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Base Unit Console: Black (PSP) |  | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £129.99
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 2114
Platform: Sony PSP
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Sony PSP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5 x 4.2
UPC: 711719695660
EAN: 0711719695660
ASIN: B000F25CCO
Release Date: March 22, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Console for people looking to buy PS3 and prefer Playstation and Sony over others August 22, 2006
Michael Kerby (London UK)
81 out of 85 found this review helpful
The last two people who gave a review said that this was not very good i have to disagree. I have had the PSP for 7 months now and think it has alot to offer.
Firstly shall i address a few problems people have mentioned:
It is very simple to put videos onto the PSP IF YOU USE THE CORRECT SOFTWARE (PSP Video 9 is free and has helped me with many videos or you can buy converters for DVD movies).
Memory is NOT expensive. On amazon you can buy a 1GB memory stick for £20 and sometimes even cheaper - compared to buying hard disk space that is very cheap (i have got 20 videos of half an hour at decent quality on mine and game space is very small)
The network access code COMES WITH YOUR ROUTER OR WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD INFO FROM THE SONY WEBSITE!!! - it doesn't take a genius to do this .... just someone who has common sense really
Games tray is weak ..... if you want to use your PSP to smash people over the head with!!!! You do not want to leave it open but you wouldnt leave you CD drive open on your computer would you
Games that have been released recently have been to show the different capabilities of the PSP, graphics, game play etc - the better games will be released to come along with the PS3 (which also means you can use the PSP with the PS3 as a controller by the way)
Pixels do become dead HOWEVER you can download programs created to get rid of this problem if it occurs
The DS is good (i currently own both) and the features of the DS are good aswell, but they offer different things - the DS offers classic Nintendo games and the similar game play to this with the obvious benefit of the double screen. The PSP offers wider range of 3D graphics and do what it asks to do, play music, videos, games and pictures. I prefer the PSP (its not for everyone and for me it is its versitillity more than anything) but people need to know that the problems with it are just the same as any other new console and these are not very big problems anyway
A feature packed handheld February 17, 2007
Steiner (Glasgow)
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
When I purchased the PSP I was not really aware of it's entertainment features out-with gaming. With a decent sized memory stick pro duo inserted (1gb, 2gb, or 4gb)you really can take advantage of the PSP's extra features.
So what can you do with a PSP?
1. Play games solo using the ever growing range of titles available.
2. Play against other PSP owners within the PSP's wireless range (60-100ft)
3. Play against other PSP owners worldwide when within distance of a wireless Internet hot-spot / connection
4. Browse the Internet with the PSP's web browser - including the ability to access RSS feeds, and download additional game content.
5. Watch mp4 video/movies from memory stick, or on Sony UMD disk
6. Use it as an MP3 player. (Also supports some other formats including wma, wav)
7. View digital photos, and view slide-shows, and send them to other PSP using the wireless function.
There are other advanced add-ons to further enhance the PSP's capabilities - including a camera and gps unit. Also (for a price ) you can stream TV to the psp anywhere from your home Sky/cable box - if you are within range, and can access a wireless Internet connection - using the Location-Free Player from Sony. With this system you can even 'remotely' change the channel on your TV box using the PSP.
I love the DS and it's quirky games catalogue - but for all round features, a more adult orientated game selection, a better design, and the brilliant screen, I prefer the PSP. However, If I was buying a console, either, purely for games, or for a younger child then the Nintendo DS might be the better option.
Lovely piece of kit October 4, 2006
Neil (West Sussex, UK)
47 out of 52 found this review helpful
There are a lot of very childish reviews about the PSP that I assume come from small children that own Gameboys and I am surprised that Amazon publishes them. This is genuinly a very good gadget. I own both a PSP and a Gameboy (although not a DS yet). I spend a lot of time sitting on aeroplanes and at airports and this thing is a god send. I especially like that I can put movies and TV shows on it, as well as music and games. For a hand held console the graphics are amazing, considerably better than anything else on the market. I also think there are some very good games out there too.
The only gripes I have are that it really would be nice if it had an in-built hard drive (20-40gb would be nice) and it is definately too quiet. It's fine for playing games but when you want to watch tv or movies or listen to music on a plane, even through "in-ear" headphones you can only just hear it.
That aside, I don't think you'd be disapointed with a PSP. I'm not and I'm usually very hard to please.
Fantastic! February 1, 2007
L. Burgess (Bristol, Avon UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I work a lot of night shifts, and its sometimes very boring while your on your break.
I usually pass the time playing games on my mobile phone, but one day somebody brought a PSP in and I sat and watched him playing syphon filter, I knew then I had to have one.
So I got one with wipeout, GTA liberty city and vice city and killzone.
I have to admit that I intended to use the PSP when I am out somewhere and am bored, but I have started playing it more and more at home now and I love it.
The graphics are very impressive for a handheld console, as is the sound. The WLAN is also good, but a little slow and quite often you cant view an entire web page as you run out of memory, which is a little frustrting at times, I just use the PC for the internet anyway so its not a problem really.
My only complaint is with the analogue stick. It seems as though it was an afterthought and just stuck on at the last minute. After an hour or so playing I get thumb ache. It should have two analogue sticks and also an L2 and R2 button. Not a major problem though, and even with that I'm still rating this 5 stars because its just brilliant.
PSP: Bad start, but good once it got going. January 20, 2007
Mr. J. R. Bain (Northamptonshire UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this console because I was quite eager to get my hands on Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories. My first attempt to buy this console turned out bad, turns out the memory port on it was broken, after buying another memory stick to rule out the possibility of it being bad, I discovered that the unit was to blame.
Sony were less than helpful, my first call to them being absolutely laughable; the chap kept harping on about downloading the latest firmware... How?? The memory card isn't being detected! Furthermore he couldn't seem to wait to get me off the phone (when he wasn't being distracted by his mate). Other "engineers" also espoused that it was the fact that firmware 2.81 wasn't good at detecting 2gb memory stick's.
All of it was nonsense as up to this point 2gb sticks were fine, it was 4gb sticks that had issues with earlier firmware. After my own deductive logic, the last engineer eventually agreed it was the unit. I should note that one call to them even got disconnected in the middle of giving the girl my information, cue beating head against a brick wall.
Trying to RMA the unit through Sony was as laughable as their "engineers" and customer services; after being told I should fax my receipt to them, it turned out their fax machine was broken. Imagine a support centre as big as Sony could afford, having one solitary fax machine in the whole place, no doubt the gravity of the task of receiving hundreds of faxes a day, forced it to commit suicide. I too was on the verge of this, so I and the fax machine had bonded it seemed.
Thank heaven's for Amazon and their swift replacement procedure; I couldn't thank the customer service chap I spoke to enough, for his help. I now have a new unit and it now accepts both memory sticks and I am pleased to say, I am happily starting to get the hang of the controls while playing through LC:S and VC:S. I admit these seem obscure to me, but that's years of being an x-box gamer
Once it gets going, you should be happy with your choice in the PSP... if things go wrong however, expect very little help from Sony's customer care centre.
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