost every way.

[Kefka Jr.]

I did play it for a while, but eventually all the stupid characters got to me.

[The Toecutter]

Did you forget Paper Mario, Terr?

Ewwwwww...

Personally, I can never take Mario RPGs seriously, even if the SNES one was a great game and quite fun. Paper Mario was awful, and again, not what I could even consider an RPG.

It also had Aidyn Chronicles on there.

It was awful. Take Quest 64, add party members and slightly better graphics, and this is what you get. Not to mention, Quest 64 was really awful as well.


Hybrid Heavin was the best RPG the N64 had to offer, and it wasn't much, imo, even if somewhat fun and not even a real RPG.

[John Mora]

Oh goodness, such a deletion.

[Draygone]

Paper Mario was awful, and again, not what I could even consider an RPG. Uhm...how can you not consider it an RPG? It pretty much has everything other RPGs have, save for weapon and armor shops (though some of the badges could take the place of those), and it does stats and levels a bit different. But I think that's about it.

[The Toecutter]

Lets put it this way: Hybrid Heaven, Alundra, and Parasite Eve 2 were more RPG than Paper Mario, and those weren't RPGs, even though they had most of the basic things RPGs have.

[Caciss]

What?

How can you even argue the fact that Paper Mario isn't an RPG? :(

[John Mora]

Yeah. You're gonna have to write us an essay on how you came to that conclusion. And even then, we'll probably indignantly disagree.

[The Toecutter]

1) In Paper Mario you control only one character at a time and have one character fighting at a time in real time. An RPG doesn't use a real time system, but usually a sort of turn base system and its derivations in order to simulate dice roll calculations or their equivalent. Having the characteristic of real time battles, Paper Mario could be called an action-RPG at best, but other traits it has still contradict the RPG portion of that genre. The 'party members' in Paper Mario really aren't much more than mere novelties with 3 or 4 attacks in the whole game and full inability to use items. They can't really do anything significant, much like the 'spirits' in Beyond Oasis for the Sega Genesis.

2) Like absolutely no character development in Paper Mario. Character development is paramount to all RPGs, even pencil and paper ones, and especially console ones. "It's a me, Mario." Big ****ing whoop. Each character has like a full paragraph of development. I've seen fighting games with more character development than this.

3) Character customizability is lacking in Paper Mario. All RPGs have this in some form, whether it is controlling development of stats or even buying new equipment. Your character development is instead linear, like a Zelda game, where you get your stat upgrades handed to you after killing bosses.

[John Mora]

3) Character customizability is lacking in Paper Mario. All RPGs have this in some form, whether it is controlling development of stats or even buying new equipment. Your character development is instead linear, like a Zelda game, where you get your stat upgrades handed to you after killing bosses.
Nuh uh! The Badges are your main source of character customizability!

[Caciss]

Good thing I've got Terr here to tell me that an RPG can't stray from certain types of battle systems!

[The Toecutter]

Nuh uh! The Badges are your main source of character customizability!

About as much character customization as finding a new gun in a Metal Gear Solid game. Most are handed to you during normal progression of the game and they only offer new abilities.

Good thing I've got Terr here to tell me that an RPG can't stray from certain types of battle systems!

It can. My point was that Paper Mario was an action game, not even an action RPG. RPGs have characteristics as mentioned in their definition, and a game that strays from them cannot be an RPG due to definition. It is a game with RPG elements, and most games that aren't RPGs have these elements.

See here for details:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_role-playing_game

[RPGD]

Hmm... So, basically, if a game lacks even a single characteristic that defines the RPG genre, it, by definition, cannot be classified as an RPG. Isn't that right?

What would you classify Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as, then?

EDIT: Furthermore, we've totally deviated from the thread topic. Can we get back to the point?

[Caciss]

About as much character customization as finding a new gun in a Metal Gear Solid game. Most are handed to you during normal progression of the game and they only offer new abilities.


Levels (like, leveling up) are handed out during normal progression of the game, and they only offer strong skills and abilities.

WHAT!?

Weapons in RPG's do the same crap too.

Your point is retarded.

[Dreamknight]

Fun?

[The Toecutter]

Levels (like, leveling up) are handed out during normal progression of the game, and they only offer strong skills and abilities.

Difference is you control when you level and how you level. What will you kill to level? What level are you comfortable being at when you fight a certain monster? Do you even need to level?

WHAT!?

Weapons in RPG's do the same crap too.

Weapons in RPGs modify your stats and abilities. They aren't just an add on with a single function, but have consequences to their addition that you can see within the 'dice rolls', and their effectiveness is related to character stats and the weapons aren't a single value by themselves. A badge with a special attack is not a stat modifier, but more or less a powerup like what you'd find in an action game. A weapon that is influenced by such and such stats and will do such and such damage or have such and such effect based on those stats is a totaly different matter.

Hmm... So, basically, if a game lacks even a single characteristic that defines the RPG genre, it, by definition, cannot be classified as an RPG. Isn't that right?

Pretty much, yes. However, one could argue that the RPG has a modification of one of those characteristics. Paper Mario lacked those three characteristics I mentioned.

What would you classify Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga as, then?

Never got to play that one.

[Caciss]

Difference is you control when you level and how you level. What will you kill to level? What level are you comfortable being at when you fight a certain monster? Do you even need to level?

You can control if you want to use the badge. Maybe you don't need to hunt for that extra badge, it's all the same if you bring it all back down to the core. Not to mention Paper Mario has a leveling system too.

Weapons in RPGs modify your stats and abilities. They aren't just an add on with a single function, but have consequences to their addition that you can see within the 'dice rolls', and their effectiveness is related to character stats and the weapons aren't a single value by themselves. A badge with a special attack is not a stat modifier, but more or less a powerup like what you'd find in an action game. A weapon that is influenced by such and such stats and will do such and such damage or have such and such effect based on those stats is a totaly different matter.

Not really, it's actually more based on how complex you want to make your "weapon" or "armor" or in this case "badge" system.

There are badges that effect your attack, health, and etc. I think it's stupid to not call Paper Mario because it doesn't have "weapon stat effectors!"

Also, I got relatively attached to several of the characters in Paper Mario, and PM is more about witty dialouge, and the actual boss characters.

[Draygone]

1) Okay, so you're able to strengthen your attack and defense by pressing a button at the right time. That hardly makes it a real-time battle system. I mean, aside from that feature, battles are COMPLETELY TURN-BASED. You can't run around the battlefields, slashing at enemies from every direction like a Zelda game. Every other Mario RPG had the timing-based feature. A few RPGs that don't have Mario have a feature like that. They're still RPGs. I'll give you the lack of use of party members beyond getting in an extra hit, though I guess since Mario winds up being the only real party member in the entire game (thus making the game something other than an RPG), I guess games like the first Dragon Warrior aren't real RPGs either.

2) Just because there's no character development doesn't mean it's not an RPG. At least the first three Dragon Warrior games, the first Final Fantasy game, the Pokemon games, no character development.

3) Um...badges? The choice of raising HP, MP, or BP at each level-up? How do you figure most badges are simply given to you as you progress? A bunch of them are hidden, and there's a shop that sells badges. And whether some of them give new abilities or not doesn't change the fact that it's still customization. I mean, you could go through the game with high HP/MP through badges, or go through the game with upped attack/defense, or go through with a bunch of different skills, or any combination of the above.

Difference is you control when you level and how you level. What will you kill to level? What level are you comfortable being at when you fight a certain monster? Do you even need to level? That can be said for about any RPG with experience-based leveling.They aren't just an add on with a single function, but have consequences to their addition that you can see within the 'dice rolls' Wait, are we talking about the same type of RPG here? Last I checked, most console RPGs I've played, I've seen a lot of equipment with a single function. The sword that raises attack by 12, the armor that raises defense by 3, etc. I assume by "dice rolls" (if you're talking about console RPGs) you mean how most RPGs randomize damage dealt a little. Okay, so Paper Mario sets damage at exact amounts. Big deal. All it does is add a little more strategy to battles. It makes it easy to tell that if the monster has a defense of 2, you had better use an attack with a power greater than 2, or else use an ability that cuts through the defense.A badge with a special attack is not a stat modifier, but more or less a powerup like what you'd find in an action game. Which you can equip and unequip, like any regular piece of equipment.

[Caciss]

:highfive

[SirTMagus]

Yeah, this is foolhardy.

[Draygone]

:p Yeah, you're right. It's a rediculous conversation. So, what were we talking about before this?

[Redneck 2000]

How much everyone hates the psp

[Funk]

Jeroak would defend WMD if they were produced by Sony.

[Valkysas]

I said it before, I'll say it again. people dont hate the PSP, they hate what a craptacular job sony has done with it.

[Nixon]

And the $250 price tag.

[The Toecutter]

I could continue the Paper Mario discussion via PM, if anyone wants.


I think the PSP would have been a lot better had it allowed you to use regular playstation discs. But that wouldn't have been as profitable.

[John Mora]

I think the PSP would have been a lot better had it allowed you to use regular playstation discs. But that wouldn't have been as portable.

:D

[The Toecutter]

You're either quite coy, or you misread what I quoted. :serge

[John Mora]

Oh I think you know which one.

[Funk]

I wonder if the PSP will fail as much as this topic failed to stay on topic OVER and OVER and OVER again.

[The Toecutter]

It will probably fail worse.

[Draygone]

It'll probably be a big hit based on name alone.

[John Mora]

I imagine it will get a small, elite following to contend against the DS with until the inevitable trickling of DS games gets dumped in favor of the Game Boy Evolution and all the fanboys cry foul and flock to the then-cheaper PSP out of spite for Nintendo.

[Valkysas]

I dont see the next gameboy being more than the rediculously expensive $250 PSP.

[John Mora]

I'm not saying that it'll be more than $250. I'm saying that by the time the Game Boy Evolution will have come out, the PSP will probably have had a price drop.

[Redneck 2000]

What's wrong with the PSP? They fixed the square button problem. UMD discs shooting out is total crap, even confirmed so by the creator of that bogus video who admitted it was faked.

Is it because it plays music? Movies? Has better graphics and hardware processing capabilities than the DS? Looks nicer? Has better, built in internet and more online games at launch than DS has gotten since December?

Honestly I cannot see what the horrible disgusting problem is with it. And if you say the price tag that's ridiculous because I still don't even have a full-time job and I can easily afford it, along with all the games I want and a memory stick. You guys are all like 40 so if you can't afford it that's pretty sad (not to mention the fact that the price tag is worth it with everything it has built in).

And a "small, elite following" of PSP fans? I don't know if you've heard of this tiny country called Japan, but they have all this video game **** going on there and the PSP is already outselling the DS by a giant amount. :spin

[Dreamknight]

You guys are all like 40 so if you can't afford it that's pretty sad (not to mention the fact that the price tag is worth it with everything it has built in).

:lol

[John Mora]

I get $120 a paycheck. And I have to give my dad $75 a month in car insurance. And I have series on DVD I need to keep up on.

So no, I don't have the extra $250.

[Redneck 2000]

But see, that's not that you don't have the money. It's that you need to keep up with buying other interests. I bet all of your anime DVD collections total up to like $2000 worth.

And dude, just $120 a paycheck? Where do you work!? I earned $80 today hanging plants and cutting trees in a greenhouse, and as a bonus, I got to get out of the cold for a while. If a skinny nerd kid can get a decent-paying job doing brute work, a fine middle aged specimen like J. Mora should have a good career by now.

[John Mora]

And dude, just $120 a paycheck? Where do you work!?

And my self-esteem skyrockets.

[Redneck 2000]

I totally complimented you, though.

a fine middle aged specimen like J. Mora should have a good career

And come on... you're John Mora. John ****ing Mora. You could walk into a store, any store, and just be like "Gimme a job, *****" and they'd give you a job. What's stopping you, huh?

[John Mora]

THE ECONOMY?

[Draygone]

What's wrong with the PSP? Let's start with the price, 'cause I know you are interested in that. I get roughly $400 a month, working at Wendy's. After payments and everything else, I get to keep less than $100 of that. Yes, I'll admit I need a new job. I plan on getting one actually. But even after getting a new job, I highly doubt I'll be able to spend a whole bunch of money at once like that. Besides that, with several new systems coming out within the next couple of years, I really have to think about which ones I spend my money on.

The Square button is still misaligned. They just made it so it doesn't stick. I don't know how well that solves the problem, but considering I haven't heard much of anything since it was a fixed, I can only assume there isn't much of a problem anymore.

The disks flying out is real. I know someone from here imported a PSP and tested it out. As I understand it, that's been fixed as well.

There's been a lot of complaining about dead pixels. Yes, I know every system with a screen like that has them, but I've never heard so much about the problem until the PSP. Sure the pixels are small, and a dead pixel might not be that noticeable, but that doesn't change the fact that I pretty much want to have a screen without any faults.

There's also the questionable battery life, but I think people are overreacting a bit on that one. I mean, the darn thing is a disc-based system, which takes a lot more power than reading data on a chip. As long as there's a power cord available (much like there's one included with the DS), I won't complain too much.

I think that's about it. Did I miss anything?

BTW, I don't really hate the PSP. I just want to wait until the system has a few more games on it that I will buy. And can buy. I already made the mistake of buying the DS too soon. (Although at least I got it as a gift, and at least I get to play GBA games on it.)

[Redneck 2000]

What's wrong with the PSP? Let's start with the price, 'cause I know you are interested in that. I get roughly $400 a month, working at Wendy's. After payments and everything else, I get to keep less than $100 of that. Yes, I'll admit I need a new job. I plan on getting one actually. But even after getting a new job, I highly doubt I'll be able to spend a whole bunch of money at once like that. Besides that, with several new systems coming out within the next couple of years, I really have to think about which ones I spend my money on.

The Square button is still misaligned. They just made it so it doesn't stick. I don't know how well that solves the problem, but considering I haven't heard much of anything since it was a fixed, I can only assume there isn't much of a problem anymore.

The disks flying out is real. I know someone from here imported a PSP and tested it out. As I understand it, that's been fixed as well.

There's been a lot of complaining about dead pixels. Yes, I know every system with a screen like that has them, but I've never heard so much about the problem until the PSP. Sure the pixels are small, and a dead pixel might not be that noticeable, but that doesn't change the fact that I pretty much want to have a screen without any faults.

There's also the questionable battery life, but I think people are overreacting a bit on that one. I mean, the darn thing is a disc-based system, which takes a lot more power than reading data on a chip. As long as there's a power cord available (much like there's one included with the DS), I won't complain too much.

I think that's about it. Did I miss anything?

BTW, I don't really hate the PSP. I just want to wait until the system has a few more games on it that I will buy. And can buy. I already made the mistake of buying the DS too soon. (Although at least I got it as a gift, and at least I get to play GBA games on it.)

$100 a month? Ugh...

And yes, they did fix the square button, they realigned it completely. They also tried to fix the twisting UMD thing by making the system more resilient to twisting. And it does come with a power cord, and you can charge the battery while playing.

[SirTMagus]

I see iPods every****ingwhere, soon I get to see PSPs.

And my rage shall increase tenfold.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Only $400 a month? Do you only work on weekends or something?

My job currently sucks. I wash dishes six days a week, and for the past week Ive had to do double shifts becasue the other dish washer quit again. Ive been doing it for a year now, and all the other guys that come in only last for a week. They get the morning shift too which is so damn slack. I finally got a raise too, but it was only by 50 cents. WOW, thats like.....50 cents above minimum wage. I could get a job doing literally a quarter of the work I do at my current job, and still make the same amount of money. But at least I get $1000+ a month to save up. I have 6K saved up in the bank right now waiting to be spent on a car, and a laptop.

But anyway, enough of my depressing ramblings.

Speaking of Ipods, those Ipod-mini thingys are looking mighty sexy.

[John Mora]

Only $400 a month? Do you only work on weekends or something?

I would be ecstatic if I got that much money from my schedule.

[Draygone]

I only get 17 hours in a week. Well, more than that, as I'm getting a few more hours now that warmer weather is coming. But it's still not a whole lot. If it were at least 30 hours a week, that'd be at least somewhat better.

[Kanick]

I guess I should feel lucky with the job i have :spin

[Nixon]

I could afford one, but I could also spend the $250.00 on a stack of used games for other systems that I already know work really well.

[Redneck 2000]

And yet you probably bought the DS, knowing that the very same argument applies, just slightly less so.

But good point. I think nobody should ever buy new consoles, just new games. Everyone should throw out all their game systems all the way back to Atari 2600, and just buy games for it. I hear ET is pretty rad!

Who needs technological advancement when you have nostalgia!?

[Armored]

Only $400 a month? Do you only work on weekends or something?

My job currently sucks. I wash dishes six days a week, and for the past week Ive had to do double shifts becasue the other dish washer quit again. Ive been doing it for a year now, and all the other guys that come in only last for a week. They get the morning shift too which is so damn slack. I finally got a raise too, but it was only by 50 cents. WOW, thats like.....50 cents above minimum wage. I could get a job doing literally a quarter of the work I do at my current job, and still make the same amount of money. But at least I get $1000+ a month to save up. I have 6K saved up in the bank right now waiting to be spent on a car, and a laptop.

But anyway, enough of my depressing ramblings.

Speaking of Ipods, those Ipod-mini thingys are looking mighty sexy.


?? If the new guys only last a week, you're doing a damn good job. Tell them to give you more money or you'll vomit on them.

[Nixon]

And yet you probably bought the DS, knowing that the very same argument applies, just slightly less so.

But good point. I think nobody should ever buy new consoles, just new games. Everyone should throw out all their game systems all the way back to Atari 2600, and just buy games for it. I hear ET is pretty rad!

Who needs technological advancement when you have nostalgia!?

No, I didn't buy a DS.

No, I don't think we should only play old systems/games. That's why I have all three next-gen systems.

Playing used games on the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox is hardly nostalgic since they are still relatively new.

Also, I didn't buy any of the next-gen systems on launch. I don't buy things on launch. Also, all the aforementioned systems cost less than $250.00 when I got them.

[Redneck 2000]

Well why would you buy all 3 current-gen systems when you couldve spent that $600(?) on a stack of PS1 and N64 games?

Because you wanted something new. I want something new with the PSP and frankly I can and will afford it. Playing games, movies and music is something I always dreamed a portable should do ever since I saw the original gameboy (no, not exaggerating), and now that one can, with extreme quality, people toss it off as a useless gimmick.

[Nixon]

I want something new, but I also want something that works, and has been proven to work under typical fanboy use.

I'm not as willing to shell out $250.00 of my hard earned cash for one PORTABLE system that is already well known for its design flaws/problems/issues.

And if I'm going to watch a movie, I want to see the film in all its glory, not on some tiny screen with sound coming out of obnoxious ear bud style headphones.

I personally don't see the inclusion of the UMD capability as being a selling point. They would do better to have some more interesting launch titles instead of hyping up the included "spider man 2" movie that everyone has already seen.

Playing games, movies and music is something I always dreamed a portable should do ever since I saw the original gameboy (no, not exaggerating), and now that one can, with extreme quality, people toss it off as a useless gimmick.

If it played all the DVDs I already own, it might be more appealing. But I would have to buy those movies in UMD format, which is pointless.

Plus, with only 4-6 hours of battery life, you won't be able to do much of what you mentioned for extended periods of time.

I guess I'll have more faith in it once I see that it can do all those things you mentioned without any problems. Also, once I see that it has some appealing launch titles, which is what everyone ******ed about with the DS.

[Redneck 2000]

And if I'm going to watch a movie, I want to see the film in all its glory, not on some tiny screen with sound coming out of obnoxious ear bud style headphones.

What? Headphones are obnoxious now? I don't hear anyone saying "If I wanted music I'd go to a concert, not listen to it on some obnoxious headphones". Believe me, I know a lot about audio quality and the PSP matches most mp3 players if you have a good pair of headphones.
And the PSP screen is pretty underrated for movies. It is widescreen, movies' native format, and high definition. You can easily see as much detail on the PSP screen as on a decent home TV.

If it played all the DVDs I already own, it might be more appealing. But I would have to buy those movies in UMD format, which is pointless.

This is true. But you honestly can't expect it to be giant enough to play DVD discs and still be portable. And if you get a decent memory stick you can just put the DVDs on your computer then transfer them onto the PSP at a small size with no loss of picture or sound quality.

Plus, with only 4-6 hours of battery life, you won't be able to do much of what you mentioned for extended periods of time.

Yeah, I see what you mean, but personally I never play games for more than 6 hours straight unless I'm completely engrossed in them. And on top of that, I don't usually go without an electrical outlet for a really long period of time.

Say it's a normal day at school for me. The day is about 7 hours long. I start at 8 and take two classes until 11:00 (3 hours). Lunch goes from 11:00 until 12:45, making it 1:45 long. The PSP's battery takes 2 hours to fully charge from 0% to 100%, so at lunch I could play while charging and have it fully charged by the end of the break. Then there's class from 12:45 to 3:00, another 2:15, then I would be at home and could charge again.

Even if I constantly played during all my classes and played while charging at lunch like I said, the PSP could last me the whole day. Plus, I could charge overnight easily. The battery won't be a big deal for me.

I guess I'll have more faith in it once I see that it can do all those things you mentioned without any problems. Also, once I see that it has some appealing launch titles, which is what everyone ******ed about with the DS.

Lumines is a spectacular launch title. I played it on my friend's import PSP and it truly is deserving of the title "the new Tetris". It's Tetris with a musical twist, simply put, and it's a great game. Most game websites have given it an average score of about 9.3 out of 10. There are a couple of good launch titles I would love to have for myself, which is more than I can say about the current lineup of DS games (WarioWare aside).

[Nixon]

What? Headphones are obnoxious now? I don't hear anyone saying "If I wanted music I'd go to a concert, not listen to it on some obnoxious headphones". Believe me, I know a lot about audio quality and the PSP matches most mp3 players if you have a good pair of headphones.
And the PSP screen is pretty underrated for movies. It is widescreen, movies' native format, and high definition. You can easily see as much detail on the PSP screen as on a decent home TV.

Listening to music on headphones is something I do only when I have to. Normally, I listen to music on my computer or stereo. Listening to music and watching a whole movie while using headphones are two very different things.

I would disagree with that last part about the TV. Maybe the PSP screen is technically better than my TV screen, but I don't have to sit right in front of my TV to see what's going on. I can watch movies from across the room if I want.

And if you get a decent memory stick you can just put the DVDs on your computer then transfer them onto the PSP at a small size with no loss of picture or sound quality.

So a decent memory stick isn't included? Bummer. Neat idea, but if I have to pay extra in order to do it...

Yeah, I see what you mean, but personally I never play games for more than 6 hours straight unless I'm completely engrossed in them. And on top of that, I don't usually go without an electrical outlet for a really long period of time.

Say it's a normal day at school for me. The day is about 7 hours long. I start at 8 and take two classes until 11:00 (3 hours). Lunch goes from 11:00 until 12:45, making it 1:45 long. The PSP's battery takes 2 hours to fully charge from 0% to 100%, so at lunch I could play while charging and have it fully charged by the end of the break. Then there's class from 12:45 to 3:00, another 2:15, then I would be at home and could charge again.

Even if I constantly played during all my classes and played while charging at lunch like I said, the PSP could last me the whole day. Plus, I could charge overnight easily. The battery won't be a big deal for me.

The tests on IGN seem to show that you're more likely to get the lower end of the performance level while gaming. Here's the link:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/574/574557p2.html (http://)
I've gamed for more than four hours on countless occasions.

Seems like it will be tough to leave your PSP charging somewhere when you're out and about (job, school, etc) without people noticing. Plus, I'm forgetful, and it's not always easy to remember to recharge stuff that often.

Lumines is a spectacular launch title. I played it on my friend's import PSP and it truly is deserving of the title "the new Tetris". It's Tetris with a musical twist, simply put, and it's a great game. Most game websites have given it an average score of about 9.3 out of 10. There are a couple of good launch titles I would love to have for myself, which is more than I can say about the current lineup of DS games (WarioWare aside).

Cool, I like some puzzle games. But I would also like something more substantial, although I can understand that it's new and developing great games will take a little while... blah blah blah. I've checked out the stuff in the most recent EGM, and I wasn't that thrilled.

If I invest $200+ dollars into anything, I make damn sure I do my research. I don't want to be stuck with a bunk product.

One of my best friends is getting one, and so I'll get to mess around with his PSP and see if he thinks it's holding up well.

[Draygone]

Well why would you buy all 3 current-gen systems when you couldve spent that $600(?) on a stack of PS1 and N64 games?

Because you wanted something new. I want something new with the PSP and frankly I can and will afford it.I and I'm sure others are simply waiting for the price to drop to a more affordable level.And the PSP screen is pretty underrated for movies. It is widescreen, movies' native format, and high definition. You can easily see as much detail on the PSP screen as on a decent home TV. It's a small screen, though. That's not a problem with games released for it and other handhelds, but those games for the most part are usually exclusive to those systems, and were meant for the small screen. These movies are already released on DVD for big TVs, and I can safely say that if given the choice, I'm going to watch the movie on my decent-sized TV instead of a 3-inch screen.

Also, I want to get a couple of decent RPGs with the system. Right now the only two games I'm interested in are that one vampire fighting game and Ridge Racers, and games like that generally don't last long enough.