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PSP 2.0 Update Finally Released
Joshua Keller writes "The v2.0 firmware update for the Sony PSP is finally out, ending the saga of one of the most-talked about firmware revisions I can remember. The update features a web browser for the PSP and support for AAC files, amongst other improvements."
You know you've lost yourself in the console market when you need to get firmware updates for your console, even though you could automatically get it through games you buy. IMO, it just shows that the product will always be incomplete.
And this isn't just for Sony and the PSP.
Oh my days of console gaming are long gone. i shed a hard tear or four for those days. Back when I was a lighter spud (a kid, in the 'up down' speak), I saddly have some of my fondest memories from playing games back then. But I think the biggest reason I liked them was because of the cartoony surreality of the graphics back then. Now, with all the capabilities for photo-realistic graphics, it loses its charm. How many snakes, for instance, can smile within 10,000 pixels these days, but not we forget how the snakes from SM2 made us smile. Thank god humans don't bud, eh? What would console makers do for controllers the? But I digress....anyway, does anyone else shed the tears I described for the innocent days of game play?
If you want homebrew+main device functionality(playing games), the PSP is not for you. At least not until Sony seriously changes their attitude towards it.
Seriously, get a gizmondo handheld which is BUILT solely for homebrew(and cheaper) or go Nintendo + Flash(also cheaper) and join the legions of GBA hackers who moved onto the DS. Or, ya know, go back to stop caring Johnny Come Lately.
Stop being silly with too much disposable income and just go ahead and upgrade the thing already. You know you're going to anyway when GTA comes out.
The key to the enjoyment of pop music is to replace any instance of "love" with "C.H.U.D."
Did you try Wipeout Pure? It doesn't suck at all.
Lumines doesn't suck at all.
But the rest mostly suck. Hand it to Sony to release their new handheld platform at the beginning of the slow summer season. Fall looks promising though (as usual).
If Jesus wants me it knows where to find me.
Unless, of course, you have no interest in such homebrew stuff. Which would include me. I do however like using the web browser from the couch. Whatever floats your boat :)
---- Den ene knappen er powerknapp, den andre er Bender voice knapp "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
I'd agree with you except for the fact that UMD movies are selling amazingly well. No, I don't know why, and yes, they are a rip off, but hey.
As for failing miserably in general, I really don't think that's the case. As a new entrant into the market they have snapped up a pretty decent share of the market in both Japan and the US. I know my local EB Games has (and sells) more PSP stuff than DS. As for the games being good, I posted here previously that if you go to metacritic and compare DS to PSP you get a considerably higher number (and percentage) of games for the PSP rated highly. Whilst the PSP lineup is certainly not stellar right now (quiet summer season), there are some great games out there - Wipeout, Ridge Racers, Lumines & Mercury are all ones I really like. Others rave about MGA, Twisted Metal, etc. Looking at the currently available DS games, well, only a few really appeal to me at all. Sure there are supposed to be some good ones coming down the line, but they're not here yet.
---- Den ene knappen er powerknapp, den andre er Bender voice knapp "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass"
If they'd just sell the stuff here... we might consider upgrading...