PSP MSRP confirmed

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:37 am

A whopping $250 for the "most beautiful thing ever designed", featuring dysfunctional buttons.

Oh, and $300 for you Canadians.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/psp/launch ... 032027.php

Post by **Segaholic2** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:20 pm

Wow, you get an assload of extra stuff with it:

the PSP Value Pack contains ... (a) 32 MB Memory Stick, headphones with remote control, battery pack, AC adaptor, soft case and cleaning cloth, movie/music/game video sampler UMD disc including multiple non-interactive game demos, and for the first one million PSP Value Packs shipped, a special UMD video release of the feature film Spider-Man(TM) 2 from Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:59 pm

Battery pack and AC adapter BETTER come with it.

The case and the headphones (depending on their quality) are cool though.

But no game.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:50 pm

Sony had better be able to pull off a massive mindfuck of advertising or else the DS is going to squash it like a tiny, annoying, malfunctioning bug.

I mean, I admit to being a Nintendo fanboy, but c'mon! This thing is turning out to be a slightly better but infinitely more expensive N-Gage without the cell phone stuff . . .

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:49 pm

250 dollars for a portable game system is fucking ridiculous. If any of you get one, I will personally stab you. It may take awhile though.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:57 pm

The thing that the PSP has going for it, though, is the fact that the DS's lineup is still complete crap.

Oh, and Sony fanboys.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:06 pm

Double-S- wrote:Oh, and Sony fanboys.

I'm gonna stab them too.

Dark Crow · Post by **Dark Crow** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:14 pm

Double-S- wrote:The thing that the PSP has going for it, though, is the fact that the DS's lineup is still complete crap.

Oh, and Sony fanboys.

The DS had some decent games (Kimishine, WarioWare, and Mario if you aren't sick of playing it for the last 9 years). And besides, apart from Wipeout Pure and Mercury I see no other decent launch titles for the PSP.

Sony are gaming Nazi's. And the fans are Hitler's Youth.

Post by **Esrever** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:20 pm

I don't know... that PSP launch list still looks pretty marketable to me. Metal Gear, Wipeout, Ape Escape, Twisted Metal, Spidey, Need For Speed, and a freaking huge slew of sports titles... that's a whole lot of established franchises. They're not my kind of games, really, but I have to admit... It's certainly more robust than the DS lineup, even now, a couple of months after launch.

Now, only offering the deluxe package with all those accessories... that's a brilliant move. No matter how popular the PSP winds up in the long term, you know it will sell out almost instantly at launch. Every major new system does these days. The early adopter hardcore are going to buy this thing no matter what... so you might as well force them to buy a bunch of accessories as well. I guarantee you, the basic package that includes only the handheld itself will be released afterwards. Sneaky bastards!

muke · Post by **muke** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:23 pm

Esrever wrote:I don't know... that PSP launch list still looks pretty marketable to me. Metal Gear, Wipeout, Ape Escape, Twisted Metal, Spidey, Need For Speed, and a freaking huge slew of sports titles... that's a whole lot of established franchises.

Metal Gear is a major reason alone to buy this thing. My love for NFS should be implied by this point, so no reason to say anything.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:52 pm

muke wrote: Metal Gear is a major reason alone to buy this thing.

Even though it is Metal Gear with cards?

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:20 pm

Marketable, very. As to whether any of them are actually good is another story. Aren't all of them just rehashes? The only one I can think of that's not is Metal Gear Ac!d... . . . that exclamation point is retarded.

None of the online stores are even selling (pre-ordering) PSPs alone. Everything's in bundles right now. And bundles without discounts are lame.

Adam Adamant · Post by **Adam Adamant** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:23 pm

Metal Gear, with cards, for gays and men with inadequate penises. In all truth, I mean, what is it, this thing, how do we know, for sure, I mean! Come on, get a grip, pull yourself together. Speaking of which: a man says to his doctor, "I feel like a pair of curtains", the doctor replies, comedian that he is, "Pull yourself together!". Ha ha. But seriously, I don't know if the pound is strong or the dollar is weak, but $250 seems a pretty reasonable bargain.

Post by **Esrever** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:03 pm

Sony is right not to price itself aggressively in comparison to the $150 DS. It's more expensive than an Xbox... but it's cheaper than an Ipod. People will buy it.

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:12 pm

Hrm. $250 is about Ã‚Â£135 or something.

Hrm.

Adam Adamant · Post by **Adam Adamant** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:21 pm

Something like that, even less perhaps. Personally, I'm mad for it. If Ridge Racers was porn I'd have already shot my load.

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:27 pm

I couldn't give a fuck about Ridge Racer. Lumines, on the other hand...

Frieza2000 · Post by **Frieza2000** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:38 pm

You can get a new slim PS2 for $50 less than a PSP. The universe is insane.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:00 pm

Try a 100 dollars less.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:18 pm

I couldn't give a fuck about Ridge Racer. Lumines, on the other hand...

Actually, I thought the new Ridge Racer was looking pretty nice. Except for the obvious fact that I would rather not play Ridge Racer on a hand held.

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:27 pm

Never been a fan of RR in the first place, that's why. I wasn't sure about Lumines until I saw the website.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:27 pm

Lumines does look sexy. However, I'm not going to spend $250 on a handheld only to find that the square button doesn't work properly or that a year later, it breaks down. No, I would probably buy Lumines first(incase it becomes future a hard find) and then wait for the price drop or the inevitable PSP redesign.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:16 pm

How can you not like Ridge Racer, it's so... nice.

Lumines does look sweet, though. When I had a PSP reserved, that was the game I'd reserved with it. If it turns out alright, Mizuguchi may be my last hero in the whole industry.

Dark Crow · Post by **Dark Crow** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:50 am

Well this site gave it the thumbs up, so I guess it might be worth purchasing a PSP after all. Assuming of course, you can get over the blatent design flaws, and purchase the other good looking PSP games that I so carelessly overlooked in my last post (Although Metal Gear Ac!d still looks acid induced).

Adam Adamant · Post by **Adam Adamant** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:14 am

I like the idea of playing Ridge on the move. I think it makes it... more exciting, somehow. And as for Lumines... it seems a bit of a case of style over substance, it might be a bit fun but certainly not worth buying a psp for. Also, Wipeout Pure looks fairly good, a return to form it has been suggested.