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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 07:03    Post subject: [PSP] PSP Euro Date Set
April 25, 2005 -
PlayStation fans are waking up in Europe today to news that SCE Europe has finally set a launch date for the PlayStation Portable. The system will sell in a similar Value Pack package as was released in North America and in Japan, and will retail for 249 Euros.


Im so glad that Im imporing this... September... its like 5 months!

http://psp.ign.com/articles/607/607503p1.html

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 08:26    Post subject:
well there you go, was to be expected and again us Uk/Euro lot have to deal with the highest price's compared to Usa/Japan

so £169+game = £200

way to much for a handheld
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 09:36    Post subject:
That is 323 USD ;/
Well if the Xbox 2 comes late 2005 then I will get the xbox 2.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 09:40    Post subject:
Yup too much especially snce we're gettin screwed nearly 1 year after the jap+yank releases.

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 09:42    Post subject:
i get happier about importing by the day Wink! Although the wait for UK games is a pain in the rear Sad!!
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 11:05    Post subject:
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i get happier about importing by the day Wink! Although the wait for UK games is a pain in the rear Sad!!


Well you could always buy them via GBAX.com

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 11:48    Post subject:
I made a mistake, its £179 !!!!!!!!!!

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Sony's PSP handheld console will go on sale in Europe on 1 September, nine months after it hit Japanese stores.

The PSP is a games console which can also play movies and music, and will sell for 249 euros (£179).

In the US the console sells for $249 (£129) plus tax. More than 1.5 million units have been sold globally.

A spokesman for Sony in the UK said it was confident there would be enough stock to satisfy demand for the new machine on day one.

The company has defended the price difference between the US and UK, pointing out that American prices were subject to local sales tax and that VAT in the UK was higher.

Adequate supply

"This is not a case of rip off Britain," he said.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4481991.stm

complete and utter joke that price is !
xbox360 here i come, might as well spend abit more and get something decent
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 12:01    Post subject:
I am on the same line mcmanic, going for the xbox 360 which some state will be out oct 2005 US and nov 2005 EU
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 12:06    Post subject:
its 170 Pounds mcmanic Razz

Anyway im buying it for my handheld needs and im willing to buy it at a price of 250 euros but thats just me Razz

EDIT: Oppss nevermind it is 179 Pounds Razz sorry

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 13:11    Post subject:
The price is not so steep, I might buy the psp, all depending on PES/WE PSP. The worst thing is the launch date.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 13:33    Post subject:
Yea... Though if u can live without the guarantee then import it... only 249$

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 13:47    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
[sYn] wrote:
i get happier about importing by the day Wink! Although the wait for UK games is a pain in the rear Sad!!


Well you could always buy them via GBAX.com


Thanks dude Very Happy! They're store is like.. an hour away from my hometown Smile!

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a gun? rob the cunts and send 1 to me Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 13:55    Post subject:
Very Happy Sounds like a plan get one for me too!! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 14:14    Post subject:
You have Got think what the PSP does for that price!!! -

Games (PS2 Graphics)
1GB (or 2GB if it can take a 2GB card) MP3 Player
Portable Movie Player
Photo Viewer
Homebrew Stuff
Etc
Etc

Yea you can buy a DS for £100 - £130, But all it is is a Game player with a smaller screen and lower quality graphics..

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 15:34    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
You have Got think what the PSP does for that price!!! -

Games (PS2 Graphics)
1GB (or 2GB if it can take a 2GB card) MP3 Player
Portable Movie Player
Photo Viewer
Homebrew Stuff
Etc
Etc

Yea you can buy a DS for £100 - £130, But all it is is a Game player with a smaller screen and lower quality graphics..


PS2 graphics... hardly more like the DS is a contrast between a PSX and N64 the PSP is less than ps2 but still alright i suppose.....

1gb mp3 player that's huge. why not just use an ipod?

portable movie player... again so what? the Disc's are more expensive than DVd's and can't be ripped etc.

homebrew stuff.... everything has this nowadays

etc etc.... i think you too have run outta ideas Razz

DS = £95 where did you get 100-130?

also the DS is not supposed to do what the PSP can. Anyway the sales figues shows... Ds = over 2 million in the us alone... psp = 1.5 globally. Embarassed


anyway..... for "that price" i'd much rather have a PDA which does all that except plays ps2 games but the pda has more features like a camera, blue tooth, notepad etc. but i'd much rather wait 2 months and get an xbox360 Smile

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 15:45    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
Yea... Though if u can live without the guarantee then import it... only 249$

Not from Sony. I imported Toshiba Tablet PC thanks to world wide warranty
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:09    Post subject:
But in the Warranty Paper of SCEA then the PSP is not covered by an international warranty...

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:16    Post subject:
Sublime wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
You have Got think what the PSP does for that price!!! -

Games (PS2 Graphics)
1GB (or 2GB if it can take a 2GB card) MP3 Player
Portable Movie Player
Photo Viewer
Homebrew Stuff
Etc
Etc

Yea you can buy a DS for £100 - £130, But all it is is a Game player with a smaller screen and lower quality graphics..


PS2 graphics... hardly more like the DS is a contrast between a PSX and N64 the PSP is less than ps2 but still alright i suppose.....

1gb mp3 player that's huge. why not just use an ipod?

portable movie player... again so what? the Disc's are more expensive than DVd's and can't be ripped etc.

homebrew stuff.... everything has this nowadays

etc etc.... i think you too have run outta ideas Razz

DS = £95 where did you get 100-130?

also the DS is not supposed to do what the PSP can. Anyway the sales figues shows... Ds = over 2 million in the us alone... psp = 1.5 globally. Embarassed


anyway..... for "that price" i'd much rather have a PDA which does all that except plays ps2 games but the pda has more features like a camera, blue tooth, notepad etc. but i'd much rather wait 2 months and get an xbox360 Smile


Sublime
The Performance of the PSP is right under a PS2 right now though when the CPU cap is removed (In the near future) then it gets better then the PS2.

Ipod wont play GTA.

I can import AVI files on the memory stick and encode them with MP4 with better quality and smaller size, so it will fit on the expensive memory stick.


The PSP and its game is selling just fine:

http://psp.ign.com/articles/604/604548p1.html

http://psp.ign.com/articles/602/602553p1.html




Don't close your eyes when it comes to the PSP, Sublime, even though you might have a DS you gotta realise that the PSP is far more superior to the DS when it comes to Performance and Features.

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:24    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
But in the Warranty Paper of SCEA then the PSP is not covered by an international warranty...
Hence my point. I wont buy import the Sony PSP. But I did so with the Toshiba Tablet PC (m200) and the iPod photo 60.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:29    Post subject:
Martinius wrote:
Mutantius wrote:
But in the Warranty Paper of SCEA then the PSP is not covered by an international warranty...
Hence my point. I wont buy import the Sony PSP. But I did so with the Toshiba Tablet PC (m200) and the iPod photo 60.


ohh I see.

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:30    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
Don't close your eyes when it comes to the PSP, Sublime, even though you might have a DS you gotta realise that the PSP is far more superior to the DS when it comes to Performance and Features.


i certainly wouldn't say it's better than the ds when it comes to games + gameplay. If i wanted them features i would buy a better alternative. Also i don't see how the performance is better than the DS :/

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:33    Post subject:
ok Smile

though why can't you see it aint better performance wise? :S

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:46    Post subject:
please lets not turn another thread into a PSP vs Ds thread -both do a a good job for what they are made for.

But lets continue about why we have to wait the longest and shafted all the time.

Does anbody know if the Europe release will have the newer battery thats supposed to increase the battery life by another 2 hours
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:48    Post subject:
Hmm no word on that though it might come in store at that time, but it aint in the value pack.

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:52    Post subject:
The PSP does look great, but it will look pale when Xbox 2 comes out. Any news about Winning Eleven for the PSP?
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 16:56    Post subject:
Well don't compare Xbox 360 with PSP Razz
Not what it looks like... Though found this: http://psp.ign.com/articles/558/558711p1.html

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Well for now the PSP looks quite good even compared to the home consoles. I will most likely end up with a PSP when WE or PES comes out for the PSP
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PS2 graphics... hardly more like the DS is a contrast between a PSX and N64 the PSP is less than ps2 but still alright i suppose.....


When the New BAttery is released and the CPU Cap is removed it will be PS2 or even higher graphics.

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1gb mp3 player that's huge. why not just use an ipod?


Why Pay £100 - £300 on a Ipod that just plays music when you can get a PSP that plays Music, Movies, Games etc..

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portable movie player... again so what? the Disc's are more expensive than DVd's and can't be ripped etc.


Theres a little thing called a Memory Stick and this stuff called software that allows you to encode films for it, so no need it paying £10 - £20 odd on them UMD films Smile.. Plus you can fit about 10 two hour films or more if you want to and dont care about quality onto one 1gb card, If you do care about quality you could easilly get 4 films onto it at high quality..[/quote]

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etc etc.... i think you too have run outta ideas Razz


nope.. It can be used to change channels on the TV, Operate a DVD Player and Hi-Fi and VCR Etc, Turn Lights on and off...


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DS = £95 where did you get 100-130?


When I walked passed "Game" The other week The sign said Nintendo DS £129.99, then I thought WTF thats higher than what it should be...

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Apr 2005 18:58    Post subject:
http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11231&mid=325608

£100

for a start high quality releases are 400mb and how can you compare the psp sound quality with an ipod sound quality. also a 40gb ipod = 40 times that of a PSP memory stick.

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