So this thread is about the definition of the word "fad"? Well allow me to go off-topic and talk about the PSP.

-off-topic: I have a PSP and I love it. I take it everywhere. I plug it up to my car stereo and listen to music. I have so many photos saved to it that if it ever fell into the wrong hands, I'd be ruined. I've probably bought more than $200 worth of comic books for the thing (I don't even like to think about that). I have a few movies that I've downloaded and I watch when I'm at work. It has Skype built right into it (but I never bothered to use it) as well as internet radio. Oh, and it plays games, too. I'm so hooked on Jeanne D'Arc and Tetris (and FFVII) that it's scary.

I can't, for the life of me, figure out why the thing isn't a bigger success in the states than it already is. The only downside is that since it's a portable, one good game will last for a loooooooooooooooong time. I guess the PSP in Japan is like the 360 in America. It's big!

And how long did the bellbottom pants fad last in the 70's?

"I have so many photos saved to it that if it ever fell into the wrong hands, I'd be ruined."

LOL.

My psp is making my commute to work less of a chore, I'm now starting to understand why Sony created the Go, it's for people who commute! With my psp go, I can hammer home ff7 for the umpteenth time and when I get bored of that, I can play psp demos I downloaded from the store (from the ps3) and even heaven forbid play the umd, if I had a go, I would theorecitcally store more games on the psp. Begs the question, should they have gone with the go from the beginning?

I am happy with my PSP,my wife has DS...
Today PSP has sooo many great games, and many of the were born in JPAPAN and fits japan Culture...

Nah.  I download a lot but I just use my memory stick.  Digital download isn't as universal as it need to be, even now.  In 2005, it would have been a terrible idea.  Which begs the question:  How is the PSP already in its sixth year?

Staying power, Sony have a nasty habit of not knowing when to quit. They will tell you time and time again that the item is awesome, regardless of what everyone thinks, eventually people will start to join their way of thinking just to shut them up, I refer you to the ps2 and ps3 :D

^ But... the PS2 is a great console... o_o;;; It's THE console of consoles. Also, the PS3 is a great machine, it has man great features. Imo, the PSP lacks, pick-up and play games.. Fun games you can play for 10, 15 minutes, without having to invest too much effort and time. It's something the DS has, that the PSP does not.

In the early days of the ps2, I remember Screwattack doing a piss take on the ps2, saying how it fails when compared to the Dreamcast but after a while, everyone got back on it.

The ps3 still gets stick but not as much as it got originally but now it's slowly starting to get some respect.

The definition of "fad" was changed since the Wii DS.