PSP now $250 w/

[pk500]

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EG makes a good point here, $40-$50 for a handheld is crazy. Especially when this system is a "Port-Pit".

I was just about to respond to EG's fine post by saying, "You mean $50 ports."

Take care,
PK

[ExtremeGamer]

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If you want sports games then the psp is really your only option on the go. As for it being a port pit, I am okay with it when games like Mlb 06 the show, NCAA football (fixed version) are brought over.

That's the thing for me, I play sports game on my console. My handheld is for quick games, 10-15 minute playing periods. I don't have the desire to play an entire game of MLB or NCAA on a handheld. That's just me though.

[nemesis04]

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That's the thing for me, I play sports game on my console. My handheld is for quick games, 10-15 minute playing periods. I don't have the desire to play an entire game of MLB or NCAA on a handheld. That's just me though.

Totally understandable. It works for me because I take it on business trips and it makes the time go by.

[Erv]

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They should sell this thing at $149 if they want to compete with DS.

Negative. Everyone is so quick to compare everything about it to DS, when if you take it on it's own it's one of the most successful handhelds from the last decade. It's holding it's own in two territories, and business wise it makes more sense to turn profit then to chase something that isn't going to slow down.

[Erv]

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And $50 games. No thanks. I'll take my $129 DS, and $20-30 games, and be happy.

And 7 hour games with N64/GBA production values.

The only $50 game I know about is GTA, which is reasonable considering what's going to be in it. The most overpriced stuff tends to be stuff like Ghouls and Goblins, which should be $30, but overall the value for what you get is fine by me.

[pk500]

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And 7 hour games with N64/GBA production values.

Right. And if those games are more fun than the straight ports -- often with fewer features -- at $40-50 for the PSP, who gives a f*ck?

The DS is about gameplay, not graphics. The PSP has that equation reversed. The choice is yours.

Take care,
PK

[Rodster]

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IMO the PSP is still overpriced by $249. There's no question Sony purposely made this into a swiss army knife of portable consoles. So why in gods name did they not make a TV Tuner device to allow someone to watch Football games or other sporting events or TV shows if you happen to be away from home?

I guess Sony these days has pretty much lost common sense because the PSP represents that, a machine with little direction as to what it wants to be.

[Erv]

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Right. And if those games are more fun than the straight ports -- often with fewer features -- at $40-50 for the PSP, who gives a f*ck?

The DS is about gameplay, not graphics. The PSP has that equation reversed. The choice is yours.

Take care,
PK

That's an overblown stereotype, the average price for a PSP title is $40 and there have been lots of quality non-ports this year: Tekken DR, Syphon Filter, Locoroco, Mega Man Powered Up, Daxter, Maverick Hunter X, Metal Gear Acid 2 and Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins are the ones I can recall. The one port I bought for it this year, Valkyrie Profile was worth $100+ prior to the PSP conversion. I do wish there were less ports, but it's not as bad as people imply either.

[mgoblue]

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IMO the PSP is still overpriced by $249. There's no question Sony purposely made this into a swiss army knife of portable consoles. So why in gods name did they not make a TV Tuner device to allow someone to watch Football games or other sporting events or TV shows if you happen to be away from home?

I guess Sony these days has pretty much lost common sense because the PSP represents that, a machine with little direction as to what it wants to be.

I'd challenge that Sony's gotten a bit cocky, after the PS1 and PS2 huge successes, and think they can put out anything (PSP, PS3) with little direction. Look at both PS3 and PSP, Sony threw their own proprietary disc format in it, so they could try and get paid on both ends. PSP isn't trying to be one thing, trying to be many (same with PS3). I really think this "pack everything into one product" idea will end up hurting them in the end.

[rudyjuly2]

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I really think this "pack everything into one product" idea will end up hurting them in the end.

I couldn't agree more.

[luv_mist]

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Erv, no offense if you find any here but think about it. If we're not comparing the PSP to the DS, then what's the point? They're both handhelds and they're both things that are trying to catch the attention of as many people as possible. The PSP falls short not because of its "stellar" unoriginal properties but because it hasn't done anything that distinguishes it from being the hard-on supercomputer in your hand. It has great power and graphics but that's not what attracts people. I mean, they should have learned when the Game Gear was competing against the Gameboy. It's the quality of the games which Sony can't seem to get. Those titles you named are all titles that have been played before. There needs to be something brand new coming from the Sony camp to sell those things. I have to disagree with you thinking that "it's one of the most successful handhelds from the last decade. Only success I can remember is the gameboy.

PSP needs to decrease if it plans on selling more. I was thinking about getting one but hell, I could buy 360 games plus a few DS games for what they're asking for. The thing has horrible handles on it anyhow. It needs to be more appealing towards the casual gamer in order to make a significant profit. Sony needs to step up its thinking game.

[CaptainZombie]

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That's an overblown stereotype, the average price for a PSP title is $40 and there have been lots of quality non-ports this year: Tekken DR, Syphon Filter, Locoroco, Mega Man Powered Up, Daxter, Maverick Hunter X, Metal Gear Acid 2 and Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins are the ones I can recall. The one port I bought for it this year, Valkyrie Profile was worth $100+ prior to the PSP conversion. I do wish there were less ports, but it's not as bad as people imply either.

Erv, don't get me wrong as I think the PSP is a nice piece of hardware for a handheld. I think it's still over priced because SONY makes you buy those stupid memory sticks to save on. For $249, this thing should come with a 4gb/8gb HDD built-in. I think that SONY has lost their main scope which was gaming, and it's more towards multimedia and trying to introduce formats that won't last long in the market.

[pk500]

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I really think this "pack everything into one product" idea will end up hurting them in the end.

Yep. When I want a hammer, I reach into my tool box and grab a hammer, not a hammer with a screwdriver, socket wrench and miter saw attached to the handle.

Take care,
PK

[matthewk]

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Yep. When I want a hammer, I reach into my tool box and grab a hammer, not a hammer with a screwdriver, socket wrench and miter saw attached to the handle.

Take care,
PK

I don't know about you, but I happen to think that Swiss Army knives are pretty cool tools when camping (Just like a PSP)

[mgoblue]

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I don't know about you, but I happen to think that Swiss Army knives are pretty cool tools when camping (Just like a PSP)

but when i'm camping i want to play a unique game, not just a port of Cabela's Big Buck Hunter

in all seriousness though, I have a Leatherman I use at work. It does a lot of things halfway decently, but it doesn't excel at doing any one thing. Sure, I have some screwdriver options, and a knife, but odds are I'll need to hit up my smaller screwdriver set, or get a bigger knife, to meet another task. It's all a matter of opinion, but I want my portable game player to excel at being a game player, not be ok at that, ok at music, ok at movies, etc.