searched and saw mention of these hitting 99 bucks at Amazon and stuff at the begining of the month and one on walmart having them. Just thought id mention that i noticed they were marked at $99 at Target today when i was in there picking up a copy of Adventure time.

Is this just the new MSRP for the PSP's or a temporary drop? Im considering buying a backup but dont know if i should wait a bit longer. I held of on DS lites back in the day and didn't get an extra black one because of it =(

99 seems like a good price could see them falling to 49 bucks thanksgiving 2013 though

Originally Posted by Kenshindono searched and saw mention of these hitting 99 bucks at Amazon and stuff at the begining of the month and one on walmart having them. Just thought id mention that i noticed they were marked at $99 at Target today when i was in there picking up a copy of Adventure time. Is this just the new MSRP for the PSP's or a temporary drop? Im considering buying a backup but dont know if i should wait a bit longer. I held of on DS lites back in the day and didn't get an extra black one because of it =(

They are still $129 on the sony style website but AZ, Walmart and Target all have them for ~ $99.

Not many other retailers in my area carry them anymore. Sears and Kmart have clearanced them out and the only PSP's I've seen at TRU in my area are the dead PSP Go's

Originally Posted by GBAstar They are still $129 on the sony style website but AZ, Walmart and Target all have them for ~ $99. Not many other retailers in my area carry them anymore. Sears and Kmart have clearanced them out and the only PSP's I've seen at TRU in my area are the dead PSP Go's

Havent seen PSp Go since Sears clear it out

If target clearanced it, should see about waiting until next week where it could easily drop to 50 or 30 dollars (may not happen right a week later, just best to always check). I had bought a digital camera not long ago for 30 dollars, the week before I had bought it, it was 99. Just a thought.

Could be going out. Can't find PS2s new anymore here either, so my guess is PSP is next...

Targets still have these left? Pretty sure mine hasn't had any PSP's for almost a year now. Thought the clearanced them a while back too. Are they getting more in stock across the board or something?

Originally Posted by Monsta Mack Could be going out. Can't find PS2s new anymore here either, so my guess is PSP is next...

Yeah, Japan stopped production of the PlayStation 2.

Originally Posted by HyperG If target clearanced it, should see about waiting until next week where it could easily drop to 50 or 30 dollars (may not happen right a week later, just best to always check). I had bought a digital camera not long ago for 30 dollars, the week before I had bought it, it was 99. Just a thought.

Originally Posted by JKSonic Targets still have these left? Pretty sure mine hasn't had any PSP's for almost a year now. Thought the clearanced them a while back too. Are they getting more in stock across the board or something?

These aren't on clearance. It's just a price drop from $129 or $119 to $99.

The actually are still in production; the newer ones are in blue and white packaging where the original PSP 3000's are in yellow and white packaging.

It is possible that Target will no longer carry them and they will eventually hit a clearance but I do not think that the $99 pricing is a clearance price.

Im hoping tru clearances off the go soon. They have like 3 white ones at my local store at like 160.

I never understood why the PSP wasn't more successful. The graphics are awesome on the system and are even better than the 3DS. Plus the game library is a lot stronger than the DS's, particularly if you like Japanese RPGs. I love the DS, but the PSP beats it in every way. Too bad SquareEnix isn't bringing that Final Fantasy game that came out last year over here.

So, I just ordered a Vita, at this point, are most of the games digital, or should I still look into a PSP for some stuff?

Originally Posted by tuffguycore So, I just ordered a Vita, at this point, are most of the games digital, or should I still look into a PSP for some stuff?

Many games are digital. Research to see what games you want and see if they are on the PlayStation store.

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Originally Posted by highoffcoffee496 Many games are digital. Research to see what games you want and see if they are on the PlayStation store.

Most of the ones I'm interested in are, there's just a few strange more obscure stuff I hadn't dug too deep on. I'll do some research, I know I can get a 1000 used from GS for cheap enough at this point that I might just bite the bullet for some hard copies.

Originally Posted by Gosha Im hoping tru clearances off the go soon. They have like 3 white ones at my local store at like 160.

I wasn't aware they sold standalone white PSPs. The only ones I know of that were sold white in the US were from the Assassin's Creed bundle a few years back.

Originally Posted by gutter2d Plus the game library is a lot stronger than the DS's, particularly if you like Japanese RPGs. I love the DS, but the PSP beats it in every way.

I've owned every model of PSP and still own a 3000 and PSP Go, and I realize your statement is subjective, but in no way did the PSP have a stronger library than the DS.

As long as it's for a 2000 or 3000 model it doesn't seem like a bad deal. There are tons of great games that you can get for cheap. It's also a much cheaper alternative to a Vita.

Originally Posted by maximumzero I wasn't aware they sold standalone white PSPs. The only ones I know of that were sold white in the US were from the Assassin's Creed bundle a few years back.

White PSP Gos, not 3000.

Originally Posted by gutter2d I never understood why the PSP wasn't more successful. The graphics are awesome on the system and are even better than the 3DS. Plus the game library is a lot stronger than the DS's, particularly if you like Japanese RPGs. I love the DS, but the PSP beats it in every way. Too bad SquareEnix isn't bringing that Final Fantasy game that came out last year over here.

PSP has an awful library compared to the DS, especially if you like JRPG's

Heck, the PSP has an awful library compared to the DS no matter what type of game you're looking for

I like my PSP but I understand it's limitations

Originally Posted by tuffguycore Most of the ones I'm interested in are, there's just a few strange more obscure stuff I hadn't dug too deep on. I'll do some research, I know I can get a 1000 used from GS for cheap enough at this point that I might just bite the bullet for some hard copies.

Avoid the 1000 and pick up a 2000 or 3000. I've owned all 3 and the 1000 is thicker, heavier, and less efficient battery. Possibly worst of all are the d-pad and buttons (the right key and the square button) which seem to recede improperly.

I for one love the PSP library in general, and I think GameStop is still running a buy 2 get 1 free deal on used stuff. Just do your research and you'll find a lot of PSP gems

Originally Posted by Jaysonguy PSP has an awful library compared to the DS, especially if you like JRPG's Heck, the PSP has an awful library compared to the DS no matter what type of game you're looking for I like my PSP but I understand it's limitations

Well its all opinion in the end. I think the PSP blows away the gimmicky DS in every way, in terms of hardware and games too. To each his own.

I also think $100 is a great price for a PSP 3000; there's a huge library of great games on UMD or digitally.