I almost picked my Gamecube. Nintendo certainly did fewer things I despise, but I also got much less utility out of it. The PSP? It would almost be worth the price just as a poor man's video and music iPod. PSOne Classics are also really awesome on it.
It does have faults, though. It's awesome this thing can be used as a video and music player, but the proprietary memory meant it was always a little memory anemic. I was practically forced away from Sony's online store because the games were just too big and expensive. UMDs with installs are much more practical on a system short on memory than digital distribution. That and Sony's terrible online store were two major black eyes on the system. Seriously? I can't find half the titles I want on your store? No Tenchu 2, but Championship Bass--a game that on its release was considered shovelware--is a PSOne Classic? What gives?!
But Sony's terrible support is not the PSP's fault, now is it?
UMD's are rather misunderstood. I hate the way manufacterers ship them: the white sleeves crush when I try to put them in my carrying case. But the clear sleeves not only don't crush, but they also look really pretty, kinda like the disk is frozen in glass. Alas, there's no helping the noise and loss of battery life.
(I've heard that these clear sleeves don't work on older PSP versions. Again, what gives with the support?)
