Sony Discontinuing PSP

[jalaneme]

I have there ,two 3000,and 2000,is so good and I played a lot of games,monster hunter,project diva,pes,nba2k,nfs,``````

i have x1 psp 2000 x1 psp 3000 and a psp go, they are cheap now so it's good to grab one while you still can.

 

[wojiaolsya]

i have x1 psp 2000 x1 psp 3000 and a psp go, they are cheap now so it's good to grab one while you still can.

Nice,I Still wany a GO

 

[Delta517]

Man I really used the PSP while going on family trips a couple years ago! RIP old friend

 

[Sakitoshi]

I've been thinking of getting a PSPGo to complement my PSP-3000. I'm totally looking forward to playing my PSN-purchased, totally-not-backup-loaded digital games on it.

the Go is the way to Go, the form factor can be a little annoying at first but when you get used is excellent(and I hate the mushy buttons regular PSP have, way too mushy. clickable buttons FTW), you can actually fit it on any pocket, just buy a soft pouch to protect the screen and you're done. the bluetooth(DS3 and TV-out for portable PSOne) and pause game addons are good too.

 

[JulietStMoon]

the Go is the way to Go, the form factor can be a little annoying at first but when you get used is excellent(and I hate the mushy buttons regular PSP have, way too mushy. clickable buttons FTW), you can actually fit it on any pocket, just buy a soft pouch to protect the screen and you're done. the bluetooth(DS3 and TV-out for portable PSOne) and pause game addons are good too.

I'm perfectly happy with my 3000, I just really want something that (as you say) will fit nicely in my pocket for trips. Kind of like how I have my GB Micro for that occasion that I need to bring GBA on the go.

 

[Gahars]

Now that the PSP is officially dead, should we call it the Playsation Partible?

 

[Sakitoshi]

I'm perfectly happy with my 3000, I just really want something that (as you say) will fit nicely in my pocket for trips. Kind of like how I have my GB Micro for that occasion that I need to bring GBA on the go.

the PSPgo is roughly the same size of a DSi when folded, so yes, is very portable and slim. you can configure it to automatically suspend when you slide it.

 

[tommyt]

Sony stopped shipments of the psp in NA earlier in the year, Japan by the end on the month and Europe later in the year.

 

[McHaggis]

Sony were still selling the PSP? Ah well this seems like a momentous occasion to celebrate by dusting it off and giving some of my favourite games another go.

 

[Nathan Drake]

Sony were still selling the PSP? Ah well this seems like a momentous occasion to celebrate by dusting it off and giving some of my favourite games another go.

Although it died in most of the western world a few years back, it thrived in Japan until just recently (hence the discontinuation and the shift to the Vita). Long after sales near came to a halt in most European countries and in NA, the PSP was still selling really well in Japan.

 

[McHaggis]

Although it died in most of the western world a few years back, it thrived in Japan until just recently (hence the discontinuation and the shift to the Vita). Long after sales near came to a halt in most European countries and in NA, the PSP was still selling really well in Japan.

Much like the PS2, then.

 

[Harsky]

I can still remember saving up for a LONG time to be able to afford the original PSP and the original DS in Hong Kong. PSP blew my mind when I loaded up Ridge Racer for the first time and I was just blown away by the graphics. Then a few months later I bought a DS flashcart and that was probably the moment where I put more time into the DS than the PSP.

As an emulation machine, manga reader and anime player, the PSP will definately have a place in my heart and it still has it's place in my collection.

 

[Black-Ice]

PSP
My faithful black pirate ship.

 

[codezer0]

Sony has finally discontinued the production and sales of their previous handheld console, the Playstation Portable.

Source

Discontinue it? Now? It practically didn't exist in the states for over 6 years now. And they certainly stopped supporting it well before that.

 

[NostalgicMillennial]

yes because Piracy only killed pretty much 6 unreleased titles out of all PSP games released..which is really good...2 may have not even got past the planning stages .and some were probably due to the god awful nightmarish load times and maybe were probably the piracy risk.

That was Painkiller for possibly piracy or funding. As painkiller was pretty much a dead IP at that time.....

Elder Scrolls Oblivion for horrific gameplay and graphic downgrade imaginable...which was rumored to be dual layered flippable UMD....what. were. they .thinking. Thank god it was deep sixed.

2 others were Beyond Good and Evil and Max Payne PSP . Those may have been related to piracy...I didn't bother to looking up in depth history on it.

And last but not least Devil May Cry PSP and RESIDENT EVIL PORTABLE (which was probably not beyond alpha or pass planning stages due to literally no screen shots but what so ever at E3..which probably became revelations)

so a 10 year life span is a "quick" death. riiiight.

 

[codezer0]

This made me laugh. Thank you.

Anyway, I haven't spent that much time with the PSP (picked it up less than two years ago, and only really played through two games on it, to be honest), but it's a really nice little handheld, and I'm glad to have it. I only hope the Vita has a library as unique as the PSP when the time comes.

Speaking of which, maybe the PSP will get another price drop at the likes of GameStop. I've been thinking of getting a PSPGo to complement my PSP-3000. I'm totally looking forward to playing my PSN-purchased, totally-not-backup-loaded digital games on it.

Knowing game-stop they'll just stop carrying it altogether.

They didn't even give the Dreamcast 24 hours from Sega's announcement before they dumped their entire stock, or t heir support for the system in general.

 

[JulietStMoon]

They didn't even give the Dreamcast 24 hours from Sega's announcement before they dumped their entire stock, or t heir support for the system in general.

Are you being literal here, or exaggerating?

 

[codezer0]

Are you being literal here, or exaggerating?

I wish I was joking. Literally the next day after reading the news article I was in the neighborhood of a Gamestop and they completely got rid of all of their Dreamcast merchandise that quickly.

 

[Jayro]

I knew they were stopping support soon when 6.60 was the last OFW and it was still hacked to pieces. :3

 

[NostalgicMillennial]

I knew they were stopping support soon when 6.60 was the last OFW and it was still hacked to pieces. :3

you're telling me ANY PSP is hackable despite the motherboard model?....even the GO?...So my MAX POWER TOOL (Pandora battery) is...useless? ;__:

I would like to get a PS Vita to play all my old PSP ISO's...that will be possible someday right?