Playstation Discussion Archive

[CooInTheZoo]

Thought I should re-make this thread on this (beautiful) new message boards.

Can you believe GTA is out next month? Its crazy!! Cant wait. I've been having alot of problems with my umd slot, it doesnt really 'pop' anymore :aww: anyone else having the same problem?

[Oli1983uk]

I am un sure on what region and when to get one! I am off the USA in march next year so was thinking about hanging on till then. Also I was thinking about getting a Jap PSP as then I can still play movies on there and more of chance of getting one with a low firmware! on ebay jap psp's are still selling for £180

[1upking]

Can't wait for Pro Evo and Football Manager oh and Lemmings!

[Domstercool]

http://nagoya.cool.ne.jp/o_mega/product/e2.html

Mizuguchi's new PSP game ^_^

It's called Every, Extend, Extra, and I bet it's just as addictive as Lumines/Meteos.

[Happenstance]

Ive still only got Ape Escape and Wipeout Pure for my psp, really should get some new games as ive had the psp since round the time of the US launch.

[deano]

Got burnout legends today traded spiderman 2 got 20 quid from gamestation.
Overall pretty good a few graphic glitches but fun.
I also have toca which is very good
ridge racer which is excellent
lumines which is fun but not as good as tetris
darkstalkers which has good graphics but poor controls

[Shmotz]

Hopefully soon I shall be joining the ranks of PSP Owners. Apparently its been dispatched...now we play the waiting game *twiddles thumbs*

[I like nintendo]

hey! While every one is sitting their thumbs going to get a PSP going du du du du du du du, duh duh duh duh duh, why don't you go run out and get one! ON topic- yeah, my PSP UMD slot doesn't "pop" anymore either

[GoonFace]

I don't know when I'm gettin my PSP, stupid Gameplay being out of stock :sad:

[Surrealist]

Really want GTA and Burnout...

Only got a US WipEout so far.

Anyone else connected their's to the internet yet?

[Shmotz]

I would have got my PSP today if DHL didn't stand for Dick Heads Limited.

You know what sucks? It went from Hong Kong to the UK in around 36 hours. Its been sat in the East Midlands/Manchester since Saturday. Grragh!

[Bowser57]

I'm going to the USA in late October and am planning on getting a PSP while there. Would anyone advise against it? If so, why?

[Haden]

Because sony sucks muhhahah. Turns off fanboy mode switches on PSP.

The only reason not to get one in the US is because of UMD movies. However make sure you don't get one on the last day as if your screen is horribly riddled with dead pixels you will have no time to complain/seek a replacement.
Mine is from the US and I have had no problems at all.

[Bowser57]

The only reason not to get one in the US is because of UMD movies. However make sure you don't get one on the last day as if your screen is horribly riddled with dead pixels you will have no time to complain/seek a replacement.
Mine is from the US and I have had no problems at all.

The UMD movies is one of my reasons for picking a US one, in that I can get films/TV shows before they come out here or just cheaper than they are here.

Good call on the pixels, if I do get one I'll get one early on in the trip, and give it a good testing.

On the subject of charging it up, how do you go about that if you get a US version?

[Meik]

I'm going to the USA in late October and am planning on getting a PSP while there. Would anyone advise against it? If so, why?

Other than the region-encoding on UMD movies, there is no reason why you shouldn't buy one in the US.

You may even luck out and be able to find an original 1.50 PSP, or you can ask about such a thing in the store. I know that you know why version 1.50 is awesome.

Anyway, this link (http://www.pspupdates.com/2005/07/know-your-firmware-before-you-buy.html) shows you how to find out what version you're buying before you actually purchase it.

Edit: You can charge US PSPs up over here using any standard PS2 power adapter.

[Bowser57]

Other than the region-encoding on UMD movies, there is no reason why you shouldn't buy one in the US.

You may even luck out and be able to find an original 1.50 PSP, or you can ask about such a thing in the store. I know that you know why version 1.50 is awesome.

Anyway, this link (http://www.pspupdates.com/2005/07/know-your-firmware-before-you-buy.html) shows you how to find out what version you're buying before you actually purchase it.

Edit: You can charge US PSPs up over here using any standard PS2 power adapter.


Nice, thanks for all the info Mike.

[kyletherobot]

i have a US PSP but i want to be able to play UK UMD's on it (mainly a bear's tail) but what i was thinking of doing is buying a PSP from morrisons, and swapping my US one for the UK one and then returning the US one for some stupid reason, has to work as morrisons is populated with 40 year old women who are probably participating in community service for minor drug offences and hence will have no idea about anything technical.

[CooInTheZoo]

tut tut tut... :p nice plan

[Android18a]

I'd recommend Burnout Legends to all PSP owners. It's incredibly fun. Turn the teeny-boy music off though.

[Shmotz]

Got my Japanese one this morning, hell yes its awesome. Lumines rocks, hopefully it will rock even more when I get good at it!

[cheets]

anybody else get there Spiderman 2 UMD movie

http://www.cheets.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/spiderman21.JPG ebay selling :D

QUOTE=Bowser57]I'm going to the USA in late October and am planning on getting a PSP while there. Would anyone advise against it? If so, why?[/QUOTE]

wha, shopping in america is one of the perks of going there, i went last year and i get 10% at walmart and i ended up cleaning them dry of gba games

[Bassman]

The mains adaptors on US and Japanese PSP's work on UK voltage. You just need a new mains lead.

[The3rdChildren]

I know that you know why version 1.50 is awesome.

http://www.vikingmagic.com/vikingmagic/vmm/med/donuts.jpg

[Kurtle Squad]

There are NO games that interest me announced for the PSP other than Rockman: Rockman.

And I still don't get the point of UMDs!!

[dazzybee]

Yeah, tell mw why people would buy UMD's? I think they're destined to fail in style!

[GoonFace]

Gameplay just dispatched my PSP Value pack with free screen wipe and Lumines today! They are saying it will be delivered in one working day, although I hope they are mistaken and that it comes tomorrow instead, I don't think I could wait until Monday.

[Domstercool]

Congrats, you'll have a orgasmic time with Lumines, it's such a beautiful game.

Have you seen Loco Roco, that game looks extremely cool and crazy.

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/locoroco/index.html

[pedrocasilva]

Congrats, you'll have a orgasmic time with Lumines, it's such a beautiful game.

Have you seen Loco Roco, that game looks extremely cool and crazy.

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/locoroco/index.html
shame the "original" control scheme mirrors the "original" control scheme of this game, that is out in europe and japan for a year now, and now, september 2005 came out in america.
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/8804/kingofswing9mk.png

the other half of the game... is like mercury for PSP... so it's only original in the artwork, the rest is a rip off combination, still looks fun... but I dont like to see sony copying nintendo in style... I mean... are they going to put a revolution control in PS3 and put a touchscreen in PSP? arghhh

[cheets]

According to the presentation material demonstrated on the Annual Operation Strategy Meeting, Sony has sold 6 million PSPs all around the world. And the sales in Europe were the best ever in the history of the PSP sales.

[Domstercool]

Meh if it's a good game then I don't have a problem with it, some people are way too strick.

I guess we should shoot Nintendo for taking home console backward compatibility from Sony?

[pedrocasilva]

Meh if it's a good game then I don't have a problem with it, some people are way too strick.

I guess we should shoot Nintendo for taking home console backward compatibility from Sony?that doesn't change the way we play games nor the fun we have, originality does, but sony isn't being original.

still looks fun, but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good, f*ck them :bah:

[Bowser57]

Yeah, tell mw why people would buy UMD's? I think they're destined to fail in style!

I'm fairly sure I remember reading somewhere last week or the week before that they're currently outselling PSP games by quite a margin.

For me it'd be that I could take some of my fave films and stuff with me on occasions when I might be sitting around for a couple of hours with nothing much to do. Also that if I get a US PSP I'll be able to import films and TV shows before they're shown/released here in the UK. (Though I do already do that with DVDs as well).

[DS MaNiAc]

Loco-Roco looks like a mix of DK king of the swing and Kirby.

Didnt see that coming *rolls eyes*

[DiemetriX]

There are NO games that interest me announced for the PSP other than Rockman: Rockman.

And I still don't get the point of UMDs!!


the rockman game for psp was awfull. i cant belive they making a new one.

[Johelian]

that doesn't change the way we play games nor the fun we have, originality does, but sony isn't being original.

still looks fun, but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good, f*ck them :bah:

Let me ask this; have you ever bought a sequel that doesnt have a massive difference between itself and the last installment? If you havent then fair enough - if you have, dont you think youre being a little bit hypocritical?

If an idea works, it makes sense to use it. Hell, if no-one ever copied the platform game format, just how many games would we have lost out on? It seems ironic to me that the people who believe that they are most open to new experiences are the ones that want to limit an experience to one developer. Get over it. Originality is nice, no doubt about it; but if you arent happy to wait months or years for a new game to be made because no idea can be used twice then quit complaining already.

On a side note, Loco Roco looks incredibly cute. Damn you Dom! *shakes fist*

[Sprout]

That Loco Roco looks great. Makes me want to buy a PSP all the more.

[pedrocasilva]

Let me ask this; have you ever bought a sequel that doesnt have a massive difference between itself and the last installment? If you havent then fair enough - if you have, dont you think youre being a little bit hypocritical?

If an idea works, it makes sense to use it. Hell, if no-one ever copied the platform game format, just how many games would we have lost out on? It seems ironic to me that the people who believe that they are most open to new experiences are the ones that want to limit an experience to one developer. Get over it. Originality is nice, no doubt about it; but if you arent happy to wait months or years for a new game to be made because no idea can be used twice then quit complaining already.

On a side note, Loco Roco looks incredibly cute. Damn you Dom! *shakes fist*Well... how would you feel if a band gets a CD out that is a copy of the unique sound that other band has done?

if a band does it's own sound and uses it like 3 times, I might like it, but if they change from a prooved to sell sonority to a new one, I gain even more respect for them. If a band starts as a copy of "insert-name-here" they might loose my respect from the start, and concerning that, i've got no respect left for Sony in respect to how they make games.

making music equal to other bands isn't dificult, what is dificult is to make something new that feels like "your music" and not ripped off from others.

there's a standard for gaming, you can make a game of a "genre" like platform or RPG without copying it, because it's standard, inovation is not, and it's what turns games from a genre into a diferent experience, Zelda OoT and Majora Mask used the same engine and were diferent as hell, both were original, wind waker was also original for example, I've yet to buy a expansion pack of more levels for any game, and I dont plan to, all this maintaining the original control scheme, but it didn't borrow that control scheme from other game it was created from ground, it's not the case with rocco locco, i didn't say it didn't loook fun, I said it kinda anoys me, because in PSP forums everyone is saying "WOW how original, it's sony with nintendo style" and that pisses me off.

hypocrital... i wouldn't go that far, but i'm elitist no doubt about it.
I dont criticise sony for GT4 and such, but I would criticise nintendo if they atempted to do it... I hate rip offs, if sony wants to inovate they shouldn't rip off gba games and PSP existing games like mercury.

looks fun and I would like to play it, but I refuse to give money for it let alone buy a PSP for it, i wouldn't say the same thing of mercury for example.

[Johelian]

When I wrote my original post, I guess I was fuelled by - "still looks fun, but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good, f*ck them". I guess I just found this ironic when considering that the PS2 has some of the most obscure concepts in games on it. But enough on that; I think that the problem here is, as you already mentioned, elitism. I guess it just bothers me that people are so willing to write off something that even looks appealing to them, as this does to you - because of some bias. This is a problem that a lot of people, definitely at CE, seemed to have, and it still troubles me. If something is enjoyable, why fight against enjoying it? (please dont now go and kill someone because you find it enjoyable). It seems that a lot of people are willing to struggle against - of all things - a game out of principle. Seriously, so long as youre having fun, whats the point? I have played many games that I would consider to be either "generic", or not much different from its predecessor - and enjoyed a lot of them. Of course, a spark of freshness is always appealing, theres no denying that; but I think a lot can be said for playing something you know you will enjoy, that doesnt necessarily push any boundaries.

I have incidentally bought CDs in the past that sound very similar to one another, and who have based their sound on other bands - because I like the style of music. I dont see the point in only every buying "original" products, because - lets face it - the creator is not always necessarily the most apt at using his creation. Take for example Marble Madness - a 20-year old concept that, with a coat of gloss, new play modes and several monkeys, can be reincarnated as a much-improved experience. Transform your marble into a ball of mercury and dot in a couple of new(ish) puzzle elements and it becomes another game. For this reason Im personally quite glad that people are constantly reworking existing ideas.

I like your examples of Zelda, although I personally would have looked at the Mario platformers - is there any particular reason why you didnt choose them? :) On an(other) side note, I'd like to know your reasons for thinking Wind Waker original - Im not necessarily denying the fact, but would just like your view.

To reiterate my original point, I would still say that these "rip-offs" are what makes the gaming tapestry so colourful. From one idea comes evolution; I think this is pretty important to remember.

[pedrocasilva]

I didn't chose platformers because pretty much every 3D game in the third person view since mario 64 plays in the same way, most of them are original in their settings and variations but the control scheme doesn't change, if the game is good, having played others you'll feel right at home, so for me platforms is all about level design and overall fun, not originality, of course if another company does a platformer looking like yoshi's island from SNES or N64 i'll call it a rip off, games must be unique not a better version of the other, sure we could grow on most ideas and make them better than the creator did, but still the game would not be mine, just a improved version from the other guys game, you have to improove on the idea till it's so diferent from the other that it can't be even compared, continuing with the comparation with music, of course every musician has influences, but I for instance when i'm playing something that reminds me of something else, I scrap it, instead of playing the same note combination as someone did before me, I wouldn't feel ok with it, of course most people wouldn't care about that.

About wind waker, I think it achieved cell shaded graphics like none before, sure "jet grind radio" was awesome, but after it came not much games followed, after wind waker... we've had dozens of games using cell shaded graphics and small amount of them getting even close (with the exception of killer 7) so I think it set a standard for future games and a good one at that.

Sure the game wasn't that great compared to the N64 games, but still, the easy way was going along with spaceworld 2000 demo, that would sell more and avoid critics from the mainstream public.

OoT used time traveling that was used in chrono trigger, tales of phantasia and star ocean in the previous generation, majora mask used masks and wind waker used wind, in that point I find the later two to be more original.

http://www.zombieculture.com/img/locorocoscansmaller_205.jpg

video:
-> http://momodomo.com/locoroco.wmv

[Domstercool]

Games don't have to be original to be fun. Is Metroid Prime 2 rubbish just because it's a sequel and doesn't improve on anything that was in the first game?

Zelda The Wind Waker is rubbish because it added water and cel shading, but still played the same? Ok if you say it is........

People need to open up their eyes and stop this all mighty anti Sony bollocks. I feel sorry for people who haven't played some of the great hits on the PS2.

"I know I'll hate Sony because they sell more consoles and brought in the casual gamer, Oh look what Nintendo are doing, they are aiming for the casual and new gamers!"

Hypocrite Fanboys! Ah feels nice now that is out of my system. Time for some Burnout Revenge on my Xbox.

[dukkadukka]

loco roco looks awesome!

and to add my two cents to dom's rant, it's a good thing that sony brought more gamers to the market, because they brought their money too, and games will continued to get more and more sophisticated as more money gets pumped into the industry. and about originality, it's great that we have innovative games, but nintendo's been pumping out the mario and zelda franchises for decades now, but that doesn't make them worthless, does it?

[pedrocasilva]

Games don't have to be original to be fun. Is Metroid Prime 2 rubbish just because it's a sequel and doesn't improve on anything that was in the first game?

Zelda The Wind Waker is rubbish because it added water and cel shading, but still played the same? Ok if you say it is........

People need to open up their eyes and stop this all mighty anti Sony bollocks. I feel sorry for people who haven't played some of the great hits on the PS2.

"I know I'll hate Sony because they sell more consoles and brought in the casual gamer, Oh look what Nintendo are doing, they are aiming for the casual and new gamers!"

Hypocrite Fanboys! Ah feels nice now that is out of my system. Time for some Burnout Revenge on my Xbox.i didn't say zelda WW was rubish because it played like the older games, not as good, and certainly not because of the control scheme, my favorite zelda game is majora mask, it's not even OoT. I dont even know how to explain what made it worse... was it the second half of the game after the tower of gods? and it's not in the same dramatic wave as OoT and Majora Mask were, forest temple, spirit temple, desert temple and most Majora Mask dungeons

I like the way nintendo aims for all consumers, that's not the problem here, sony aims to be the multimedia machine that happens to play games, dont get me wrong I loved some games on PS2 but their appeal to mainstream gamers is just better graphics and more games, all the achievements in originality in their consoles have been made by third party's.

I think that metroid prime 2 evolves a lot from the first one; diferent settings and the dificulty parts from the one in the end of metroid 1. that said no one called metroid prime revolutionary in the first place, not even a new aproach like pikmin, cubivore and doshin were

Evolution and originality is needed, but regular games like metroid and super mario are needed in the industry aswell, zelda and mario are arguably the "less original" games from nintendo and that way they have a chance to keep improving them.

that said, I maintain my point of view about roccolocco, I might change my mind... but for now I feel it is a game like i've said, if the big yellow thing didn't get separated in tons of little particles like mercury and it didn't control with R and L like DK king of swing... I wouldn't say anything; I couldn't. because in that case they were in fact original so I would have no point in stating what I did.loco roco looks awesome!

and to add my two cents to dom's rant, it's a good thing that sony brought more gamers to the market, because they brought their money too, and games will continued to get more and more sophisticated as more money gets pumped into the industry. and about originality, it's great that we have innovative games, but nintendo's been pumping out the mario and zelda franchises for decades now, but that doesn't make them worthless, does it?I think sony is leading the industry in a bad direction, when you talk about money... welll some of them didn't brought their money, some of them have a PS2 and PSP and never even bought a game, piracy my friend. nowadays consoles sell because of piracy and multimedia features, I find PSP a bad aproach to the industry, I hate the UMD idea, but I can say proudly that if it played PS2 games I would run to a store to get it, I just hate the idea of buying a portable console that allows me to play the games I have on my home consoles. I think it's too early to have portable consoles running with CDs, PSP is only good for sports games like racing and soccer and then some 2D and some fighters not read/load intensive games with big worlds and such, that is a huge limitation for me, as apart from the fighters and 2D games the other ones aren't really my cup of tea.

I loved mercury and lumines though, best games for PSP and they are games who dont really push it, that's why PSP's graphics power is overkill for me.

[Domstercool]

I'd have to say that Sony actually has made some great refreshing games for their system. Ico anyway? Oh and Shadow of the Colossus that is coming out. :)

God Of War also made a fantastic combat system, another Sony game there.

On Piracy it's not like Sony make people pirate games. Sony try everything to stop piracy, they even manage to get Modchip consoles banned in the UK. It's just because they sell so well that people buy the damn mods (although I have one for import reasons). Same with Xbox though, that gets pirated and modded to hell.

[Kurtle Squad]

the rockman game for psp was awfull. i cant belive they making a new one.

Hahaha!! Okay, well i thought the style looked cool at least!!

I saw some Advance Wars rip-off that looked okay though

[pedrocasilva]

I'd have to say that Sony actually has made some great refreshing games for their system. Ico anyway? Oh and Shadow of the Colossus that is coming out. :)

God Of War also made a fantastic combat system, another Sony game there.

On Piracy it's not like Sony make people pirate games. Sony try everything to stop piracy, they even manage to get Modchip consoles banned in the UK. It's just because they sell so well that people buy the damn mods (although I have one for import reasons). Same with Xbox though, that gets pirated and modded to hell.
ico was awesome, god of war was too small, but yeah I agree on you on that.

about the mod chips I dont... it would be easy for sony and microsoft to end most of the piracy in their consoles, they make them from ground, they could make it so the software didn't run, yes they are making a effort with PSP, but it's only because it's not a proven market for them, and about PS2 they take measures but they never the PS3 will be the same as far as we know, they dont want to end piracy, because if ps3 doesn't have piracy and x360 has that might take users from sony to microsoft... that's just how it is.

I remember this quote from microsoft refering to windows: "if they're going to steal software from someone, steal ours" or something like that

[GoonFace]

I love my PSP, its so beautiful :grin: Also, Lumines is superb, the game simply grabs you and refuses to let you go. Also, it has one hell of a soundtrack, I love the track Shinin by Mondo Grosso, shame I can't find it anywhere :weep:

[y2cplan]

I got my PSP on Friday and what a nice bit of kit.

Got Burnout Legends with it and loving.

Big up the psp !!!!

[dukkadukka]

i always though that sony, ms and ninty made most of their money from software sales, that's why ms were willing to make a huge loss on hardware this generation. none of these companies have ever wanted people to steal from them, and you're delusional if you think so.

[Babooo]

Anyone know if there are any problems from importing a PSP from malaysia? Cos I'll be going there this christmas and decided that I'm gonna buy one from there. Hopefully it'll be much cheaper then it is over here.

And what's this about people wanting the firmware to be 1.50 or something? I think I know why.....something illegal?? :heh:

[JonSt]

Out of interest does the euro psp value pack come with the cloth, i know you can buy the accessory pouch and cloth seperately, just wondering if it comes with a cloth.

[Johelian]

I think it's too early to have portable consoles running with CDs, PSP is only good for sports games like racing and soccer and then some 2D and some fighters not read/load intensive games with big worlds and such, that is a huge limitation for me, as apart from the fighters and 2D games the other ones aren't really my cup of tea.
Surely its a bit early in the PSPs life to make claims like that? There are several RPGs in the works for the PSP, one of which is the lengthy Breath of Fire 3 - and, of course, GTA. I dont think that developers feel that the PSP is only for sports and racing sims.

I didn't chose platformers because pretty much every 3D game in the third person view since mario 64 plays in the same way
That was my point in its entirety actually; and did you still enjoy them in spite of a lack of originality?

sure "jet grind radio" was awesome, but after it came not much games followed, after wind waker
Ok, so because no-one, lets say, "copied" the style until Zelda, it remains original? :(

that's why PSP's graphics power is overkill for me.
But let me guess - by the time the next Gameboy is out, it will all magically be ok to have a powerful handheld. Hang on, wont that be copying the PSP?

[GoonFace]

Fuck fuck fuck. Six, count them, six stuck pixels! I'm playing a video that flashes red, green and blue on loop constantly. Apparently if you leave this for long enough, it can get rid of stuck, not dead pixels. Anyone know if there is any truth in this?

[Johelian]

Out of interest does the euro psp value pack come with the cloth, i know you can buy the accessory pouch and cloth seperately, just wondering if it comes with a cloth.

Yeah it does.

Goonface, I have heard several peoples accounts of how this has worked for them, but I cant testify as I havent used one myself. I think you can identify a stick pixel from a dead one by the colour; isnt a stuck one a specific colour and a dead one black or something?

At any rate, I dont think I can actually be of any help, so I guess I will shut up. Sorry!

[Waylander]

I got my Ceramic White PSP on Friday and I love it. No dead pixels. The screen is fantastic and I've been playing Everybodys Golf like crazy. I've just ordered Legend of Hero from the States. There are some very good looking RPGs being released for PSP over in the US.

[pedrocasilva]

Surely its a bit early in the PSPs life to make claims like that? There are several RPGs in the works for the PSP, one of which is the lengthy Breath of Fire 3 - and, of course, GTA. I dont think that developers feel that the PSP is only for sports and racing sims.no it's not... PSP has it's battery limitations to the point that it's running at 222 MHz rather than 333 MHz just to save battery power, still the battery lasts so little, and it's a 1800mah battery, sure you have 3600mah already but still dont you think it's strange that a game like metal gear has to be turned into a card based game? and the real reason behind that is to avoid the loadings a full featured adventure would bring. GTA is a good exception as it doesn't seem like it's being cut at all, but that's not the limitation in the first place, they can push whatever they want out of PSP, they just have to choose most of the time: sacrifice the battery or the game experience, that or developing in 3D or porting PSone RPG's like tales of eternia and breath of fire 3.

Breath of Fire 3 came out in PSone... the console had 2 MB of RAM... I think some developers will master the battery and graphics/loadings but still there's a quite obvious limitation in there.

We've seen ridge racer with all settings in the maximum lasting for 1 hour and a half and it only loads stuff from the disc at the beggining and end of the tracks...

That was my point in its entirety actually; and did you still enjoy them in spite of a lack of originality?

Ok, so because no-one, lets say, "copied" the style until Zelda, it remains original? :(surely, I enjoyed them. but that was not my point in the first place, my point was aproach and mario 64 has close to nothing to do with rayman in terms of style. I'm not against using a existing idea and build it around, but i'm against "going shoping" for things that were already done and "copy/pasting" them, that's the same case with music (again) you can do rock music genre without ripping of other musicians, but you can also do it and rip them off. That's an opinion you might not agree with it, and even think i'm narrow minded, but that won't make me change my mind.

but all in all the matter is not originallity, if it's all revolutionary and original there wouldn't really be a evolution, I like classic games aswell even if they always keep the mechanics from other games, but I wont run to the store to buy most of them, because I already played games like that, that said, I'm interested a lot in mercury and the new DK gba game, and I think roccolocco might be awesome to play, but still I think it borrows ideas and style from other games.

But let me guess - by the time the next Gameboy is out, it will all magically be ok to have a powerful handheld. Hang on, wont that be copying the PSP?I've said it before... If PSP played PS2 games I would run over to the store to buy it, so i'm not really against power, if DS was that powerful I wouldn't complain, but if it had to sacrifice it's battery for it... I would.
If for some reason nintendo makes a "portable gamecube" I'll run to the store aswell, as long as the battery life is enough; but, if they release a cd-based console who can't read gamecube games, i'll be strongly against it.

I dont want nintendo to copy PSP because, for me, PSP has pretty big flaws in the first place, and it's not original to be more powerfull in 2001 everyone was surprised with GBA being a portable SNES and you also needed to buy your home console games again... I guess that's the main reason why I never bought a gameboy advance, mainly because i'm not rich and I have no money for that kind of investment.

[dukkadukka]

:shock: i can't believe you actually care enough to write a post that long! would this be an appropriate time to call you l33t?

[Johelian]

no it's not... PSP has it's battery limitations to the point that it's running at 222 MHz rather than 333 MHz just to save battery power, still the battery lasts so little, and it's a 1800mah battery, sure you have 3600mah already but still dont you think it's strange that a game like metal gear has to be turned into a card based game? and the real reason behind that is to avoid the loadings a full featured adventure would bring. GTA is a good exception as it doesn't seem like it's being cut at all, but that's not the limitation in the first place, they can push whatever they want out of PSP, they just have to choose most of the time: sacrifice the battery or the game experience, that or developing in 3D or porting PSone RPG's like tales of eternia and breath of fire 3.

But the whole point of including a 333MHz capability was to allow the machine to process at a faster speed when the current generation of batteries has been superceeded - so that people are buying a new battery, not a new console in X months time. How long do you think it will be until they release a fully interactive Metal Gear? The machine already has Tenchu out for it, another of these "full featured adventures". Just because it hasnt been done yet doesnt by any means mean it will never happen. Also, take a look at Rengoku or Dynasty Warriors - or how about Untold Legends, a huge 3D, action-orientated, "full featured adventure". I think youre looking at things with a bit of a blinkered view.

Breath of Fire 3 came out in PSone... the console had 2 MB of RAM... I think some developers will master the battery and graphics/loadings but still there's a quite obvious limitation in there.
Indeed, it was a PSone game - but it was you that said that the machine would be only suited for sports and racing sims, and I was showing you that this isnt the case at all.

We've seen ridge racer with all settings in the maximum lasting for 1 hour and a half and it only loads stuff from the disc at the beggining and end of the tracks...
Actually, it was also running on WIFI in this scenario. :no: If you plan on playing this way all the time I would understand your point, but I have never had battery issues with my PSP. Sure, I would love a battery that lasts 15 hours or whatever, but what are you going to do?

It seems that the people most keen to bemoan the battery life of the PSP are those that dont actually have them. Maybe Im wrong, but I havent seen many - actually, any - PSP owners here complaining about battery life.

*prepares for scores of complaints*

surely, I enjoyed them. but that was not my point in the first place, my point was aproach and mario 64 has close to nothing to do with rayman in terms of style. I'm not against using a existing idea and build it around, but i'm against "going shoping" for things that were already done and "copy/pasting" them, that's the same case with music (again) you can do rock music genre without ripping of other musicians, but you can also do it and rip them off. That's an opinion you might not agree with it, and even think i'm narrow minded, but that won't make me change my mind.

To go back to the original argument, dont you think that Loco Roco has worked around "existing" ideas? I certainly dont see it as a direct clone to Mercury or Kirby or DK: KoS. Definitely there are similarities between control system and mechanics - how can there not be? - but I wouldnt say its cut and pasted.

but all in all the matter is not originallity, if it's all revolutionary and original there wouldn't really be a evolution

It isnt? I thought that was your original point? :/ Perhaps I misunderstood, but I believe this particular quote is pretty much exactly what I said like 2 or so posts ago.

I guess to wrap up, I want to say that Sony certainly dont shy away from releasing or allowing the release of bizarre gaming concepts on their consoles regardless of what Nintendo are doing ("but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good, f*ck them"), and that a game doesnt need to be some unexplored new concept in order to be fun.

[pedrocasilva]

But the whole point of including a 333MHz capability was to allow the machine to process at a faster speed when the current generation of batteries has been superceeded - so that people are buying a new battery, not a new console in X months time. How long do you think it will be until they release a fully interactive Metal Gear? The machine already has Tenchu out for it, another of these "full featured adventures". Just because it hasnt been done yet doesnt by any means mean it will never happen. Also, take a look at Rengoku or Dynasty Warriors - or how about Untold Legends, a huge 3D, action-orientated, "full featured adventure". I think youre looking at things with a bit of a blinkered view.


Indeed, it was a PSone game - but it was you that said that the machine would be only suited for sports and racing sims, and I was showing you that this isnt the case at all.

Actually, it was also running on WIFI in this scenario. :no: If you plan on playing this way all the time I would understand your point, but I have never had battery issues with my PSP. Sure, I would love a battery that lasts 15 hours or whatever, but what are you going to do?

It seems that the people most keen to bemoan the battery life of the PSP are those that dont actually have them. Maybe Im wrong, but I havent seen many - actually, any - PSP owners here complaining about battery life.

*prepares for scores of complaints*

To go back to the original argument, dont you think that Loco Roco has worked around "existing" ideas? I certainly dont see it as a direct clone to Mercury or Kirby or DK: KoS. Definitely there are similarities between control system and mechanics - how can there not be? - but I wouldnt say its cut and pasted.

It isnt? I thought that was your original point? :/ Perhaps I misunderstood, but I believe this particular quote is pretty much exactly what I said like 2 or so posts ago.

I guess to wrap up, I want to say that Sony certainly dont shy away from releasing or allowing the release of bizarre gaming concepts on their consoles regardless of what Nintendo are doing ("but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good, f*ck them"), and that a game doesnt need to be some unexplored new concept in order to be fun.
My original point was the individuality of each game, while i said that it wasn't original, what I was thinking is that I could identify pretty clearly from were the gaming elements came in the first place, and the style it used

it's not the type of "OMG, it's in the same genre" or just "it's not original", because I play new versions of existing games all the time, i've played "zelda "clones" before like "beyond good and evil" and it didn't bother me a bit, but I found that beyond good and evil was artistically pretty diferent from nintendo's style in the first place... if it reminded me ocarina of time scenes like "deja vu" I wouldn't like it that much anymore...

about the "but i'm sure sony wouldn't do it if nintendo DS sales weren't so good" let's leave it to rest already, i can agree that it was a bad comment in the first place and if I had a PSP and was happy with it I wouldn't like to hear it either ;)

As for PSP limitations... it think they can be overcome most of them like I said above, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have them, for example PS2 has all the limitations it has and still they made ico, mgs3, GT4 and god of war, the limitations are still there, and I can see them, but I also can see the plataform being pushed, but I'd rather have a well-balanced console in the first place, same with PSP all was done to achieve power and graphics, of course on a portable computer we have to make a choice, there are Pentium 4 and AMD 64 portable aswell as powerfull graphics cards, but that sacrifices battery, if I really need portability i'd rather use a low voltage computer, same with PSP, I dont see myself using it away from home, it's big exposed screen, rounded edges, battery life, and even the portable experience, DS changed the way I play games, i'm not that interested in regular sequels anymore, I just want games to pick and play when away from home, playing it at home is unthinkable though, the same can't be said of PSP, mercury and lumines are currently the only PSP games i'd like to play in a portable console away from home, it's just a point of view, and clearly influenced because of the fact that I have a DS, i'll admit.

Like I said it's still too early for a cd based console, probably sony released it now so developers start working with it and filling the catalog and later release a better version, that needs less energy/voltage to operate. just my two cents...

[Johelian]

Ok. :)

I would have left it at that, but it would appear that I need 15 characters. So there we go.

[JonSt]

Im seriously considering importing a white psp, as i the wait to get a euro one is killing me. afew questions though.

Being that it would be a jap one is the japanese firmware in english, can it defo play euro umd movies.

Have you ever ordered anything from yesasia, is it true they pay custom tax for uk orders.

off topic, JO, your posts are legendary.

[Bowser57]

Im seriously considering importing a whire ds, as i the wait to get a euro one is killing me. afew questions though.



I'm betting you'll struggle to get a DS to play UMD movies no matter what their region.

[Haver]

Are they replacing dead-pixel'D PSPs yet?

[CooInTheZoo]

Umm no i dont think so, sony said it wasnt a fault with the console, just a defect on the screen... i think

[Meik]

My PSP has 5 or so dead pixels, I don't remember the exact number because they are so tiny they really don't matter.

People are making them out to be a huge deal, yet the only (and I mean only) time I see them are when I initially turn the console on, and during loading screens. And that's only when i'm deliberately looking for them.

[Stocka]

Tales of Eternia has been confirmed for Europe I hear :shock:
That makes me want a PSP properly for the first time.

[GoonFace]

Thanks for the help Johelian.
My PSP has 5 or so dead pixels, I don't remember the exact number because they are so tiny they really don't matter.

People are making them out to be a huge deal, yet the only (and I mean only) time I see them are when I initially turn the console on, and during loading screens. And that's only when i'm deliberately looking for them.
The way I look at it, £180 is a lot of money to spend on one item. When I pay that much for an item, I expect it to be functioning 100% and if not for the company to replace it immediatley. A stuck or dead pixel may seem like little, but when you've payed £180, it's a big deal.

[CooInTheZoo]

Tales of Eternia has been confirmed for Europe I hear :shock:
That makes me want a PSP properly for the first time.

ohhh fabulous!!!! :grin: not that i couldnt import but meh
do you have a source stocka?

[Kurtle Squad]

I don't get how people are saying that Nintendo creating a powerful Gameboy or copying backwards compatability is copying Sony!!

That stuff is hardly the same as the Analogue stick and rumble.
And if they are copying Sony by doing these things?
Wouldn't Sony be copying the N64 by making a primarily 3D console?!

[Stocka]

ohhh fabulous!!!! :grin: not that i couldnt import but meh
do you have a source stocka?
Well the source was in french and I lost it now, but the source is reliable trust me.

[JonSt]

Thanks for the help Johelian.

The way I look at it, £180 is a lot of money to spend on one item. When I pay that much for an item, I expect it to be functioning 100% and if not for the company to replace it immediatley. A stuck or dead pixel may seem like little, but when you've payed £180, it's a big deal.

5 fucked pixelss, thats harsh mate. Yu might me able to take it back, i know there is a certain amount before it can be returned.

[GoonFace]

5 fucked pixelss, thats harsh mate. Yu might me able to take it back, i know there is a certain amount before it can be returned.
The wierd thing is though, they weren't there initially. WHen I got my PSP i searched like hell for them, but didn't find any. Then, I suddenly found one on Saturday night. Then on Sunday morning I found more, which really is a bitch, I mean there coming out of nowhere :mad:

[Kurtle Squad]

Umm no i dont think so, sony said it wasnt a fault with the console, just a defect on the screen... i think

If you haven't noticed...THE SCREEN IS PART OF THE CONSOLE!!!

[Domstercool]

I don't get how people are saying that Nintendo creating a powerful Gameboy or copying backwards compatability is copying Sony!!

That stuff is hardly the same as the Analogue stick and rumble.
And if they are copying Sony by doing these things?
Wouldn't Sony be copying the N64 by making a primarily 3D console?!

Because fanboys are saying that the PSP isn't anything new, so they are saying well when the next GBA finally hits stores, that will just be the same as the PSP but more powerful. So are we going to bash it because it won't have a touch screen and so on? I bet those fanboys won't be bashing it....

[pedrocasilva]

Because fanboys are saying that the PSP isn't anything new, so they are saying well when the next GBA finally hits stores, that will just be the same as the PSP but more powerful. So are we going to bash it because it won't have a touch screen and so on? I bet those fanboys won't be bashing it....I didn't say that.

that is... if you're directing that at me, of course

EDIT: about dead pixels theres a 15 day legal period (or is it 30 days now?)in European Union where you can take it back to the store and demand your money back if you're not satisfied, I recomend you guys do that, as I did it twice with my DS the first ones had dead pixels, I was so picky I couldn't even play it anymore... in europe there's a garanty for DS and dead pixels for a year I think, but... I doubt that applies to portugal (meh), anyway... whatever you pay for your console demand a perfect one, dont settle for a defective one just because sony says it's not in the manual ;)

[The3rdChildren]

Dead/stuck pixels really AREN'T a big deal. Seriously guys, just you wait and see. Would you dump your girlfriend because she had a couple of spots on her beautiful face? NO FUCKING WAY.

[JonSt]

Would you dump your girlfriend because she had a couple of spots on her beautiful face? NO FUCKING WAY.

I would
















Only joking :hehe:

[Haver]

I've got plenty of others, so I can't see why not.

[I like nintendo]

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA!!!

Well I'm posting to tell you that I downloaded ver. 2.0
Don't you dare tell me I'm a little behind...Wouldn't it be sweet if they had KH2 for PSP And DS

[Stocka]

Ok coo, heres a source:
"UbiSoft today announced that it will be releasing Tales of Eternia for the Sony PlayStation Portable in Europe by the end of 2005. Tales of Eternia came out in Japan on the PSP in March. "
Source: RPGamer

Ubisoft?! I thought Tales studio made it and Namco published it???

[Kurtle Squad]

Because fanboys are saying that the PSP isn't anything new, so they are saying well when the next GBA finally hits stores, that will just be the same as the PSP but more powerful. So are we going to bash it because it won't have a touch screen and so on? I bet those fanboys won't be bashing it....

But retaliating in that way makes you just as bad.
And I don't think they'll be saying that anyway. For a start I doubt it will play UMD movies for a start. etc etc. It would be much different to the PSP knowing Nintendo

Dead/stuck pixels really AREN'T a big deal. Seriously guys, just you wait and see. Would you dump your girlfriend because she had a couple of spots on her beautiful face? NO FUCKING WAY.

But a girlfrind isn't something you've bought that's supposed to work fully.

[Johelian]

If you haven't noticed...THE SCREEN IS PART OF THE CONSOLE!!!

I dont remember the exact details, but I think we had a thread on this at CE and it turns out that screens are "allowed" to naturally have a certain number of dead pixels and still be considered fine. This applies to things like monitors as well (as a matter of fact, I think that one of the posters was talking about their monitor having X number of dead pixels and the company wouldnt replace it). I know it sounds ludicrous, but its part of a well-used loophole Im afraid.

But retaliating in that way makes you just as bad.
Im pretty sure its sarcasm, KurtR.

[DiemetriX]

PSP 2.0 has been hacked. You can now downgrade and get some donuts :)
www.pspupdates.com

[Domstercool]

Ok coo, heres a source:
"UbiSoft today announced that it will be releasing Tales of Eternia for the Sony PlayStation Portable in Europe by the end of 2005. Tales of Eternia came out in Japan on the PSP in March. "
Source: RPGamer

Ubisoft?! I thought Tales studio made it and Namco published it???

I'm guessing Namco didn't want to actually publish it here, so Ubisoft got the rights to it.

[y2cplan]

Yeah i just heard that version 2.0 has been hacked. I am tempted on downgrading but i know i will just mess it up.

Anyone else downgrading there's to 1.5?

[Domstercool]

Yeah http://www.rpgamer.com/games/popo/popopsp/popopspimp.html

PoPoLoCrois for PSP. New RPG for us owners.

[CooInTheZoo]

PSP 2.0 has been hacked. You can now downgrade and get some donuts :)
www.pspupdates.com

can someone please help me downgrade (like a direct link would be fab) and some instructions about how to get me' donuts working! im so desperate lol

[Domstercool]

RPGs hitting soon with The Legend of Heroes on October 25th and PoPoLoCrois on November 8th.

[pokekid]

Being a giant rockman/megaman fan i was wondering if there are release dates for:

Rockman:Rockman (Japanese/USA/UK dates)
Rockman Irregular hunter X (Japanese/USA/UK dates)
Megaman Legends 1 and 2 (USA/UK dates)

[Blackfox]

PSP Brick Virus (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8116)

Just a warning to all the PSP users...

[Stocka]

RPGs hitting soon with The Legend of Heroes on October 25th and PoPoLoCrois on November 8th.
Legend of Heroes looks awesome.

[Owen]

Legend of Heroes looks awesome.

Anyone got any pics??

I'm so looking forward to Grand Theft Auto: LBS! I think it will 'really' work on the PSP. 19 days to go!!!!!!...hopefully....has Rockstar officially announced it's out October 28th?

I just hope that the multiplayer deathmatch is Ad-Hoc and that you can free-roam the whole city, all though i think this could be a little 'too big' for the PSP. Also someone said it would be like finding a needle in a haystack, which is true. You could play Hide and Seek for HOURS though!

:wink:

[Domstercool]

http://psp.ign.com/objects/731/731794.html The Legend of Heroes

http://psp.ign.com/objects/696/696078.html PoPoLoCrois ^_^

[Stocka]

If anything was to make me buy a PSP it would be these two RPGs + Tales of Eternia.

[|Laguna|]

Hm, how well dya think would the PSP have done within the gaming public (I say this because quite a lot of casuals see PLaystation or GTA and buy it immdeiatly and do not actually consider what the PSP can actually bring for them)if cheesecakes and doughnuts weren't available for it?
Did anyone on these here boards simply buy it for them?

[Domstercool]

I never bought it for Emu, that's just a side thing and I've hardly used emus tbh. I bought it for Mizuguchi, RPGs and other games.

[Haver]

I'm about 70% certain that I'm going to buy a PSP next week. I'm thinking Value Pack, 1GB SanDisk, Lumines and Burnout: Legends. I'll pre-order PES5 and GTA, too. And I'll probably grab a UMD to try that out. Everybody's Golf looks fun.

[Jordan]

You guys here about that fake patch 2.0 > 1.5 thing? Apparently it literally kills the PSP... giving you a nice expensive paper weight.

Although there is a real 2.0 > 1.5 so keep an eye out for that one :P

[Domstercool]

Good job I stayed at 1.5 ^_^

[Owen]

Looks like GTA: LBS has been delayed till November in Europe:

http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11236&mid=326670

and America get it 24th October, very fair that! :hmm:

[Meik]

I just successfully downgraded my friend's 2.0 PSP to 1.5, and then used WAB's Version Changer to make it think it was a 2.0 so he could still play games.

If anybody needs help doing the same, feel free to contact me.

[Domstercool]

Oh man I've just learnt that another RPG is out in November and UK release as well. So that is like PoPoLoCrois, Legend of Heroes and now Tales of Eternia PAL release. DAMN RPGS!!

[pedrocasilva]

Oh man I've just learnt that another RPG is out in November and UK release as well. So that is like PoPoLoCrois, Legend of Heroes and now Tales of Eternia PAL release. DAMN RPGS!!about Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II), just get a used import for PSone, it's so much better, unless they dont change the voice acting in this PSP release (The US voice acting really sucks, I had to turn it off), anyway... on PSone it runs on a higher resolution, really

[ZeldaFreak]

Is the PSP region free for games? And is it true that UMD's are region locked

[CooInTheZoo]

UMD's are region locked, games arent though :)

[ZeldaFreak]

cool rpgs here i come :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

[Caris]

can u play people from around the world on your PSP with a wirless router, or is it just for peopel in a caertian area :S, cause i can NEVER pick anyone up :(

[CooInTheZoo]

neither can i dude

[Caris]

sucks dosnt it :hmm:

[CooInTheZoo]

Do you all still buy games and stuff for it? i just use mine for porn theses days, no games (apart from GTA very mildly) interest me

[Domstercool]

I'm buying games yes. I just bought those two RPGs i spoke about. I now need to buy Kingdom Of Paradise, a RPG I missed off my radar. I'll have to get it in the new year since the 360 made me skint, heh.

[skarmachild]

Am I the only person that can't stand GTA: LCS?

I found the frame rate appaling. Maybe its just the PSP I was playing..

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

I loved what I played of GTA.
Lumines is still the best PSP game ever though.
Fuck. It's the best puzzle game since Tetris.

[ShavenWolf]

Woo! I ordered myself a lovely white PSP off eBay for £169 inc Postage and it's in the UK, so no import charges.

And I can keep my black one for playing lots of cheesecakes and donuts.

[fanman]

I loved what I played of GTA.
Lumines is still the best PSP game ever though.
Fuck. It's the best puzzle game since Tetris.
man, I played lumines on my friends psp and it sucked.

[Mr. Bananagrabber]

man, I played lumines on my friends psp and it sucked.
Get out. Now. :shakehead

[Babooo]

just came back from Malaysia and I found a white PSP for £120. The prices are sooo cheap there...its amazing. :awesome:

[AshMat]

I'm trying my hardest to win a psp, i've decided i like them now, tstill not as much as ds, but like them. Dont have that sort of money and I dont wanna spend that much when i do hav the money so fingers cross.
"2 competitions entered so far

[DiemetriX]

I didn't like luminies atall..
And My psp is catching dust... Poor bastard. If i find a winamp remote for it will use it more.

[Domstercool]

*Strokes Lumines*

Beautiful piece of gaming.

I managed to get Kingdom of Paradise ordered. Looking forward to playing it.

[DiemetriX]

Kingdom of paradise looks good :)
*runns of to do somthing illegal*

[Johelian]

*Strokes Lumines*

Beautiful piece of gaming.

I managed to get Kingdom of Paradise ordered. Looking forward to playing it.

You'll have to let me know what its like, in spite of pretty good reviews Im still not sold on it.

PoPoLoCrois has stolen my life!

[Ysm]

I just got a psp and GTA:LCS yesterday, love them. I just signed up at yourpsp.com and they are sending me out the psp welcome pack, anyone know what it includes?

[Oli1983uk]

is £179 a good price for a 1.5V PSP? been thinking about getting one for ages and this seems to be alright.

[Stefkov]

ive seen a psp in cash generator. a giga one with ridge racer. cant remember the full price but they had a payment thing. £53.99 up front then £18 a month. if i remember correctly. i thought that t was really good to pay it off over time.

[Ysm]

So I guess no one knows whats in the welcome packs?

[Owen]

Daxter PSP has been confirmed for a march release in the USA! Hopefully all games will still be region-free then and i'll get that! I loved the first Jak and Daxter, so lets hope it's more like that!

I'm kinda enjoying Prince Of Persia: Revelations at the mo, however horrible the sound may be and however glitchy the graphics are, it's still some achievement to get a full 3D adventure like that on the PSP!

I'm actually a little worried about the future software line-up, to be fair on the PSP i haven't really looked into this years releases that much, but my god i'm hoping E3 2006 brings some interesting games, the times between releases isn't very good either. I'm not into RPG's, sadly.

:smile:

[pedrocasilva]

Daxter PSP has been confirmed for a march release in the USA! Hopefully all games will still be region-free then and i'll get that! I loved the first Jak and Daxter, so lets hope it's more like that!

I'm kinda enjoying Prince Of Persia: Revelations at the mo, however horrible the sound may be and however glitchy the graphics are, it's still some achievement to get a full 3D adventure like that on the PSP!Prince of Persia 2 (Revelations, on PSP) is known to run even on Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, while most PC games in 2004 didn't run to the amount of 30 frames per second on it, that game runs flawessly with better than average graphics, the game has incredible graphics for what it needs to run, very clever utilization of the available polygons and resources.

So what does Revelation offer as "extras" compared to Prince of Persia 2 on home consoles?

the sound problem is strange though, didn't they assign it to be processed by the sound processor?

[DiemetriX]

Grand Theft Auto Falls Short for Take-Two

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was supposed to be the knockout title for the PSP, the one that everyone was supposed to go crazy for. It has been without doubt the most successful PSP game to date, but has it been successful enough for Take-Two Interactive, who published Rockstar's acclaimed series for the PSP? According to industry analyst Michael Pachter in a report by GameSpot, it hasn't and it may be tough to bounce back from.

Source:
http://www.gametab.com/news/454586/

[Domstercool]

Finally got Kingdom Of Paradise, gotta find time to actually play it now, heh.

[CoolFunkMan]

Crap! I accidentaly posted my original post in the wrong topic! I really should read the topic title next time...

Being as I'm here I might as well ask - does anyone know of any cheap PSP's going on sale? Also, what's the compatability like with 360's? I might get one in the future...

[Johelian]

Grand Theft Auto Falls Short for Take-Two

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was supposed to be the knockout title for the PSP, the one that everyone was supposed to go crazy for. It has been without doubt the most successful PSP game to date, but has it been successful enough for Take-Two Interactive, who published Rockstar's acclaimed series for the PSP? According to industry analyst Michael Pachter in a report by GameSpot, it hasn't and it may be tough to bounce back from.

Source:
http://www.gametab.com/news/454586/

Where is your own quote from? I didnt get that impression at all from the article. In fact, it says in there - "Pachter offered some consolation to Take-Two, adding that whatever downturn the company is experiencing, it is being similarly felt by other publishers. "Given weak November NPD sales and Electronic Arts' and Activision's recent earnings warnings, we believe that Take-Two [also] experienced weak sales during the holiday period." " Im not convinced this has anything to do with LCS, which isnt even mentioned in there :/

[pedrocasilva]

Where is your own quote from? I didnt get that impression at all from the article. In fact, it says in there - "Pachter offered some consolation to Take-Two, adding that whatever downturn the company is experiencing, it is being similarly felt by other publishers. "Given weak November NPD sales and Electronic Arts' and Activision's recent earnings warnings, we believe that Take-Two [also] experienced weak sales during the holiday period." " Im not convinced this has anything to do with LCS, which isnt even mentioned in there :/yeah, the title and the article concerning it in the page is LCS, I can't figure out what they're saying, it doesn't really have anything to do with GTA for PSP.

[Owen]

I'm positive i read on IGN that they stated GTA:LCS sales are way lower then expected...at least i think it was IGN.

Where-ever it was i read it, it certainly said GTA: LCS for the PSP and no other game! So DiemetriX is correct, but is the actual article?

:)

[Johelian]

That wouldnt explain the general slump in the market though.

[Stefkov]

ive seen a psp in cash generator, i think i mentioned above, but it was a 1 gig pack i think with ridge racer, it was a £50 odd downpayment with £18 a month or something, should i get this?

[masaki86]

just got my psp throught the post.

A value pack with spiderman 2 on UMD; £130. Not bad tbh. Not to buy some games!!

[Ysm]

Not bad, but I couldn't live without a gig memory stick.....really couldn't.

[Haden]

Just to let anyone looking at the PSP theread know my PSP (with no dead pixels!) and various games and memory sticks are on sale in the trade board at the mo if anyone was intrested.

[CooInTheZoo]

mine just sits there now :(

[Cubechris]

mine just sits there now :(

Sell Ittttttttt, I did.

[CooInTheZoo]

Sell Ittttttttt, I did.


i would, but what will i do when final fantasy seven part twenty three comes out for it. i will just want another! and i wont get much, its american imported ::shrug:

[Domstercool]

I couldn't sell mine, I'd miss Lumines way too much. Plus I'm enjoying Kingdom of Paradise.

*Waits till March for his next PSP game, Generation Of Chaos*

[Johelian]

I couldn't sell mine, I'd miss Lumines way too much. Plus I'm enjoying Kingdom of Paradise.

*Waits till March for his next PSP game, Generation Of Chaos*

Tell me what its like, damn you! And play Popolocrois!

[masaki86]

well; I finall bought one. Got Lumines(total class), Pursuit Force(i like this game, bit too repetitive though), Darkstalkers....(m'eh) and World Tour Soccer(can you say refund?).

Anyway, I'm glad I got one!! Now to wait for Tales of Eternia, Breath of Fire III and 2.5 to be hacked properly.

[MasterYoda]

I'm playing Wipeout Pure, my first Wipeout game. It's really awesome and FAST, i reccomend you all buy/download it! I have 105 gold medals so far and i find Rapier class to be VERY difficoult to control, i can't emagine Phantom ^_^
Can't wait for 2.01 to be hacked/downgradeable, my 1GB SanDisk Memory Stick Pro Duo isn't used for anything :(
Next game i'm probably getting: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Strories. Either that or Pro Evolution Soccer 5 or Ridge Racer or Star Wars BattleFront 2.

[pedrocasilva]

I'm playing Wipeout Pure, my first Wipeout game. It's really awesome and FAST, i reccomend you all buy it! I have 105 gold medals so far and i find Rapier class to be VERY difficoult to control, i can't emagine Phantom ^_^
Can't wait for 2.01 to be hacked/downgradeable, my 1GB SanDisk Memory Stick Pro Duo isn't used for anything
Next game i'm probably getting: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Strories. Either that or Pro Evolution Soccer 5 or Ridge Racer or Star Wars BattleFront 2.*cough* Download it? *cough*

I know you're quite new on these forums but piracy talk is not allowed, specially saying you won't buy any of the games... It's not a incentive to the other PSP owners to buy games, when others are claiming to get them for free...

anyway... there's other forums to talk about that...

Said that... welcome to our forums

[MasterYoda]

oops, sorry i didn't know that, thanks for the welcome i edited my post; can you remove the quote please?Thanks.

[Stefkov]

if anyone wants to make a video compatible with the psp, if its not been mentioned then surely use this
This one (http://www.download.com/PSP-Video-Express/3000-7970_4-10420460.html?tag=lst-0-1)
I had FF:advent Children as an avi file. i used this and it recorded the movie into a mpeg4 file. then there was an option in the program that you can just connect up the psp and click the one you want then click transfer acoss and it does it easy, now half of my memory stick is gone because of that great film
that one is highly recommended by me :bowdown: :bouncy:

ok so my psp has version 2.5 software. and im wondering how do i download the version 2.6 to my psp? do i need to do this? i dont have wifi at home so is tehre another way?

[MasterYoda]

You upgrade by downloading 2.6 version of firmware, than transfer it to your PSP via USB Cable. And than you start the upgrade process on the PSP (don't remember where, look for it a bit :P)

[Sooj]

Ok, quick question:

PSP from Spain, £100. Where can I buy a UK adapter which will allow me to recharge the PSP?

[Johelian]

All you need to buy is a replacement power cord - the type with the figure-8 end to it that fits most general appliances like electric kettles, hi-fis etc. You can get them cheaply at GAME; I got mine from there and I think it was around 6.99. You could probably find them cheaper someplace else, but I really couldnt be bothered to look just to save a couple of quid. You literally just need to use that in place of the power cord that comes with it, as the power converter is external on the lead like the PStwo. Thats what I have done with my Canadian PSP :)

[Sooj]

Ah right, thanks alot Jo.

[Hero-of-Time]

I was just looking into Generation of Chaos and watched the trailer for it and it looks pretty sweet. Will anyone else be getting this?

[Domstercool]

I've got it on preorder from VGP. I've spoken about the game before in this thread somewhere. The game reminds me of Dragon Force for the Sega Saturn in someways.

It's published by Nippon Ichi so that's enough to make me want it, I believe in the stuff they publish.

[Hero-of-Time]

Hmmm I may have to get it preordered as I see you get a free soundtrack.

[skarmachild]

I'm trying my hardest to win a psp, i've decided i like them now, tstill not as much as ds, but like them. Dont have that sort of money and I dont wanna spend that much when i do hav the money so fingers cross.
"2 competitions entered so far

You've got a rival (me).

I've been trying to win a PSP & 360 for a while now, just google "free uk competitions" or similar.

About 8 compos for PSP's/360's now.

[Chuck]

Got a psp in september :) haha... and just sold wipout (just want going anywhere!) and lord of the rings ( a bit boring) for DOA4 (360), still got gta though :yay:

does anyone know if all (any) the premership teams are in fifa 06? is it any good? what about championship manager? :confused:

cheers

[Ysm]

I've played both Fifa and Pro Evo 5 and Pro Evo is far and away the better game. Shocking loading times though...

[Stefkov]

I've played both Fifa and Pro Evo 5 and Pro Evo is far and away the better game. Shocking loading times though...
totally agree pro evo is a good game, but the loading times are really slow. its quite annoying aswell, its loaded up then it asks what language, 2 mins later it loads up the screen with Terry and Henry which says press start, then anoter couple of minutes its gone to the title screen. just a tad too long.

i also wanted a psp a while ago so i entered quite a lot of competitions. also i wanted money so i entered loads of ds competitions so i could then sell them off and get money, not won a single one.

[MasterYoda]

Just got GTA Liberty City Stories. AWESOME :D Although, looks like my analog ctick is f***ed up, it's to hard to move it :(

[masaki86]

^^Totally agree; had GTA since the 2.01+ eboot loader came out about a fortnight ago, and I love the game. On staunton island at the mo.

Will be buying tales of eternia and breath of fire III today!!

[The3rdChildren]

Just got GTA Liberty City Stories. AWESOME :D Although, looks like my analog ctick is f***ed up, it's to hard to move it :(

Nope. That's just how it is.

[MasterYoda]

@The3rdChildren

lol not really, i played my friend's, his is waaaaay easier to move. Also, compered to my friend's, the O, [], X and /\ feel diferent when you press them and so do L and R. My PSP is completely f***ed up. And the best thing is, i overpaid it. Do you think i can ask for a replacemant? (and maybe the new one they give me will be 1.52 or 2.00!!!!!)

[stev2604]

If i buy a PSP from the US will it work eith europe games?

[Domstercool]

Yes, the PSP will run any region game, you just can't play UMD movies though.

[Hero-of-Time]

I got myself a white Japanese PSP with Monster Hunter Portable on Friday. Stupid PSP has a dead/stuck pixel....

[Razz]

i got a white psp, metal gear acid and tenchu shinobi taizen for my birhtday on wednesday the 15th (my dad let me order it) its here, but im not allowed it untill wednesday!! how sucky is that??

[MasterYoda]

Wow the more i play LCS, the more i'm loving it :) I'm playing it slowly, though (because of lack of time... damn school :() only finished 5% of the game. My friend bought LCS also, so we'll be trying multiplayer in a few days and i'll tell you about the impressions here.
On another note, i got Logitech Visor for my PSP, my screen will never get scratched again! All PSP owner's should get this, as it isn't very expensive.
Also, i tried my friends analog stick yesterday, wow it isn't that easier to move :) i overreacted, while it does take some getting used to, i can play on the analog stick just fine now.
Next games on my list (i'm not getting them soon though, gotta finish GTA LCS and some other ps2 games first!): Ridge Racer and Lumines.
Who here's also excited about Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai? I'm probably getting it because i loved Budokai 1-3 on ps2 (gonna get Tenkaichi in a few days).

[Owen]

I got myself a white Japanese PSP with Monster Hunter Portable on Friday. Stupid PSP has a dead/stuck pixel....

Is that a good game Hero-Of-Time because i've been keeping my eye on it and it looks pretty interesting.

Is it a normal RPG though? because i'm not too keen on them.

[Android18a]

I got myself a white Japanese PSP with Monster Hunter Portable on Friday. Stupid PSP has a dead/stuck pixel....

My Jpnese PSP has loads :-p

Still, you can only see em on black screens, and I prefer light games anyway. Tales of Eternia is beautiful. The towns are just gorgeous.

[Stefkov]

i only have one dead pixel but im not bothered as its a colour i like, gree and you can only see it on all colours apart from white. its brighter than the grass on pro evo.

[Owen]

Yeah my old JAP psp which i haven't got anymore because i sold it (i bought a UK one using the money) had 3 dead pixels (white) and a small circle of dead pixles on it too! That looked pretty horrible actually....

I hope my Nintendo DS Lite doesn't have any on. Horrible little things which can really bug ya sometimes. :grin:

[Johelian]

i got a white psp, metal gear acid and tenchu shinobi taizen for my birhtday on wednesday the 15th (my dad let me order it) its here, but im not allowed it untill wednesday!! how sucky is that??

Let me know how you get on with Tenchu; Im still eyeing that up. Hero-of-Time, let me know how you get on with MHP as well as I have that on order. The multiplayer quests sound cool.

I think I have about 3 dead pixels on my PSP, although I lose track of two of them all the time. Come to think of it, they may just be specks trapped under the protector. The other Im certain is dead or stuck or something, but I can only see it on the PSP logo screen usually.

Tales of Eternia is beautiful. The towns are just gorgeous.
Indubitably :D They are spanking. There have been a few probs with the graphics in certain dungeons I have noticed though, but the towns are definitely superb. Better looking than I remember the original being.

[Owen]

^Oh how i wished i was more interested in the 'Tales' series, they sound so good, i tried with Tales of Symphonia for GC but just couldn't get into it.

I am right in saying the GC game is part of the series?

[Hero-of-Time]

Is that a good game Hero-Of-Time because i've been keeping my eye on it and it looks pretty interesting.

Is it a normal RPG though? because i'm not too keen on them.

Its hard to explain what kind of game it is. I imported it because im a HUGE fan of the ps2 version and I couldnt wait for this.

Basically you are a hunter and you get quests from the guild. These involve stealing dragon eggs, killing small creatures and taking on Dragons. After you kill a Dragon, or Wyvern as they are known in the game, you get to carve bits off the corpse with your knife and this is where the fun begins. With all the items you carve and pick up on quests you can go and get new armour and weapons made which include Great Swords, Lances, Hammers and Bowguns. If you want to check the game out I suggest you get the PS2 version ( 17.99 play.com )as it has online play and its a great game then if you like that pick up the PSP version.

[Johelian]

^Oh how i wished i was more interested in the 'Tales' series, they sound so good, i tried with Tales of Symphonia for GC but just couldn't get into it.

I am right in saying the GC game is part of the series?

It is, but theres no story-link between any of them really, bar some familiar summons etc. I would still give Eternia a try, as I personally find it more charming and interesting than Symphonia from the very start (although the battle system is very much the same, so if you didnt like that you wont like this much). I havent been able to put it down yet, aside from some short WoW sessions.

[pedrocasilva]

^Oh how i wished i was more interested in the 'Tales' series, they sound so good, i tried with Tales of Symphonia for GC but just couldn't get into it.

I am right in saying the GC game is part of the series?yeah, you are... well Tales of Eternia is alright, but it is all about the fun, the argument and all is not that good, it won't leave a impression of "wow that's the best RPG I've ever played" but can leave the feeling "wow that was fun, I wanna play more", it's a lighthearted RPG.

If you wanna know if you really like Tales (or not) try tales of Phantasia, that's the best Tales game of all... from the ones I've played, that is... SNES(ToP), PSone(ToP remake, ToD, ToE) and Gamecube (ToS)...

[MasterYoda]

My friend's PSP and mine neither have a single stuck/dead pixel :)
9% of GTA finished, in a few hours my friend is coming so i'll write the multiplayer impressions later.

[scubahood]

Hey all i'm heading to the states next week thinking of picking up a PSP i have a few questions though. How is the battery life? Are there many good games? And the most unusual of all if i was to plug a USB keyboard into it would i be able to use it on the web browser? cheers in advance

[Johelian]

Hey all i'm heading to the states next week thinking of picking up a PSP i have a few questions though. How is the battery life? Are there many good games? And the most unusual of all if i was to plug a USB keyboard into it would i be able to use it on the web browser? cheers in advance

Thanks to Popolocrois and Tales of Eternia, I havent been able to put mine down for weeks. I also have PoP:Revelations and GTA:LCS to finish, and have barely started Legend of Heroes and Tokobot. Lumines is always there for a quick blast too. Really though I suppose its down to your tastes. love mine anyways :) I have never had an issue with battery life that I can recall. There isnt a USB connection on the PSP that Im aware of.

[MasterYoda]

@Johelian
If there isn't a USB connection, how do i transfer my pictures, music, videos then? :laughing:

I played GTA LCS multiplayer yesterday. INCREDABLY fun. I couldn't believe that was possible :o You run through the BIG town collecting weapons and power-ups. I had some really good kills with a sniper rifle and bazooka :) And... ZOMG, the friend i played LCS multiplayer with, lives next door. And we tried playing with each other while at our homes and... well, it crushed after a few minutes :( We'll try it again today i really hope that maybe it'll work so we can play this all day! (or until our batteries runs out, which means... 3 hours :))

OMG i just found these games for less than 15 pounds (it's what it says on the site, i'll call 'em later):
Ape Academy, Everybody's Golf, F1 Grand Prix, Fired Up + demo Wipeout Pure, Medievil, Pursuit Force, Ridge Racer, Wipeout Pure, World Tour Soccer and WRC.
I have Wipeout Pure, and like i said i'm interested in Ridge Racer so i'll be getting that. I played my friends World Tour Soccer it's great but Pro Evolution Soccer 5 is probably better... any other game from above other than RR that i should consider getting?

[The3rdChildren]

I was browsing Game earlier today and Tales of Eternia was there, calling to me. It said I had to buy and play it, or it'd come to my house and kill my family before erasing my Symphonia game saves. Needless to say one glance at the back, spotting a familiar battle system-scene, and I was sold.

I've gone about three hours in so far, after much reluctance to update my firmware to play the game and resorting to some homebrew application, and I'm happy to say this game is great. It's full of little details shared with Symphonia, characters are likeable, and the battle system (despite being toned down - this IS an earlier iteration of the series) is still sublime. I'm glad I bought it, my PSP finally has a use.

I think it also helps that Tales of Symphonia was one of my favourite GameCube games, if not my favourite of them all. Man, it's nice to relive a similar experience with no idea where the story or characters are going.

[Razz]

i got breath of fire today. its very tedious, and not really what i was expecting. im gonna return it tommorow in exchange for rise of apocalypse.

[Johelian]

@Johelian
If there isn't a USB connection, how do i transfer my pictures, music, videos then? :laughing:


Perhaps because it uses the same USB device connection as a camera; it doesnt have a USB port on the actual device to plug a keyboard into :indeed: Really, I didnt think that needed explaining.

i got breath of fire today. its very tedious, and not really what i was expecting. im gonna return it tommorow in exchange for rise of apocalypse.

What a pity; it does get quite interesting further in I think, and is a massive game. Are you sure you dont want to give it another chance?

[Razz]

What a pity; it does get quite interesting further in I think, and is a massive game. Are you sure you dont want to give it another chance?

to be honest i kinda brought it on a spur of the moment thing and im not really into rpgs

[Hero-of-Time]

to be honest i kinda brought it on a spur of the moment thing and im not really into rpgs

Your bound to hate it as it an old-skool Rpg with many a random battle and turn-based. Personally I love games like that.

[Razz]

Your bound to hate...

yup. unfortunately i did.

[MasterYoda]

GTA: LCS ownz me :yay: 36% of the game finished,
i'm at the third ''part'' of the game, i can see the whole map now! : peace:
Also, my UMD Holder arrived today (yeah they sent it here, to Serbia,
i can't believe it either :laughing: ). It holds 5 UMDs and 2 Memory Sticks and it really looks nice. AND, it's free. For those of you that didn't know,
you register on yourpsp.com and they send it to you! Before,
they sent Spider Man 2 UMD movie, too bad i was late and registered few weeks after :hmm:

@The3rdChildren
So after some more time with the game, can you say something more about it? Is it really that good? :bouncy:

[Stefkov]

i also got the UMD holder a couple of days ago, then i didnt get that code for yourgaminganem.com so i sent for another then a day later it comes! how annoying i thought it came with the holder. i havnt been playing with my psp lately even though i havnt finished gta , im gonna go try and finish it now...

[Chuck]

on a later post i enquired about fifa 06 vs pro evo 5, i got told that pe5 blew fifa06 into oblivion. but with recent loan i come to the agrement that i have always had, i dont know why (might be something to do with they dont have licenses and they couldnt think of anything else to differ themselves to fifa and decided to settle with swaping the controls over?) but i hate the pro evolution soccar series, and even though im not to fond of ea, much admire there attempt at a real football game for consoles.

[Pit-Jr]

Anyone like the old Ghouls n Ghosts games? The PSP version is looking great!
http://media.psp.ign.com/media/769/769179/vids_1.html
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/6821/extremeghoulsnghosts2006021606.jpg

[Cheapshot]

on a later post i enquired about fifa 06 vs pro evo 5, i got told that pe5 blew fifa06 into oblivion. but with recent loan i come to the agrement that i have always had, i dont know why (might be something to do with they dont have licenses and they couldnt think of anything else to differ themselves to fifa and decided to settle with swaping the controls over?) but i hate the pro evolution soccar series, and even though im not to fond of ea, much admire there attempt at a real football game for consoles.

I presume you haven't played real football have you because EA does an awful job at replicating it IMO, it's just sluggish. How you could call it a realistic game is beyond me.

Pro Evo is the closest gaming has gotten to real football, pretty much EVERY player has their own distinct animation that you see them do in real life, it's fluid and perfectly balanced; the ultimate sports game. :)

[Chuck]

pro evo is pants ....get jiggy with it

[CooInTheZoo]

THANK YOU NAMCO! Now i actually have a reason to play my PSP again

for all of you thinking about getting Tales Of Eternia, get it, and get it quick.

[Owen]

Speaking of a game making you wanna play your PSP again!

Daxter is out tuesday and got a SUPERB 9.0 on IGN! I've preordered it from VGP!

Cannot wait! Finally a good adventure game i'm interested in, hopefully it's more like Jak and Daxter and less like the other ones (i prefered number 1)! :)

[Yoochem]

i also got the UMD holder a couple of days ago, then i didnt get that code for yourgaminganem.com so i sent for another then a day later it comes! how annoying i thought it came with the holder. i havnt been playing with my psp lately even though i havnt finished gta , im gonna go try and finish it now...

I still don't have the holder! I registered my PSP in late December, but it still isn't here! Did it take so long with you too or is something wrong here? My ps2 network disc also took very long to get here, but I don't think it took THAT long :P

[Chuck]

I still don't have the holder! I registered my PSP in late December, but it still isn't here! Did it take so long with you too or is something wrong here? My ps2 network disc also took very long to get here, but I don't think it took THAT long :P

i registered way back in september when i go it, i got spiderman 2 umd, i dont remember it taking a really long time, i think it was just a couple of days

[Stefkov]

I still don't have the holder! I registered my PSP in late December, but it still isn't here! Did it take so long with you too or is something wrong here? My ps2 network disc also took very long to get here, but I don't think it took THAT long :P
yeah it took ages to get here, iwasnt tracking time, but it did seem a long time.

i might get that new street fighter game, i played on a mates who got it and its pretty fun. anyone else here got it, what do you think of it, should i get that or breath of fire or tales? when i get money

[The Lillster]

iv lost my analogue nub recently, and im just wandering where I can buy a replacment one from? (I live in England)

[MasterYoda]

This has been a great month for the PSP!
Daxter, Megaman Powered Up, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai, Metal Gear Ac!d 2 and Splinter Cell Essentials are all out now!
I'm so fu*ked, i want them all plus Metroid Prime Hunters for DS but i have money for one game only :( What should i do? :(

[pedrocasilva]

This has been a great month for the PSP!
Dexter, Megaman Powered Up, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai, Metal Gear Ac!d 2 and Splinter Cell Essentials are all out now!
I'm so fu*ked, i want them all plus Metroid Prime Hunters for DS but i have money for one game only :( What should i do? :(well, this is a Nintendo Forum so pretty much everyone will tell you to get the metroid one.

but just think of the game you'll have the more fun with, also I recall that Metroid Prime Hunters came out in US, you can "pretend" it isn't out yet and buy it like... two months from now when it launches here in Europe.

[MasterYoda]

Well i think i'll probably be getting MPH anyway, just wanted to let y'all know so many good PSP games are out :) It's either MPH or Syphon Filter DM...
Oh, and there isn't a single store that sells DS games in Serbia. And if there was, the prices would suck (i payed 70 euros for GTA LCS here...). So importing is the only option i have.

[Owen]

This has been a great month for the PSP!
Dexter, Megaman Powered Up, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai, Metal Gear Ac!d 2 and Splinter Cell Essentials are all out now!
I'm so fu*ked, i want them all plus Metroid Prime Hunters for DS but i have money for one game only :( What should i do? :(

Daxter is a fantastic game! :awesome:

[MasterYoda]

Oh really?
Come on, post some impressions! :)

[Owen]

Oh really?
Come on, post some impressions! :)

Well here are just some:

-It's as good as the console games. The city isn't bursting with life, but graphically it's very impressive.

-Loads of different locations. In the first hour or so i've been in a -forest/garden, construction site, subway!

-It's a classic platformer! Like the first Jak and Daxter!

-Combat is easy but fun!

-It's actually quite funny and the cut-scenes and voice-acting are superb!

-It will take you a while to collect every last one of those orbs!

Now if only the PSP had more games like this....

[MasterYoda]

Thanks :)
I only played (and finished) Jak and Daxter Precursor Legacy, so i would probably like this since you say they're alike.
If PSP had more platform games or great games?
All the games i mentioned above are excelent PSP games if you ment that PSP doesn't have 'em. Not sure if there are any more platform games though... Megamen Powered Up and Megamen Maverick X (something like that :p) are both supposed to be awesome platform games!

[Razz]

ive ordered talkman euro. what was the original like?

[The Lillster]

If you have got a 1.5 firmware psp, there has been a new app released called ir shell. It's a shell/operating system for psp. It's a very good one too with many features. One of the features is the abbility to play mp3's while playing games/other various apps/homebrew.

[DiemetriX]

http://forum.macworld.se/andreas/ps3.jpg

Only a few days untill E3 and sonys Pre-E3 conference. So it's time we made an official PS3 thread.

As posted on the main page_
Sony will be holding its pre-E3 conference from 2:00 pm (approx. 10:00pm UK/Ireland, 11:00pm CET) on May 8, 2006 at the Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, California. Sony is expected to finally confirm the PS3's price point and show playable PS3 titles, as well as finalize any remaining details left over from the Game Developers Conference in March.

Upcoming Games Release List
http://www.tothegame.com/gamebrowse.asp?platform=ps3

Keep all PS3 discussion in this thread if possible
However, I don't mind there being some separate threads for the games.

[m_fergy]

bout time this was started :)

you should make a offical rev one aswell m8 and keep the 3 together

[Fierce_LiNk]

bout time this was started :)

you should make a offical rev one aswell m8 and keep the 3 together

..what's the point?! We have a revolution board dedicated to that. Plus, there's already a thread created by yours truely with lotsa information bout the rev.

[m_fergy]

..what's the point?! We have a revolution board dedicated to that. Plus, there's already a thread created by yours truely with lotsa information bout the rev.

Should just keep the 3 together, there all next gen consoles

Or at least put a link in Other Consoles board to the offical rev board

[Stocka]

Don't be an ass m_fergy, this is a forum based on the REVOLUTION, so there is a board for discussion of it. This is a board called OTHER CONSOLES for consoles other than the Rev [duh]
Jesus christ.

[m_fergy]

Oki Doki...

... Anyway who is getting one ?

Im still up for getting one just waiting to see if the PS3 is going to have some good launch titles first

[MasterYoda]

I'm getting one. I'm probably gonna buy a black one so it can match my black PSP and my black PS2, but the white one looks cool too.
I can't wait to play Gran Turismo 5, Killzone 2, Tekken 6, Metal Gear Solid 4 & Final Fantasy XIII!

[Jamba]

I'm thinking about it but I have NO money. There's not really enough to warrant me forking out what is likely to be a disgusting amount of money.

[Stocka]

The only way I'd get myself a PS3 would be for sequels of my favourite games other than Zelda were to come out exclusively on it.
[Shenmue III + Skies of Arcadia II]

[Hero-of-Time]

The only way I'd get myself a PS3 would be for sequels of my favourite games other than Zelda were to come out exclusively on it.
[Shenmue III + Skies of Arcadia II]

Pretty much what Stocka said. Sony are going to have to entice me with something more than MGS 4 for me to fork out for the PS3.

[Sooj]

It all depends on the price. If its about £300 then I will get one if its a penny over 300 (which I am really expecting it to be £400-£500) then it has to be Xbox360 for me =D

Hopefully the release the price details at E3 because I can't wait any longer but really, it seems like I will be getting a Xbox360 which isn't really all that bad I suppose.

[Hero-of-Time]

Not to go off topic here but I really think Nintendo may have hit the nail on the head this time. They are right in saying that most people will own 2 consoles. I imagine the Revo will be the cheapest and will offer new ways to play games so alot of people will look into that where as the real battle will between the 360 and the PS3.

I have seen many people on various boards with the same opinion as Sooj. Once the price of the PS3 is released and if many arent happy with it then it can only mean that the 360 fanbase will increase.

Personally I would like the Revo to blow them both away but hey thats just the fanboy part of me speaking.

[DiemetriX]

I'm getting a PS3 sometime next year. When the price drops or when a amzing game comes.. Probably a year after launch.

Here is a compilation of the PS3 GDC videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syTgsxMV9KU&search=GDC

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The Official Playstation 2 magazine gives a few hints that we will be seeing the likes of Tekken, Lair and Motorstorm when the PS3 is released hopefully in November.

Hope thats true.. Not enough to make me buy a PS3. But Tekken at launch would deff be the best selling launch game.

[DiemetriX]

PSP firmware update. 2.7

UPDATE LIST

[Network]

* [Internet Browser] now supports Macromedia Flash contents playback.
*You need to enable the Flash contents playback in the [System Settings].
*The version of the flash player is Macromedia Flash Player 6 (a part of the functions is not supported).
* The settings of the [Internet Browser] is added into [Settings] -> [Connection Settings]
* The audio contents from channels in the [RSS Channel] section now can be saved into your memory stick.
* [Auto] option added to [Rate Change] in [Location Free Player].



[Music]

* Added file extension to playable AAC format.


[Settings]

* Added [Enable Flash Player] in [System Settings].
*To change this option, you need to connect to the internet.
* Added [RSS Channel Settings].
* Added [UMD Video L & R Button] into [Video Settings].

[Others]

* Fixed some issues when using a memory stick with more than 2GB free space.

IT's confirmed that the GTA exploit does NOT work with 2.7 Firmware

[Domstercool]

I will certainly be getting a PS3. I've said it countless times, when a company like Nippon Ichi Software are supporting it, I've gotta buy one.

We all know it's still going to get those RPGs that I just love, plus other fantastic games from companies, sequels and new games alike. If it's anything like the PS2 it's going to rock

Arggh Okami getting closer :D

[rokhed00]

But Tekken at launch would deff be the best selling launch game.

What about MGS4?

[DiemetriX]

What about MGS4?

MSG4 would probably sell more. But I really doubt MSG4 is a launch game.

My Okami is soon done... hehe :indeed:

[rokhed00]

I really doubt MSG4 is a launch game.

Same here, but it's on the list of launch titles (http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3LaunchGames.htm)
Personally I doubt half of them will make launch.

[Domstercool]

Killer 7 dude creating a PS3 game :D

Killer 7 creator Suda Goichi is working on a PlayStation 3 title called Kurayami, which means "Darkness" in Japanese.

Appropriately enough it's about someone stuck in a strange village with a torch; the player takes control and has to solve puzzles and deal with general weirdness to find his way out.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=64063

[DiemetriX]

Same here, but it's on the list of launch titles (http://playstation.about.com/od/ps3/a/PS3LaunchGames.htm)
Personally I doubt half of them will make launch.


Agreed. Not that strange. That list is far from official.
Final Fantasy PS3 game at launch?

Lets hope for Sonys sake that it launches with all those games.

[rokhed00]

Agreed. Not that strange. That list is far from official.
Final Fantasy PS3 game at launch?

Lets hope for Sonys sake that it launches with all those games.


Yeah, because the losses they'll be making on hardware have to be made up somewhere. We wouldn't want to see Sony take another financial hit like that, would we?*


*this may not be true

[m_fergy]

Just watched this E3 preview for Sony

Link (http://www.us.playstation.com/Content/Sites/119/Info/showCoverage.html)

And they say if you are lucky to get in, dont forget to take your PSP

Do you think you will be able to download demos ?

[Hero-of-Time]

Just watched this E3 preview for Sony

Link (http://www.us.playstation.com/Content/Sites/119/Info/showCoverage.html)

And they say if you are lucky to get in, dont forget to take your PSP

Do you think you will be able to download demos ?

Nah they will be offering refunds for those who bought it

[DiemetriX]

hehehe. good one :)

[AshMat]

I'd only get one if i won it...

[m_fergy]

I'd only get one if i won it...

LOL aye

They are really shit, what a waste of money :cry:

but im only asking about the demo's as the LocoRoco demo is now available for v2.7 and i was thinking you might get some exclusive E3 demos from them

[ZeldaFreak]

When I wanted to create PS3 thread tha would be the official one it got locked. Damned Mods

:nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:

[DiemetriX]

:yay: Mod power!

[Pit-Jr]

Sony has confirmed a list of launch titles for PS3 in November 2006:

John Woo's Strangehold
Tekken
Sonic the Hedgehog
Resistance: Fall of Man
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Lair
Motorstorm
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
source: Magic Box

Weak...
Where's Spongebob and Dragon Ball, huh?? in your face Sony!

No seriously thats a strong lineup if true

[m_fergy]

Sony has confirmed a list of launch titles for PS3 in November 2006:

John Woo's Strangehold
Tekken
Sonic the Hedgehog
Resistance: Fall of Man
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Lair
Motorstorm
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
source: Magic Box

Weak...
Where's Spongebob and Dragon Ball, huh?? in your face Sony!

No seriously thats a strong lineup if true

Yeah, But most of them games are comin to the 360 aswell

I think the PS3 needs to launch with a load of games that arnt going to be on the 360 to have good launch sales

[m_fergy]

LOL

Just played on the Loco Roco demo and its a wkd game

looks like there is use for PSP again soon as Loco Roco comes out im going to get it

[MasterYoda]

Sony has confirmed a list of launch titles for PS3 in November 2006:

John Woo's Strangehold
Tekken
Sonic the Hedgehog
Resistance: Fall of Man
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Lair
Motorstorm
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
source: Magic Box


Link please.

[Hellfire]

I highly doubt I'll get one. Maybe when next next gen is coming. Kutaragi has made me hate Sony and it'll be too expensive for me.

[1UP]

They're not confirmed ... where the hell do you read these stuff?

[MasterYoda]

PSM "reveals" PS3 release date, price

The folks at Team Xbox have picked up the latest issue of PSM, also known as the Unofficial PlayStation Magazine, and let us know that the magazine is claiming to have the official launch date and price of Sony's latest game console. The PlayStation 3 is set to launch in early November, just in time for the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy, simultaneously with its online service. The asking price? $399 for US, €322 for Europe, and ¥45,965 in Japan.

While we're sure that a magazine entirely devoted to Sony's platform has some pretty good inside sources, and the prices and date seem pretty likely, consider this speculation until we get the official word from Sony (or, at least, the Official PlayStation Magazine).

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/26/psm-reveals-ps3-release-date-price/

Check out the price, if it turns out to be true... !

[DiemetriX]

Thats a nice price :) I'll buy one at launch if it's true :)

[Domstercool]

Lumines 2 at E3? I hope that's true. I want more orgmasic puzzler tuneage. :D

[Cubechris]

Lumines 2 at E3? I hope that's true. I want more orgmasic puzzler tuneage. :D

The video (http://www.hm-fusion.co.uk/fullnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1146055380&ucat=7&archive=) on the Sony site confirms it.

[rokhed00]

Thats a nice price :) I'll buy one at launch if it's true :)

Highly unlikely really.

[DiemetriX]

Highly unlikely really.

I know >_< .
Deepinside I hope PS3 launches at a ridiculesly high price :p

[Pit-Jr]

They're not confirmed ... where the hell do you read these stuff?

Take your pick
www.the-magicbox.com
www.1up.com

[Ashley]

Apparently the PS3 will be capable of converting PSOne games to play on the PSP. So says the Sony rep during his Sony propaganda.