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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Oct 5, 2015 6:02:35 GMT -5
Good thing my PSP is 3000 series then! I ought to try that out some day. Though it might feel awkward to play games like that with out an external controller. It called a Vita TV, and it's on your local store's dusty bottom shelf. Out of the box, it's very lackluster, but if you're willing to skirt the rules a bit, it opens up quite a bit. Yeah I know those exist, but they're not compatible with UMDs, right? I'm looking for a solution that would let you play your entire physical PSP game collection on a TV, with out worrying about pixelated screens, batteries that run out in 15 minutes and any other possible hardware faults that PSP units might get with old age&heavy use. I'm afraid there is no such device. You'll have to make do with a PSP 2000. Since I love that machine, I bought a spare which is in its box, ready for when my present PSP craps out. I made a good choice, too, because, finally, the UMD driver in my PSP is showing signs of fatigue. I also have a stock of spare batteries for the future. It's the only solution - with the 2000/3000 moels' tv out cable - if you wanna play those games on your tv; thee is no alternative. That being said, the games look surprisingly good on a tv; 2D sprite-based games look perfect (hello Parodius Portable) and the 3D games are more readable, especially for games like Gran Turismo or Peace Walker, which have so many things on-screen it gets diificult to read the screen. So, anyway, there is no solution to your problem; I haven't found better than my system.
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on Oct 5, 2015 6:10:10 GMT -5
Pixel_Crusher : Yes, if you have the means to get your games library in digital form, then the PSP Go is the best option, because you won't have to deal with a broken UMD-reader down the line. Also, games load faster (which was a real problem on PSP: the latter games usually let you install hundreds of megas of dat to speed up loading times. The only downiside is the screen, which you should test to see if it suits you or not. But yes, IF you can get all your games in digital form, then the Go is the best choice. (UMD discs-readers have a durability of about ten years, it seems.)
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Post by Chronis on Oct 5, 2015 17:19:55 GMT -5
It called a Vita TV, and it's on your local store's dusty bottom shelf. Out of the box, it's very lackluster, but if you're willing to skirt the rules a bit, it opens up quite a bit. Yeah I know those exist, but they're not compatible with UMDs, right? I'm looking for a solution that would let you play your entire physical PSP game collection on a TV, with out worrying about pixelated screens, batteries that run out in 15 minutes and any other possible hardware faults that PSP units might get with old age&heavy use. Yeah, no UMDs with the PSTV. That is the only real downside of it. I also have a bunch of UMDs, so I can definitely understand wanting somethuing like the TV that also plays physical games.
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Post by vetus on Oct 23, 2015 17:16:13 GMT -5
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Post by Digitalnametag on Oct 24, 2015 1:48:46 GMT -5
Yeah but does anyone really care about first party games on Sony systems? Wheeee Uncharted and uh, Resistance. I don't think I own any first party games for the PSP and for the Vita I only have Gravity Rush. Maybe I'm just the outlier though. Sony's third party support is where the systems really shine and the Vita still has plenty. In Japan at least.
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Post by Ryzuki on Oct 24, 2015 2:16:45 GMT -5
Agreed... if this came from Nintendo it'd be a big deal, but Sony? Between all the games I own across all sony systems, I can probably count on one hand how many first party games I have; including sequels. As already established, the Vita has become a "weaboo" system. (As much as I hate that word.) There's plenty of content to satisfy, assuming you don't mind japanese games.
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Post by vetus on Oct 24, 2015 9:50:12 GMT -5
Yeah but does anyone really care about first party games on Sony systems? Probably not. Still it's another sigh that Sony totally gives up at PS Vita and that it will be their last portable console.
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Post by Sturat on Oct 24, 2015 21:54:31 GMT -5
Yeah but does anyone really care about first party games on Sony systems? I think Gran Turismo, Parappa the Rapper, Shadow of the Colossus, Gravity Rush, and Patapon are reasonably popular, but I get the sense Sony prefers collecting licensing fees from other publishers to making their own games...
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Post by retr0gamer on Oct 26, 2015 13:08:28 GMT -5
Sony didn't really give the system a lot of exclusives. I found uncharted meh but the studio Japan games like Gravity Rush and freedom wars were excellent.
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Post by Allie on Oct 26, 2015 20:14:04 GMT -5
There just needs to be more PSP RPGs put up on PSN and made Vita Compatible (especially Valkyrie Profile and the Star Oceans).
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Post by vetus on Oct 27, 2015 10:34:48 GMT -5
I think Gran Turismo, Parappa the Rapper, Shadow of the Colossus, Gravity Rush, and Patapon are reasonably popular, but I get the sense Sony prefers collecting licensing fees from other publishers to making their own games... Parappa the Rapper 1 was popular back in Playstation 1 era. UM Jammer Lammy while it was objectively superior it wasn't so popular. And Parappa the Rapper 2 was a huge disappointment. And after that the franchise quietly died. I don't know about the sales and reception of PSP version for Parappa the Rapper 1. There were rumors about a new game for PS4 and PSVita few years ago buts I doubt if they have any official plans for it anymore: www.thesixthaxis.com/2013/11/14/could-media-molecule-be-working-on-a-new-parappa-the-rapper-game/
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