Who has a PSP?

[Private Hudson]

In case anyone is wondering, here is some impressions from another forum I visit:

Picking mine up today... let you know how it is.

This guy is a big Nintendo fan:

Well I bought it on the way home. Walmart had a bunch in stock.

I picked up Need for Speed Rivals.

First impressions.

It's overpriced. If it was $200 instead of $250 it'd be ok. But dropping $300+ and getting one game is hard even for me.

The PSP is sexy. The thing shines. The shoulder buttons are clear. The screen is almost too wide. Which of course when it comes to wide screens means it's just right. The joystick will take some getting used to.

The memory stick makes MP3 use a snap. I need to get a memory stick port thing for my PC. You can save video photos or music to view.

EA games let you play their licensed soundtracks.

Haven't tried the game yet, just looked at the sampler videos. The graphics will impress you. Stylistically and graphically, Nintendo has been blown away.

It comes with headphones. But cooler, it comes with a remote that has a clip and passthrough port for the headphones.

So you put the PSP in your pocket, the remote clipped to your clothes, and the earphones up to your ears and you're jamming with a portable mp3 player.

It comes with a case like a cloth eye glasses case. The charger or headphones can still be connected if you slide it into the pouch from the right angle so you can protect the screen at all times. It comes with a terry cloth. Nice touch.

If only it came with a fifty dollar bill.

Comes with Spiderman 2, also.

It'll definitely be impressive to anyone who sees it. If it sells, I think the video library will open up a touch.

Overall, my first impressions are higher than I expected. The price is up there, but the unit is sexier than pictures of the hardware would lead you to believe. That coupled with the graphics and mp3 playback and it actually is impressive.

Anyone who is into this type of thing would look at those features and be wowed. I look forward to showing it off a bit.

And, yes, he was chastised for getting N4S..

Same guy:

I can't answer those questions, but there were a couple things I forgot.

The first was that the UMD discs come in a hard case with a cut away slot so the laser can read them. The entire thing, disc and case, goes into the system.

I've played some Need For Speed. My eyes burn from not blinking, heh.

My thumb is a little cramped on the right hand from using the buttons and the start/select buttons are hard to find.

The joystick is decent, but Need for Speed is a bad game to judge it. It uses obviously digital controls so I just stick with the d-pad which is positioned better.

I'm done playing with it for now.

My buddy busted his out today with Twisted Metal and the Spiderman movie. From what I saw the screen is amazing and the game was real fun for the limited time I played it.

The joystick was different but easy to use, other than that I didn't see too much. But like people said, its a real crowd pleaser. Its a wow when you first see it.

The Nintendo fan then went onto defend his purchase of N4S and is saying that he's enjoying it. So.. not much, but it sounds like a crowd pleaser at the very least, even if you don't have the best games for it just yet.