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Post by Nickrhodes on Mar 21, 2006 18:48:15 GMT -5
Sony announced a US price drop of PSP to $199 on March 22, the new package will only include the PSP, AC adaptor and battery. Currently 15 million units of PSP were shipped worldwide, the PSP generated US$1.6 billion in 2005, more than both Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS combined.
- Sony announced that the PSP will support video voice over IP (i.e. video chat) in October 2006, a new mini EyeToy digital camera add-on will be released at the same time, which supports motion JPEGs.
- Sony is working on a new emulation software which allows PSP to play original PSone games, PSone games will be digitally distributed to PSP online.
- Ken Kutaragi announced that PSP will have an upgrade to allow the system to run games written in Macromedia Flash. Future firmware upgrade would also support RSS feeds and GPS locator functionality.
- Sony announced that more than 107 games and 347 films, TV programs and videos for PSP will be available in US by the end of March.
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Post by BS on Mar 21, 2006 23:55:07 GMT -5
OMFG I"M SO GLAD SNOW BOUGHT ME ONE!!!!!!!!
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Post by Nickrhodes on Mar 23, 2006 12:42:30 GMT -5
Imagine a portable version of FFonline for PSP?
SCE's Phil Harrison mentioned that PSP is their fastest selling platform, they have shipped 5412 PSP development kits worldwide. Sony will begin distributing original PSone games online to PSP this winter, using an archive server. The service should begin after the video/voice chat and audio/text RSS features are added. PSP will be able to store PSone games on memory stick and boot from it.
- The PlayStation Network Platform will also extend to PSP shortly after PS3 launch.
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Post by Sosa on Mar 24, 2006 1:29:46 GMT -5
...And yet they still don't have any decent software at the present. *sigh* ... my PSP feels more like a Paperweight than a gaming system...
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Post by Nauren on Mar 24, 2006 9:01:29 GMT -5
I object to that. Y's : Ark of Napishtim is a very good RPG that i'm enjoying alot right now.
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Post by Sosa on Mar 27, 2006 23:11:56 GMT -5
Yeah, but one game (that was a good play, but hardly groundbreaking or even a benchmark on the system,) doesn't sell the system, and Sony has been pushing waaaay too hard on its inferior UMD-format licensing for movies. I didn't pay $250 to watch movies I could easily convert to MP4 and watch via memory stick.
Then again, if you watch a lot of portable movies on the go and want your gaming as a side dish, the PSP could be right for you. They do have a decent list of games coming out - the system is bound to pick up soon.
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Post by shalyn on Mar 27, 2006 23:32:31 GMT -5
I have one, I never use it. It didn't come with a USB port and I have to update some shit? Whatever, pisses me off and just sits there like a jackass.. a JACKASS. >.>
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Post by lolAerya on Mar 28, 2006 6:23:48 GMT -5
I wanna get one so I can run an emulator and play ff4 on it  |
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Post by BS on Mar 28, 2006 10:23:01 GMT -5
what the hell do you guys want? the damn thing to update itself?
I can't complain... i play MP3s on it all the time on the way to and from school.
If I'm on an airplane, I don't have to get out my bigassed laptop to watch a movie. Same for in a car.
I'm having alot of fun with GTA and MG Acid (i know it's card based and that pisses alot of people off, but it's really a good strategy game at heart... with almost limitless possibilities for plan of attack.
And USB cable for update? Use the wifi on it for pete's sake. If you don't have wireless, i can almost guarantee that someone next door does (unless you live in the boonies). Steal it from them.
The only thing that makes me really sad is they have blocked most emulators on it. T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T_T (cries some more).
I'm sure someone will find a way around it though =P
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Post by Nauren on Mar 28, 2006 10:36:52 GMT -5
Its just off to a slow start. I REFUSE to use the USB cord to update. WIFI onry. I can't wait till the new version so we can use it as a PS1 emulator. FF7-8-9 here I come!
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Post by shalyn on Mar 28, 2006 16:13:43 GMT -5
Ahh then I have to bring it to campus and sit in the stations and bleaahhhh.. (Too weak).. gotta get a bigger memory card for it too.. worst.. I was just angry last night XD I'll use it.. eventually.
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Post by Sosa on Mar 29, 2006 17:28:40 GMT -5
Hey, you'll hear no complaints about MGS: Ac!d from me. Personally, that (and Lumines) remains the reason I haven't just traded in on the system and gotten a DS (Zelda, Metroid Hunters and Advance Wars - need I say more?) That, and for the PSP's inherant (if unsupported) ability to support "other" functions. Homebrew applications have kept the system alive for me, and I'm not talking about work-arounds for security on commercial games. I've never once tried to play a game on PSP I haven't bought at retail. But therein lies the problem... It's become a utilitarian device for me, because there simply aren't enough decent, much rather less good or fantastic games on the system.
Of course, I don't expect everyone else to have the same concerns or pitfalls as me. Some people will use it mostly as a portable media player - and in that capacity, it's fantastic... especially if you own or can afford a large-capacity flash card. But for gamers, it continues to disappoint. Here's hoping to fall and christmas releases.
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That's an exciting premise, but you have to keep in mind that this is not going to be a free emulation service. We're obviously going to have to pay for the software rights to the downloads, and the digital distribution will be strictly controlled (to prevent someone from downloading it and then trading it to all of their friends.)
Honestly, the most exciting feature to me is flash support. When the system first came out, I told people that it would probably be a matter of time before someone got the bright idea and persuaded everyone to jump on the bandwagon - in tandem with its wifi web access, you may be seeing the advent of secure, legal homebrew applications for PSP. Or... it could turn out to be a big marketing ploy. We'll have to wait and see. ;D
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Post by Kaifu1 on Mar 30, 2006 11:17:11 GMT -5
I'll end up buying a PSP because of all the old school RPG ports coming out for it. Of note is Valkire Profile.
I own alot of hard to find games But, because they are so old, they have a tendace to not work, and having them resurfaced doesn't do the trick. I own Valkire so I'm still trying to find a good ROM/emulater for it... (Legal for once!) I would like to see them port some othe hard to find games.
Brigandine
Thousand Arms
Lunar SSTC
Lunar 2
Grow Lancer's
Heck, go back and port some Super Falcom games...
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Post by Nauren on Mar 30, 2006 13:42:37 GMT -5
Lunar!...bringing back the old school Working Designs games...unfortunetly I don't think we will see that for PSP...there is a new Lunar game on the Nintendo DS.
I'm digging the portable emulation though....
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Post by Nickrhodes on Mar 30, 2006 14:13:45 GMT -5
SCEA's Product Evaluation Group Manager Mark Vitello said that PSP is lacking a mascot/trademark title like Mario, Zelda or Halo. He thinks it will be the most important task for Sony to create a trademark title for PSP. lol
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