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PSP… Potential thats ready to explode

Since reading the news that PSP sales have increased 85%, Sev1512 started to do a lot of thinking about the Sony PSP… Here are some things everyone should be thinking about, and may just tip the scales toward you making that purchase of a new shiny PSP.

The PSP was ahead of its time, and is coming into a renaissance.

The PSP has proven to be a different beast than the DS. The DS, like the Wii, is geared mostly to casual gamers, who like the pick up and play quick type games. That is what has made the DS shine. While the PSP has recently started to shine in the wake of very deep, time intensive games more on scale with the PS2 games of the past, while dropping the push for casual games.

This all started with the recent major hits being released such as Monster Hunter 2, FF Tactics, Patapon, GOW, and Crisis Core. There was only few titles as deep and as epic as those games the first 3 years, and all of those hits have been in the last 3-6 months.

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pwnsause - 49 days 2 hours ago

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it is going to explode, it all comes down to a huge price drop that can equate to the DS's price.

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The Killer - 48 days 20 hours ago

1.1 - well... yes price is important

many people r not ready to spend money on psp because it cost about ps2.
its for sure worth the price and i am keep thinking if i should buy one or not, but the lack of games and high price stopped me, well... the games r coming now, with god of war,final fantasy 7 CC, metal gear solid, killzone, jak and burnout etc, i say there is plenty of game to play on it now, but i want more JRPG's!!
so for me am waiting till a price drop!

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Montrealien - 48 days 18 hours ago

1.2 - Opinions4gamers

so i'm starting to understand that half of this site's submissions are of some dude blog with something to say. Is there a way to filter this at all. I'm getting tired of opinions pieces. other titles that would work for this site..

O4G "opinion for gamers"
E4G "editorials for gamers"

I'm not dissing the PsP, i'm loving mine in all the right ways and sure, it still has legs. But these opinion pieces submitted as news pieces is rather boring.

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JsonHenry - 48 days 17 hours ago

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I bought one about the same time it launched... and sold it 6 months later because of no games. Years later... there are some great games. I might have to pick one up again when it gets cheap.

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scottie2521 - 48 days 17 hours ago

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i just beat GoW and now i'm starting Crisis Core.

i'm trying to get the PSP games out the way before the big PS3 games come.

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Sev1512 - 47 days 2 hours ago

1.5 - @1.2

@1.2
Dont click on the story then.
Dont comment on the story then.

You dont like reading opinions yet you come on here and post your opinion about not liking to read opinions.

Just because its a blog doesnt mean it isnt an article. I wrote the article to spark some conversation and even more interest in the PSP.

It some how got to one of the hottest stories this week, which even I cant understand since it is only my OPINION.

But hey since it got so hot, I guess people enjoyed reading my opinion, so that leads me to believe that people (just not you) are interested in hearing OPINIONS.

Funny part is, I really think people just liked the explosion picture and clicked on it.... LOL

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ruibing - 49 days 1 hour ago

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It never ceases to amaze me how great its graphics looks blown up at 480p on a HDTV.

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Sev1512 - 49 days 1 hour ago

3 - What price?

What price do you think is the sweet spot for the PSP to really take off?
Do you think it has to be $99.99 or will $129 suffice? Just wondering how much everyone thinks the price should be for it to "explode"?

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pwnsause - 49 days 1 hour ago

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around there

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Sev1512 - 49 days 1 hour ago

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The value would be amazing if it was priced @ $99.99

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pwnsause - 49 days 1 hour ago

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i mean think about it, when the PSP was revealed for the First time, people know it was going to be the strongest handheld in terms of hardware at the time, but it was too expensive especially for the package that sony released with a 32mb memory stick and headphones and strap. the games where lacking at the time as well, compare the PSP games that launch till today, big difference, if the games that came out so far this were were to launch with the PSP in the first place, it would of been in a different situation, possibly competing with the DS, toe to toe, if the console had a massive price drop now, it would of been dominating the handheld market. but its not they now have to be trailing unless they drop the price. its all there, the games are there. the hardware is there, heck even the battery life as well, lol. a price drop at around 130-150 with at least a 4gb memory stick on board (which i think should of been packaged instead of a 2gb/1gb memory stick) then people who were thinking to opt in to a DS will turn heads towards the PSP. i mean just look at all the high points of the PSP, especially the one thing that going to help it sell even more in the Future, the ability to rip your BD movies legaly to the PSP via the PS3. thats win win, not to mention a lot of console to handheld interaction.

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Amanosenpai - 48 days 23 hours ago

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Following some basic market rules and considering that sony already recovered the psp initial budget, $$130 can be possible guess.

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ICUP - 48 days 20 hours ago

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$1.

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ChrisGTR1 - 49 days 1 hour ago

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alright this has nothing to do with this but i would love a ps3 slim. imagine a ps3 the size of a ps2 slim :0

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pwnsause - 49 days 1 hour ago

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well its bound to happen, but its not gonna happen anytime soon. possibly 2-3 years from now when the hardware gets smaller and cheaper to produce.

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Sev1512 - 49 days 1 hour ago

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Well Sony has done a great job with reducing the size of the cell, and Blu-Ray drives. So I believe that a "slim" PS3 is possible now, but Sony is just now really starting to pick up steam with the PS3. Releasing a "slim" model too soon would just alienate the existing PS3 owners.
Plus releasing "slim" models has always come around a time, when sales start to slow, using the new slimmer look, to re-ignite sales. This was the case with both the PS2, and the PSP.

The PS3 hasnt reached that point yet.

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The Flying Dutchman - 49 days ago

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I just picked up a silver PSP slim....and I bought daxter, all the crash bandicoot PSOne titles, and socom FTB 2, along with Twisted Metal 2...and I crammed the rest of the space with a bunch of my favorite songs.

Needless to say...I really am liking this handheld, and I am loving the inter-connectivity with the PS3. The remote play I don't really like because of the lag that's involved, but the whole remote music control thing that was added in 2.20 was neat.

Anyways....I'm looking forward to the point when I can just use my PSP as a remote for the PS3 in general...to control movies, music, photos...all that.

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The Flying Dutchman - 49 days ago

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I'm also thinking that there should be little to no lag if you connect directly through your home network....why there is still lag even then is a mystery to me.

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CherryLu-Chan - 49 days ago

7 - Really excited about getting one!

What sways me to any system is the games. Certainly Crisis Core is something I just can't leave alone as a massive fan of Final Fantasy 7, but the more i've looked into things the more games i've seen that i've liked to play. The price point for most of them online makes this somewhat of a no brainer too.

Likewise the amount of options for keeping myself occupied on long journeys with the movies and just plain filling the memory card up has me very intrigued indeed.

My only bugbear is that here in England we only have the choice of Black or White within colours (would love a silver one) - and that a lot of the bundles in the US just aren't over here.

Would you recommend getting a 4gb or 8gb memory stick? I've heard there could be slowdown with an 8gb?

Any essential accessories you would recommend?

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The Flying Dutchman - 48 days 23 hours ago

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4GB is plenty....I have 5 full games on a 2GB stick plus about 60 songs....enough for me.

Import a silver one if you have to....it's great, and it doesn't show dirt or fingerprints (unless the prints are on the screen, of course).

The silver one is indeed nice. I like it a lot more than the 1st fat PSP black I had a while back.

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Oh, and buy screen protection film for the PSP's screen, as it scratches and blemishes easily.

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Also, after the 5 full games and 60 songs on my 2GB stick, I still have....let's see here....about....225MB left.

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Iceman100x - 49 days ago

8 - what price?

"What price do you think is the sweet spot for the PSP to really take off?"

If it's such as good system then the price wouldn't matter, but since it's not selling like the ps3 they have to drop it just for people to notice something the ds can do right out of the box.

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Skerj - 48 days 18 hours ago

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Hasn't the PSP been one of the top sellers rather consistently for the past 6 months, even beating out the Wii on occasion?

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DragonKnight - 48 days 16 hours ago

8.2 - I knew it.

I was waiting for a DS fanboy to come in.

Sour grapes.

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micbelt - 48 days 10 hours ago

8.3 - except

For the fact that the ds had its price dropped from tis original price as well. I know because I have both...

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fishd - 48 days 23 hours ago

9 - Can Someone Do Gaming Industry(!) A favor And Submit This?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
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