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Top Ten Things About the Sony PSP
Hector Martinez writes "A very nice read on some of the features of Sony's portable device." From the article: "Simply put, the character models don't need to be as detailed, because you won't notice the difference anyway. That said, we need to keep in mind that these are first-generation PSP titles. Just look at how the PS2 games have evolved since its launch. If handheld games are looking this good at launch, imagine what a couple years of development time will do. You can expect the same leaps, similar to those found with home based consoles, as developers become more familiar with it. "
You're obviously a troll, but I'll bite. Oh, and I DO own a PSP since the day it was released. Here we go:
1 Graphics [...]we have screen shots and movies we see overly-simple character models with fewer polygons than characters on the PS1[...]
One of the games I own is Ridge Racers. The graphics are comparable to Gran Turismo 3 on the PS2, as is the framerate.
2 Battery [...]If you are in the middle of a game and the battery runs out, just plop in another $45 battery[...]
If the battery starts running out, you'll know at least half an hour before, because the battery LED will start flashing.
[...]make sure to keep your spares charged and in a huge bag[...]
The PSP battery is quite small, so even if you're freak enough to want to carry more than the one on the console, it won't be a problem.
[...]make sure to save your game cause those rumors you heard about the game being suspended while you swap the battery were spread by Sony fanboys and arent true.
The suspend function works. I use it all the time because I use my PSP mostly on the train when commuting. And replacing the battery when the console is suspended works too. That said, I have been playing Ridge Racers for around 6 hours with one battery charge.
3 - Music playback [...]1 directory of music with no ID3 tag support[...]
The PSP supports directories and ID3 tags. I have a 512Mb MemoryStick with several directories of music on it. The PSP media browser displays the name of each directory, and inside of each directory it displays the title and artist of each song. You can also click to display more information on each song, that is taken from (guess where?) the ID3 tags.
[...]No album art cover[...]
Neither does the iPod, and I don't see you complaining.
4 - Wireless too [...]you have to manually turn on the wireless capabilities or your battery will loose juice[...]
The wireless switch is to lock/unlock the wireless functions. If you're not using wireless, it won't be sucking juice from your battery, regardless of the position of the wireless lock.
5 - Sleep mode [...]
This is only flamebait, doesn't deserve an answer.
6 - Movie playback. The PSP plays back MP4-formatted movies, right off the memory stick.[...] you need at least a couple pieces of software to make the movie conversion. One is Decrypter[...] and you will need 3GP Converter[...]
You'll need Decrypter only if you want to rip a DVD. Not only on the PSP, but also on any other case when you want to rip your movies to a hard disk. You'll need the MP4 converter if you don't have the movies in that format. Of course, there's the possibility of a firmware upgrade that includes other formats. Both my cell phone and camera save movies in mp3 format.
[...]you can only play 320x240 movies[...]
You're lying again. It can play movies at full screen.
7 - Strong third-party support. [...]
This is only flamebait, doesn't deserve an answer.
8 - The price is going to be right [...]make sure to grab a few added necessities[...]
Or get the Value Pack.
[...]Memory Card - $49[...]
$25, to be exact
[...]Extra Battery - $49[...]
The PSP already comes with a battery. I don't think you'll need an extra one, unless you're a freak.
9 - The screen is a marvel [...]the screen is bright and ghosts like a 1 st generation LCD monitor.[...]
This is not true.
[...]For something that is intended as a movie viewer[...]
It's not a movie viewer, it's a game console.
[...]we could have made a screen that didnt blur when there was motion or action on the screen[...]
The screen doesn't blur. Ridge Racers and Armored Core Formula F
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