PSP lacks a 'viable' business model - Blu-ray Forum

Shin-Ra · 01-29-2009, 02:45 PM

Resistance Retribution

Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve)
Final Fantasy Agito XIII

Ushiro
Cardboard War Machine

Undead Knights

Marine Mike · 01-29-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Resistance Retribution

Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve)
Final Fantasy Agito XIII

Ushiro
Cardboard War Machine

Undead Knights

Touche! But in my defense we've been waiting such a long time for those and we have hardly seen any releases since.

Maybe my expectations for the PSP are way too high. I just expect to have atleast 1 title per month that I would like to purchase for my PSP.

bandit29 · 01-29-2009, 03:28 PM

The PSP started out promising but piracy really killed it. Why Sony did nothing to stop it is beyond me.

Poor battery life, terrible MP3 quality, limited internet and expensive memory cards didn't help either. I remember when I bought a PSP at launch a 1/2 gig card was 80.00..

Shin-Ra · 01-29-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bandit29

terrible MP3 quality

Don't use low quality MP3's, use better head/earphones?

Never heard the PSP's audio output described as awful before.

Hedchekr · 01-29-2009, 03:43 PM

I like all the functionality in the PSP. I just wish there were more games and they weren't so few and far between. But pretty much like has been stated before piracy killed the PSP. But there is still hope.

CHA1N5 · 01-29-2009, 04:01 PM

I have thoroughly enjoyed every PSP game I've played, but that is a small number. The quality of the system is very high. Also, it provides (for my needs) a very useful MP3 player, especially for podcasting. I just leave the thing in my car overnight, set to download my podcasts each day, and every morning there are new ones there for my pleasure: it's much simpler than an ipod in that way.

I REALLY hope that Sony invests in future generations of the PSP. If they made a PSP phone I would be all over that. Add in a second analogue stick, possibly a touch screen, a better browser and support for a good cell provider (Verizon) and you'd have a MONSTER device that I would be on 24/7!

bandit29 · 01-29-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Don't use low quality MP3's, use better head/earphones?

Never heard the PSP's audio output described as awful before.

most of my MP3s or AACs are at 256 or 320 and I didn't use the PSPs crappy headphones either.

I sold off my PSP. While the music player wasn't a big deal for me, there weren't enough good games. The lack of games being released also was a factor. Games from Squeenix and lame card battle games don't interest me.

I had most fun with Tekken 5 DR, GOW COO and the Guilty Gear series. Of course I sold it right when the Macross game came out...

AranhaHunter · 01-29-2009, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Resistance Retribution

Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve)
Final Fantasy Agito XIII

Ushiro
Cardboard War Machine

Undead Knights

Plus the PS1 games, Suikoden looks really good on it. Sony and SE would be smart to release PE1 and 2 about a month or 2 prior to PE3

Shin-Ra · 01-29-2009, 09:29 PM

Just the stuff I'm watching closely, not much to go on with Undead Knights and Cardboard War Machine doesn't exactly fit the style I'm into.

blu-rayfan101 · 01-29-2009, 09:30 PM

Aren't they releasing every game for the PSP on PSN now?

Shin-Ra · 01-29-2009, 09:32 PM

Just SCEJ I think. Not 100% sure if they committed to that or if it was just all the games they had lined up at the time.

Maximus · 01-29-2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AranhaHunter

Plus the PS1 games, Suikoden looks really good on it. Sony and SE would be smart to release PE1 and 2 about a month or 2 prior to PE3

Oxymoron alert!

AranhaHunter · 01-29-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Oxymoron alert!

Cordre69 · 01-29-2009, 11:34 PM

Even counting Dissidia, there have been MAYBE 10 games I've bought for the PSP. Add a few I rented and the fact I have the system connected to my TV and I am left to wonder why they don't just make PSP versions of PS2 games.
I mean, I LOVE the games...but there are too few and the system is too big for me to put in my pocket so...I'd have to just carry it all over.

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01-29-2009, 02:45 PM	#1
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Resistance Retribution Dissidia: Final Fantasy Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep The 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve) Final Fantasy Agito XIII Ushiro Cardboard War Machine Undead Knights

01-29-2009, 03:28 PM	#3
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	The PSP started out promising but piracy really killed it. Why Sony did nothing to stop it is beyond me. Poor battery life, terrible MP3 quality, limited internet and expensive memory cards didn't help either. I remember when I bought a PSP at launch a 1/2 gig card was 80.00..

01-29-2009, 03:43 PM	#5
Hedchekr Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Orcutt, Cali Blu-ray collection:120 Trading Score:5	I like all the functionality in the PSP. I just wish there were more games and they weren't so few and far between. But pretty much like has been stated before piracy killed the PSP. But there is still hope.

01-29-2009, 04:01 PM	#6
CHA1N5 New Member Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:267	I have thoroughly enjoyed every PSP game I've played, but that is a small number. The quality of the system is very high. Also, it provides (for my needs) a very useful MP3 player, especially for podcasting. I just leave the thing in my car overnight, set to download my podcasts each day, and every morning there are new ones there for my pleasure: it's much simpler than an ipod in that way. I REALLY hope that Sony invests in future generations of the PSP. If they made a PSP phone I would be all over that. Add in a second analogue stick, possibly a touch screen, a better browser and support for a good cell provider (Verizon) and you'd have a MONSTER device that I would be on 24/7!

01-29-2009, 09:29 PM	#9
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Just the stuff I'm watching closely, not much to go on with Undead Knights and Cardboard War Machine doesn't exactly fit the style I'm into.

01-29-2009, 09:30 PM	#10
blu-rayfan101 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Universe.	Aren't they releasing every game for the PSP on PSN now?

01-29-2009, 09:32 PM	#11
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Just SCEJ I think. Not 100% sure if they committed to that or if it was just all the games they had lined up at the time.

01-29-2009, 11:34 PM	#14
Cordre69 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Livermore, CA 4K collection:218 Blu-ray collection:1094 Trading Score:1	Even counting Dissidia, there have been MAYBE 10 games I've bought for the PSP. Add a few I rented and the fact I have the system connected to my TV and I am left to wonder why they don't just make PSP versions of PS2 games. I mean, I LOVE the games...but there are too few and the system is too big for me to put in my pocket so...I'd have to just carry it all over.

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