Sony PSP Defects Reported

Among many to report on this issue, OneHungLo writes "GamesAreFun.com is reporting that several defective PSP units have been shipped, suffering from problems such as dead pixels, broken UMD drives, air bubbles in the screens, dust in the screens, and the analog "nubs" not working, or actually falling off. They also have a video of a UMD popping out of the PSP as it's running, due to the unit being twisted/turned. I wonder how long it will be until Sony issues an official statement about this?"

Comments

More Evidence

[bi11]

(1) Square button's problem
It makes a creaking noise and stucks
because there is a gap between the button and its rubber (and, of course, the board)
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/ka nbotsu_001.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/ka nbotsu_genin_002.jpg

(3) Power failure and/or Chip defect
Power indicator light illuminates, but...
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/system/power_ 001.mpg

Re:Playstation 2

[mordors9]

We had a problem with our PS2. I have to give Sony credit. They had us ship the old one to them and had it repaired and back to us in a matter of weeks. They were very courteous on the phone and made everything easy for us.

Re:Got to be careful with some of these reports...

[dmayle]

DS suffered from these as well, for example

Way to defelect attention. It should be noted that Nintendo has vowed to fix any dead pixel problems that occur within the the warranty period...

Re:And this is why I won't purchase a PSP.

[diamondsw]

The network adapter is not compatible because now it's built into the unit. As for the hard drive, the only game that used it was Final Fantasy XI, which wasn't exactly a raging success.