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Defect in PSPs Turns Disks Into Throwing Stars

Posted by Zonk on from the click-arrrrrrrgh! dept.

Headcase88 writes "Gamespot has confirmed a rumour in which if you twist a PSP in the right (wrong?) way, the UMD will go flying out of the portable. To quote the article: "...we were brave enough to use one of our precious PSP units to test the theory. Amazingly, with just the right touch, out it popped". I guess you could do this on purpose and pull off some pretty unexpected pranks."

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  1. Server to die in... by b00m3rang · · Score: 1, Funny

    3... 2... 1... Go!

  2. Ninja Gamers? by MMaestro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe paint the PSP discs to look like ninja stars and shoot them at your friends/enemies?

    1. Re:Ninja Gamers? by SetupWeasel · · Score: 2, Funny

      You could have a special Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles edition that would come with UMDs that look like pizzas!

  3. All I can say is... by Richie1984 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..you'd better save your game often!

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  4. PSP defects? by Inoshiro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yea, I read about that too!

    Strange this is, this is a dupe by the SAME EDITOR of the SAME STORY in 4 days time! Wow!

    Zonk, are you trying to out Taco the big Taco?

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  5. gamespot confirms it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gamespot confirms it: *PSPs are causing things to die.

  6. Re:Here's a video of it! by ivan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's *amazing*.

    The disk stays put after impact. That means it's being "shot" downward. Like, towards the floor. So this guy has proven that twisting the PSP makes the door pop open, and that gravity works. Amazing!

    Now all you need is star shaped disks and to try this from really high up.

  7. Re:Here's a video of it! by SetupWeasel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Besides, these videos have been getting hammered by the entire nation of Japan since this past Sunday. games.slashdot.org can do nothing to take down these files.

    Hmmm...

    That sounds like A CHALLENGE!