Sony PSP Officially Announced

[Wahsapa]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

and imagine having to buy them all over again(GTA, GT4, FF) even though you own them for ps

As opposed to paying $20-30+ for games that are 10+ years old on the GBA?

BURN!!

im glad i never bought any of thoes, i :heart: emulators

 

[Thraxen]

im glad i never bought any of those, i :heart: emulators

I'm hoping the PSP gets hacked and we will be able to load emulators and ROMS via memory sticks. Sure, I could buy a GP32 for that, but it has too few buttons, much less powerful, and the PSP will have lots of games otherwise.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

im glad i never bought any of those, i :heart: emulators

I'm hoping the PSP gets hacked and we will be able to load emulators and ROMS via memory sticks. Sure, I could buy a GP32 for that, but it has too few buttons, much less powerful, and the PSP will have lots of games otherwise.

If the PSP were hackable, it'd be the future's Xbox :thumbsup:

 

[darkswordsman17]

How is toughness/durability not a factor? If it breaks easily you won't be able to use it, and you know how stupid people can be.

EGM spilled beer and even flushed a GBA in a toilet and it still worked afterwards (it took a day after the flushing for it to work, but it was in find condition afterwards). These are some of the more mundane things I've heard happening to the Game Boy and it survived and worked great afterwards.

Even though its targeted at an older audience, the PSP will still be bought by a lot of parents for their kids, and if they've had Game Boys before and treat the PSP like they did their GBs then the PSP will have to be tough. I think more than a few parents will be angry if the $200 game machine they bought breaks because the kid dropped it (just one thing it should be able to handle no problem).

 

[Renob]

cool I will buy one.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
How is toughness/durability not a factor? If it breaks easily you won't be able to use it, and you know how stupid people can be.

EGM spilled beer and even flushed a GBA in a toilet and it still worked afterwards (it took a day after the flushing for it to work, but it was in find condition afterwards). These are some of the more mundane things I've heard happening to the Game Boy and it survived and worked great afterwards.

Even though its targeted at an older audience, the PSP will still be bought by a lot of parents for their kids, and if they've had Game Boys before and treat the PSP like they did their GBs then the PSP will have to be tough. I think more than a few parents will be angry if the $200 game machine they bought breaks because the kid dropped it (just one thing it should be able to handle no problem).

How is this any different from an adult buying an PDA?

Edit: If I were taking my PSP to the crapper and playing it in the rain and using it like a 10 year old kid, I'd deserve everything that happens as a result

 

[ed21x]

in the end, it really does come down to software. I will personally buy whichever system is most supported by Squaresoft (Square-Enix)- and more specifically, i want to see the Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy ports 🙂 So far, it seems like both systems have the specs to achieve adequate graphics for RPG's... but the real question is... which one will be supported more?

 

[darkswordsman17]

It is different because there will be a lot more kids using the PSP than a PDA.

Most people who use a PDA are older and smart enough to know how to take care of it. Why do you think they make those crappy but durable little semi-PDA devices for kids instead of marketing real ones to them?

Also, both the PS1 and PS2 have had more than their fair share of hardware problems. Them lowering the price makes me think they're skimping on parts they shouldn't be and potentially causing problems. Sony admitted they used cheap parts on both the PS1 and PS2 optical drives and look what that caused (disc read error and the laser wouldn't read right as it would be tilted). To me, a portable device's flaws would be magnified as it'll deal with harsher conditions than a normal console would.

 

[luvya]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
How is toughness/durability not a factor? If it breaks easily you won't be able to use it, and you know how stupid people can be.

EGM spilled beer and even flushed a GBA in a toilet and it still worked afterwards (it took a day after the flushing for it to work, but it was in find condition afterwards). These are some of the more mundane things I've heard happening to the Game Boy and it survived and worked great afterwards.

Even though its targeted at an older audience, the PSP will still be bought by a lot of parents for their kids, and if they've had Game Boys before and treat the PSP like they did their GBs then the PSP will have to be tough. I think more than a few parents will be angry if the $200 game machine they bought breaks because the kid dropped it (just one thing it should be able to handle no problem).

It's pointless because nobody has standout build quality in this regard. Unless you buy IBM (assuming they make portable gaming device) or some other really good brand...you get about the same quality, toughness, durability as everyone else.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: luvya

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
How is toughness/durability not a factor? If it breaks easily you won't be able to use it, and you know how stupid people can be.

EGM spilled beer and even flushed a GBA in a toilet and it still worked afterwards (it took a day after the flushing for it to work, but it was in find condition afterwards). These are some of the more mundane things I've heard happening to the Game Boy and it survived and worked great afterwards.

Even though its targeted at an older audience, the PSP will still be bought by a lot of parents for their kids, and if they've had Game Boys before and treat the PSP like they did their GBs then the PSP will have to be tough. I think more than a few parents will be angry if the $200 game machine they bought breaks because the kid dropped it (just one thing it should be able to handle no problem).

It's pointless because nobody has standout build quality in this regard. Unless you buy IBM (assuming they make portable gaming device) or some other really good brand...you get about the same quality, toughness, durability as everyone else.

The PSP is riskier in my mind because it uses a UDF disk which spins. That could be damaged pretty easily where as the DS is solid-state media.

 

[kb315]

Did you really have to resurrect this thread just to make that comment?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo
The PSP is riskier in my mind because it uses a UDF disk which spins. That could be damaged pretty easily where as the DS is solid-state media.

Perhaps you should throw away all your conventional disk platter HDs and get solid state RAM HDs.

 

[HermDogg]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: luvya

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
How is toughness/durability not a factor? If it breaks easily you won't be able to use it, and you know how stupid people can be.

EGM spilled beer and even flushed a GBA in a toilet and it still worked afterwards (it took a day after the flushing for it to work, but it was in find condition afterwards). These are some of the more mundane things I've heard happening to the Game Boy and it survived and worked great afterwards.

Even though its targeted at an older audience, the PSP will still be bought by a lot of parents for their kids, and if they've had Game Boys before and treat the PSP like they did their GBs then the PSP will have to be tough. I think more than a few parents will be angry if the $200 game machine they bought breaks because the kid dropped it (just one thing it should be able to handle no problem).

It's pointless because nobody has standout build quality in this regard. Unless you buy IBM (assuming they make portable gaming device) or some other really good brand...you get about the same quality, toughness, durability as everyone else.

The PSP is riskier in my mind because it uses a UDF disk which spins. That could be damaged pretty easily where as the DS is solid-state media.

DIAF! Sheebus, 2 months?

 

[ConwayJim]

Man that thing looks sweet. Kinda sad to say, but it does put the Nintendo DS to shame. It's simply beatiful

 

[EyeMWing]

Good. Can we get our PS2/PSTwo supply restored now? I *NEED* a new one before GT4, dammit. Either that or PCSX2's dev team needs to get things rollin' quick-like. 4 partially working games doesn't constitute an emulator.

 

[Riddleman]

great one more distraction I'll have from my schoolwork