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

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

[TooMuchEspressoGuy]

Despite being the console manufacturer with perhaps THE biggest console market share in North America, Sony doesn't seem to have that much of a commitment to making quality products.

The new, thinner PS2 shipped with flaws such as: it won't use memory cards until they're reformatted (thus causing any saved games to be lost); it won't accept the PS2 hard drive, so Final Fantasy XI players are SOL; it won't accept the network adapters that the old PS2 system used; it breaks easily (judging by some of the reviews on Amazon.com); it overheats easily due to the absence of a cooling fan; and so forth. Now I see that these same (lack of) quality standards are going to be utilized in the PSP design.

Looks like a Nintendo DS in the stocking for me this Solstice. :)

Re:Oranges to Oranges

[Vvornth]

I'd go for Company A's unit, Sony's PSP.