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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?"
Didn't the new Playstation 2 also have defects?
That slashdot gets a psp icon? Kind of strange having the ps2 controller and the gameboy represent the psp....
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Sony use to be known for the quality of their products. With mistakes like this and running to save costs will hurt them in the long run. After a while I will rather get my Sorney or a Genuine Penophonix version which has better quality.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
I hate when that happens. So much for the nipple being the only natural interface.
Actually, the walkman review was just someone's opinion whereas this article points out the FACTS that the PSPs are breaking.
Version 1.0 of product xxx has problems!
Isn't buying a 1st gen. protable electronics device just begging for this kind of trouble?
Why poeple buy bleeding edge products is beyond me.
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http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_004.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_005.
If you choose to buy the first release of any consumer electronic, you are playing Russian roulette, especially with portable electronics such as (game handhelds and mp3 players). Not that a stern warning will deter the mindless herds from waiting outside of electronic retail conglomerates in the cold, in order to buy a product at the highest possible retail price.
Some of them have already been debunked as fakes. Others are real enough, including the flying UMDs and dead pixels (though that seems to be an issue on just about any similar device - DS suffered from these as well, for example).
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I've seen the video... and read the articles... but I still don't believe it that much. Dead Pixels I believe. Even the DS has this problem(as did the GBA and GBASP). But I have yet to see anyone report problems of the nubs not working or their psp not turning on except on this one small site linking to another small site.
If this is an issue, I put it in the barrel of consumers causing the problem, or just being a very small number of people, below 1%.
The UMD popping out, seems a little odd. Twisting the unit, I can understand, I mean, it's a small portable device, I could do the same with my old walkman. But during normal play? I doubt it.
Sony used to have a good reputation in the electronics business. They built their business on quality.
Now, like many businesses, they are in it for the short term profits. They build for the latest fads, with the latest dumbass useless 'features' the 'bling bling' crowd is looking for. They now build hardware aiming for people who are attracted to flashy shiny things rather than people who want qualty.
Mod me down, but for their consumer grade stuff, it's true.
Mod down people who tell people how to mod in their sigs
Company B releases a sweet little handheld gaming system in time for Christmas. The system isn't particularly revolutionary; its biggest selling point is that it features very powerful components for a handheld system. The system has a variety of issues, several of which should have been caught in the design/development phase.
Which of these systems would you rather own?
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Here's some screenshots from the video, in case it gets slashdotted:
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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/k
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/controller/k
(3) Power failure and/or Chip defect
Power indicator light illuminates, but...
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/system/power
Isn't this basically what many Japanese companies do? They get the product to beta quality, then do a limited release in the Japanese market. They work out the bugs there, then have a much better quality product for the international release.
The only difference here is that the PSP is so well known that they can't keep the status quiet. People here find out about it, and write comments as if the PSP was a product they could go purchase at Best Buy. It's not... and by the time it is, the PSP will be very high quality.
This really scares me, I am to spend 200 dollars on a unit of this magnitude, I wish for it to at least take some wear and tear. My DS so far, has taken a careful beating, and I was hoping that when the PSP releases, it can take the same. The one thing I do like about Nintendo is that they are like Fisher-Price in product design. But with reports like this, I don't know if I should invest in a product that when bought requires replacement. I have been there already with Sony, which not to go there again. (Playstation 2 Game Reading Errors **Oh the Frustration**)
I'm amazed anyone actually has a Q/A dept anymore. Back in 2000, when axes started to fall, suits developed a new philosophy, around the world: Q/A Is Expendable -- let the customer test it and we'll just write off the bad units and dodge blame for any damage done.
Heck, we can _all_ think of one very large and successful company which does this.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
My GBA SP hasn't had any problems, is inexpensive, gets great battery life, is very small and portable, and has a huge library of fun games. Meanwhile the two new kids on the block (DS and PSP) have problems, are expensive, get crappy battery life, are large and don't easily fit in your pocket, and don't have very many games for them.
Especially when you consider a GBA SP plus a flash cart for storing multiple games, the portability of the GBA SP is above and beyond anything that the two new kids on the block can pretend to be.
In how many languages can we say "rushed out the door just in time for Xmas" ???
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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.
I don't know what kind of crack I was on, but I suspect it was decaf.
Slashdot links to article from GamesAreFun. Who took the article from: Joystiq.com who says
"Unconfirmed reports are already bombarding the airwaves! It seems that the 'Dead Pixel Syndrome' that has plagued the DS launch is also ruffling Sony consumers' feathers. Some reports cite as many as three dead pixels on a single LCD. Other malfunctions include: broken UMD mechanisms, loose analogue controls & stuck buttons. We'll be sure to update you with Sony's response..."
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000210023539/
Now, joystiq.com got this from another newsblog called Spong where they said this:
"As with the launch of any new console (particularly from Sony, a company which has seen its credibility as a manufacturer take some serious knocks in recent times) early adopters have been quick to lodge build-quality complaints with the media.
Of these, the PSP has been on the receiving end of a considerable number of dead pixel moans, akin to those accompanying the Nintendo DS. The worst complaints are of three pixel outs on a single unit, though most report solo duds.
Other complaints stem from basic build-quality issues that inevitably impact on small lead-time new technology releases. Of these, stuck buttons, fragile analogue controllers and faulty UMD mechanisms have flared up most often, though in the main - and compared to the launches of the PlayStation and Xbox - the PSP seems to have been put together rather well. If SCEI reacts to the dead pixel issue, we'll let you know."
http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8101
Now they link back to slashdot. Unknowingly that they started the whole mess(I'm sure they recieved this article from rumors being spread around on a forum somewhere god knows).
So far, people have already become aware that yes, an lcd can have dead pixels, almost every mass produced lcd does get these.
The umd shooting, has already been proven false. As well as the nubs that fell off. How these were believed in the first place I have no idea. The videos looked neat, but have been proven to be trickery. I hope this doesn't happen again.