Thread: Advice on PSP?

Hey all....

I'm thinking of getting a PSP to fill in public transport time with, but don't know too much about them.

Are they still 'current', or is it's popularity (and release of new game titles) in decline?

What makes me ask is that I was in a Dick Smith store the other day, and the 'PSP' shelves were all full of PS2 and other games. I didn't spot a single PSP title anywhere....

I know DS never have the most extensive range of anything, but it made me wonder if the console is on the way out.

With the soon to be released PlayTV for the PS3 you can actually record TV onto the PS3 and transfer the files to the PSP.

My brother had one while he was here for Christmas. I was impressed with the graphics. As for games there are loads.... just not in DSE. Goto EB games etc for PSP titles.

The psp is on a rise if anything.

Dick Smith isn't really a recognised gaming store

In the last few months, the PSP has had some incredible things happening to it, mainly thanks to integration with the ps3.

Remote play is awesome if you have any sort of media collection, Allowing you to access it on the fly from anywhere you can get wireless internet.

Also the games coming out for the psp are some of the best seen in years, Metal Gear portable ops, Patapon, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Ratchet and Clank: Size matters, Secret Agent Clank and Warhammer 40k Squad Command are all top top quality games. And if your into tactical RPGS you will be spoiled for choice

Also coming this year, for the new slim psp, is the ability to use it as a skype phone, GPS, mobile TV, Camera, and other fancy things.

So yeah, in short the PSP is not in a slump, if anything, it's just about to hit it's stride, even after the failure of UMD movies.

lol I forgot about the epic fail of UMD movies...

Sounds good, thanks guys!

Originally Posted by BrAiN DaNcE

Dick Smith isn't really a recognised gaming store

Yeah, I know.... I didn't go there for the purpose of this thread, just happened to notice the shelves as I walked past them....

Res, might have to hit our Malaysian friend opposite me for a hook-up while he's there next week! :-D

Working in a retail store with a pretty large game section i can say without a doubt, that NO the psp is not on a rise. sales have been falling dramatically for quite a while now and we are no longer stocking umd movies or psp accessories any more. psp games barely take up half a shelf and the psp itself is hardly ever sold.

not just us either, even eb games has a largely diminished psp range.

Hmmm.......

mepm, your surname isnt 'Smith' is it? :p

<leaves door open for some kind of obvious 'Dick' joke>

nope dont work for dick smith, sorry.

you dont have to take my word for it go look for yourself.
last time i checked in eb the psp stuff was crammed up near the 2nd hand games lol

I think the PSP is now outselling everything else (Perhaps not the wii) in Japan now. So it will at least get Japanese games built for it . Meh I have been tempted to get one for patapon but might pass.

i had 2 when they first came out, mostly due to the homebrew and emulators available.
but the actual psp games did not impress me much at all.

so its worth tracking down an old one though with 1.5 firmware if u like that sorta stuff