Convince me to buy a PSP

[GYU]

So I am on the fence at the moment, and I can get the PSP slim for $120 so I am very interested! I am leaning towards getting one but I need some more reasons, my number one reason at the moment is playing PS1 games on it.
Btw my buddy says the battery lasts only 1.5 hours can someone confirm this? Or does it depend on what you are running? I read that playing games it can last 3-5 hours so does running homebrew stuff use more power?

Thank you for your replies!

[Sufi]

Dude, get a PSP slim now please...

sigh :/ alright fine, don't get it then.

[kflashin]

Ok here's our conversation word by word
You:Man I really wish I had a PSP so I could play all those PS1 games
Me:So go buy one
You:OK!!!

FIN

[PsychoMantis]

The psp is a good system lots of games to choose from there making a GOW for the PSP so might want to check that out. The only downside to the PSP is the battery life.

[InfernoReaper]

The battery lasts a lot longer than 1.5 hours on my PSP and I have the original. I streamed the internet radio over my PSP last night and today for hours. That's using the speakers halfway up and constant streaming through WiFi, plus I change the station a lot. I'm sure the battery life would be much longer on the Slim.
The lack of RAM on my PSP is making it hard to surf the web anymore. I need to upgrade to the Slim anyway and custom firmware my old brick.

[MjW]

I rarely had my battery die on me.
I picked an extra battery pack and now I never have my battery die on me.

The battery lasts around 3 hours of continuous gaming.

[GuitarrassDeAmor]

It's not a DS.
Graphics are almost at PS2 level, some games are even there.
Games are fun.
Portable.
Music, movies, camera, gps (soon), internet.
Fun.

And more......

[IWAO]

Well my PSP's batteries last over 24 hours/1 day...hmm,but when I'm playing whole the time,so is it 6+ hours,so go ahead,and get....if you don't need the extra memory sticl....headphones,and other things you'll get,when the Value Pack or Giga Pack gets released! but that's your choice....anyway there's many good games,and Tekken: Dark Resurrection should be one of games you'd get for your PSP as it's so awesome:P

[Stoffinator]

Buy a coleco vision instead. I ain't convincing you to buy anything. :-p

[ImSiCkOfYoU]

why do you need convincing? if you really want one just go buy it

[Beodude123]

Yeah, I never got the threads people make wanting to get convinced into getting something. You either want to get it or you don't. It sounds like the OP wants one, so just get it!

[Baki]

I will not persuade you, I will intimidate. That's right, if you don't get one my Sony Ninjaz will get you.

Seriously though, God of war is coming and so is FF 7: Crisis Core and not to mention the already awesome games. Such as Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Syphon Filter (got 9.5 @ IGN) and other awesome games. Battery life is like 12 hours.

[coolguy]

you cant go wrong geting a PSP for that price. so just get it i have a PSP and use it all the time

[clerks37]

the new final fantasy 7 spin off should be enough.

[dhav211]

I just got a cheap PSP off the ebay with custom firmware installed and all that, and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with these things. All those emulators and whatnot is basically my biggest plus for it. I'm gonna admit, if it didn't have homebrew I probably wouldn't have boughten one. So far the only games I have is FFT and Portable Ops, both good games but I find myself playing FF7 and Alundra on it way more.

[Panda Bear Shenyu]

Your friend is kind of retarded, the PSP never has 1.5 hour battery life no matter what you do with it. PLaying games it averages about 5 hours for me. Playing music with the screen turned off, it goes over 10 hours. So yeah...

But you must MUSt get a Hori Scree Protector for your PSP slim before you take the machine out of its package though, it's a magnet for unsightly scratches

[NaViTo]

God of War: Chains of Olympus

[t3chn0n3rd]

you cant browse on a Nintendo ds

[dhav211]

you cant browse on a Nintendo ds

Don't you have to buy a copy of opera or something? I heard it wasn't very good either, or maybe that was the wii version . . . if that even exists

[TrueGameZ]

Well I just got myself a new PSP Slim; piano black model. I got a 2 Gig memory card, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max, and Mega Man X Maverick Hunter. Let me tell you this, it is the next best thing to a PS3. I love it.

[Sufi]

I want a PSP so bad lol. Actually I've wanted it since like two years ago but ever more since Slim. Been on ebay fishin' for one. They're definitely not cheap right now lol.

[~NeonFire~]

If you feel like you want to play PS1 games on the go, by all means get a PSP. I don't use mine much but sometimes I take advantage of the mentioned PS1 capabilities and I have custom firmware set up so I run homebrew games and applications. (legal applications of course)

As for actual UMD games, I don't have that many (probably 10) because there aren't a lot that are overly impressive.

[Stoffinator]

I want a PSP so bad lol. Actually I've wanted it since like two years ago but ever more since Slim. Been on ebay fishin' for one. They're definitely not cheap right now lol.

$199 isn't bad for the starter pack, like the Daxter one. Its always the tax that kills you.

[Sufi]

$199 isn't bad for the starter pack, like the Daxter one. Its always the tax that kills you.

No taxes for me on Ebay XD

[Stoffinator]

No taxes for me on Ebay XD

Yeah, but you take a risk of what you are buying.