The solution is simple: don't buy a PSP Go. There really aren't any technical reasons to buy a Go. The screen is smaller, it's harder to hold on to, the buttons are closer together, it has a mechanical slide that can fail, and it's more expensive. Not to mention that you can download and play games from PSN on a standard PSP.
I think you really hit the nail on the head here. There is a pretty big market for reselling used games. With the PSP Go, not only are you restricted from reselling your used games but you are also locked into purchasing them from Sony's download service.
Ars Technica published an excellent review on the PSP Go and why you should just stick with the standard PSP 3000.
On a different but related note I have a relative who, when he inspected a house he was buying would hide items which he wanted to own, then retrieve them after taking the place over.
Wow. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be sure to pay close attention when I go to list my house.
Thanks for posting this -- I've always wondered if I needed permission to take pictures of old barns and buildings on private property. So long as you're on public property while taking the photos, then you're good to go.
You need Morning Coffee -- it allows you to have a different set of bookmarks for different days of the week. For example, if you have a webcomic that only updates on M/W/F, then it won't open on T/TH.
Yeah, Facebook is a great way to find out what your friend's top five favorite appliances are. Or even better, what their real name or aura color is! Can we get two times more of that please?
There was another episode in which they followed-up on that "third rail" experiment using Adam as the test dummy. Hilarity ensued. He actually did get shocked by the electric fence, but then he was inches from it.
Err...Mythbusters busted that myth. See the "Peeing on the third rail" episode. Apprarently, the urine stream is not solid, but rather made up of droplets after a certain distance. Informative!
Not to mention: imagine how loud the workplace would become. It's bad enough I have to listen to everyone's phone calls, but hearing them "talk-out" TPS reports? No thanks -- I prefer the soothing "ticka ticka ticka".
Just remember that it's not 100% effective. There is a 1 in 4000 failure rate. My wife is due next month.:^D Disclaimer: I never went back for the check-up and we went 3 years before it happened!
Yes I bought HL2 - And I actually don't find it entertaining at all.
Really? Send it to me!:^D Of course, I would be seen as a pirate because your key has already been installed on your machine. Guess there's no resale value...
Counterstrike? Ok, maybe that's not 10 years old but it's in the 5-10 range.
There are games that I've thought about going back and playing just for the nostalgia: Alone in the Dark, Seventh Guest, Wing Commander: Privateer, Descent: Freespace, Myth, etc. These are good games that pushed the limits of my hardware at the time that I can now just ace through.
So let me get this straight: I go down to my local SprawlMart, purchase a game and install it on my Gateway machine, connect to AOL and get registered and find out that someone already used my key. And all I have to do is simply grab a camera and send in pictures of the game I just purchased in order for it to work?
You see, there are always flaws in the system. Those that pirate keys just build big lists and if your key ends up on the list, even if you've purchased a valid copy, it's up to you to prove your innocence. That just doesn't seem right.
It would be interesting if they made the game un-playable for those who downloaded a pirated copy. Perhaps change textures around or make the monsters invincible.:^D
I doubt the people that stole the game are complaining -- the people whose keys were hacked or stolen now have disabled accounts with little or no recourse. I mean, how do you prove that you purchased the game? The UPC? You can read that off a box at any store.
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You can play GBA games on the DS. You cannot play PSP UMD games on the PSP Go.
The success of the PS3 relaunch has nothing to do with it being "slim" -- it has everything to do with the price.
The solution is simple: don't buy a PSP Go. There really aren't any technical reasons to buy a Go. The screen is smaller, it's harder to hold on to, the buttons are closer together, it has a mechanical slide that can fail, and it's more expensive. Not to mention that you can download and play games from PSN on a standard PSP.
I think you really hit the nail on the head here. There is a pretty big market for reselling used games. With the PSP Go, not only are you restricted from reselling your used games but you are also locked into purchasing them from Sony's download service.
Ars Technica published an excellent review on the PSP Go and why you should just stick with the standard PSP 3000.
But then we'll need something to eat the lizards!
On a different but related note I have a relative who, when he inspected a house he was buying would hide items which he wanted to own, then retrieve them after taking the place over.
Wow. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be sure to pay close attention when I go to list my house.
Who do I have to kill to get sharks with fricken lasers on their heads? Throw me a bone here.
Thanks for posting this -- I've always wondered if I needed permission to take pictures of old barns and buildings on private property. So long as you're on public property while taking the photos, then you're good to go.
That's what Delicious and StumbleUpon are for.
You need Morning Coffee -- it allows you to have a different set of bookmarks for different days of the week. For example, if you have a webcomic that only updates on M/W/F, then it won't open on T/TH.
Yeah, Facebook is a great way to find out what your friend's top five favorite appliances are. Or even better, what their real name or aura color is! Can we get two times more of that please?
There was another episode in which they followed-up on that "third rail" experiment using Adam as the test dummy. Hilarity ensued. He actually did get shocked by the electric fence, but then he was inches from it.
Err...Mythbusters busted that myth. See the "Peeing on the third rail" episode. Apprarently, the urine stream is not solid, but rather made up of droplets after a certain distance. Informative!
Not to mention: imagine how loud the workplace would become. It's bad enough I have to listen to everyone's phone calls, but hearing them "talk-out" TPS reports? No thanks -- I prefer the soothing "ticka ticka ticka".
Perhaps you can try your hand at a Virtual Window.
MXC -- excellent. Trucks! -- excellent. Joe Schmoe -- great parody of reality shows.
Just remember that it's not 100% effective. There is a 1 in 4000 failure rate. My wife is due next month. :^D Disclaimer: I never went back for the check-up and we went 3 years before it happened!
Excellent point, very well said!
The point is that the burdon of proof is on you (the consumer) who did the right thing and purchased a valid copy of the game.
Yes I bought HL2 - And I actually don't find it entertaining at all.
Really? Send it to me! :^D Of course, I would be seen as a pirate because your key has already been installed on your machine. Guess there's no resale value...
No, it's unfair that before you even buy a game it could contain a hacked key. It's not like you can take it back to the store for a refund.
Counterstrike? Ok, maybe that's not 10 years old but it's in the 5-10 range.
There are games that I've thought about going back and playing just for the nostalgia: Alone in the Dark, Seventh Guest, Wing Commander: Privateer, Descent: Freespace, Myth, etc. These are good games that pushed the limits of my hardware at the time that I can now just ace through.
So let me get this straight: I go down to my local SprawlMart, purchase a game and install it on my Gateway machine, connect to AOL and get registered and find out that someone already used my key. And all I have to do is simply grab a camera and send in pictures of the game I just purchased in order for it to work?
You see, there are always flaws in the system. Those that pirate keys just build big lists and if your key ends up on the list, even if you've purchased a valid copy, it's up to you to prove your innocence. That just doesn't seem right.
It would be interesting if they made the game un-playable for those who downloaded a pirated copy. Perhaps change textures around or make the monsters invincible. :^D
I doubt the people that stole the game are complaining -- the people whose keys were hacked or stolen now have disabled accounts with little or no recourse. I mean, how do you prove that you purchased the game? The UPC? You can read that off a box at any store.