I know this thread seems a bit self centered, but I'm sure that anyone looking to buy a Playstation Portable could find this interesting.

Are they worth it? Do you have fun with yours (assuming you have one). I know each version (2000 and 3000) have different issues, but which one is better?

Also, (if you're in the yes group) what size memory card should I get, and what games are the best for it.

Thanks!

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There's really only one good game to it. GOW: Chains of Olympus. So no.

maybe, it has some good games, but nothing to ground breaking.

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gremily:
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Is that your long or short answer? lol

Also, could you clarify?

yea and the screen gets scratched really easily, so you gotta be careful with it. I learned that the hard way.

meh I bought a PS2 and vowed never to buy a Sony system again, and thankfully they have allmost 0 games so I've never been tempted to go back...... maybe for God of War...

well what kind of games do you like? i have one and im happy whit mine, so tell me what kind of games do you like?

milomalo:
well what kind of games do you like? i have one and im happy whit mine, so tell me what kind of games do you like?

I know God of War and Ratchet and Clank would be fun, but those are the main one's I've seen that I'd like. I'm not into racing or turnbased games

I have a 1000, and as for the games I've purchased for it, it's alright. Not the greatest thing ever but kept me entertained for a long while. Modded it up with a pandora battery and added some SNES games and beefed it up with other uncondoned activities and I've really got tons of playing time off of it. Anyway, if you could get a 1000, I'd get that, otherwise, I guess the 3000 is probably better than the 2000.

The size of the 1000 is honestly not a big deal, it's hardly noticeable.

well, do you know about patapon? there is a huge list of final fantasy games, alot of gta's ... megamans and fighting games.

my top 4 will be

Patapon
luminies 1/2
silent hill 0rigins
metal gear portable ops.

I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

Brockyman:

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

I don't mean to come off as offensive, but you're a horrible shopper if you're spending $30 on 4G of memory. I can get at least 8 gigs, more around 12-14 gigs for that price.

This is also all the more reason to get the 1000, you can probably find one online for $50.

It depends on if it has the games you're interested in or not.

These threads go one of two ways, either there's a huge influx of people bashing the PSP to a bloody pulp or there is an influx of people saying yes and listing some games you might be interested in.

Seriously, there is no middle ground, it is either one or the other.

But if you're into homebrew, I've been told taht the 1000 model is the best for that kind of stuff.

Say Anything:

Brockyman:

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

I don't mean to come off as offensive, but you're a horrible shopper if you're spending $30 on 4G of memory. I can get at least 8 gigs, more around 12-14 gigs for that price.

This is also all the more reason to get the 1000, you can probably find one online for $50.

Dude, no offense taken if you can tell me where to get a PSP Memory Stick Duo for that price! That would be great!

I'm a little worried about buy used stuff off the net. I'm not old fashion, I just know my luck! :)

Jumplion:
It depends on if it has the games you're interested in or not.

These threads go one of two ways, either there's a huge influx of people bashing the PSP to a bloody pulp or there is an influx of people saying yes and listing some games you might be interested in.

Seriously, there is no middle ground, it is either one or the other.

But if you're into homebrew, I've been told taht the 1000 model is the best for that kind of stuff.

I was worried about that, but so far, everyone has been quite helpful, and the flaming has been to a minimum. People who don't like it have been very calm and rational so far.

I wouldn't recommend it, as there aren't enough good games for it to be a wise investment.

Strictly speaking, the question about whether or not somebody should buy anything - PSP included - largely comes down to their current needs in life. If you have no handheld platform, suspect you will need a handheld platform, and dislike Nintendo, then yes the PSP is pretty easy to recommend.

Because I've no clue as to your needs in life, I threw my vote on "Eh, Maybe."

Indigo_Dingo:

Brockyman:

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

Ok,. now go through a few of the other alternatives. Some paperbacks, an Ipod Video with some rented DVDs and a DVD decryter, that sort of thing.

Good points... I have an Ipod Touch, and it works well, but most of the game/apps haven't been that fun to me, and it would be nice to have something interactive... well, I guess I could spend it on hookers after all...

I'm also trying to see if it can be enjoyable on a more daily basis then just on long trips.

Brockyman:

Jumplion:
It depends on if it has the games you're interested in or not.

These threads go one of two ways, either there's a huge influx of people bashing the PSP to a bloody pulp or there is an influx of people saying yes and listing some games you might be interested in.

Seriously, there is no middle ground, it is either one or the other.

But if you're into homebrew, I've been told taht the 1000 model is the best for that kind of stuff.

I was worried about that, but so far, everyone has been quite helpful, and the flaming has been to a minimum. People who don't like it have been very calm and rational so far.

I bought a Pandora Battery and an 8G memory card off of DealExtreme before. They used to have it as a package deal for $25, but I guess they didn't make enough money from it so they took it off. Anyway, the shipping process takes a while, but they have such good prices that I didn't really care. It took about 1 and a half weeks for me to get the battery and memory card.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12712

There's a 4G for $10, 3 times the memory for what you would pay at Best Buy on sale. haha

Brockyman:

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

Tough choice; you can always pack one of the ps2 slims, if you have one, into a suitcase for the hotel. Even the Wii packs nicely. I guess it depends on how much flying you think you're going to be doing in the future. If you're averaging several trips a year a PSP would be an awesome thing to have for the airport/airplane. If its not going to be very often, you can always play games on a laptop,of varying quality dependent on your computer, in the airport and just suck it up and be bored on the plane.

Again it's only worth it if you like the games. I've played one that was modded with the Pandora battery and what not and got tons of game time out of playing old SNES games on it. Alternatively, if you don't care for the games the PSP has to offer you could look at getting a DS.

I would go for a DS

dcheppy:

Brockyman:

dcheppy:
I regret buying mine. The system is good, just are you going to use it. Unless you take the bus or train to work/school or sit in a lot of waiting rooms, when/where would you use it?

That's what I'm worried about! I'm going on a few business trips, so the airport and hotels would be good places, but I don't know if that justifies $200 (w/ R&C) plus $30 for a memory card (4g on sale at Best Buy). And I can borrow games from my buddies if need be.

Tough choice; you can always pack one of the ps2 slims, if you have one, into a suitcase for the hotel. Even the Wii packs nicely. I guess it depends on how much flying you think you're going to be doing in the future. If you're averaging several trips a year a PSP would be an awesome thing to have for the airport/airplane. If its not going to be very often, you can always play games on a laptop,of varying quality dependent on your computer, in the airport and just suck it up and be bored on the plane.

Good points man, Thanks!

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12795

I also have two of these memory cards, which are even $2 cheaper than the other.

The only problem with thise memory card is that if you're trying to transfer ISO's onto it, the transfer will take a while. Gameplay is the same, though, and if you're not doing the illegal stuff it's an amazingly ridiculous good price.

Jumplion:
It depends on if it has the games you're interested in or not.

These threads go one of two ways, either there's a huge influx of people bashing the PSP to a bloody pulp or there is an influx of people saying yes and listing some games you might be interested in.

Seriously, there is no middle ground, it is either one or the other.

But if you're into homebrew, I've been told taht the 1000 model is the best for that kind of stuff.

more like a) massive amounts of haters or b) "get a DS".

Anywho before you buy any hand held look at the game first. The hardware is meaningless if you don't have a good list of game your interested in. Personally though, I'd say get one. It's multimedia features give it greater versatility and value, it DOES have quite a few good games, the problem with people saying otherwise is that they most likely didn't look. i got a nice collection and a big list of top notch games that any PSP owner should have.

Really it's an overall good system that appeals more to the hardcore/ dedicated gamer more than the casual. it's good to see that now people have an alternative when it comes to hand held's and a little competition is always good. The modding you can do with the thing as well is an extra added bonus if your in to that stuff. If you have owned previous gameboy systems then the DS should be you top choice but if you have never really had a hand held you can go either way, just look into the games before opening your wallet.

EDIT: oh and if you want my personal list/collection of games and upcoming games to look out for I'll compile it and put it up later.

No, just no.

Hookers.

Mmmm..

Hookers..

On a more serious note. No don't buy a psp, I find them to be a niche, you play them for like a month and then they get chucked on ebay etc

See my decision tree here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.80990?page=2#1081550

In short, if you're in the market for both a portable game system, and a portable media player, then yes, go for it.

If you're only in the market for a game system, then check if it has games you want.

As far as games go, I like the turn based, so I absolutely love WH40K:Squad Command. And even though I don't quite get the point of music games on portables, I like Patapon because it uses the rhythm mechanic for something other than playing music or dancing.

Most of the other games I like are retro arcade/pinball titles, puzzle games, like Exit, and Crush, or quickie action titles, all of which can be played on that other portable. But I also use the media capabilities of the PSP.

I would suggest going with a later rev of the PSP as you also get video out, and Skype support.