Is The PSP Really Worth It?

CBuck03 · August 22nd, 2005, 06:35 AM

I was just wondering if the PSP is worth getting or should i put my money towards my car, or something else? images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I already have an Archos AV400 PVP... which is like an MP4 that plays videos... but no games images/smilies/sad.gif

chaos386 · August 22nd, 2005, 07:15 AM

Get a DS!

It's $130 now, and Nintendogs and Advance Wars DS come out tomorrow. If you get one I also highly recommend Meteos. It makes really good use of the touch screen, and it's highly addictive once you get started! Also, though I don't know how much it would matter to you, the DS is going to get a lot of "different" games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Lost in Blue, and Trace Memory. There's also the game in my sig, but I doubt it's coming to the US! images/smilies/lol.gif

hokiethang · August 22nd, 2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chaos386

Get a DS!

It's $130 now, and Nintendogs and Advance Wars DS come out tomorrow. If you get one I also highly recommend Meteos. It makes really good use of the touch screen, and it's highly addictive once you get started! Also, though I don't know how much it would matter to you, the DS is going to get a lot of "different" games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Lost in Blue, and Trace Memory. There's also the game in my sig, but I doubt it's coming to the US! images/smilies/lol.gif

ugh, DS?

I'd suggest the PSP. I have one for travelling. There really isn't the game selection as of yet, but IIRC GTA comes out for it this week or next, and GT for it isn't too far off. The screen on the PSP is pretty nice, so it may be a better choice for watching movies than your archos (I don't know what the screen is like on the archos).

jasonchiu · August 22nd, 2005, 12:42 PM

DS really sucks, no offence to anyone, its nothing compared to psp.

psp is good, now u can download games on to the memory card off torrentsites! SAVINGS!

1GB card can hold 5 games on average!

psp can also be used to listen and watch movies/ music

looks better too.

however i do wanna play that dog game on ds, the one where u have a pet puppy

flyingfridge · August 22nd, 2005, 12:47 PM

After having an N-Gage, mobile gaming is overrated. Now before you attack the N-Gage and say the games were all crap, and they were, I never used it on the go as a gaming machine. I don't see the point anymore. When will you use the PSP? I always thought i'd use it on public transport, then i bought a car. I thought I'd use it when i went away, but when I am away, I am doing other things. Video games for me stay on the computer or the Playstation, on a full size screen with decent control devices. As good as the PSP is, i think you may find you don't use it as much as you might think.

jasonchiu · August 22nd, 2005, 01:13 PM

true i get sick if i dont look striaght while in a moving car so its pointless for me to get one

hokiethang · August 22nd, 2005, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingfridge

After having an N-Gage, mobile gaming is overrated. Now before you attack the N-Gage and say the games were all crap, and they were, I never used it on the go as a gaming machine. I don't see the point anymore. When will you use the PSP? I always thought i'd use it on public transport, then i bought a car. I thought I'd use it when i went away, but when I am away, I am doing other things. Video games for me stay on the computer or the Playstation, on a full size screen with decent control devices. As good as the PSP is, i think you may find you don't use it as much as you might think.

I don't find myself playing it as much as I had planned. But it does look to be a good investment for business trips (sitting in an airport for hours on end) and car trips when someone else is driving. I do prefer the experience of playing on a TV screen (or in my case a projector screen), but for times when I don't have access to those things, a PSP works well.

MixtriX · August 22nd, 2005, 01:26 PM

when are u gonna use the PSP? on the bus? i wouldnt, not with the amount of ppl out there that would knife you for your phone or ipod. the only place i'ld feel safe using it is at home... and i alrdy got a ps2 for games

jasonchiu · August 22nd, 2005, 01:35 PM

on the plane its a good idea, but does the battery last that long?

hokiethang · August 22nd, 2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonchiu

on the plane its a good idea, but does the battery last that long?

I have gotten 6 hours of battery life out of mine. That'd be a Washington DC to San Francisco flight, easily. Bring along an extra battery and you could likely do transpacific flights (DC to Tokyo).

I would also feel safe using it on an airplane, and in a car. I wouldn't use it on a bus, but then again busses just aren't my thing. I play it at home a little, when I feel like playing the games that i have for it.

jasonchiu · August 22nd, 2005, 01:58 PM

right now pulling one out attracts too much attention

bahnstormer · August 22nd, 2005, 03:34 PM

it lasted 6 hrs on my recent 8.5hr flight.
much bettar than the in flight movie they played =]

Buba · August 22nd, 2005, 04:16 PM

Hmm, I'm tempted to buy one...
And the leeching whore in me like the fact you can download games for it... images/smilies/vampire.gif

I mean, I would buy some games... Like 50/50... But the one they start to sell in Germany soon will all have 2.0, and thats uncrackable atm, right?

Buba

jasonchiu · August 22nd, 2005, 04:18 PM

its will be crackable, just got to wait.

back in the ps2 days.

my friends paid so much for a crackable one during x'mas and i couldnt afford it so i got a dreamcast, during then there was one "uncrackable" one i could have got, few short months later, the "uncrackable" was easier to be cracked and worked more efficiently.

CBuck03 · August 22nd, 2005, 06:28 PM

My Archos has a 4.5 in. screen... and it can play movies, music, photos, and store info on it, but i herd that u can log onto the internet with your psps, is that true?

Blayde · August 22nd, 2005, 06:34 PM

dont like either if u can afford a ds or a psp why kill urself with sucha small screen geta phone that can do it

sns2015 · August 22nd, 2005, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CBuck03

My Archos has a 4.5 in. screen... and it can play movies, music, photos, and store info on it, but i herd that u can log onto the internet with your psps, is that true?

I don't have a PSP, but I've seen it on a number of websites that you can use the internet on the PSP... I think someone even got Windows 95 to work on one... If I had the cash, I'd definitely consider buying one.

hokiethang · August 22nd, 2005, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by blaydexi

dont like either if u can afford a ds or a psp why kill urself with sucha small screen geta phone that can do it

Last I saw, phones had much smaller screens than either a PSP or a DS...

Also, yes, they can connect to wireless internet access points. Version 2 of the software will allegedly include a web-browser. Not really useful, but that also means in wifi enabled areas you can play online anywhere.

Overheat · August 22nd, 2005, 09:27 PM

I'm seriously considering buying a Nintendo DS now that I've seen Nintendogs - WOW!!! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

bahnstormer · August 22nd, 2005, 09:54 PM

from your comments some of you are looking at the psp as a necessity
when in fact you should really only consider it when u have the luxury
of a relativly decent income...

re the original poster....put your money into your car
cuz u can use your car to drive to work thus make more
money...a psp is only useful when u're on teh shitter
fighting the good fight images/smilies/lol.gif

August 22nd, 2005, 06:35 AM	#1
CBuck03 Joined: Jul 24th, 2005 Last Online: December 28th, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Posts: 274 Rep Power: 15	Is The PSP Really Worth It? I was just wondering if the PSP is worth getting or should i put my money towards my car, or something else? I already have an Archos AV400 PVP... which is like an MP4 that plays videos... but no games

August 22nd, 2005, 07:15 AM	#2
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	Get a DS! It's $130 now, and Nintendogs and Advance Wars DS come out tomorrow. If you get one I also highly recommend Meteos. It makes really good use of the touch screen, and it's highly addictive once you get started! Also, though I don't know how much it would matter to you, the DS is going to get a lot of "different" games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, Lost in Blue, and Trace Memory. There's also the game in my sig, but I doubt it's coming to the US! __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

August 22nd, 2005, 12:47 PM	#5
flyingfridge Joined: Jul 1st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 2,337 Car: R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec, Falcon XR6 Ute Rep Power: 20	After having an N-Gage, mobile gaming is overrated. Now before you attack the N-Gage and say the games were all crap, and they were, I never used it on the go as a gaming machine. I don't see the point anymore. When will you use the PSP? I always thought i'd use it on public transport, then i bought a car. I thought I'd use it when i went away, but when I am away, I am doing other things. Video games for me stay on the computer or the Playstation, on a full size screen with decent control devices. As good as the PSP is, i think you may find you don't use it as much as you might think. __________________ 1/4 Mile: 12.426 (Calder Park) Winton: 1'42.340 Sandown: 1'27.179 "The old Skyline GT-R felt exciting even when it was in a carwash." - Jeremy Clarkson "Those who know GT-Rs can't explain. Those who don't cannot understand." - frankiess AustralianGamer.com

August 22nd, 2005, 03:34 PM	#12
bahnstormer Joined: Jan 5th, 2004 Last Online: August 25th, 2008 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,449 Rep Power: 0	it lasted 6 hrs on my recent 8.5hr flight. much bettar than the in flight movie they played =] __________________

August 22nd, 2005, 04:16 PM	#13
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: 06:22 AM Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 6,028 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 40	Hmm, I'm tempted to buy one... And the leeching whore in me like the fact you can download games for it... I mean, I would buy some games... Like 50/50... But the one they start to sell in Germany soon will all have 2.0, and thats uncrackable atm, right? Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

August 22nd, 2005, 12:42 PM	#4
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	DS really sucks, no offence to anyone, its nothing compared to psp. psp is good, now u can download games on to the memory card off torrentsites! SAVINGS! 1GB card can hold 5 games on average! psp can also be used to listen and watch movies/ music looks better too. however i do wanna play that dog game on ds, the one where u have a pet puppy

August 22nd, 2005, 01:13 PM	#6
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	true i get sick if i dont look striaght while in a moving car so its pointless for me to get one

August 22nd, 2005, 01:26 PM	#8
MixtriX Joined: Jun 16th, 2004 Last Online: January 12th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia (originally from London, UK) Age: 23 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 0	when are u gonna use the PSP? on the bus? i wouldnt, not with the amount of ppl out there that would knife you for your phone or ipod. the only place i'ld feel safe using it is at home... and i alrdy got a ps2 for games

August 22nd, 2005, 01:35 PM	#9
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	on the plane its a good idea, but does the battery last that long?

August 22nd, 2005, 01:58 PM	#11
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	right now pulling one out attracts too much attention

August 22nd, 2005, 04:18 PM	#14
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	its will be crackable, just got to wait. back in the ps2 days. my friends paid so much for a crackable one during x'mas and i couldnt afford it so i got a dreamcast, during then there was one "uncrackable" one i could have got, few short months later, the "uncrackable" was easier to be cracked and worked more efficiently.

August 22nd, 2005, 06:28 PM	#15
CBuck03 Joined: Jul 24th, 2005 Last Online: December 28th, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Posts: 274 Rep Power: 15	My Archos has a 4.5 in. screen... and it can play movies, music, photos, and store info on it, but i herd that u can log onto the internet with your psps, is that true? __________________ My Blog

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Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Posts: 2,006 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail, '06 Honda Civic EXi Rep Power: 58	dont like either if u can afford a ds or a psp why kill urself with sucha small screen geta phone that can do it __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

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Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	I'm seriously considering buying a Nintendo DS now that I've seen Nintendogs - WOW!!! __________________

August 22nd, 2005, 09:54 PM	#20
bahnstormer Joined: Jan 5th, 2004 Last Online: August 25th, 2008 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,449 Rep Power: 0	from your comments some of you are looking at the psp as a necessity when in fact you should really only consider it when u have the luxury of a relativly decent income... re the original poster....put your money into your car cuz u can use your car to drive to work thus make more money...a psp is only useful when u're on teh shitter fighting the good fight __________________

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