PSP: I'm submitting

MuGen · 05-30-2005, 02:32 AM

I'm still hooked on Wipeout Pure and Darkstalkers. Star Wars Episode I, II, III are supposedly going to be released on UMD simultaneously with III's DVD release in about half a year.

And Gekko... do you own a PSP? The thing doesn't suffer from any type of battery life. It has the expected battery life of what a machine like this can handle. I've listened to my mp3's all throughout my sleep with it still playing in the morning... I have a lump sum of mp3's in there... albeit it'll be almost dead in the morning... but thats a lot of hours. Playing a game without it jacked in, I can get in a good 4 hours. And I hardly find myself playing portably for more than 4 hours..... and thats one thing people over exaggerate.... people think because it's not as lasting as a DS or GB, means it has sucky battery life. But who honestly plays portably for 10 hours straight? Aside from long flights, there'll be a time where you'll eventually charge the thing.

PSP has sufficient battery life....it doesn't suck. And there is a Pelican Extended Battery out there that runs on 3 AAA batteries, making it's battery life up to 30 hours.... and it is a rechargable battery pack. Think about that? It's only $40.00 too.

gekko · 05-30-2005, 02:51 AM

No, I don't own a PSP as I clearly stated in the post you're replying to. I have read plenty of tests from various sources, including PS exclusive magazines who say its battery life sucks, and they actually did the tests.

I'm not interested in using PSP as an MP3 player, it would be a very expensive downgrade. I would use it for playing games, and all the tests indicate the battery life is horrible. It might not be a big deal for you, if you play it sitting in your house where you're free to charge it at your leisure. I could go out and buy extended batteries, and I'm sure Sony is more than planning on capitalizing on their poor product by releasing their own extended batteries to try and suck more money out of their customers. Excuse me for expecting a PlayStation Portable to actually be portable. If you want to go out and buy a PSP for $249 and then go spend more money on a extended battery, be my guest. Again, sorry for thinking I should get what I paid for.

In Iraq, I killed hundreds of hours playing my GBA SP and Nintendo DS. You think sitting in an observation post outside a hostile city provided me a chance to charge the thing whenever I wanted? This isn't the Playstation Mini, it's the Playstation Portable, and until it becomes portable, don't expect me to buy it.

Anything else in the world and this would be an over-priced product with poor performance, but since it's a video game system, everybody worships the stupid plastic box and you're insane if you don't fall in love with a 4.3" screen. Give me a break.

bobcat · 05-30-2005, 08:09 AM

I was interested in the PSP when it first came out, but after a while I can see myself becoming very bored with it if there are no stellar games (I don't think there are any, as goes for DS).

At least the DS offers the touch screen which offers some fresh gameplay experiences. PSP atm seems like a portable PSX/2, which isn't what I really want

KillerGremlin · 05-30-2005, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bobcat

I was interested in the PSP when it first came out, but after a while I can see myself becoming very bored with it if there are no stellar games (I don't think there are any, as goes for DS).

At least the DS offers the touch screen which offers some fresh gameplay experiences. PSP atm seems like a portable PSX/2, which isn't what I really want

Actually, I kind of regret buying a DS on launch. It's a cool portable, but right now there are very few games for it, and while there is a lot of stuff on the horizon, it's been collecting dust on my nightstand. I really wish Nintendo and Sony had just waited instead of rushing their two portables. Who knows, if they released them now, maybe both would have been substantially better, from a hardware and software standpoint.

MuGen · 05-31-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gekko

No, I don't own a PSP as I clearly stated in the post you're replying to. I have read plenty of tests from various sources, including PS exclusive magazines who say its battery life sucks, and they actually did the tests.

I'm not interested in using PSP as an MP3 player, it would be a very expensive downgrade. I would use it for playing games, and all the tests indicate the battery life is horrible. It might not be a big deal for you, if you play it sitting in your house where you're free to charge it at your leisure. I could go out and buy extended batteries, and I'm sure Sony is more than planning on capitalizing on their poor product by releasing their own extended batteries to try and suck more money out of their customers. Excuse me for expecting a PlayStation Portable to actually be portable. If you want to go out and buy a PSP for $249 and then go spend more money on a extended battery, be my guest. Again, sorry for thinking I should get what I paid for.

In Iraq, I killed hundreds of hours playing my GBA SP and Nintendo DS. You think sitting in an observation post outside a hostile city provided me a chance to charge the thing whenever I wanted? This isn't the Playstation Mini, it's the Playstation Portable, and until it becomes portable, don't expect me to buy it.

Anything else in the world and this would be an over-priced product with poor performance, but since it's a video game system, everybody worships the stupid plastic box and you're insane if you don't fall in love with a 4.3" screen. Give me a break.

I think this the PSP is not your thing then. Because what most people overlook is the capability of the system. Many look at DS and GBA and compare their battery life to said PSP. But.... PSP's graphics... screen size.... resolution...... color depth.....are ALL a lot more powerful then the DS.... requiring more battery juice. That's why battery life with the PSP varies upon the type of activity your doing.

The PSP is perfectly portable... I don't always play it when it's plugged in... another miconception. But I don't find myself playing it portably for more than 4 hours.... that number is very irrational.

gekko · 05-31-2005, 04:53 PM

It does require more battery juice, which is why Sony should've included a longer battery. It's not like they don't exist.

All you're doing is making excuses for the PSP's short battery life. Despite all the reasons you may come up with to why the battery life is shorter, and despite all the reasons why you may not use your PSP for more than 4 hours, the fact remains that the PSP has a short battery life.

You're right, the PSP is not my thing. I want a quality product for my money.

Dyne · 05-31-2005, 06:56 PM

Gekko, we respect your opinion, but try not to come off as bitter.

Anyways, more about me! I was only half satisfied with Lumines, but I picked up Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee today, and I'm completely satisfied with it. Thanks to DarkMaster and DeathsHand for the recommendation on it, I'm really really happy. I'm a huge Mario Golf fanboy and now it's great to have a 3D golfer in the vein of it, actually portable.

Woo!

DarrenMcLeod · 05-31-2005, 09:41 PM

4 hours of battery life is enough for many people, but there are some of us who live in rural Canada, and I take 8 hour drives pretty frequently, and often longer ones as well. I don't want to only be able to play for a few hours, and then quit.

I disagree with gekko on PSP not being a quality product, because it is, but there should've been better battery life. Sure, it's more powerful than the DS, but DS having 2 screens to provides battery for... that's a LOT of juice.

I think it's cool that you decided on getting a PSP. I hope you enjoy yourself with it, and I'm jealous that you are playing Lumines and I'm not.

GameMaster · 05-31-2005, 09:43 PM

Have you accessed GameTavern yet through your PSP via the unofficial browser hack?

gekko · 05-31-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

I disagree with gekko on PSP not being a quality product, because it is, but there should've been better battery life. Sure, it's more powerful than the DS, but DS having 2 screens to provides battery for... that's a LOT of juice.

Just explaining my point more clearly, since it seems to be a little misunderstood...

By quality, I'm judging it as a portable gaming system. Just like any other product, it's judged differently depending on what type of product it is.

Portable products have to be judged on a few additional criteria than its stationary counterparts. Its size, battery life, and durability are now a factor, as well as other items that make it more useful as a portable product. Laptops are the same way. If it's heavy, big, doesn't have many outputs, only gets a couple hours of battery life, and has keyboards that are difficult to see in the dark and hardware that is easily broken when banged around, it will be graded accordingly. Even if it is the most powerful laptop ever made.

But feel free to still disagree with me.