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Which model?

1000 5 10.20%
 
2000 8 16.33%
 
3000 22 44.90%
 
E1000 4 8.16%
 
Go/See results 10 20.41%
 
Total:49
Somini on 25 July 2013
Kresnik said:

Somini said:

Sure man. If that is your standpoint, then the 3000 model is the best thing for you. IF you have more molah, you can get a Vita and have all the features of the PSP and have a next gen handheld alltogether.


Vita is the reason I'm getting a PSP!  It made me fall in love with gaming on a handheld.  But sadly, it doesn't play UMD's.  Or Theme Hospital.


Oh yeah, foolish me, how could i forget that!? I'm still mad about Jeanne d'Arc not being available on the store as digital download, along with a lot of Square-Enix titles :S



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Xen on 25 July 2013
V-r0cK said:
Xen said:
V-r0cK said:

I thought the last option of the poll was for PSP Go lol.

If you can mod, then PSP Go is the ABSOLUTE BEST console EVER created! Period! (even though I ended it with an 'exclamation mark'

It is and it isn't.

It is because it has the best screen out of all, it's very ergonomic, and it has plenty of built-on memory.

it isn't because the battery is built-in, and unless you manage your charge well, it doesn't last all that much. I got an extended life battery for my 3000 - I can run it for ~12 hours... 2nd brightness settings, headphones, games from memcard, power saving plugins.

Well my PSP Go runs a good 6-8hrs just for games, and longer for videos and music, so I never really noticed any issues with the battery life.

Personally why I think it's the best console created (aside that my PSP Go's modded so I'm able to play PSP, PS1, SNES, NES, GB games) is the fact that it's a portable AND home console in one.  I believe this should be the future of gaming but that would eliminate both markets (home and portable) into one market.  I've been playing Kingdom Hearts BBS & Crisis Core on the go and when I get back home I put it on my charging dock that's hooked up to my TV and use my PS3 controller to continue playing it on the big screen.  This eliminates the whole PS4/Vita crossplay. 

If they can just create a more powerful handheld in the future that can handle multiple controller connectivity for local multiplayer and better online support. (not sure how well is the Vita's but if its similar to PS3 with friends list etc..) then that would be perfect, along with bigger storage/mem cards.

Truth. I think I'm gonna get a similar dock for my PSP Go - which is what I had prior to the 3000 (along with the 2000 to rip UMD's), that PSP Go is now with my girlfriend, who loves Dissidia 012 among other things.

Battery lasts long enough if you manage it well enough - perhaps I'm not frugal enough



globalisateur on 25 July 2013

The color and image quality of the 3000 far outweight its occasionnal visible scanlines.

And I owned both a 2000 and 3000 PSP.

Go for the 3000 model.



CDiablo on 25 July 2013

The 3000......why? Because you can use this. Turns it into a full fledged home console much better than the official cables.  



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Kresnik on 31 July 2013

I'm sure no-one is interested in this anymore, but on the off-chance anyone does read this:

I got my PSP today. I found a brand new PSP 3000 model on GAME.co.uk for £70, in a "Buzz Brain Bender" bundle. Genuinely couldn't believe it when I saw it so I just ordered it and thought I'll return it if there turns out to be some catch.

Came today and there seems to be no catch. It was brand new & sealed; it's definitely a 3000 model and it came with a sealed UMD of Buzz. Pretty impressed, to be honest, since I was going to spend £50 on a used model.

Got lucky with it too, since it went out of stock the day after I ordered it!

TO THE UMD's!



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