So Sony came out with their Japanese PSP launch details earlier this week. Launch date is December 12. Price is cheaper than most expected at the equivalent of roughly US$200 with the games coming in at US$50 which isn' t that much more than the Nintendo DS. The console is to have no region protection too meaning that all games will play on all PSP systems, which is nice. I' ve already preordered mine, but I can' t help but think I' m getting it for the PSP' s cool design as opposed to the launch games which while solid are nothing special. Still I' ll look cool playing Puzzle Bobble on the bus into university for the 6 months or so prior to the UK launch :)

I won' t be getting one!!!! Not unless multiple games that are simply awe-inspiring come out, and then maybe I will consider. But there is nothing on the system that even remotely looks like it resembles games that are actually worth having. I don' t care if the thing plays movies. I don' t care if the thing plays MP3s. I would rather smell my own diarrhea than watch movies or listen to music on what should be a game machine. If I want to watch movies or listen to music, I' ll do it on hardware that is specificlly designed for the task and therefore does it exceptionally well. Since the PSP is designed to be everything to everybody, you can bet that most things it will not or can not to exceedingly well.

It will be interesting to see if the first units break down quickly like all first runs of Sony products do. There will be exceptions, but I imagine a significant percentage will be faulty. Sony says that game machines are only supposed to last a couple of years. Yay Sony!

If I ever bought a handheld, it would be the PSP

But I doubt I' ll end up actually buying one

Getting both the Japanese PSP and the Nintendo DS at launch...


For 3D games that are released on both units I' ll be getting the PSP versions. I saw Ridge Racer for the DS and it looks ugly as $hitte!
There' s no doubt in my mind it' s gonna look superb on the PSP..

For 2D games released on both units I' ll be getting the DS versions, as is the case with Mr. Driller.

I' m not. I considered it and the Ds but now i' ve ordered a GamePark 32 and it should be coming soon through my door. I hope it' s worth my money...