Talking PSP

Big news for gamers ... Sony said Thursday it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24. Sony Computer Entertainment will manufacture one million units for sale in the North American market by the close of its fiscal year ending March 31. This figure is part of the company's total three-million-unit worldwide PSP system shipment estimate within the same time period. PSP released in Japan on December 12, 2004 and is already a hit, with more than 800,000 units shipped, including a 200,000-unit allocation that sold out on day one. That is the official Sony announcement. But what do the gamers have to say: "Although I'm really not a fan of the PS2's looks (the PSTwo is a big improvement however), Sony's PlayStation Portable is a seriously attractive piece of kit. The value pack (PSP, soft cover, crap headphones, remote, 32MB MemoryStick Duo and SpiderMan 2 on UMD for the first million sales) is going to be $250 when it comes out in the US. I haven't read any announcements about the European pricing yet, but it's likely that they'll put it at a point above the Nintendo DS, so as to distinguish it as an upmarket, older-demographic product. Still, us in the UK will most likely be ripped off again!" STUFFSblog: " Wow Baby! Hmmm... That PSP is pretty sweet! I just played a little Ridge Racer at a kiosk at Toy's R' Us! Man it's so awsome! Nintendo is gonna get killed man! Just Kiddin'. So the PSP... "WOW" thing. Tyler is all like, "Rarrr!!! Look at me I'm Tyler! Rarrr!!! Playstation Blah-Blah-Blah!!! Nintendo rulz!!!!" Just Kiddin' again. My WOW reaction is pretty much the same as T's. It's sortive like WOW - price wise, it ain't too bad but still it's a 100 bucks more than the DS and for a portable it's questionable. Again I go, WOW - I get a piece of shit hardware that's gonna break down in a few months, built with poor design issues and you get a bunch of extra crap you realy don't give a shit about. I like the idea, it's a portable entertainment system. Movies, mp3s and games. Yet the price and design is still in question. I'll wait until Sony does their design revision and fix that damn button and anything else in it that breaks down. One thing people fail to recognize is that you're not just purchasing a portable game system, it's also a controller. You see with a console, when your controller breaks down you goto the store and pick up an extra controller for 20-30 bucks. With your PSP, when your controller wears down or starts fuckin' up... Well guess what? You got an extra $300 bucks to shell out? The same goes with the screen and the tiny disc drive in the unit. If these parts breakdown, that's it. Again for a portable it's pricy. Oh I'll get one, maybe in a year from now when the price drops and the design issues are resolved. In the meantime I'll keep enjoying my Nintendo DS." Ape Escape: On the Loose, Sony Computer Entertainment America ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails, Sony Computer Entertainment America Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, Capcom Dynasty Warriors, KOEI FIFA 2005, Electronic Arts Gretzky NHL, Sony Computer Entertainment America Lumines, Ubisoft Metal Gear Acid, Konami MLB, Sony Computer Entertainment America MVP Baseball, Electronic Arts NBA, Sony Computer Entertainment America NBA Street Showdown, Electronic Arts Need for Speed Rivals, Electronic Arts NFL Street 2 Unleashed, Electronic Arts Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory, Konami Ridge Racer, Namco Smartbomb, Eidos Interactive Spider-Man 2, Activision Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, Electronic Arts Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix, Activision Twisted Metal: Head On, Sony Computer Entertainment America Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade, Sony Online Entertainment Wipeout Pure, Sony Computer Entertainment America World Tour Soccer, Sony Computer Entertainment America murdok | Breaking eBusiness News Your source for investigative ebusiness reporting and breaking news.