Guest tony wong Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 ........it's just hard to even find the spec for it in internet have u ever heard about it?my sister have one it's a japanese model bought from japanyes, the monitor is greatanyone interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I preordered mine a few days ago from Gamestop. $390, comes with the PSP value pack (PSP, UMD Sampler, UMD version of Spiderman 2 the movie, other goodies), and 3 games (Metal Gear Acid, Spiderman 2 and Untold Legends) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Looks cool, but far too pricey for my blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Looks cool, but far too pricey for my blood.←Yea, but... Portable Gran Turismo I might just lose my job because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony wong Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Looks cool, but far too pricey for my blood.←in hk, it's just about hk$1900 and my sister bought it from Japanrumour says the Japanese model is made of Sharp mon, far more better than the ones with LG mon(right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 in hk, it's just about hk$1900 and my sister bought it from Japanrumour says the Japanese model is made of Sharp mon, far more better than the ones with LG mon(right?)←Yes, that's correct. The first few batch of Japanese PSP employs Sharp LCD while worldwide release will use LG or maybe Samsung LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Stamp Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 how much are the Games? UMD movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I really want one of these, but I'm being reasonable and waiting for the US release. This is one of the most revolutionary handhelds of our time.Too many purchases on the horizon, and I need to be saving my money. I hate living in the future sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 when do they go on sale in europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I got one about a month ago. Gran Tourismo is pretty cool, but a somewhat repetitive. I'm waiting to get more games when its released in the US so I can read the menus etc. Also, there need to be some better games. The screen is incredible for a handheld game machine. Only problem with buying in Japan that I didn't think about is that even though the games are region free, the movies most likely will not be and the system I got is region 2, not region 1, which would serve me better long term. On the other hand, I really don't see watching movies on it. When I travel I have my laptop for that. When I'm at home I have my 60 inch HDTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony wong Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) when do they go on sale in europe?←now it should be only available in japan"should be"the next market should be US[added]for the other brand of monitor, it shall be Samsung instead of LGI made a mistake againbut yes, first available "lot" is using Sharp monin fact, the difference with Samsung mon is really "sharp" Edited March 7, 2005 by tony wong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kardon Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 found this little pic. And i will be buying one when a price drop occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutant1345 Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 i am getting mine on thursday after having a mix up with the day of release, i am getting ridge racers with it, i saw the graphics for that game and they look amazing,, so i hope this thing is worth it, i do see myself usng it to watch movies but not if they are over priced, i wont pay more than 25 dolllars for a video, maybe not even since its in a proprietary format, i was really hoping that sony would release a way to download movies through a website made by them and burn them to UMD or something but since they arent a consumer wrtable format thats out of the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 If you have a large memory stick, you can put your movies onto that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kardon Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Launch in about 50 minutes! brace yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutant1345 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 i got one.....and, i would like to say this one word comment about itWOWi am in love, this thing is definetly better than the DS IMO, ridge racers is a very sharp game, and so are the other titles i tried, the UMD's are pretty nice, i wish sony would liscense it out soon, this is a very sharp looking device, i have to say, sony has got video games cut out for them, its one of the things they can do right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Actually it isn't. They just have the market share to give many developer incentive to develop good games for them.Sony themselves are terrible at video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 I've got Ridge Racer and Wipeout Pure. Both games have great quality graphics. I haven't watched the Spiderman 2 movies yet, but I'm sure it'll be at least acceptable. I do not see myself buying anymore UMD movies though. I want an extended life battery and a Tekken game to be released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hey Nismo96,Nice photos would not go amiss in this thread lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 I really want one, but I got fees for college and just made a few large computer-related purchases. Dohhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herri Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 I really can't see what the big deal is with the PSP. If I want to play PS games I already have a PS2 at home. I find that the Nintendo DS will have more compelling, innovative software (Nintendogs, Electroplankton, Animal Crossing DS, etc.) and the PSP will be more port-crazy.I may have to get one once the price drops and there are loads of cheap software available (much like I did with the PS2). But if SEGA brings out Virtua Fighter for PSP I'll be forced to get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 I'm not a great photographer, but I wanted to post a few pics for you all. I also posted a comparison of my Atari Lynx versus the PSP. My oh my, things have changed.Thanks to ImageShak for hosting. Click on the thumbnails for larger images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kardon Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 congrats on your purchase, im hoping to get one, just so expensive for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eryn Vorn Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sony themselves are terrible at video games.←What about the GranTourismo series or ICO? Sony's games rock.Eryn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Ho-hum and overhyped, respectively. Were you even born when people still appreciated Nintendo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaml1ne Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Ho-hum and overhyped, respectively. Were you even born when people still appreciated Nintendo?←Better yet, the original Atari... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagatacamille Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 What about the GranTourismo series or ICO? Sony's games rock.Eryn. ←true, aside from the GT series, their sports games are nothing to get excited about. EA sports games are much better.nismo, excellent stuff. what's that lynx thing??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 The Atari Lynx was a competitor to the original Gameboy and Sega Game Gear. Atari screwed up the marketing on it, and 3rd parties were scared of making the big "N" angry so they didn't develop games for it. I think that less than 100 titles were ever produced for it. It's a shame really, the Lynx was technically superior to both the Gameboy and the Game Gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 ^^^TurboExpress=Owned them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herri Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Atari Lynx!!!I had fond memories of my old unit. I remember lugging it to elementary school like a brick. Sadly, I now remember very little of what games I had on it. Of course, I could never forget the experiences I had on my Game Boy units (2 Brick-Boys, 2 GB Pockets, 2 GB Colors, 1 Ghetto-Boy Advance) and my Game Gear (loved that Sega Master System cartridge converter!). As far as the PSP goes, the latest EGM had a full feature on it which made it seem a bit more enticing (there were previews for a bunch of games in it), but I still see nothing remarkably special about it. The Nintendo DS has far more potential (for games) IMHO. Multimedia functions seem cool on the PSP but are not exclusive to it (the DS/GBA has the "Play-Yan" cartridge add-on that can play music and movies off of flash media).Sony is hoping for the PSP to be an "iPod killer" but I think they really should be focusing Hi-MD or their Network Walkman to take those reins. I expect Sony to fail miserably on that front, but lucky for them their product is also supposed to be a games-machine. The PSP is vastly inferior to the iPod or any other portable audio player, but i guess Sony is depending on customers to be oblivious to that fact. I bet if Sony marketed Minidisc in the U.S. as well as they marketed the PlayStation brand, we'd have an entirely different picture all-together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 The PSP has woo'ed me like no other electronic device - I was able to sample one the other day. I would definitely love to get one, but considering the price of the unit, $250ish, a few games $40-50 each, and a decent memorystick $50-$100, you're talking about some serious money that could be dumped into a computer for superior preformance. Of course, comparing the two is a moot point.It'll definitely be much hotter when the prices go down a little bit, but Sony has definitely hit a grand slam with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 (edited) You can do more with a Nintendo DS and Playan (touchscreen; actual MPEG4 and MP# support rather than closed video and ATRAC3 audio support), and it comes out cheaper too. $50 cheaper. Mind you, you still need to buy a CF card for the Playan to use, but you can get something much bigger than Sony's puny 32-bit memory stick with the money you save. Edited April 10, 2005 by NRen2k5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 (edited) From what I hear, what makes people drop their jaws is the quality of the screen on the PSP. Some members at the gaming forum I belong to describe it as "an HDTV on the palm of your hand". Edited April 10, 2005 by Syrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1980 Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 You can do more with a Nintendo DS and Playan (touchscreen; actual MPEG4 and MP# support rather than closed video and ATRAC3 audio support), and it comes out cheaper too. $50 cheaper. Mind you, you still need to buy a CF card for the Playan to use, but you can get something much bigger than Sony's puny 32-bit memory stick with the money you save.←PSP uses MP4 playback videos, which can be encoded using ffmpeg (I use Image Converter 2.1 though for my Clie). These videos play fine on my laptop as well, so hardly a "closed" format. PSP also supports drag and drop mp3 playback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Agreed, Syrius. I've seen the screen on the DS and the one on the PSP and it's no contest - the screen on the PSP is 100x superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (edited) With dead pixels 100x as often. Sony manufacturing. w00t.Oh, well. It's a messed up world we live in where Sony makes video games, Apple makes walkmans and Nintendo makes toys. Edited April 11, 2005 by NRen2k5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Sony will fix any unit with dead pixels, and I heard it's just another small issue that is typically amplified by the Internet's obsessive compulsive nature - most reviews on the internet may be correct, but usually make such big deals out of small problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NRen2k5 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Maybe it's just extreme luck that the one friend I know who has a PSP has half a dozen dead pixels on his screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Man, theres no PSP in Oz yet But I'm getting it regardless, and really waiting for GT4 (Gran Turismo 4) to come out on it. Yes I've heard of some dead pixel stories. Heard there was gonna b a samsung screen on the revision, and heard that the jap version has a sharp screen which is better.But for now you PSP junkiesHeres a pic of the PSP developer's kit (if you haven't seen it yet):http://www.psp-vault.com/Article82.psp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger T Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Maybe it's just extreme luck that the one friend I know who has a PSP has half a dozen dead pixels on his screen.←The gaming forums i read seem to have people plagued with dead pixels, however most people are happy to 'live with them' as there not too noticeable. My friend has a US model with dead pixels. The screen is impressive, although like the sony ericcson phones it does get smudged very easy. The top surface has some imperfections as well. As for the games, only played Ridge and Wipeout. Both good, but not a system seller for me. I'm waiting for Winning Eleven/Pro Evo Soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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