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PSP Final Specs and Launch Titles

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-fear-the-reaper dept.

Via Joystiq, the official PSP site has the final specs on the U.S. PSP console and its launch titles. And some nice titles they are, including an Ape Escape game, Metal Gear Acid (the card battle game), and one of most of EA's sports franchises. The system releases here in the states on March 24th.

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  1. Early Adopter vs Mature reflection by bolix · · Score: 4, Informative

    The US is getting a rev2 PSP with the current problems (X button and UMD ejection) resolved. The release price is slightly more expensive than the Asian one. I'd hate to think the US consumer is paying for Sony's hardware fixes...

    1. Re:Early Adopter vs Mature reflection by alatesystems · · Score: 4, Informative

      It's not more expensive, or if it is, not by much. The $249 price (at which, I've pre-ordered 3 units) is the "value pack" including spiderman 2 movie, headphones, case, and a 32MB memory stick duo.

      The $199 price is the PSP only. That will also be offered later in the US, but Sony found that in Japan, the value pack was far outselling the version that was roughly equivalent to $199.

      Even if it was marginally more expensive compared to the japanese value pack, that could easily be explained by the declining dollar.

      Regardless of its previous shortcomings, I can't wait to get mine and play wirelessly with friends in Wipeout and Ridge Racers, and hopefully shortly after launch, Burnout.

    2. Re:Early Adopter vs Mature reflection by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      The square button problem was solved, the UMD ejection problem never existed.

    3. Re:Early Adopter vs Mature reflection by Zigg · · Score: 1, Informative

      The square button problem was solved

      Depends on whether you mean the problem with it sticking, or the problem with it being designed with an off-center sensor. #1: yes. #2: not on your life; it's the most beautiful thing in the world!

      the UMD ejection problem never existed

      Like hell it didn't. The latches didn't hold under stress. The disc didn't fly across the room on its own, but it certainly ejected without being told to.

  2. Re:"Value" pack? by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sega Genesis had altered beast and I remember numerous times they had the special "Buy a Sega Genesis and get 3 free games in the mail". That's how I got Super Monoco GP and Populous from what I remember.

    --


    -Dipster
  3. Re:Games by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's easier to develop for the PSP as it's so similar to their console, whereas the DS asks for a totally different approach to make full use of the two screens/touch screen.

  4. Re:"Value" pack? by Servo5678 · · Score: 2, Informative
    When was the last time you got a console that included a game?

    Well, aside from the NES the Super NES originally came packed with Super Mario World and later Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and, even later, Donkey Kong Country. The Game Boy is legendary for coming with Tetris. The last Nintendo console to come packed with a full version of a game at launch was the Virtual Boy in 1995. It came packed with Mario's Tennis. The Nintendo DS comes with a demo of Metroid Prime Hunters.

    Nowadays the GameCube comes with various games as part of a push to sell the systems, i.e. The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition or Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. When it was first released it came with nothing.

  5. Re:"Value" pack? by SetupWeasel · · Score: 2, Informative

    When was the last time you got a console that included a game?

    Not to turn this into a giant flame war, but I got a pretty good game demo with my Nintendo DS.

  6. Re:"Value" pack? by alatesystems · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most that I looked at cost $39. The only one I looked at that was $49 was NFS Rivals. The two I'll be buying at first, Ridge Racers and Wipeout Pure, are both $39.

    Still below 300 for a full game plus PSP value pack. After a while, the PSP will be available by itself for $199 without the value pack. Due to supply issues, they have to supply it in the format most people are going to buy anyway.

    Who's going to buy that tight ass screen without a cover for it?? Where are you going to store your gamesaves? You need a memory stick.

  7. Re:Games by Zigg · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's true, Sony has pulled out all the stops for the US release. With the possible exception of Lumines, nothing on that list interests me personally, but it's a damned good list for appealing to the "mainstream" gamer.

    It's a sad fact that the US DS lineup is growing too slowly, primarily because games are taking so long to cross the Pacific. In a few days, Japan will have Meteos -- arguably a killer game -- in addition to highly-rated titles such as Another Code. NOA needs to push those titles over here fast, but (i.e.) Another Code isn't even announced for US release yet.