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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. The bear video is a fake. by wheresdrew · · Score: 1, Troll
    It uses the same source video as was used to make this gif - http://oohhhh.com/psp_ninja.gif

    If you look at the bear video frame by frame, you'll see the UMD magically disappear after it "hits" the bear. Also, the blurring in the frame where the bear gets hit is clearly artificial.

    I own a PSP and have been playing Ridge Racers since last Sunday (well, not non-stop, of course). I have yet to have the UMD pop out because I'm not a frickin' moron who abuses an expensive piece of electronics. Is the PSP a NeGcon? NO! So don't twist it!

    The PSP is a lot more solid than people are giving it credit for. The "flying UMD" thing started as a forum joke on several Japanese message boards and has spread from there. It's not "news" in any sense of the word.

    What's next? Flawed window breaks when hit with brick?