psp....

[jenni]

how good are they? I'm a tight cow and am umming and rrring over the money.

I'm not a die hard gamer but i'm due to do some long journeys and figured it would be cool to get one. I also heard that the psp games are to be compatable with the ps3

for info : my favorite pc game was the sims and i like rpgs

any thoughts??

[kinesin]

Long journeys, non-hard core gamer: I would suggest a getting a DS instead.

It's cheaper, games are cheaper, it's more popular, plus the games are actually fun to play! :D

Plus if you grab a supercard and find :-dd some legal rom images you can play them for nothing..

[Halonic]

Lumines (http://www.luminesgame.com/uk/)

that is all

[Razor]

Buy a book. They're great for long journeys.

[kingnothing]

Buy a book. They're great for long journeys.that IS an idea, but a game like lumines is always new. The book is the same story the second time you read it.

[Scooby Drew]

I was just given one as my leaving present from my current job - I was a bit gobsmacked cos they are not too cheap. I am not really a gamer, I had a PS2 but sold it cos I got a bit bored. Can anyone recommend any good racing games?

[Cronos]

I was just given one as my leaving present from my current job - I was a bit gobsmacked cos they are not too cheap.

Thye must have been delighted to see the back of you. :lol:

[mysteryjimbo]

I bought one then decided to trade in the PS2 t get more stuff for it. I think they are a great piece of kit for journeys or even if you want a quick play. I find it much easier to pick up the psp than i ever did with the PS2, there's no fighting for the TV and stuff.

You can also play a lot of homebrew on all PSP software versions now (so long as you've got GTA for version 2.5 or higher). I must have about 200 snes games on my memory card.

Films are a great thing as well. Although UMD support looks to be on the wayout now from a lot of film houses.

Games i can recommend are:

Burnout legends
GTA: Liberty City Stories
Splinter Cell Essentials
Mercury

I'm quite looking forward to seeing Tombraider and Syphon Filter this coming month as well.

[Last Action Pimp]

i do like them but there is no point really (you cant play PSP on a bike!)

[Blazingsvbiker]

no you cant do that, but in 3 months there is a gps system comming out to plug in your psp so you can use it as a gps as well

[GSXR Carlos]

i've got one its top, use it to copy dvd's onto and store them on memory sticks (i've got a 2gb and a 1gb

will be great when i go on my jollies cos it does MP3 too

just need some new games :wink:

[mysteryjimbo]

i do like them but there is no point really (you cant play PSP on a bike!)

Ah but what do you do in the evenings or on those days when youre bored. I dont know how i'd get on camping without one now.

[Scooby Drew]

i do like them but there is no point really (you cant play PSP on a bike!)

Ah but what do you do in the evenings or on those days when youre bored. I dont know how i'd get on camping without one now.

Until the battery runs out... :lol:

I was just given one as my leaving present from my current job - I was a bit gobsmacked cos they are not too cheap.

Thye must have been delighted to see the back of you. :lol:

If you are going to be cheeky make sure you can spell :lol: or is this an Olde Gaelic curse?

I had been looking at getting an MP3 player but I guess I can get a couple of memory sticks and put my tunes on there - a more versatile option even though it's not too small and not ideal for slipping into my pocket when on the mtb.

[GSXR Carlos]

Until the battery runs out... :lol:

doesn't happen, you can buy solar panels for them :wink:

[mysteryjimbo]

Until the battery runs out... :lol:

doesn't happen, you can buy solar panels for them :wink:

And charge it in the car (or bike) :wink: Which is what i did. Different film every night. Charged it the next day.

[Red ones]

Only drawback so far is that I have been unable to find porn on UMD!

[Scooby Drew]

Until the battery runs out... :lol:

doesn't happen, you can buy solar panels for them :wink:

I live in Scotland, they don't work here :lol:

[mysteryjimbo]

Only drawback so far is that I have been unable to find porn on UMD!

If you do a search on Play.com there's loads! :lol:

[jenni]

cheers guys, i just got one :oops:

obviously the porn swayed it for me (p.s. i saw some in hmv the other day. my bf said "i don't see the point"- i figure you only need one hand???!! :shock: )

[svpilot]

A friend at work has a PSP, he also does a lot of travelling. He bought a larger memory card (around £40 i think) and found some software on the web to rip DVD into mpeg format. He showed me and the quality looked good. Last time I saw he had a complete season of the Simpsons and a film or two on there. Better than splashing out on UMDs :D