I wouldn't have a too big a problem paying it for one if I knew it would be the only one I'd have to get. By the time I'm convinced, it'll be cheaper.
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I wouldn't have a too big a problem paying it for one if I knew it would be the only one I'd have to get. By the time I'm convinced, it'll be cheaper.
I dunno if this belongs here but Sony is cutting Japanese gamers with a bad square button a break and offering to fix it for free and also stating the next batch will have properly placed square buttons. So much for Kutaragi's completely moronic statement that "We intentionally designed it that way. You don't question where an architect puts the door to a building." Heh. You do if the "door" obscures or gets stuck in part of the "window" when it's opened. Anyways...
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/02...s_6118930.html
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TOKYO--Following complaints by consumers in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment officially announced that it will repair any PSP suffering from a defective square button. According to reports, a manufacturing defect caused some units' square buttons to stick when pressed and not pop back up.
Sony released a statement that said the problem affected only about 0.6 percent of the 510,000 PSPs that were shipped during 2004. The company assured gamers that the manufacturing problem has since been solved, and PSP units shipped after the start of 2005--all those that will go on sale in the US on March 24--will not suffer from the problem.
Owners of a Japanese PSP with a defective square button should send the unit to Sony's repair service, which will fix the machine for free. Details on the PSP swap are available from the official Japanese PlayStation site.
By Staff -- GameSpot
POSTED: 02/22/05 10:26 AM PST
I'm getting really sick of this argument. There is a market for portable movies, or "UMD's" in this case. I, myself, being apart of this minority. I am probably home 3 times a week, playing games or checking my e-mail or what-not. I'm always away doing SOMETHING, from shows, to friends to the random coffee stop with a bunch of goonies, I'm ALWAYS out doing shit. Sometimes when I don't really have the time to sit on my ass for 2 hours and watch a movie, I like the idea that I can purchase that movie and watch it on the go.Quote:
Originally Posted by piku
Yes, I will purchase movies on UMD, just as much as I will purchase DVD's. So there is your "market". I'm willing to bet there are others like me who are willing to embrace this new medium, so I find your point invalid. For us "on the go" gamers, I will very much appreciate having a portable rendition of my favorite movie in UMD format.
Yes but the question is "how big is the market"? There's a market for vertical shooters too, but you don't see people making those.
If they used the mini DVDs that you can play on a regular DVD player, I'd be interested. But not an incompatible format.
I dont think the market is very big at all, but we're about to find out. At worst, nobody will pay attention to it and itll become MiniDisc 2.
So rather than buy a portable DVD player for $99 at Wal-Mart, you will purchase movies twice - once for your PSP and once for your DVD player?Quote:
Originally Posted by iidx Nick
Kosh, now that is some great news right there.
Two points.Quote:
Originally Posted by iidx Nick
1. Can I have some of your money? I mean, if you have enough cash to waste on two copies of the same movie, then you can give me enough so I can buy 2 PSPs guilt free at launch.
2. Why not buy a portable DVD player? Assuming a UMD movie costs $20 (With the pricing for PSP games known, this may be on the low side), you can either buy 15 UMDs of movies you already own, or a decent 7" portable DVD player which will play everything you already have.
Indeed and it's warmed me up a little more to buying a U.S. model. Let's hope SCEA cust support follows suit (if needed)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy