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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. "Value" pack? by Japong · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You really have to wonder what they're trying to achieve by having a "value pack" - that doesn't include a game! I know Sony is trying to market the movie-playing features of the PSP, but having users gameless after forking out money for the unit seems a bit excessive.

    I doubt many users will watch Spiderman 2 more than once on their machines, and probably then more for novelty than anything. It's two hours of entertainment... for $300+. It's kind of difficult to see the "value" in that.

    1. 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.

  3. 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.