why did this thing flop so hard? Is the market really not ready for digital-only yet?
then why does it work for steam?
>>320228882
No games
>>320228882
>lets make another version of the psp at the end of its lifecycle but instead of making any improvements lets strip away the UMD so the consumers have to buy our proprietary memory cards to even play the fucking thing
people realised walking around with a handheld makes you look like an autistic manchild so they play games on their phones
>>320229152
I think at that point they gave up and just released the perfect version for the CFW audience.
Comfy as fuck.
>>320229221
>playing games on your phone doesn't make you look like an autistic manchild
If anything it's even worse, since most of them play autistic kiddy shit like Candy Crush
>>320229390
yeah but you can pretend you're a normie texting one of your normie friends
Majority of the 'good' games weren't available digitally at launch of the PSP GO, or flat out never did get added to PSN.
>>320229485
Not on any one of those ginormous ass screens that all phones come with nowadays.
>>320229390
Candy Crush is a normie game
>>320229269
This. That bitch fits perfect in my back pocket. Expanded battery and its easily the best emulation device out there.
>>320229593
>and its easily the best emulation device out there.
Maybe for it's time, but there's so many chink handhelds that are much, much better now
>>320229585
Only because it's "established" as such by popular notion. Had it been less known, people would look down at you for playing it as if you were wearing a brony costume.
Look at it.
I got to play with it a while ago, I'm a skinny guy with thin hands and even i felt like it would break. It was terrible.
>>320228882
>why did this thing flop so hard?
Because pirating games and homebrew was harder
>>320229585
*was
It is pretty pathetic to play on your phone nowadays
>>320229673
>but there's so many chink handhelds that are much, much better now
Name one.
No one is able to name one that doesn't have some sort of build flaw, or some other annoying issue.
>>320228882
Probably the digital-only thing, yeah. It's a dream for emulators and .iso's/.cso's, though.
>tfw finally getting mine repaired
My only complaint is that finding M2 cards is a pain in the dick but I can just copy anything I don't need to my PC and hotswap.
>>320229485
Having a phone with physical keys or slide out design makes you a non-normie nowadays.
>>320229835
>Name one.
JXD S7800
It was the Xperia Play prototype.Where's my Xperia Play 2 Sony
>>320229794
>It is pretty pathetic to play on your phone nowadays
You're fucking retarded.
>>320228882
I love mine, but the screen has two really noticeable scratches that make it difficult to play. Thinking of getting a new one because it was a sweet emulation device. Not sure if I should get another Go or a 3000 this time around, though.
>>320229916
Might as well carry a game gear at that point.
It's a nice device, don't get me wrong but portability isn't one of it's strong suits.
>>320229907
>implying I care about what anonymous people on the train think about my phone
Few things I love more than just casually watching random people struggle at their shitty ass touchscreen keyboards of their overpriced gigantic smartphone devices.
The PSP Go came out a long time ago
Things were different back then
I know a lot of Vita users opt to go all digital
>>320230000
When was the last time you went outside?
Bet you still think Bieber and Nickleback are popular
>>320228882
No Monster Hunter. If it had Monster Hunter it would have been a huge success in Japan and therefore more developers would pursue it.
>>320230102
There's also the smaller JXD 5800, which doubles as a phone.
>>320230118
>I know a lot of Vita users opt to go all digital
It helps that Sony mandated that all Vita games require a digital release, and that PS+ sales are rather regular these days unlike the times of $40 PSP games.
>>320230114
I don't care either anon.
I'm just pointing out that touch screen phones are the norm nowadays.
Personally, if I'd get a device it probably be the GPD XD. I like the clam shell form factor of it.
Bad battery life honestly.
UMDs sucked dick so digital WAS the way to go.
With a PSP1K+official 2200mah battery I could get upto 12 hours of gamplay and the 2200mah added no bulk.
The PSP GO had 3 hour battery life.
THREE
kinda wish i got myself one of these
i've only got a 2000
>>320230118
>I know a lot of Vita users opt to go all digital
All Vita games need to have a digital version available on the store.
There's constant sales too and managing your library is easy as shit. You can even back up your games on your PC so you don't have to redownload them again.
Sony got a lot of things right with the Vita except for the stupid memory cards.
>>320230164
>Bet you still think Bieber and Nickleback are popular
>>320230187
This isn't the Vita.
>>320230270
>I'm just pointing out that touch screen phones are the norm nowadays.
But that's not because lack of demand, but because companies wanted to minimize manufacturing expenses while keeping the same huge phone costs. I know a lot of normies that actually want a clamshell phone if it was available, and I've noticed get asked about my slider phone a lot more than people with the latest Samsung or Iphone.
>>320228882
>1. Terrible, weak design.
>2. Almost no improvement, if there is any.
>3. Many games were physical-only like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Among other games.
>4.Too small.
>5. Not really as comfy as you think.
>6. Smaller screen.
>7.Non-removable batteries.
>>320230031
Get a Vita Slim if you're lucky to find one in a firmware on or below 3.51. If that's too expensive, get a 3000 or 2000, avoid 1000, Go or E1000.
>>320230187
You know this is the PSP right?
>>320230187
If only Sony moneyhatted MH to keep it exclusive
It would have guaranteed the success of the Vita
>>320230496
>>320230445
>>320230552
Yeah, I must be getting tired, I immediately thought it was the Vita.
But my point still stands, the Vita failed because no MH.
>>320230486
>avoid 1000
Don't bully my 1000
She's been holding strong this long.
>>320230596
>>But my point still stands, the Vita failed because no MH.
Okay
This ain't the Vita thread though. Nobody gives a shit.
>>320230601
1000 only has 32MB RAM while the later models have double RAM. Enhances games like God of War, Final Fantasy Type-0, KH: BBS, etc. but is not required.And the later models are lighter, thinner and easier to carry around.
>>320228882
Because all my UMDs will be rendered useless.
>implying I'll buy a 40 dollar M2 Micro to play games I already have but have to buy again.
I bet it was Sony's plan to make it an actual piracy machine seeing the internal storage to get some more money from the PSP community
>>320228882
>Is the market really not ready for digital-only yet
It doesn't matter if it is or isn't now... in 2010 it definitely wasn't.
Plus every game wasn't even available digitally including some big ones like KH and Crisis Core.
>>320230907
I SAID DON'T BULLY MY 1000
>>320230164
Justin Bieber is still popular bro
infact, somehow he seems to have gotten popular with demographics outside of teenage girls.
>>320230976
Okay...
>>320230957
>buying psp games
>>320230976
Your 1000's not very bright, anon...
>>320230992
>sound on
There's your problem.
>>320231045
i know its easy as fuck to mod a psp, but people are parctically giving away the games for free now
i got all of pic related for $20
is the psp go comfortable to use? i was thinking of getting one because theres a crack on my 2000
>>320231098
STOP IT! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!
SHE'S A LITTLE OLD BUT SHE'S STILL GOOD!
WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN?!
>>320231146
Why wouldn't you want your games to load at sanic speed + not having to carry UMDs
Seriously, why?
>>320228925
Tekken
Monster hunter
Megaman
Fuck you
>>320231326
because im a faggot
>>320231326
>carry UMDs
>>320229152
It took micro sd though, and the playstion store had shit tons of sales to help people want to switch to digital only
>>320231326
>>320231431
>they don't know you can rip from UMD
>all the pros of fast load times and none of the legal bullshit
t817
>>320231301
Because she's a phatty.
>>320231760
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
SHE'S PERFECT THE WAY SHE IS!
JUST SHUT UP!
>>320228882
>Is the market really not ready for digital-only yet?
Will it ever be ready?
I for one prefer the feeling of having a physical copy. It just feels more like I'm actually owning the game.
Isn't that just how human nature is? Being able to touch it, experiencing it with more senses and not just see it on the screen is way more satisfying.
It was honestly ahead of its time.
Back then people where complaining about digital downloads, now almost 2016 everyone wants nothing but digital downloads, also it doesn't helps the fact that Sony barely had any game in the Japanese PSN Store back then and even now is still lacking compared to NA and EUR stores, seriously Sony fucked up big time with this.
>>320229152
Bitch, the PSP Go is the best PSP model created.
It has improved screen without any of the problems from the older models ,improved colors without the scanlines interlacing issues and no ghosting, it also removed that oversatured yellowish tone the PSP 3000 screen has.
Not to mention because the pixel density in a smaller screen you get more sharp looking games and any noticeable aliasing is reduced, games look better in the PSP Go because of this.
Another improvement was the Buttons, the Buttons in the PSP Go are way better than the Buttons from the old models, this includes the Digital pad too, seriously the buttons alone are a big improvement over the old "squishy" buttons in the old models.
Also they improved the Analog Stick too, the PSP Go Stick has a little resistance to it making it more comfortable to use and more precise too, not to mention that thanks to the ability to be able to connect a DualShock 3 to it you can configure PS1 games to use the Analog Stick as Analog Stick, meaning in games like Crash or Metal Gear you get gradual movement depending how far you are pushing the Analog Stick, in the old PSP models you could use the Analog Stick, but it was just "moving" the Digital Pad to the Analog Stick, it was not real Analog Stick with gradual movement.
>>320231146
The sounds UMDs make when reading is HELL, seriously fuck that shit.
>>320228882
>over 70 million units sold
>flop so hard
>>320231760
You say that like it's a bad thing.
>>320231760
wanna know what my 1000 will do, but your 2000/3000 won't do?
give you a fucking concussion when I throw it at your faggot face
>>320231524
>micro sd
youre a fucking idiot.
>>320232035
My 1000 is a launch model so it doubles as a fire arm.
I had to go get it registered.
>>320231940
Is aliasing actually less noticeable on the Go?
This thread is really making me want to play my PSP again.
I saved up all of my money for the Daxter one when I was a kid, but I never really enjoyed it. I think Daxter and Vice City Stories were the only decent games I had on it. What other PSP games should I put on it besides P3P if I haven't touched most of it's library?
>>320232431
Yeah, when I got one I thought the smaller screen would be a problem but I got used to in a few minutes.
Game do look better in the PSP Go, also the screen is super bright, even in the lowest brightness mode.
>>320232520
I wish there were good comparisons online that weren't shot by 13 year olds using their moms phone camera.
>>320232520
Man, why didn't they release a silver PSP Go? ;_;
>>320233117
I doubt they sold their initial shipment
>>320233160
In Japan it didn't sold well but it did in NA.
>>320233234
I doubt that. I remember 3000 getting more bundles after the Go came out.
>>320232442
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEXaaUd6Dw
The Idol Master SP
>>320228882
Slide feature. No thanks
>>320233375
it sold well in NA mostly because the NA PSN Store has pretty much all the good games on it.
Nowadays when I want to pirate a PSP game I just look for the official Sony links since it's faster.
>>320233385
https://youtu.be/LtgZc_1aO8w?t=42
>>320231940
wasnt really the point i was trying to make but ok
>>320231940
>The sounds UMDs make when reading is HELL
I found it soothing, honestly.
Did anyone ever buy an E-1000? I've never even seen anyone claim to own one.
>>320234662
I've been thinking about buying one. Heard it has a nice IPS display.
>>320228882
Pkeks already pirated everything before so buying digital at cheap ass prices is the next step.
>>320230486
Is the Vita's PSP portion as easy to hack as a regular PSP?
>>320231943
DS sold 150 million, PSP was a massive failure overall as a handheld.
Also the Vita is dead too, the fact is that Sony has never made a good handheld worth playing because there's no games on either of them to play on.
>>320235063
>PSP was a massive failure overall as a handheld.
What does this make the 3DS then?
>>320234662
The only downsides are lack of Wi-fi and the speaker is mono. It seems good otherwise.
I don't think I ever much used the wi-fi on my PSP-3k. But a better display would have been nice.
>>320228925
The PSP definitely had games, but it also had extremely good CFW and was easy to hack too.
>>320235253
What games are there that use wifi and have servers that aren't useless, dead, or shut down?
>>320235063
Check out this retarded fanboy.
>>320235063
The PSP is the third best selling handheld console, managing to outsell the GBA. It has also sold more than every other non-Nintendo handheld combined.
No, it was not a failure.
>>320235326
There isn't much.
The bigger drawback would be inability for local play. PSP could still connect with Vita, too. Played some Wipeout with a friend from time to time. Some people also play Monster Hunter I think, but you're better off with a 3DS for tha I guess.
>>320235458
and yet the PSP had no games.
Kill urself sony fanboy, enjoy the fact that Nintendo has always made the best handhelds and will always will while Sony made two humongous failures and are now withdrawing due to Nintendomination.
>>320230731
That's an awesome jpg on that psp.
>>320235556
>This buttmad nintendrone
Lel, you're the most delusional guy in the thread.
you don't sell tens of millions of consoles for nothing you lil' tool.
>>320230992
>WAA-HOOOO
>>320235708
Excellent work, detective! Your cookie should arrive in the mail shorty.
>>320235708
Have you never heard of remote? Dunno if it's possible on PSP but why not, considering all the homebrew that was made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFWQx4tNYkc
>>320228882
As for as digital services are concerned, it was a few years ahead of its time. Also you can buy psp games cheap second hand (even when it was big in its day) whereas with the GO you would have to pay the PS stores full price, which wasn't cheap.
>>320235556
The PSP still has quality RPGs coming out for it in 2016.
The DS? Nah, not so much.
Sony: 1
Nintendo: -87
>>320235326
I think Fat Princess still has servers online.
Also you can use that PSP Pro Online Plugin to play online with other people, it works fine and there are lots of people playing but you need a PSP with 64mb of ram.
>>320235556
>>320235556
>Each Nintendo system has sold less than the previous besides the DS and Wii
>It's okay when Nintendo fails
Every time.
>>320236304
No wonder they are so defensive these days all the time.
>>320236524
Dont be mean anon. Imagine how you would feel if your favorite game maker sold 10 million units in 3 years and their best performing system was a handheld which is their worst selling handheld.
