IS *****!

I HAVE HAD A PSP FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR NOW AND I JUST PLAYED GAMES!!! IF THIS ISNT THE PROOF THAT THE PSP SUCKS.... EVEN IF THE GAMES ARE FREE THEY ARE SO SITTY THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN WORTH DOWNLOADING. BESIDES, NINTENDO DS IS ALSO A BIG LOAD OF CUM. ONLY IDIOTS WANT THAT ***** WITH ITS POKEMONS GAMES AND OTHER CRAP. MY MESSAGE IS : ALL PORTABLE CONSOLES NOWADAYS ARE *****. THEY ARENT WORTH BUYING. GET A XBOX360 OR PS3 AT LEAST WHEN METAL GEAR 4 IS FINALLY OUT!!!

blah

dude above me, TURN OFF CAPS LOCK Anyway, |I don't consider it a failure sales-wise, i consider it kind of a failure CONTENT wise! There are faaar to few real quality games! If there's kids who still buy all teh games, that's fine, but that doesn't make the games good.

not this agian

im so sik of hearin that the psp is a failure! its not way a failure its sells its got great game the connectivity with ps3 is sweet ok sure its not dominating the handhelds like the DS but its still a great hadnheld i have a DS to and i hardly play it but thats my opinion so guys give the psp a break its sold roughly as much as the 360 and i dont hear people sayin the 360 failure any way enuff ranting lol peace!

uh

had a psp since launch, use it every day for music, movies, and sometimes photos. but i havent bought a game in a long time because i ran out of money with the ps3. :( i want to get a soccer game because i dont want a game that will be like the ones on a console, i just want a game thats fun to play on the go, with good graphics, and without 2 screens and a stylus. i like my psp because i have over 300 songs, 2 movies, and 700 photos plus 8 demos all in my memory stick(4GB) and one game. i do not use custom firmware either.

very true

it is idd not a failure if you look at it from sony's point of view: it's selling. But the games!! At the moment (and the psp is out for quite a while now) there are still not many psp games out there worth buying for me, I had 4 games in total and already sold two of em because I didn't like em. In fact I almost sold my psp, but then the ps1 emulator came and I finally had quite a lot of game Id like to play and didnt even have to buy em, because I already owned a lot of ps1 titles. So in that case they succeeded pretty well I think

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PSP is far from a failure, as can be noted by the sales. It came into a market which no company other than Nintendo have ever been able to get a foothold in, and is still going strong. Just look at the Xbox, its first gen was called a failure by many because it was outdone by PS2 even though it had good sales. Maybe PSP2 can emulate Xbox's second gen success.

re

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158721 4-page interview with Iga in the latest issue (front cover Drac X. Nice!). Iga comments the future of traditional Castlevania all depends on the success of Drac X, so everyone go buy it so we don't have to suffer thru any more Castleroids. Shouldn't have put it on PSP then...But seriously anyone who doesn't buy this is part of the problem. Yeah, PSP shouldn't have been the system for this game if the future of traditional CV games depend on its success. Iga secretly sent the game to die?

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more from that thread: Agree'd, most definitely... But what are ya going to do? I'll probably end up buying this game, even though I'm personally hoping that this PSP game will only be the "start" of the "classic-vania" revival. And even if it does tank, maybe they'll realize, just like Capcom had to with Rockman, that such things are more appropriate on the "other handheld". How fitting would it be, if the supposed 1999 game (that will probably be for DS), which is supposed to be the game where Drac, the "Damned Bathead" finally gets his final dirt, would be the game where they gave us a classic stlye romp as the young Julius in his prime? If they were to do that, and basically give us an awesome title that combined the best of Rondo and CVIII: Drac's Curse (two of the most lauded titles in the series), along with some nice next-gen upgrades, they'd be in business, in my opinion.

MEwah

You just have to look at PSP games to know why they haven't done as well as the DS. OK one the price, far more parents can afford a DS for their kids. But back to the main point, Turn based games on the PSP. Lord of the rings Tactics. MGA 1 MGA 2 These games bore the pants off me, The only real decent racing game on the PSP is Toca Race driver 3 Were still waiting for GT4 on the PSP, one of the main reason i brought the damn thing in the first place... now there is just no word on whether its even still coming out The games are way too short for the price. i blame the coders, they seem lazy in their work for the PSP, most games are pretty bland in looks, and that's not what people want, shallow as it seems people want good graphics with good game play, we psp owners don't seem to get them. If the PSP is more powerful then a PS2, why don't they prove is? why not give environments more Content to make it stand out? Why not hone the control systems in games for more comfort? PS1 didn't even have an analog stick when it first came out and the controls were fine on a lot of games, so i cant see what the excuse is? Sony need to start coming with bigger and better games ones that are tailored for the adult market. as that's what the console seems to be aiming at.

Ass sucking jews

Wir mussen die Juden ausrotten. Toten sie die Juden

Yes and no

The PSP is definitely not a failure; it's still going strong. That being said, the odds of it overtaking the DS at this point are slim to none. Does that make it a failure? No. Will that make any difference to gamers? No. But I think once Sony and developers realize that, they'll give up on focusing on overtaking the DS and start focusing on making games for the people who already own PSPs.

at Mowah.

You obviously haven't played the two burnout games, they are both awesome racing games ;) And overall, the PSP has a lot of good games, way more than the DS if you ask me, but I think that people are just to lazy to research them and look for the awesome titles that are out. When I first started looking at the games, I was only interested in a handful of them. After going through a complete list of PSP games though, I found about 90 games that are worth playing...so the games are there folks ;) There are a bunch of titles that people haven't heard of...and therefore they just assume they are crap. I'm telling you though, there are at least 30 must buy games out on the PSP now and another 50 or so that aren't perfect, but are still worth playing. The DS has some fun games here and there, but most are just too kiddy. PSP gets God of War...you'll never see that on the DS ;)

PSP is far from failure...

Reason why DS sells so well is because it's intended for children and asians. PSP is adult oriented and ment for a more muture audience. After all, their is a lot more children and asians than there are muture adults. The games for the DS are just sickening. Bad graphics and nothing but childish games. No WiFi net browsing and not really any fun. I've owned a PSP for a year now and I own a DS for about 6 months. I really tried to give the DS a fighting chance but it just plain sucks. I've played it for a total of 8 hours since I got it and hasn't touched it since. I'm just going to though it away because nobody will offer me any money for it, thats how bad it sucks and believe me, I've tried to sell it but nobody wants a DS. I've tested both the PSP and the DS Lite and I've found that even though the DS Lite is selling better than the PSP it's still a piece of $h!t when compared to the power of the dominating PSP and anybody that argues otherwise is an Asian Child.

strat

I honestly think it has to do with sony's marketing strategy. Nintendo always marketed the DS having unique game play backed up by reinvented classics. On the other hand the PSP was marketed as a do-everything device. Bad decision since there are a billion other devices like that out there and even though they heavily pushed it's media player attributes they failed to back it up with anything. Hell, I remember the first year or two there was no way to know how to put video on the thing with out looking it up on some homebrew site on the internet. Then they totally failed in the game department. I'm not saying there aren't decent games for the PSP, but most are half-assed. for example I bought 5 games for it when it came out and 4 of them were a complete waste of money. So then I switched to downloading the games for a test run before I bought them. Now I don't even bother downloading them. If it weren't for the homebrew I think the PSP would have died awhile ago.

also...

Their new ads will probably hurt them even more. It irritates me just hearing that A-holes voice "cluster bomb, DROP THE CLUSTER BOMB!". Seriously that commercial is more about a screaming retard than the psp.

PSP - Best Portable I Ever Own3d

Bought 2 of them on launch day. Battlefront was sick on this PSP. I still play Twisted Metal. Tekken Dark Resurrection; Fuhgedabodit. Nothing on the DS comes close to any of the aforementioned games. Eventually; we grow out of the Mario phase and mushrooms; THANK GOODNESS FOR THE PSP!!!!!!

Half a failure?

The PSP's only drawback has been the price gouging Sony attempted with UMD movies. My personal belief is if the movies had been offered at half price at the starting life of the PSP, then people wouldn't perceive it as such a failure. As it is, Sony needs to spend less time trying to lock the PSP down and more time offering benefits and features eg. it now has a PS1 emulator. Can we please get games directly rather than needing a PS3 please? Now that's price gouging!!!!

Crap games?!

How can you say that?! We've had Ridge Racer and Wipeout at the beginning, which have given way to other gems such as LocoRoco and MGS PO. And multiplayer on GTA... nothing beats it!

Not a failre

The psp can never be a failure. So what if it's sales aren't as good as the DS, does anyone on earth really expect anything to outsell a Nintendo hand held? I certainly don't think that the microsoft system they have coming out is going to beat it. Maybe if fanboys buy it (they out number real gamers by far.) The PSP also has a lot of great games, already out and coming out, the only problem is that there are no games for kids 8 and lower, and thats mostly what makes up that fanbase for Nintendo. PSP has it's own games and DS has its own games, I just think the PSP is a system for more of a mature audience.

I agree

I agree with that part about getting games directly without a PS3. Maybe it will be part of the psp store coming later in the year. Hopefully.

yep

The PSP is not a failure, however it's reputation remains of being overpriced without any good games. Now of course, both of those points have been eradicated however the reputation lives on. The best way to spread the word isn't by commercials, but by word of mouth. Commercials rarely convince people to buy something the previously did not want, however you can convince a friend to do so since he trusts you more than he trusts those commercials (hopefully). I myself have sold a PSP or two to some friends, if we all pitch in and help to sell some PSP's, we may help our little freind to come out of obscurity.

yeah right.

Portable consoles nowadays are revolutionary. PSP have got graphics that can even be compared to a PS2. DS is also pretty good, but not graphic-wise. And besides, who says cum is bad for you?+D

not that bad

Its not that bad of a handheld, it has good commercial gaems, and some good homebrew, but needs more (and les flashing apps) and i think it will be alot better

ARRR!

I stopped playing my PSP and got a DS. I got too bored. I was using my psp to play GBA games almost exclusively. and its not like i was IGNORING psp releases, there just werent any.

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"Any ideas on how to better spread the Gospel of the PSP?" Sell it for 1$ and a free bear, done.

what!?

how can u guys say psp has no games: have you forgotten Wipeout Pure, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, LocoRoco, SOCOM:FTB, SOCOM:FTB2, Innocent Life: A New Harvest Moon, Medal of Honor Heroes, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory, Killzone Liberation, Twisted Metal: Head On, Driver 76 not to mention upcoming games like Wipeout Pulse. In fact, the only reason i keep my DS is to play Animal Crossing.

RE: ...

"Sell it for 1$ and a free bear, done." You mean "free beer"? Or do you actually mean "bear". Anyways, the PSP does suck and it IS a failure. I had a PSP for about 2 years now and I've had my DS since Christmas and I find that the DS is sooooooooo much better. All those other functionailities in the PSP are crap! The DS does what it`s suppose to best, play awesome video games.

DO NOT READ

The psp is a failure... K, just recently (yesterday) I visited a friend of mines who works at Gamestop. I've already before asked him if the PSP is doing bad and he says kinda but yesterday he said something you might want to know. He said "the psp ain't selling well compared to the DS although it sells well, but the psp games are selling horribly bad, around 2 games sold per psp" he also said "movies are selling even worse, in fact I was talking to my supervisor the other day and he told me that there's a big chance all Gamestops, EBX, Babbages and other retailers are gonna stop taking in UMD movies, right now most movies stay on shelfs". He also said that the psp games are selling even less than GBA games, which is shocking since the GBA is a very old portable and very outdated. He also told me about the horrible PS3 sales saying that "the PS3 sells badly, but horribly, the 360 and wii are selling also badly, yet the PS3 sales are less than a fifth of the 360 sales, and the wii like half the times a 360 is sold, still the 360 sales are bad too compared to the sales of the PS2, GC, and xbox on the previous generation, the fact is that the videogame industry is at decline with videogame hype being a thing of the past, the only people who still buy videogames are those who lived in the times of the Genesis and PS1, and they all buy PS2s since that's the only home console that is selling well. The DS does sell more and being very succesful, mostly because of the Gameboy brand, and the DS is the portable all parents buy their kids when they see a *****-hzu jumping around in the screen or Mario going through fantasy land, it's what parent find more suitable for their kids and cheaper"

no failure

As owner of a n-gage, I can safely say, PSP is not a failure

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Kind of looks like your typical "This game should be on the DS, not the PSP! ...For no reason." I mean can you see this 50 dollar game coming out for the PS2? PS3? X-Box? Honestly. It makes sense to put it on a hand held... and why not pick the handheld that can actually pull off amazing stuff with it.

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Uh oh, we have 2 (thats TWO) whole individual accounts (one of which being a middle-school kid ranting about nothing) about how they dont play their PSP, or the ONE store that they work in isnt selling PSPs. It sounds to me, metal, like that individual Gamestop store is just doing bad altogether. I wouldnt count on the word of one store owner to say how the entire industry is doing. Maybe the people living around that store dont have much money? Maybe they arent interested in gaming? You have to take many things into consideration when comparing sales.

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Scheißekopf schließen

nearly fails

I didn't think psp really was a failure before, but now I do. No one ever comes out with any new homebrew games anymore that are actually fun to play. This whole site is just crappy news about crappy games that I don't even want to play.

PSP haters

This is to all the PSP haters, one simple solution to your PSP problems. Don’t buy a PSP and don’t come into PSP forums and ***** about something that is too revolutionary for you. Stay with your Nintendo DS and play all the Pokemon you want, because the game play of it is always new and exiting with all the new pokemon evolving from dildos and pikafarts. Keep on buying those DS games that take a nickel and dime to make, because the game play and graphics are amazing.

lol

who cares

My Rant On What The PSP Needs To Be More Successful...(This is directed at SONY, if they read this)

Well, the price of the PSP has been lowered not too long ago and that is a great start. However, there are a few issues that I believe that SONY should address for the next version of the PSP before the PSP ends up dominating the handheld market. I hope this is not too long winded, and apologize in advance if I end up being wrong on any of these points. I am basing these points on what little I read on the internet, after all. 1. Public Relations. SONY has been shooting themselves in the foot in the public relations department a number of times (eg. the seemingly arrogant stance on the PS3) and pulled a few stunts that annoyed and ticked off a number of gamers including myself (eg. trying to make importing PSP systems to European customers illegal and shutting down liks-ang.com to make an example). I used to own 2 PSP systems but traded one in for a Nintendo DS and saved the other one for later just in case the Nintendo DS breaks down all because I ended up strongly disliking SONY. Of course, I am slowly getting over it. 2. The load times. Some games take way too long to load, and many gamers would choose a Nintendo DS game over the PSP equivalent just because they could instantly play it instead of waiting after the PSP leaves sleep mode. I know the wait is normally just a few seconds but it does make a difference. Some games even have a rediculous amount of load times (eg. Ys. The Ark Of Napishtim, which has a load time whenever you enter a different room in a hut with the same graphics and layout as the previous room or level up). 3. Scratches and such show more easily over the PSP's screen than the Nintendo DS's screen. I am not sure why, but when comparing a PSP to a Nintendo DS I noticed the PSP's scratches more easily, especially under a bright light. This actually makes the PSP less playable on the bus when heading to work and such. 4. Replace defective systems more willingly. I have brought back Nintendo DS systems that had tyhe bar code scraped off, looked like I flogged it with a spiked club, and had serious scratches on it due to a dead pixel or a defective button and always was able to get it replaced with no hassles. On the other hand, I recently talked to a guy who purchased an extended warranty on his PSP system and was told to purchase a new one by SONY when the power button broke. OK, I realize that the businesses who manufacture these game systems do lose money whenever they have one replaced, but most people would choose a system they know can be replaced for any defect over one whose manufacturer says dead pixels or arrows on the control pad that do not always work properly when moving diagonally are normal and refuse to replace systems that have these defects. (Please correct me if I am wrong about this, I purchased my PSP system years ago and am ignorant to whether or not the policies surrounding the extended warranty changed) 5. Work with homebrew developers, not against them. I realize that SONY strongly desires to not allow piracy on PSP systems, but let's face it, homebrew developers have come up with some great ideas and being at war with the people who try to hack your electronic devices is far less beneficial than making them your friends. SONY would benefit more by allowing unsigned code to run with certain limitations that block running or ripping pirated games (eg. only handle programs up to a certain file size, one that is below that of 90% of the UMD games out there, or program the firmware to not allow access to the UMD under any circumstances). I suppose that this idea would be more difficult for the firmware programmers than simply blocking all unsigned code, but it would likely make people want to pirate PSP games less often. And let's face it, with hackers trying to overcome the next firmware update just to run PSP Radio or that Sega Genesis emulator they are figuring out a lot more about how to pirate games on the PSP than if they were not pushed into hacking it in the first place. Anyway, that's the end of my long winded rant. Plea

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PSP is definitely not a failure. What defines a failure, and what kind of failure? Has Sony stopped selling it? No. Have developers stopped making games/software for it? NO. It has a great library of games. It's shipped 24+ million units worldwide, and I'm sure it's sold more than the reported 10 million. It must have sold 20 million at least. PSP is Sony's first attempt in a market long dominated by Nintendo. By that account alone, makes PSP a significant success. It's the first of its kind, it's laid the foundation, and I'm pretty sure Sony will build on it. You'll get the long-time Nintendo fans and Sony-haters alike saying otherwise. Despite all the criticism, PSP has held its integrity intact, and the future is looking bright for this lovely handheld.

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Dude get your own!

psp is more "mature"

kk comparing the psp to the ds is just not fair in my opinion. i own both and i like the psp a lot more. the only reason ds got more sales is cuz of the new pokemon games comin out and how it's a lot cheaper. ds is also meant for younger consumers. myself being in high school i dun c any1 comin down teh hall with a ds. i just c ppl with a psp n they usually in a huge group. psp is meant for older people who could actually manage to afford the psp itself and to be smart enuf to actually realize that the psp is alot better taht's all i gotta say -tim.

psp is relatively new

I believe the one of the main reasons so many DSs and DS games are selling right now is because of the new pokemon games. I mean, everyone is getting them because they know the game. The psp is the first of its kind and cannot have a game that people are so used to. Just wait though.

"PSP is teh ROXXORZ!"

Lets get one thing straight; Ths PSP is a failure only if compared to the overwhelming majority sales of the dinky little DS Lite. Like its says above, how the f**k does selling 10 million units equate to failure? Man, the definition of failure mustve changed a lot. We don't all want to play Ninty's cutesy games with our grandmothers; some of us enjoy a fragfest on the move. Or perhaps a high octane race (that doesnt involve "Mario" and "Karts")? Or perhaps the thrill of hunting some big f**k off dragon? Maybe a 3D action platformer? (And no, I don't care how many Mario games there are on the DS!). I think we all know that when the DS strays from the cutesy path, the end result is painful to witness. (However, that Hotel Dusk game looks damn cool!) WOW, I TOUCH TEH SCREEN, AND HE MOVES! That doesn't equal innovation. Wario Ware DS is the only really innovative title making use of all the gimmicks Ninty packed into the DS. And I'll concede, it is fun. But we want more than just fun and cute! The PSP has immense graphical power. It is true mobile gaming. Why should we accept that there needs to be a compromise on graphics if we want to game on the go? Games are great! Yeah, so theres been a load of ports of old PS2 franchises. But so what? I'm sure I'm not the only one whose dreamt of playing Final Fantasy on the go?!?! We've got Crisis Core, Tactics (The Lion War) and Dissidia coming out. Plus, with PSOne emulation, we've even been given the privelege of FF 7/8/9 on the go!!! To see Cloud Omnislashing Sephiroth to buggery whilst sitting on the train is truly something!!!! Also, the PSP handles Music, Photo and Video. While we're here, lets talk about that beautiful 4.3 inch, 16:9 Widescreen TFT Panel! The price of a decent sized memory stick has plummeted since initial release. A 2GB or even a 4GB stick is now a distinct reality for anyone. Proper Web Browsing is possible on the PSP. I use it around the house, connecting to my wireless network and checking and sending email, blogs, news and reviews, and generally anything I need to, anywhere in the house, or even in the garden!! Using ebuddy or AFKIM, you can chat to your mates anywhere around the house! I do agree that Sony should work WITH the hackers rather than AGAINST them. The legend that is Dark Alex has done wonders for the PSP. We had full resolution video before Sony allowed it. We can overclock, unlocking the full potential of the PSP unit. Games that normally stutter along can now work flawlessly, as the Developers intended us to experience them. (Playing Tomb Raider: Legend at 222mhz is painful; At 333mhz it becomes a thoroughly enjoyable experience!) Playing backups (its a touchy issue though) reduces loading times considerably, and increases battery times to almost double! Those idiots who report their apparent nightmare experiences with the PSP (Oh, I left it charging, and when I came back it had eaten my mom and raped my sister!), should really just STFU and go to their DS communities. No one believes you, so just leave it out. The PSP has a bright future. Metal Gear: Portable Ops has just made it to the UK and its great. We've had 2 GTA incarnations. The Burnout games have been great. Monster Hunter Freedom is one of my personal favourites (Can't wait for MHF2!). Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is an IMMENSE game, it really is something special. Loco Roco is a simple, innovative and fun games that arguably out Nintendos Nintendo! And then, we've got the eternally delayed GT 4 (which will be great WHEN its released). We've got God Of War. We've got Crisis Core and Dissidia. We've got Silent Hill. We've also got rumours of a Devil May Cry game heading our way. There's much more than I've said here, this is just a personal list. Really, people need to come to terms with the fact that the PSP is far from a failure; it's here to stay and fight the anti-cute war on the Handheld battlefield for the rest of us Gamers. And for that we must be grateful! (Wow, that was a long post!)

Here Here JaxXx

Woah, that's a long ass post. But its all true! You did miss off some games, like Wipeout, Ridge Racer, Killzone: Liberation, the Socom games, Lumines, Tekken: Dark Ressurection, as well as a whole heap of sports games!

fdsaf

The PSP was great during the first couple of years but lately I've noticed that its been very slow in the last little while as I haven't found any fun games to play lately. The only good games coming out are usually the yearly sports games (like NBA/NFL/Fifa/NHL games) and maybe a few others like GTA and such. But now I find myself turning to other means of gaming (ie. DS).... Sony just hasn't put enough effort into the PSP lately to really prove anything. All they do now is brag about how multifunctional their devices are but in reality its the homebrew scene that's keeping them alive. I've got a 360 (modded) and every game seems like a hit (the only exception being that football game, Blitz The League) because they actually seem to get the point. They make great games, they don't just brag about having all these features that aren't even that great of an accomplishment.

All that needs said

The PSP is not a failure. It didn't take over, but it took more of the market from nintendo than any other handheld before it. That's an accomplishment.

games...

I have only seen 1 person mention the Monster Hunter games for the PSP, did anyone read how many games were sold on Japan the day they came out? MHF2 sold thousands, Most games that don't come out in north america are doing GREAT in Europe or Asia. What about the FF games for PSP? Crisis core? These aren't considered good games for the PSP? Some people like turn based games. True there are some lame games, but there are still some fun ones too. The DS and PSP are not good to compare to each other. PSP has a crisp and clear sound and display. It can do many things other then be a multi midea device. DS cann't go on the internet, it doesn't have RSS. The PSP has better graphics then DS. That satisfies a part of our hand held players. Now, the DS has two screens, and one touch screen. In some PSP games, would that be nice to have two screens? You can chat with your frinds on the DS without additional software. And the large variety of games for the DS is also great. See? PSP and the DS have their strong points. That is why you can't compare them both. They are meant to have DIFFERENT functions. Playing games is just one of the ones they have in common. Both systems are great. You can't say one sucks if you don't like change. That is what a DS is. Now me personally? I like the PSP for the graphics and multi media functions and the homebrew for it. I like the way Nintendo made the DS, but I am more for the PSP. You don't see me going around saying that the DS is crap. Anyway, here is just my opinion.

meh

Wipeout pure was horrible,the only reason it became popular was because it was better than the rest of the crap the PSP launched with. LocoRoco bombed if I remember correctly. The Socom games were both meh at best. Killzone was dull and repetitive. Harvest moon was ok but it failed to meet the high standards that the previous games set. Still with that said I can't wait for the US release of Disgaea and the new FF games that are coming out on the PSP.

Crisis Core

um crisis core hasn't been released yet so it remains to be seen whether or not it's a good game. Just because it's made by squenix and it carries the FF7 moniker doesn't mean it will be good. Seriously I hope it is a great game, but there is a chance it will flop.

adf

Great read

Have you not seen or read anything about CC?

To Ace High, I agree we can't simply believe Squenix making an FF7 spinoff will necessarily be a great thing. However, have you not read or seen anything about the game? You have to say, theres a lot of effort gone into it. And feedback from people who've actually played the game has been great so far. Doesn't everyone assume that another GTA game will be a huge success? (Which it normally is). I'd like to think the same of Squenix. And so far, I've not been dissapointed... Roll On Crisis Core - Show those DS users what a real FF game is like!

Have you not seen or read anything about CC?

To Ace High, I agree we can't simply believe Squenix making an FF7 spinoff will necessarily be a great thing. However, have you not read or seen anything about the game? You have to say, theres a lot of effort gone into it. And feedback from people who've actually played the game has been great so far. Doesn't everyone assume that another GTA game will be a huge success? (Which it normally is). I'd like to think the same of Squenix. And so far, I've not been dissapointed... Roll On Crisis Core - Show those DS users what a real FF game is like!

hahahaha

lol @ the asian part. Its so true!!!! Except most of my asian friends have psps (but they r gay cause all the play on them is dj max... which is the worst game in history!!!)

When did his PSP do that?!?!?!

LMFAO @ JaxXx's comment "Oh, I left it charging, and when I came back it had eaten my mom and raped my sister!" I don't remember readin that story, lol! But I do remember readin bout the Xbox 360 that blew up and took out the guys whole media setup (hi-fi, tv, dvd player etc). This happened to other ppl too! And there was an article recently about a 360's cables overheating and burning a baby. That's pretty bad really. Anyways, thats another topic. To this one, I simply say this: The PSP is THE NEXT GENERATION of portable gaming. The DS is old hat. When will people see that? It's just a souped up GBA with two screens, one of them being a touchscreen. GET WITH IT PEOPLE! (P.S. When the PSP's price drops a little more, ppl will flock to it.)

well...

actually i made my own survey about the psp and ds audiences and the results were shocking. 80% of PSP owners were between 15-19 while 40% of DS owners were 30 or older (which is really sad... there comes a time in life when a grown adult should not play video games, especially pokemon) and the rest of DS owners were below 14.....

right on brother!

I, myself, have convinces 12 of my friends to get a psp... and then i installed custom firmwares on all of them (for $5 a pop ;)

BRAVO!

i couldn't have said it better myself!

well

u do have to realize that its spring/summer and that most releases come out during the holyday season in the autumn

gigity-gigity-gigty

I would buy a PSP over being given a DS any day!!! I like the ability to do more than play games such as watch video, play music and run homebrew which just sweetens the cake baby! Oh if I wanted a touch screen I'd use my PDA :D

Think about this...

The Sony PSP is as much a failure as the Nintendo Gamecube was. they both compete with big hitters like the Ps2 and the Ds, so failure is in the eye of the beholder.

More

The PSP needs more games for it, and instead of worrying about blocking out the next homebrew games, and programs they should put more applications on the PSP to keep it fresh. Until then no commercial is going to help the PSP sales at all. I have owned a PSP since its release and I haven't been to impressed. Seriously why should they care if somebody bricks there PSP, isn't that more money for Sony.

Get more memory !!!!!!!!

Beats the pants off the Ipod. Better video, Has games, and the hard drive has never crashed because it's a solid state memory stick. I guess I can't put all 23 zillion songs in my music collection on it, but at least I didn't have to install proprietary software which hijacks the MP3 format and renders my songs useless to any other program on my P.C. Rant over.

same her

i convinced my girlfriend and 2 of my freinds to get psp's my girl is playin puzzlequest behind as i type this.

now these are failures-

the lynx is a failure - the game gear is a failure - the neo geo pocket is a failure - the F'N virtual boy-(phew!! now thats a failure!!!) the psp?? get da hell outta here!!!! no freak'n way! its the ONLY HANDHELD THAT IS EVEN PUTTING A DENT INTO THE PORTABLE MARKET- just sucks that sony didnt exploit its full capacity from the get go and instead invested in the stinkn ps3 -

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Seven sixteenths of one inch: That's the distance you'd have to move your pinky in order to not sound like an idiot. I know the burden of pressing shift to capitalize is a great one, but c'mon dude, you can do better than that. I used to type emails in caps like yours, but then I decided that I didn't want a job mixing concrete.

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Real nice post. That's the kind of ***** that's awesome to read.

hah

PSP is a great little system. The games coming out for it soon rival the quality of the best DS games. I would go so far to say that Crisis Core is actualy better than the best DS game. Also, PSP actually has higher rated games than the DS. I think the only thing plauging the PSP is the bad reputation its gotten. This same reputation is carrying over to the PS3 and its BS. The PS3 has even better games coming out for it later than the PSP ever dreamed of. The Wii has nothing even nearly as good as the amount of blockbusters for PS3. Smash, Mario and Zelda are it. Put that against GTA4, MGS4, FF13 and they are a joke. The mature adult gamers pick the PSP/PS3 and they are in the minority to children/adults buying games for children. So we lose this time, but the PSP is far from a failure. Its actually a success. I believe the PS3 will be also in a few years. I've really become upset at Nintendo. The NES/SNES were true gems. N64 was cool also, but now they turn their back on the true fans who stuck with them since they were just starting. Sigh, Casual gamers win. We lose.

Metalinspector

LOL at metalinspector saying the wii is selling bad. What are you blind?

w00t

Great post Jaxx! Ditto to every point you made. I especially enjoyed this part- "Those idiots who report their apparent nightmare experiences with the PSP (Oh, I left it charging, and when I came back it had eaten my mom and raped my sister!), should really just STFU and go to their DS communities. No one believes you, so just leave it out." :D

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Ratchet + Clank, MGS: PO, Burnout Dominator...? I could list all the games I consider great but that would be my opinion. I can certainly say there are plenty of games to tickle everyone's fancy. You just gotta look around more. Also there are plenty more on the way. FF Dissidia, Crisis Core, Crush, Silent Hill, MHF2, Jeanne D'Arc, and many more.

price

What i dont get is parents cant afford to spend £130 on a psp for there kids, but when the Wii comes out they can suddenly afford £180 I think the reason Sony arn't doing too well in sales compared to Nintendo is because of the child market. One thing is that Nintendo always seems to sell the cheapest console so parents will encourage there kids to like Nintendo products more. Another thing is Nintendo's products are extremely child friendly: instead of games like GTA Nintendo offer us games like Nintendogs, Super Mario and Pokemon If sony want to catch up they'll have to cut the price of the PS3 by at least 50% and put the PSP down to £90, then release more child friendly products

oh yeas

I agree with that !!! and love the psp and love the ps3 and ps2 and ps!!! ::: I love sony ::: but....... !!!!!!!!Micr0s0ft can go to H3LL!!!!!!!!!

Wahts wrong with you @ American patriot

Hey man I understand waht you write I am german! Fu!k you !!! I will kil! you !!! man I know you re wrong but I am wronger and hate people like you. watch your back we are everywere !! Ich bring dich um du scheißkerl du wirst noch merken was es heißt ausgerottet zu werden! now translation from American patriot: He wrote we musst kil! all jews. kil! them why ? wahts wrong man?

MHP2

I read somewhere that MHP2 has sold a million copies in Japan. The game may not be as big in the west, but if it does nearly half as good as that worldwide, it proves there is no lack of good games for PSP.

Or

Even better if Sony redesigned the PSP to replace it with a touch screen and a 2nd analog stick :D That would PWN all the criticism PSP gets as far as controls are concerned and kick DS's butt.

Pure jokes

yeah the PSP is such a flop that thousands of people play it every day!!! not to mention that the PSP scene is one of the biggest in console history yep i agree with people that there needs to be more top games but sony have been busy with the PS3 upto now and they did say that they would be putting more effort into the PSP now the PS3 is out 2007 looks like itys only gonna get better............

man

i dont want to depress you or something but thats simply crap boi. its like comparing fastfood with grandmaaaaaas applepie. you simply cant. but hey go on and hate the world. at long as it works for you. just out of intrest: I HAVE HAD A PSP FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR NOW AND I JUST PLAYED GAMES!!! what purpose where you buying it for? sucking your *****?

Thanks for the appreciation, lol :-p

Glad to hear u like the post; I guess it kinda turned into an essay on me lol! The sad thing is, I'm now in the process of buying a DS Lite for my parents (its a present), mainly for that Brain Training thing (they tried it and they like it). It pains me, but hey, as long as I've got my PSP I'm happy. (But thats £100 of mine heading Nintendo's way...GRRR!) Maybe i'll get a flash cart and not buy any of the games, that'll kick em where it hurts, lol

pokemon

Your saying you can be to old for video games? When I'm in my death bed I'll be playing Final Fantasy 75. But the point of what I said was that a majority of DS owners are kids.

meh

Failure, success, who cares. I love my psp, with the custom firmware and an awseome ebook reader like bookr and other homebrew apps it it definitely the one for adult users. The ds is pretty cool too i just don't have one. Geez, some people care way too much about this stuff.

Wipeout Pure, Lumines, Exit

Wipeout Pure, Lumines, Exit are all well made games, and are my favorite. Waiting for Wipeout Pulse for PSP

sweet

Haha Izack, you´re a funny guy. "I know you re wrong but I am wronger" LOL What the hell are you talking about? By the way, everyone hates Jews. Jews have been hated all the time, no matter wich civilization, no matter what age. Everyone was against jews. Now think about it. It can´t be the whole world except for the jews who are wrong in their heads. There must be something wrong with the jews. I can´t piss off everyone with my *****ed up behaviour and tell that everyone else is being an ***** for hating me.

ｅｒｒｒ．．．

PSP, from a marketing point of view is a complete failure. But that's because its hardware function is too much of a success. I do believe that PSP failed to appeal to the general population because of its fully loaded capabilities. It is very much like purchasing a computer, MOST users are going to pay one grand for a *****ty little DELL instead of paying three grand for a custom built powerhouse. The general population are either not intelletually capable of making 100% use of their PSP's or simply not motivated enough to spend hours studying it. THUS leading to a failure of making its appeal. PSP is more suitable for gamers who take gaming further than super mario. Its functions are designed for users who appreciate a good piece of technology. A device that is more than just buttons and a screen. I do not believe it is fair to compare a cheap little toy grandparents buy for their seven years old grandchild, to a highly sophisticated piece of technology that's, honestly, even too complicated for an average adult to comprehend.

yes sir

couldnt have said it better my self.

Corrections...

Just to be fair, there is one "official" web browser for DS (Opera DS) and few homemade ones. And no, I am not an asian child :-)

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