IGN gets excited over playing MP3's

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

They're just trying to cast a shadow on the DS's explosive, unrelenting success.

Guess what IGN? No one cares about listening to MP3's on a PSP. In fact, it completley blows. Cool people listen to MP3's on MP3 Players. What a novel idea!

Yes, and some people play games on Handhelds other than phones. Also, a novel Idea.

I dont see the difference of being able to play music on a phone, and playing music on a PSP. Or even an MP3 player. Can you play games on your MP3 player? No. Can you on a PSP? Yes.

PSP>MP3 Player.

[GameMaster]

Since you and I seem to be in opposing conflict again, why not let our GameTavern friends choose the winner?

Boys, teach this kid a lesson.

[Perfect Stu]

dissing up the PSP for playing MP3's is the same as dissing up an iPod for playing MP3's

having said that, "(we're listening to MP3s right now!)" sounds stupid.

but I'm looking forward to MP3 playback, as I dont have an MP3 player

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

dissing up the PSP for playing MP3's is the same as dissing up an iPod for playing MP3's

Actually since an iPod's main purpose is to play mp3s, your comparison is invalid. Now if you were to say "dissing up an iPod for being able to play solitaire" then you might have something. Unless of course you feel the main purpose of the PSP is to games mp3s and not games...

GBA has been able to play mp3s for quite some time with a cartridge attachment. Don't see how much different that is from PSP where the mp3s are stored on a memory stick you must purchase.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Danchastu

Actually since an iPod's main purpose is to play mp3s, your comparison is invalid. Now if you were to say "dissing up an iPod for being able to play solitaire" then you might have something. Unless of course you feel the main purpose of the PSP is to games mp3s and not games...

GBA has been able to play mp3s for quite some time with a cartridge attachment. Don't see how much different that is from PSP where the mp3s are stored on a memory stick you must purchase.

who cares what its main purpose is?

it's the same function.

about GBA...how is the quality of the mp3's, ive never heard of this function

[Stonecutter]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

Since you and I seem to be in opposing conflict again, why not let our GameTavern friends choose the winner?

Boys, teach this kid a lesson.

What's important isn't whether you're right, or he's right, what important is that IGN are a bunch of dolts.



Just so we're all clear on that.

[Blackmane]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

What's important isn't whether you're right, or he's right, what important is that IGN are a bunch of dolts.



Just so we're all clear on that.

I think Stonecutter hit it on the head.

Why are we bickering amongst ourselves? This is a gaming forum, and both of these handhelds play games, and both have their special features. Its up to you which ones you like (and also which games you prefer) to decide what you want.

Let IGN be idiot fanboys for the PSP. They lose a little more respect everytime they do that.

[KillerGremlin]

I think all the extras on the PSP are great, personally, however, we will see how the cost weighs out in the end. The PSP is going to have memory sticks and other expansions added on to its base-price. The one nice thing about the DS so far is the fact that there haven't been any news of add-ons.

I wouldn't mind listening to music while playing Twisted Metal on the go, but we'll see how the average consumer feels on the issue.

And yes, IGN is retarded.

[Vampyr]

In the future Pictochat will be really usefull for gaming, though. You will be able to contact people you want to play with via wifi. MP3's serve absolutely no purpose for gaming. IF they didn't include pictochat, than it would kind of be like playing an online game on the computer without a chatroom or lobby to meet people in.

I do agree with you on the last part, though. All people do around here anymore is complain about what IGN said. Just don't read it anymore. :\ And this just backs up Null's argument in another thread that all people focus on are the negative comments.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

IF they didn't include pictochat, than it would kind of be like playing an online game on the computer without a chatroom or lobby to meet people in.

You mean like almost every MMORPG, RPG, Sports game, and War fighting game?

[Null]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

In the future Pictochat will be really usefull for gaming, though. You will be able to contact people you want to play with via wifi. MP3's serve absolutely no purpose for gaming. IF they didn't include pictochat, than it would kind of be like playing an online game on the computer without a chatroom or lobby to meet people in.

I do agree with you on the last part, though. All people do around here anymore is complain about what IGN said. Just don't read it anymore. :\ And this just backs up Null's argument in another thread that all people focus on are the negative comments.

im not saying it doesnt have its purposes that you can use it for, im saying its not a game and they included it. they coulda put a spot to put a headset in, or just used normal chat.
Mp3's can serve to music to listen to while you play games. its not a game, just as the picto chat isnt, but people can find uses for it.

However im a bit confused on the one sentence, i never meet people in a lobby before playing a game. lol. you just hop on a server where people are. why would you need to talk to them first? computer games especially, you hop on, it lists servers and how many people are playing on each server and you join one. you can talk DURING the game, but i never talk before.

Console games, which i think your refering to work a lot differently since people dont create constant 24/7 servers, they host games where everyone syncs up together. therefor people have to get together enough people before playing a game.
but even so..., tho they have a lobby where people can talk, no one uses it to organize games to play, they sometimes talk about meaningless stuff. but when they want to play, they just hop on someones game they created and are waiting for people to join. either that or on a 1on1 game they challenge random people.

But lobby for computer games, no, because theres no centralized server.

[MuGen]

Just so we're all clear, the PSP is a media handheld, so to call it solely a gaming handheld in comparison to the DS would be unjustified. Since SONY clearly stated it to be a multimedia handheld... it wouldn't be WRONG for them to have the extra features it has.

So why bust on the PSP because it plays mp3's and people get excited over it? Truth be told, I drive so.. i dont need an mp3 player..... the one thing I'm excited about is the UMD movies..

*orgasms over Final Fantasy Advent Children*

[Null]

Originally Posted by Kyuzo

Truth be told, I drive so.. i dont need an mp3 player.....

i need a mp3 player BECAUSE i drive. i have an indash 5disc cd changer, but it doesnt compare to having a few thousand songs from my ipod hooked up to my car stereo

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Null

i need a mp3 player BECAUSE i drive. i have an indash 5disc cd changer, but it doesnt compare to having a few thousand songs from my ipod hooked up to my car stereo

True this.

I need to buy another iTrip. I had the iPod + iTrip in my pocket when I was drunk jumping on a swiss ball. The pin bent.

So heart breaking. Oh and I'll try replacing the battery then. Sweet!

[Canyarion]

Only no one will ever have something even close to 1000 songs on a PSP.

Remember that hybrids usually don't do that well.... But Sony can probably handle it.

edit: never-->ever