Pros and Cons of the PSP

[Magus]

http://www.craveonline.com/gear/stories.php?sid=1221

Interesting stuff I never thought about.

But unless I'm mistaken both articles are written by the same guy - with the Pro's list written before the price/release date announcement. It seems his own Con's list convinced him more... hmmm.

[Valkysas]

Re: Pros and Cons of the PSP

no mention of the screwy latch, the disaster that is the square button, or the dead pixel problems, all of which sony says won't be fixed because the PSP is the most beautiful thing ever.

and the PSP in the US is 250 freaking dollars. 70 more than in japan. WTF?

I buy game systems to play games. not to listen to music, not to watch movies, to play games. anything else is a waste of my time and money.

If I wanted to listen to music, I'd buy an MP3 player. if I wanted to watch movies, I'D GO HOME.

[Nixon]

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Actually, he does eventually mention the square button, it's under another heading, though.

I will wait and see how the US version holds up. I would like to give it a try, but I'm not expecting great things.

[IRC]

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I think it's going to come down to game selection form me. Luckily I'm severly anti-portable biased so I doubt anything could convince me to buy this. The music aspect would be nice but I don't trust anything made by Sony's videogame department to be durable enough for me to run with. Which is what I would want the music for other than sleeping in class.

So in the end it looks like I'll just buy an MP3 player and save 150 bucks.

Edit: Man, that first article almost changed my mind and made me want one. Good thing I read that second article to crush that desire.

Seriously though, if those screenshots are accurate, that is one awesome looking screen.

[Magus]

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Edit: Man, that first article almost changed my mind and made me want one. Good thing I read that second article to crush that desire.

Ditto. I imagine a Zone of the Enders or Final Fantasy game on there and I actually stop and think about how NEAT that'd be.

Then, yeah, I remember I'd be paying $600+ for **** that won't work and I don't need. Hmm.

Still, it'd be cool if it was suddenly this wonderful thing that worked and was awesome for the U.S. release! ...Yeah...!

[John Mora]

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ZOE meets FOX HOUND

[Redneck 2000]

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I think music playing is a good feature for a portable thing, but I never get portables anyway. I also think that DVD playing is an amazing feature for consoles. If the PS3 doesn't have it, that would be retarculous. My PS2 is my DVD player right now. It helps cos I have like 5 consoles hooked into my TV and it helps that I don't have to add a DVD player on top of that.

[Translucid]

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...retarculous?

[Caciss]

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Ever read a book?

lollolol, ***.

[osiris]

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I'm strongly considering getting one because several of the launch titles seem like pure sex.

That and I would actually use the music player, so I DERNO!

[highwind]

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Which launch titles permit orgasm?

[osiris]

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I'm liking Wipeout Pure, NBA Street Remix, NFL Street Unleashed, Metal Gear Acid, and Ridge Racer

[John Mora]

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I didn't think AC!D was launch.

[Redneck 2000]

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...retarculous?

Ridiculous + Retarded

[IRC]

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I think the guy in the article hits it on the head when he talks about how all the launch games are ports. I still don't see how this is better than saving five hundred dollars and just buying an MP3 player. OH WAIT, I forgot about movies on a five inch screen.