Is the PSP worth the money ?

Night_Wolf · 05-13-2008, 10:56 PM

Yeah ,I was looking to buy one .But I have to ask is it worth the couple of hundred bucks .Are the games good enough ??

Night_Wolf · 05-14-2008, 03:47 AM

Ok added a poll so that everyone can give their opinion :P

ebackhus · 05-14-2008, 06:30 PM

I bought one a few months back and I quite enjoy it.

Night_Wolf · 05-15-2008, 11:15 PM

So like what else can be done with it besides gaming/music/video ?

And good games for it ?

**Aus_Karlos** · 05-16-2008, 11:01 AM

Get a big enough memory stick and turn it into a Music Video player. Its also fun to connect to the PS3 so you can play PS1 games on the PSP, thats a lot of P's

**stressfreesoul** · 05-18-2008, 11:27 AM

I vowed to wait for a handheld with as much processing power as a PS3. Then it would be worth buying.

ebackhus · 05-19-2008, 02:30 PM

Gonna be a while. Portability and power don't always work properly when combined.

**stressfreesoul** · 05-20-2008, 05:22 AM

two words. Silicon Germanium.
It was developed years ago for Mobile Phones and the like. Now they are running them at over 350Ghz at room temp and 500Ghz in cryo conditions. They dont cont any more to produce than the standard silicon in our modern CPUs but they can handle much higher frequencies at similar/lower power levels. All they need now is a decent fsb to go with it!!!

ebackhus · 05-20-2008, 11:53 AM

Is it cheap? Is it practical? A PSP has roughly the power of a PS2 which is understandable now. Cramming the power of a PS3 into something the same size will be a long way off.

View Poll Results: Buy a PSP
Hell yeah	1	11.11%
Yes	3	33.33%
No	2	22.22%
NO WAI!!	3	33.33%
Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

05-13-2008, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Night_Wolf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 47 OS: Windows XP	Is the PSP worth the money ? Yeah ,I was looking to buy one .But I have to ask is it worth the couple of hundred bucks .Are the games good enough ??

05-14-2008, 03:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Night_Wolf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 47 OS: Windows XP	Re: Is the PSP worth the money ? Ok added a poll so that everyone can give their opinion :P

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,237 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Is the PSP worth the money ? Gonna be a while. Portability and power don't always work properly when combined. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-20-2008, 05:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: Is the PSP worth the money ? two words. Silicon Germanium. It was developed years ago for Mobile Phones and the like. Now they are running them at over 350Ghz at room temp and 500Ghz in cryo conditions. They dont cont any more to produce than the standard silicon in our modern CPUs but they can handle much higher frequencies at similar/lower power levels. All they need now is a decent fsb to go with it!!! __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

05-20-2008, 11:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,237 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Is the PSP worth the money ? Is it cheap? Is it practical? A PSP has roughly the power of a PS2 which is understandable now. Cramming the power of a PS3 into something the same size will be a long way off. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.