Sony PSP Reviewed!!!
12.20.04 (3:31 am) [edit]
Our writer Corbie Dillard has just finished work on his PSP review.
Read his thoughts on the PSP..
The review is so large we have put it on the sub-site..
If you wish to use any of this material, Photos and such please contact us at
[b]SlickShot@gmail.com[/b]
Heres the much awaited review with live pictures
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EDIT: Link Fixed!
Read his thoughts on the PSP..
The review is so large we have put it on the sub-site..
If you wish to use any of this material, Photos and such please contact us at
[b]SlickShot@gmail.com[/b]
Heres the much awaited review with live pictures
http://pspcontent.tblog.com" title="http://pspcontent.tblog.com" target="_blank"http://pspcontent.tblog.com
EDIT: Link Fixed!
PSP: PRICELESS???
12.14.04 (3:58 am) [edit]
Well it's been just over 24 hours since Sony unleashed the PSP system on the
Japanese gaming community and prices have already shot through the roof.
Although most retailers in Japan didn't sell out initially, most did manage
to clean their inventory of PSP systems out by 10:30am. Import game
retailers Lik-Sang and Play-Asia have already sent emails to PSP pre-order
customers informing them of large price hikes for the systems. As for eBay,
the prices are astronomical. As of 9:00pm on December 12, some PSP auctions
were going for in excess of $1000.00 and showing no signs of slowing down.
It's also worth noting that quite a few auctions have popped up for the PSP
that are not actually selling the PSP system, but rather links to sites
where the buyer can purchase a PSP. Don't get taken by these auctions
thinking you're going to get a PSP system. Read everything carefully and
check feedback before buying. All in all I guess Sony got what they wanted.
More hype than you can shake Godzilla at. And until more shipments of PSP
systems arrive to retailers look for sky high prices to stay sky high.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]
Japanese gaming community and prices have already shot through the roof.
Although most retailers in Japan didn't sell out initially, most did manage
to clean their inventory of PSP systems out by 10:30am. Import game
retailers Lik-Sang and Play-Asia have already sent emails to PSP pre-order
customers informing them of large price hikes for the systems. As for eBay,
the prices are astronomical. As of 9:00pm on December 12, some PSP auctions
were going for in excess of $1000.00 and showing no signs of slowing down.
It's also worth noting that quite a few auctions have popped up for the PSP
that are not actually selling the PSP system, but rather links to sites
where the buyer can purchase a PSP. Don't get taken by these auctions
thinking you're going to get a PSP system. Read everything carefully and
check feedback before buying. All in all I guess Sony got what they wanted.
More hype than you can shake Godzilla at. And until more shipments of PSP
systems arrive to retailers look for sky high prices to stay sky high.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]
PSP: WEIGHING THE HEAVY LOAD
12.10.04 (6:00 am) [edit]
The shorter battery life of the PSP has been a heated topic of discussion
for months now on most video game message boards, but it seems now the PSP
and DS faithful have something new to talk about. Sony recently put the
final design PSP demo systems on display in Japan and those who have gotten
to play them have let the world in on Sony's dirty little secret...the PSP
load times. Now this should come as no surprise to those who understand that
any optical disc drive is going to have load times. But I don't think PSP
fans were quite expecting load times this long. IGN recently let it be known
that just starting up Ridge Racer encompasses a 20 second load time and
that's just to get to the title screen. There is still another 12-15 second
load time to get to the race itself. Although we have become accustomed to
load times on home consoles, this will be the first time gamers get to
experience the loading on the go. And judging from some of the message
boards, some PSP fans are not pleased, to put it mildly. IGN also stated
that while Ridge Racer did have some lengthy load times, it was actually the
game with some of the shortest load times of the games on display, with
Sony's Hot Shots Golf being one of the worst. Many people are wondering what
makes the load times on the PSP so much longer than on current home consoles
like the PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox. To put it simply, all these system's games
use something called "streaming" in which the console loads data in the
background while the game is going. This creates the illusion of shorter
load times, some not even noticeable at all. Sony has discouraged developers
from using this streaming technique because of the heavy disc accessing that
would be required which would drain the PSP's battery much faster. It comes
down to a simple choice. Longer battery life or shorter load times. It seems
that Sony has chosen battery life, possibly feeling that consumers could
live with the longer load times. Only time will tell if the longer load
times will drive consumers away but with the overall power of the PSP, the
load times seem to be a small price to pay for that level of graphical
prowess on a portable system. We'll report more when we get our hands on our
actual PSP system to test these figures.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]
for months now on most video game message boards, but it seems now the PSP
and DS faithful have something new to talk about. Sony recently put the
final design PSP demo systems on display in Japan and those who have gotten
to play them have let the world in on Sony's dirty little secret...the PSP
load times. Now this should come as no surprise to those who understand that
any optical disc drive is going to have load times. But I don't think PSP
fans were quite expecting load times this long. IGN recently let it be known
that just starting up Ridge Racer encompasses a 20 second load time and
that's just to get to the title screen. There is still another 12-15 second
load time to get to the race itself. Although we have become accustomed to
load times on home consoles, this will be the first time gamers get to
experience the loading on the go. And judging from some of the message
boards, some PSP fans are not pleased, to put it mildly. IGN also stated
that while Ridge Racer did have some lengthy load times, it was actually the
game with some of the shortest load times of the games on display, with
Sony's Hot Shots Golf being one of the worst. Many people are wondering what
makes the load times on the PSP so much longer than on current home consoles
like the PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox. To put it simply, all these system's games
use something called "streaming" in which the console loads data in the
background while the game is going. This creates the illusion of shorter
load times, some not even noticeable at all. Sony has discouraged developers
from using this streaming technique because of the heavy disc accessing that
would be required which would drain the PSP's battery much faster. It comes
down to a simple choice. Longer battery life or shorter load times. It seems
that Sony has chosen battery life, possibly feeling that consumers could
live with the longer load times. Only time will tell if the longer load
times will drive consumers away but with the overall power of the PSP, the
load times seem to be a small price to pay for that level of graphical
prowess on a portable system. We'll report more when we get our hands on our
actual PSP system to test these figures.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]
PSP: BUYER BEWARE
12.10.04 (5:59 am) [edit]
With severe shortages expected for the Japanese launch of Sony's PSP system
on December 12, it seems that eBay has become THE place to go for those who
waited too late to pre-order. The three major import video game retailers
have all closed their pre-orders until all are filled so it seems eBay is
really PSP buyer's only hope. As of late this afternoon PSP system's were
selling for in excess of $600.00 and showing no signs of slowing down. A
couple of PSP listed had a hefty $899.99 price tag for those willing to open
their wallets to the fullest. Ebay shoppers should use extreme caution in
bidding on some of these PSP auctions as many of them are not for the actual
PSP system itself, but merely a link to where the buyer might be able to
purchase a PSP system. And although most of these PSP auctions "guaruntee"
the buyer a PSP at launch, with the shortages it would be all but impossible
to make that kind of guaruntee. Those who still want to import a PSP system
and have not pre-ordered should keep checking the online importers such as
National Console Support, Lik-Sang, and Play-Asia as they will restart
orders for the PSP as soon as their pre-orders are filled.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]
on December 12, it seems that eBay has become THE place to go for those who
waited too late to pre-order. The three major import video game retailers
have all closed their pre-orders until all are filled so it seems eBay is
really PSP buyer's only hope. As of late this afternoon PSP system's were
selling for in excess of $600.00 and showing no signs of slowing down. A
couple of PSP listed had a hefty $899.99 price tag for those willing to open
their wallets to the fullest. Ebay shoppers should use extreme caution in
bidding on some of these PSP auctions as many of them are not for the actual
PSP system itself, but merely a link to where the buyer might be able to
purchase a PSP system. And although most of these PSP auctions "guaruntee"
the buyer a PSP at launch, with the shortages it would be all but impossible
to make that kind of guaruntee. Those who still want to import a PSP system
and have not pre-ordered should keep checking the online importers such as
National Console Support, Lik-Sang, and Play-Asia as they will restart
orders for the PSP as soon as their pre-orders are filled.
[b]Corbie Dillard[/b]