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Old 05-31-2005, 06:56 PM   #1
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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!
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Old 05-31-2005, 09:41 PM   #2
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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.
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Old 05-31-2005, 09:43 PM   #3
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Have you accessed GameTavern yet through your PSP via the unofficial browser hack?
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Old 05-31-2005, 10:24 PM   #4
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Have you accessed GameTavern yet through your PSP via the unofficial browser hack?
Nope, I haven't purchased Wipeout: Pure yet, in which the trick is available. I'm don't really plan to in the near future either. I'm thinking my next purchase will be Metal Gear Ac!d.
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Old 05-31-2005, 10:40 PM   #5
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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.
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Old 06-01-2005, 12:04 AM   #6
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By quality, I'm judging it as a portable gaming system.


well, by the sounds of it, you dont think the PSP is a 'portable gaming system'. so why would you judge it as something it isnt?

and I can save you your response

another crappy overpriced undervalued product blah blah blah we get the point
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Old 06-01-2005, 12:15 AM   #7
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You get what you pay for. In Japan the solo unit is $180 which isn't much more than the DS. We, the NTSC get a value pack, which is highly priced as it is.... is still a justified price. I'm PRETTY SURE if the unit came solo it'd be a mirror of Japan's $180 price.

$250 is expensive indeed, but a justified price. If you don't want to get all the extras don't get the PSP. But I know a lot of people who have said they don't need it, but in the end... use them.

No one wants a $180 PSP... and spend extra for a big memory stick duo if they really don't plan on using it as an mp3 player. The 32mb is a fine associate to it, and 32mb is very pricey..... seperately. Aside from Spider Man 2... they give you what you need. It's more of a Startup Kit rather than a Value Pack. But looking at the value pack price and saying it's an overpriced unit... is overlooking many things.

The $180 price tag is a lot more attractive, but thats the solo price point. Thats the price you should be looking at.
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Old 06-01-2005, 07:53 PM   #8
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The $180 price tag is a lot more attractive, but thats the solo price point. Thats the price you should be looking at.
Until they release it at that price, we can't look at that, because I can't go into a store and buy a $180 PSP.

Also, are the memory cards required for saves? If so, at least a 32MB card would have to be included into the price
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