PSP: I'm submitting

Dyne · 05-29-2005, 03:57 PM

So, I calculated how much I make next week, and.. ooh, wow. <3

So anyways, I have two options: filling out my gamecube library completely, or buying a PSP. The thing is, I really like the PSP, and it looks hot as hell. But I could care less for the games on it.

Persuade/Dissuade me. I'm leaning towards Metal Gear Ac!d or Lumines, but I don't know. I usually like non-turn-based Japanese games, and I'm a bit iffy about replay value here.

What about Hot Shots Golf? I'm a huge fanboy of Mario Golf. Is it any different?

What are some of the things I can do with a PSP?

Ginkasa · 05-29-2005, 04:25 PM

I'd just wait until there's some games you're actually interested in before buying the PSP. Besides, there could, possibly (anything is possible..), be a price drop between now and then...

/me shrugs and walks away

DarkMaster · 05-29-2005, 04:35 PM

Lumines, Metal Gear Acid, Hot Shots Golf, Ridge Racer, and Wipeout Pure are all excellent titles for the PSP. There are a few others as well, but I've mainly played those 5.

If you're really into titles like Rez, Gitaroo Man, Space Channel 5, etc. then some would consider Lumines worth the price of admission alone. It's really awesome.

Metal Gear Acid is kind of a love it or hate it. I love Metal Gear, I love strategy games, so I love Metal Gear Acid, simple as that.

You can't go wrong with Hot Shots Golf, and if you're into racing games then you must check out Ridge Racer and/or Wipeout Pure.

If you want to go beyond games, you can pick up a 512MB or 1GB san disk memory duo and download a crap ton of music and pictures, or a few hours of TV shows, movies, etc. It's a great little device to have if you're willing to dish out the money.

gekko · 05-29-2005, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

So anyways, I have two options: filling out my gamecube library completely, or buying a PSP. The thing is, I really like the PSP, and it looks hot as hell. But I could care less for the games on it.

Persuade/Dissuade me

Awesome. Buy a PSP because it looks good and just stare at it. Sweet, mind if I join you? We can wirelessly connect and stare at our PSPs together!

If you don't like the games, don't waste your money on the hardware. PSP is not a collectors item, there's no reason to own it if you don't plan on playing it.

You paid $199 for that Gamecube you have, and now you want to pay $249 for a system with games you don't care for? Why? It's a waste of money.

I think you would be better off saving your money rather than buying a PSP. Once you buy the PSP, a couple games, a bigger memory card so you can realize it isn't a MP3 player, maybe waste some money on buying a movie just to say you've tried it, and you just spent a lot of money. Better off saving it for an Xbox 360. At least then you can sit around and change faceplates all day.

Seriously, $250 is ridicules. If you really wanted it, I'd say buy it. If not, wait. It'll drop in price. I want one too every time I go into a store, but I'm not spending $250 on a system that suffers from poor battery life and defective square buttons only because it has a big screen and pretty graphics. I'm more than sick of Metal Gear, and Hot Shots Golf. It's the reason I don't play my PS2. The only game that even peaked my interest is Death Jr, and I'll grab it for a couple bucks off eBay in a couple years.

Xbox 360 is coming out this fall, and despite how much I make fun of it, it will be the best system, hands-down for a year after its launch. I'll be playing my games in 720p over the best online service consoles have ever seen. If I'
m going to spend my money on a game system with horrible games, I'd rather go Xbox 360, not PSP.

Null · 05-29-2005, 06:40 PM

If you want a PSP for its games, prolly should wait. if your planning on running emulators or anything. might want to thinka bout picking it up before they up the ones they're selling in stores to a higher version, if they havnt already.

Dyne · 05-29-2005, 07:10 PM

Gekko loses. I bought it.

Somewhere, Kyuzo is applauding rautiously.

I bought it with Lumines, a 256mb card, a USB cable, and a leather pouch.

Anyways, thanks Darkmaster and those of you whom tried to dissuade me. I do feel kind of bad about dropping $500 canadian, but hell, when you make a lot of money, don't own a car, and you have no loans to pay off, it really isn't that much.

DeathsHand · 05-29-2005, 11:06 PM

Hot Shots Golf is my personal favorite PSP game so far... By far...

Yeah though you still prolly should've at least waited

But Null as for the emulator comment, the only PSPs that can run any kind of emulators out there right now are ones running on the firmware version 1.0 (I think is the one)... And unfortunately, the only ones that could possibly have that are unupdated Japanese PSPs from around launch time...

all US PSPs come with version 1.1, or whatever, which has some kind of... thing in it... that does stuff... and won't allow it to play the emulators that are out...

But I've heard it's just a matter of time before someone gets around it, I'm keepin my fingers crossed...

Dylflon · 05-29-2005, 11:26 PM

I watched him buy it. With my eyes. Haven't seen it in action yet though.

Gotta let me try Lumines, dude.

P.S. "Coooome ooooon. Leeeeeather"

Null · 05-30-2005, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

But Null as for the emulator comment, the only PSPs that can run any kind of emulators out there right now are ones running on the firmware version 1.0 (I think is the one)... And unfortunately, the only ones that could possibly have that are unupdated Japanese PSPs from around launch time...

all US PSPs come with version 1.1, or whatever, which has some kind of... thing in it... that does stuff... and won't allow it to play the emulators that are out...

But I've heard it's just a matter of time before someone gets around it, I'm keepin my fingers crossed...

But thats exactly my point. with each new version of firmware, its probably going to be harder to do. or at least take longer. the earlier version you have, the better chances you have of them making em work on yours.

1.5 will be cracked soon enough, sony released updates to 1.51 recently for a unknown 'security' fix. perhaps they know of a way people can make em run on 1.5's so they patched it. who knows. But i will never update my PSP unless i know they can run on the version im updating to.

Null · 06-20-2005, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

all US PSPs come with version 1.1, or whatever, which has some kind of... thing in it... that does stuff... and won't allow it to play the emulators that are out...

But I've heard it's just a matter of time before someone gets around it, I'm keepin my fingers crossed...

And woudnt you know it they'd find a way while im gone on vacation, i was hoping to of had it before i left. but none the less. emulators on 1.5 are now working.

i have the NES one on my PSP right now. runs WONDERFULLY. been playin some punchout goodness here at work. heh. forgotten how much i loved that game.

SNES one is still not quite perfect. a bit choppy at times. but its getting better. im hoping they'll eventually have the Genesis / SNES / GBA ones running perfect soon tho

for now tho, i'll play the hundreds of NES games i currently have on my psp. hehe. i love this thing.

Bond · 05-30-2005, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Gekko loses. I bought it.

Somewhere, Kyuzo is applauding rautiously.

I bought it with Lumines, a 256mb card, a USB cable, and a leather pouch.

Anyways, thanks Darkmaster and those of you whom tried to dissuade me. I do feel kind of bad about dropping $500 canadian, but hell, when you make a lot of money, don't own a car, and you have no loans to pay off, it really isn't that much.

Perhaps you should put your money towards a car rather than wasting it on new videogame consoles.

Dyne · 05-30-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond

Perhaps you should put your money towards a car rather than wasting it on new videogame consoles.

I use my parents' cars. Whenever I need to get somewhere, there's always one free.

It would be even more of a stupid decision. But let's not get into that.

I'm going out today to get either Ridge Racers or Hot Shots Golf. Lumines is really fun, but usually it takes a while for me to get in the drift of puzzle games. (I'm still not confident at Mr. Driller.)

Anyways, it's a hot piece of console. I'm loving it.