never!

i would never buy such a crappy bundle. waste of time. you get no accessories and its worth spending that extra money for some for some "vitamin s" (vitamin sony) lol

katamari?

u.s. katamari came out today, has anyone bought it? what firmware does it require?

Worth the extra $50?

To the first post: Do you think a soft case, cleaning cloth, 32 MB Memory Stick, strap, and Sampler Disc is worth the extra $50? I don't.

bought mine cheaper

bought mine in sweden (value pack) on siba :) think i paid round $190 dollars with shipping.

Hmmm...

Do you get a Memory Stick if not whats the point... Its just like a PS2 when you buy it spankerZz without no Memory Card 8MB Im so extra !LOL! o_O ?btw? Im so bored!?!?

good

Good.Now game store like EBgames and Gamestop can stop screwing people.They have been selling preowned psp systems which were used and included just the psp and power adapter for $200.What a ripoff.They would buy a psp value pack from someone trading it in and seperate it. Psp system used $200 used headphone $10 used softcase $ 8 used 32mb stick $20 that is $238 for a used value pack total.which they give like $100 trade for.Tell me they didn't know exactly what they were doing.*****s

I'll get this bundle!

Who wants to pay $50 for 32mb stick, cheap slip-on case, and cheap headphones, cloth.. and what, a strap?? The $50 you save from buying the value pack, you can spend on a good game (or 2), a 1gig pro duo, or even a case, a 128mb stick, a game, and 2 tacos from Jack in the Box!... I'm sold

Strap

The strap should've been included in this pack. It's the only thing from the Value Pack that I use.

2.61

I just got back from target. I bought one of these. Its got a new firmware on it 2.61. GTA eloader doesn't work for it :(. No homebrew on this one I guess.

2.61?

firmware 2.61? intresting. i doubt that is true, but i wonder what firmware is really in them...

Sweet

Well for me this is a really good deal. I already have a value pack and I have been looking to get a second, one for homebrews and one for games. I think the white psp is being released like this in Japan for $200 so I will wait to get that one.

psp price

for that extra 50 you saved, go to craigs list. I know i could get a couple games for like 30 bucks. Or the whole system with like 3 games and 2 movies, 230$. Also on ebay I just got a 1gb Sony ProDuo from Hong Kong for 30 bucks. Ebay and CL are the SH*T

Finally

This core system "bundle" should've have been available since day 1, instead of forcing down the throats of consumers the "value" pack.

now what

does this now mean the gamestore giant, eb/gamestop, will now sell used psp's for $190? save another 10 bucks and maybe get a downgrade-able 2.0, or really lucky and get 1.5. would this also then mean they'll only buy used psp's for $90, bad enough they screw us consumers on game prices, the companies that made the game get no profit from the used game sales, sony gets no money from used system sales, and consumers get rooked re-selling the products back to them. BRAVO sony, stick it to the man. now lower game prices!!!!

Going to be £140 in the UK apparently and current value packs will be price at £180, but include a game. Early games, like wipeout. I'd be willing to molest my current psp with a screwdriver if I got a second. Still not that cheap though... I was hoping £99 :)

GAY

HEHE

2.0 dgrade worth 200 Clams

I bought my 2.0 PSP for $200 , worth every penny!!!

2.0 dgrade worth 200 Clams

I bought my 2.0 PSP for $200 , worth every penny!!!

no, 2.61

The rumor of a 2.61 firmware is completely untrue. The one I bought came with 2.50.

blah

Has anyone truly bought one today (dont lie) as I THINK I remember reading the new basic pack would be released on April 15?

Gamestop has the value packs today

Yeah, Gamestop has the value packs today

costco

The costco here in town still has lots of 2 game psp bundle packs, all are firmware 1.5 someone looking might check out a costco if you have one where you live.

2.61 firmware

I live outside dallas,texas and i bought the new psp today, and it does have firmware 2.61. I don't have gta so i can't see if it loads the e loader, just wanted to say it does have a firmware 2.61.

to the 3rd post

Well lets see a 32 mb stick costs about 20 bucks. a case, cloth, strap about 15 and a sampler about 5 bucks. the head phones abotu 20 bucks. total 65 bucks so your going over 10 dollars not to mention tax. I love proving people wrong :) so people this is a rip i think you can all get a extra 70 dollars to buy something. btw with out a memory card how will you save? how will u use all the features on the psp. o wait u cant. lol BURN

I'm cancelling my PSP order >_

This sucks. Couldn't Sony have waited just a *little* while longer before coming out with this? I ordered a new PSP last week (from Japan though) and I am not taking a chance of it coming with 2.61...I'm cancelling. Thankfully the place I ordered it from wouldn't be able to ship it to me until next week because they are currently out of stock. Time to buy a used one... And time to return my GTA (thankfully never opened it yet) because I'm getting 1.5 PSP.

2.61??? BULLSH*T

If there is a 2.61 firmware what are the features it provides and why does Sony's own website not make any mention of such a firmware. If it were on new systems it would be made available to the public as well. These post are full of sh*t.

So far three comments have said they got 2.61

I've read all the comments (on this article and the other one related to it) and three comments said they specifically got version 2.61 on their new PSPs. Two of the three said the GTA eLoader does not work. (The other person said he didn't have GTA to even test it out.) However, Two other comments said they got 2.5 and 2.6 firmware on the new PSPs released.

mga! 2?

has anyone checked the firmware for acid! 2?

It's like 2.01

Basically it's 2.60 with the GTA Exploit patched. Just like 2.00 was currently on the PlayStation site as 2.60 is. Soon 2.01 came as 2.61 will probably come. About a week later 2.50 was released and hopefully 2.90 or 3.00 will be released.

ripoff

on the sixth comment down a guy was mentioning how gamestop is a ripoff , one thing that every gamer should know is that GAME STORES ARE THE BIGGEST RIPOFF ON THE PLANET i sold NFS:MS to gamestop never even played it, but since it didn't have shrinkrap on it, they gave me $18 anybody who owns a gamestore and is ripping people off is going to DIE A HORRIBLE PAINFUL ANAL DEATH BY ELMO

3.00

when is 3.00 coming out? if any.

bv

well i just hope that 2.61 is avavlible to the public or sony is dum

2.61 (Justshootme63)

2.61 wouldnt have any other funtions anyway? just like 2.01 that came soon after 2.00 its just there 2 stop the eboot loader and other homebrew cause we all know sony are angry we've cracked 2.60 :D

i bought

my sister bought one (i had one) and it indeed does have FW 2.61. And the eLoader does work with 2.61 because u did it sucessfully. That guy prolly doesnt know how to install it

I dunno but it really could be 2.61

[quote] » 2.61??? BULLSH*T If there is a 2.61 firmware what are the features it provides and why does Sony's own website not make any mention of such a firmware. If it were on new systems it would be made available to the public as well. These post are full of sh*t. [/quote] Are you an idiot or what? 2.6 is real and it isn't available on sony's web page either. Only 2.5. Why isn't 2.6 there? it must be fake!!!! lol.

where are deh?

What stores can you find these new psps at? BB/CC/GS/...none have these listed on their websites.

who says 2.6 not on sony's site?

2.6 isn't there?!? omg, what have i been looking at??? http://fp.scea.com/Content/PSPOther/softwareupdate/images/pspSysUpdates/system_updates2_head2.jpg which has been there since i got my PSP a few weeks ago. to see the image on the site go to: http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx?id=SoftwareUpdate or are you talking about Sony.com? perhaps then you should visit Playstation.com which where you end up anyway.

2.61 hah

if there was a 2.61 update it would be on site stop trying to scare people into not buying this update its a load of crap. I recently got areplacement psp from Sony it was 2.01. OK nothing to do with it buy there is no 2.61 stop the lying.

Past trend suggests no 2.61

The updates always appear for download about a month before they start to appear on new systems so i believe that it is untrue. But with being a new package maybe the update is not being released for download because 3.0 is close to being released.

Well, who would download 2.61

sony probably figures, anyone who has 2.6, and uses the gta loader, arnt going to upgrade.......but the people who dont use the loader might, but they dont benifit from that.....I believe in 2.61, sounds plaussible, but we dont have any real proof....so who knows?

*****ing Iddiots running wild

"Are you an idiot or what? 2.6 is real and it isn't available on sony's web page either. Only 2.5. Why isn't 2.6 there? it must be fake!!!! lol." What a *****ing iddiot, 2.6 is on thier website for download, that's where I got mine. Now shut the ***** up oyu iddiot.

i got one

yeahhhh oooookkkkkkkWhat a *****ing iddiot, 2.6 is on thier website for download, that's where I got mine. Now shut the ***** up oyu iddiot. What a *****ing iddiot, 2.6 is on thier website for download, that's where I got mine. Now shut the ***** up oyu iddiot. What a *****ing iddiot, 2.6 is on thier website for download, that's where I got mine. Now shut the ***** up oyu iddiot.

IDIOTS

THERE IS NO 2.61 SHUT UP!

I just bought the PSP Core at GameStop for $199

It contains just the PSP, Battery, AC Charger, and Instruction Manual. The System Software (firmware) is 2.50. This particular store just got them in today and I was the first to buy one.

u smell

rearly bad