The downfall of the psp

[Pinky]

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/good...sp/1276225

Sorry, but when psp games are mostly a bunch of junk, and all of its secondary functions are done better by other commonly available items, then what the hell did you think was going to happen? I'm posting this as a jab at Josh, as I think he's the only person I know who owns one of these things. So:


8DX boahahaha

[Jonathan Meer]

This makes me sad. If I were to buy a handheld, it'd be sony's.

[Ashe]

I love Sony, but I'm not all that impressed with either of their new systems. I'd get a DS hands down over a PSP right now, because it surprised me with not being just some gimmick system. And I'd actually rather (in most cases) have a 360 over a PS3. Not that I'm saying the PS3 is horrible, but that I think the 360 just has improved more over the original than PS3 has over 2. Probably get a Wii over either of them.

[Kaden]

I think the 360 just has improved more over the original than PS3 has over 2.

That's... an odd thing to say.

I like my PSP. I was actually playing Yggdra Union on it earlier today.

[Jonathan Meer]

I owned a Wii. Beyond Resident Evil 4 (which was TONS of fun) and SSBB (which quickly got stale), I hated it.

Bought a PS3, and never looked back.

[Waffuru]

I know of a lot of people with PSPs. Shit, my Dad plays his almost everyday.

And Saz was just talking about cleaning the screen on his PSP.

I own both PSP and DS, they both have their hit titles but neither are really producing tons of playable material. It's handhelds, they have always been the bastard child of consoles. Shit, there are plenty of iPhone games (Katamari? Fieldrunners?) released that can compete with many offers on DS/PSP. You can play PSOne games on your PSP too, that opens a huge library.

It makes me kinda sad that only 8/16 titles were released that received universally positive reviews though.

[Rem-13]

I own more titles for my PSP than my DS.

Why does a system have to do better than its competitor to be viable?

[Jack]

I own more titles for my PSP than my DS.

Why does a system have to do better than its competitor to be viable?

It's a fucking recession. There can be only one.

[Super Buu]

I plan on getting a PSP soon, since I have no MP3 player and the lack of music when I go travelling is starting to irk. Plus, I know I'm a FF7-loving bitch, but Crisis Core. And God of War, and some others I forgot.

[Sol]

You can play PSOne games on your PSP too, that opens a huge library.

That's the main reason I ever play my PSP. That and Crisis Core. CC was amazing.

[Super Buu]

You can? I would assume the disks wouldn't fit. It would be nice to bring Abe's Oddysee with me on travels.

[Waffuru]

You can? I would assume the disks wouldn't fit. It would be nice to bring Abe's Oddysee with me on travels.

You do need to buy a bigger memory card for to fit the PSX games on there, and running custom firmware but that's not hard. Playstation images ended up being like 300-600mb.

[Belle Hibiki]

360 is the winner of this generation's console wars, IMO. My Wii has never gotten much exercise (let the jokes commence) beyond the aforementioned SSBB and some Mario Galaxies. Just opening my closet door, however, I see: Rainbow Six: Las Vegas 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Bioshock, Halo 3, Gears of War 1+2. These are just the ones sitting out, leaning languidly against my shelving, because I take them out enough that I don't bother putting them back where they properly belong.

The PS3 might offer some games, but I haven't had the opportunity to play them. Thing is, I'm not generally stingy with my money when it comes to gaming, but I can't conceive of shelling out the money to pay for a PS3 for a few worthy games, particularly when so many of them are multi-platform. Even if the PS3 comes to a more reasonable price, however, I'll still probably avoid it, because Sony was selling at a loss when the system was priced at $700. Hopping aboard the train after it drops to $400 or lower is about as attractive as paying $30 for a formerly $100 hooker that's slipped ever lower in desperate search for clientèle. The PS3, this courtesan-turned-wench, stares at you, wide eyed, lipstick smeared and fingers shaking as it does a wobbly turn on the street corner, so far fallen from the grace of bright lights and fancy parties.

I'd just feel BAD, you know.

[Saz]

The game selection for the PSP is piss poor, I'll admit. But there are a few gems. FF Crisis Core, GTA, and I've just started God of war: Chains of Olympus, which to my surprise plays and looks just like God of war on the PS2, only it's a whole new adventure, which is just all kinds of win. Plus the internet access is nifty, when I wanna look something up quickly, but don't wanna have to start up my laptop. Oh and porn. Can't forget about the porn. Sweet, sweet porn.

[Jonathan Meer]

The PS3 might offer some games, but I haven't had the opportunity to play them. Thing is, I'm not generally stingy with my money when it comes to gaming, but I can't conceive of shelling out the money to pay for a PS3 for a few worthy games, particularly when so many of them are multi-platform. Even if the PS3 comes to a more reasonable price, however, I'll still probably avoid it, because Sony was selling at a loss when the system was priced at $700.

You know, it's currently $50 more than the 360, and has free online networking (while you have to pay for Xbox Live). Thus, after a year of owning a PS3 and playing it online, it costs the same as a 360. After that, it costs less.

As for awesome exclusives, one needs look no further than Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Ratchet and Clank, and LittleBigPlanet.

[Josh]

The guy running the Playstation division should be fired, they have been pushing the hardware far too much when they should be trying to secure titles and the like what a failure.

They should be dumping money on developers and improving their SDK since their system is essentially alien and all new tech. Truthfully PS3 is considerably more powerful and capable then the other systems, but most developers aren't being given much of an incentive and the development tools for the PS3 are lacking since it's pretty much state of the art technology and requires a completely new way of programming.

[Jack]

Yeah, the price excuse is getting old.

And I'm a bigger fan of the PS3 exclusives.

[Saz]

The only game I envy not being able to play is MGS4. Other than that I'm pretty content with my choice of getting a 360 over a PS3. With hindsight it seems to have been the right decision.

Anyways, wasn't this thread about the PSP, not omg PS3 > 360, no u nub 360 > PS3!!1!

[Jack]

What's there to discuss? The PSP is fucked.

[Saz]

http://www.vgchartz.com/

According to this, the PSP has sold only one million more units than a Wii. I know it's a handheld console, but still, that's pretty decent as far as I'm concerned.