PSP Slim Redesign

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So only new games will load faster, and the battery is actually the same?

I have to reconsider this purchase now, I think, as two major selling points for me have just been eliminated.
 
Sony definitely needs to price drop the day the psp.5 comes out. 149.99, or 159.99. Consumers on the outside looking in may not really notice the difference...
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']It wasn't just early PS1 games, it was virtually all of them. Yet people seem to forget that.

I disagree about the d-pad though. Every PSP I've used has been fine-better than the 360's, that's for sure (though various 360 pads I've used have had differing qualities). And I would have preferred a second analog stick (in the original model)...and a brighter screen now.

I just booted up my old DS that I'm going to sell, and I can't believe how terrible the screen looks. I thought it was fantastic when I bought it :D[/QUOTE]


what the psp is missing is a way for people to control the camera... its missing r2 and l2 buttons. The psp is basically a snes pad.. which is good too, which is why I'd love to see more 2d games on the psp.
 
[quote name='Thomas96']what the psp is missing is a way for people to control the camera... its missing r2 and l2 buttons. The psp is basically a snes pad.. which is good too, which is why I'd love to see more 2d games on the psp.[/quote]My thoughts exactly. I'd love to see the DS/PSP the home of more Sonic Rush / New Super Mario Bros. / Mega Man Powered Up / Mega Man Maverick Hunter X / Castlevania X type games. 2D design with a bit of polygonal flare? Sure!

Personally, I think 3D games on the PSP are only passable, while the 2D games (mention above and including Loco Roco) are the cream of the PSP crop. We need Mega Man Powered Up 2.
 
the psp is built for the old school 2d action due to the wide screen. If I could I'd go to sega and force them to remake some streets of rage titles, or capcom to redo some final fight.. oh... Mega man Powered up 2 should have been the first release...
 
[quote name='daroga']
Personally, I think 3D games on the PSP are only passable, while the 2D games (mention above and including Loco Roco) are the cream of the PSP crop. We need Mega Man Powered Up 2.[/QUOTE]

Syphon Filter.

:D

While I'd like another analog stick, that wasn't standard until late 2000 (essentially 2001), and 3D games did just fine.

I'd also love more 2D games, but just because I want more 2D games :)
 
I didn't say that 3D games were bad on the system, but evne the best of those can't compare with the perfection of the 2D stuff. Syphon Filter is solid, but I'd rather see some 2D stuff than more 3D stuff on the system, if for no other reason those tend to lend themselves to portable play more than a bigger 3D game.
 
Syphon Filter is crippled by the face button aiming.. Ugh. Good game but I can't take those controls.

Killzone Liberation does it right. Feels like a birds-eye view Gears of War. Great 3D game.
 
[quote name='daroga']I didn't say that 3D games were bad on the system, but evne the best of those can't compare with the perfection of the 2D stuff. Syphon Filter is solid, but I'd rather see some 2D stuff than more 3D stuff on the system, if for no other reason those tend to lend themselves to portable play more than a bigger 3D game.[/QUOTE]

*SHRUG* I expect the same gameplay out of a game regardless of what I'm playing it on. Though there are some types of games I can tolerate slightly better on a portable (puzzle type games).

[quote name='jer7583']Syphon Filter is crippled by the face button aiming.. Ugh. Good game but I can't take those controls.

Killzone Liberation does it right. Feels like a birds-eye view Gears of War. Great 3D game.[/QUOTE]

How is it crippled? You don't aim with the face buttons in the default control set, it basically locks on. The controls work better than the vast majority of games that use two sticks IMO.
 
i gotta agree with wolfpup som what, it would be nice for a second anologe stick but really the controls are fine right now, if u want to aim with the anologe stick just mace the [] O X /\ into moving work perfectly fine
but 2 sticks would make it easyer but i just swith it the other way around
 
I would like developers to do a better job of it though (like Dark Mirror did). A lot seem to have forgotten how they used to do it.
 
OMG I sooooooo want that Crisis Core pack.

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[quote name='Wolfpup']How is it crippled? You don't aim with the face buttons in the default control set, it basically locks on. The controls work better than the vast majority of games that use two sticks IMO.[/QUOTE]

Sort of. You have to use the L shoulder to lock on, it's not automatic. I'm playing it right now (not literally). I think it would be nicer if it had the dual nub for aiming. Sometimes, the button aim is not precise enough if you're trying for a medium distance shot (not using the sniper rifle). So I only use the lock on when I'm running to a spot or get surprised by an enemy.

It is a great game though and I can work around the aiming issue. Can't wait for the next installment (later this year?).

I'm waiting for a price drop on Killzone. Heard a lot of good things.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']a Killzone PSP would have been better =)[/quote]
there is a killzone for the psp it kicks ass but i f ur talking ab a fps one then that might kickass i wonder wat kill zone be like as a tps
 
[quote name='Kendro']OMG I sooooooo want that Crisis Core pack.

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Do you guys think Play-Asia will have this up for preorder so that people living in the US would have a chance at getting one? But... only 77,777, I can see this thing selling out within a matter of hours. =(

On a related matter, who wants to buy my crappy phat black psp so that I can buy this one!
 
I got lucky and found Killzone for $15. It should be GH sooner or later. Great game, good old school PS2 type Ragdoll on enemies. I never get tired of that old goofy style ragdoll.
 
Well, lesee:
• Audio/Video Output (insta-buy, right there)
• WLAN switch has been relocated to a better place
• Better Load Times (At the very least, will finally shut the mouths of the anti-Spectral Souls kiddies)
• More RAM (Will do wonders for data caching, and make the internet browser even better)
• Better battery life
• More comfortable, raised D-Pad (Confirmed by Kotaku in their hands-on with the "PSP Slim")
• 33% lighter (I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty happy about this - those bi-daily 4 hour "binge sessions" with all those PSP RPGs hurt like hell and I'll gladly welcome this weight loss)

Then there's either:
• $200 New PSP value pack with Daxter, 1GB and Family Guy
• $200 New PSP value pack with Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
• $170 New PSP core unit

That's easily a much better deal than all the other value packs offered thus far... and looking even further into it, I can see that the new PSP uses a 1200mAh instead of the 1800mAh(today's standard)... meaning it gets more battery life on a battery that's technically inferior to what we use now.

That, coupled with the fact the battery cover can be removed to put in a 1800mAh(or even the official 2200mAh upgrade) means this thing could get some serious battery life.

Psh... this shit is epic and I'm buying it on the day it hits store shelves.

My only qualms are that I'll have to buy the AV-out cable separately (which I don't mind as long as it isn't over $20) and that they're making the current remote incompatible with the new PSP (which, if Sony has any brains at all, means there will be a replacement). I also hope it comes with a softcase designed for it - I doubt this old one will be of any use.

If Sony wants to be really awesome right now, they could take my concept for a clamshell PSP keyboard (compatible with internet browser and infrastructure game lobbies) and make it into a reality.
 
I hadn't considered the extra RAM being usable by the web browser! I'm completely baffled by people buying that silly browser on the DS for $30...it's like...uh, just use your Playstation. And if you don't have one, use that $30 towards one. Not that the PSP's browser is the best ever, but it's decent, and the original PSP has close to 40MB versus 4MB...

[quote name='Crimson_Raven25']o_O damn sony >.< i want that pack damn it
replace the starwars with ff7[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that looks way better. I *do not* want Darth Vader on my game system.

[quote name='bob330i']...

It is a great game though and I can work around the aiming issue. Can't wait for the next installment (later this year?).

I'm waiting for a price drop on Killzone. Heard a lot of good things.[/QUOTE]

I'd guess Logan's Shadow is coming out this year, because I got the demo for it last week. It was fun, but ended too soon :(

Killzone...I wasn't that impressed. It was okay. Kind of reminded me of Crusader: No Remorse. But it got too hard, and I didn't find it as much fun as if it had been an FPS. Graphically it's a huge step below the Syphon Filter games too.
 
the darth vader would look better if the psp was balck or a dark silver with a nice blood red vader might look better then white with black vader >.>
 
Oh great, IGN rubs it in ;)

The Playstation Portable is only region locked for video discs, right? I guess technically we could import these...for 50 trillion dollars.

Hope the game it's for is actually good.
 
[quote name='Kendro']Some more high res shots of FFVII:CC PSP from IGN.

http://media.psp.ign.com/articles/805/805624/imgs_1.html

Damn these suckers really are limited. They are numbered on the back.[/QUOTE]

That's pretty neat-o keen, IMO. I'm very happy with my current PSP, but if initial reports from new users praise the d-pad and load times, then those two things, along with TV output, make it a done deal for me.
 
That crisis core psp is going to double in value within hours of release.
 
Not just Sony. We never get any of the fun colors here for anything. Japan always gets more stuff. Microsoft even released that Blue Dragon system there.
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']Not just Sony. We never get any of the fun colors here for anything. Japan always gets more stuff. Microsoft even released that Blue Dragon system there.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. It's annoying. I can understand not releasing the Blue Dragon system, and even the FFVII one. But the colors? Come on now.
 
OT, but yeah, there isn't the same kind of market for that kind of stuff here as in Japan. Just because the lot of us here on CAG will buy that shit, doesn't mean enough people in the US will for companies to make it worth their while.
 
[quote name='gunm']OT, but yeah, there isn't the same kind of market for that kind of stuff here as in Japan. Just because the lot of us here on CAG will buy that shit, doesn't mean enough people in the US will for companies to make it worth their while.[/QUOTE]
Understandable for things like a Blue Dragon 360 and a FFVII PSP, but not for different colors.
 
sony has a thing for light metallic colors hm?
I kinda like the blue, but maybe it's a little too baby blue-ish for me
I think the purple is pretty nice too.
If they had dark metallic navy blue it would go perfect with my navy blue ds lite lol
 
Is the screen supposed to be brighter/better than the original PSP's screen? I remember my launch PSP had really bad ghosting, very noticeable when watching a UMD movie(especially an action movie like Spider-Man 2), and after the DS lite came out, and I got an iPod, the PSP's screen didn't seem bright at all anymore. I specifically remember playing GTA: LCS and not being abel to see enough to properly play the game when it was night(in game).
 
[quote name='dallow']Freakin Yes Asia has the CC PSP bundle listed at $430.

Yeah right.

I'll go with a new color then.[/quote]

i saw that they had then when i looked at the price i yelled FUck and imat work also
 
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