XD So it's reversed then. Japan-Only PS1 games are getting released in the States, but PS1 ports of American titles aren't! 1 + 1 = 5! >_>; I hope Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth gets over here nonetheless.

Hope is such a cute emotion,

Seeing as nobody has posted it yet:

How neat is that PSone and some selected PS2 games on your PSP. Although I don't want to pay over the odds to download them from Sony's online service. I'd feel pretty cheated if they force you to buy the new supposed PSP with the 4gb built in flash memory.

I wouldn't expect anything other than ordinary PSOne game, just printed on UMD instead of a CD. Of course, the silly thing is that I'd buy the best games, even though I have them already. Final Fantasy a-go-go on the train? Yes, please!

Apparently they will not be on UMDs, I read that they will only be downloadable from Sony's new download service when it goes live. But of course nothing is confirmed and you may be right, they may supplement the download service with additional UMD releases.

If they did this, which could be cool, they have to trust people with games that can be run off Memory sticks (As I can't imagine Sony demanding that people with nostalgia should buy the new PSP). Hackers would very quickly tear those games to threads, to find out what makes them tick, which in turn could benefit homebrew and piracy. Not something I'd say Sony'd do.

I think we can expect a new PSP 3.00 firmware with some brutal encryption and anti piracy mechanisms.

Like I said, most psp owners would be mortified if they had to buy this new supposed 4GB PSP with inbuilt flash memory just to play the PSone games. I'm not forking out another £200, when the PSP was released here 6-7 months ago, so it bloody well play games off a memory stick.

What I'd hate is that if you download the game, you have no hardcopy, and if you delete it, it would suck to have to buy it again. As long as the games were about £2 - £7 a download that would be ideal. Apparently the downloadable arcade games are a big hit on live, so you could see something like this coming.

Hoo hoo!

I just bought Megaman Powered Up and Daxter.

I've only played MMPU and let me tell you: EXTREMELY FUN GAME. The amount of replay on this game looks to be through the roof with a ton of unlockables, characters, and the level editor with online file sharing.

I'll get back to you on Daxter, it looks pretty kickass from the reviews so far.

Damnit Jazz -- you always beat me to buying the SAME GAMES for the PSP. I also picked up my copies of Daxter and Megaman Powered Up, and I can't wait to play them!

im glad that megaman powered up has this lil storyline so that new megaman fans are able to understand the games a bit more than the classic. other than that, im enjoying this game to its fullest. It got great reviews ,etc. Great Job , Capcom.

edit : as for sony giving us this psx emulator.. i wouldn't mind playing games like Xenogers and Chrono Cross

Is someone going to rip the music from Megaman Powered Up ?

its been out for a while man. i think its somewhere in audio request. look for it there.

I checked. No trace of it.

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen004.jpg
Oh snaps.

I bought Megaman Powered Up. But "my" EB didn't have Daxter :(

I'm currently ripping the music from Exit, a game that I'm the only owner lol

Looking forward to that "Exit" rip, cubed.

uploaded it .

http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2...P1AVFZKHR4NHG7

To be fair, this is the first time Tales of Eternia has been available in any PAL format. I think Sony have finally realised that European gamers like rpgs too...

I love how $199 in the US is €199 in Europe. And americans bitch when they have to pay more than $40 for a new game.

A price drop (of sorts) is welcome, but getting a PSP is still going to be freakishly expensive here, since you'll need a decent memory card and a few games to go along with it.

Ah, thanks chato. I'm downloading it as well.

Double Post:
I'll admit it probably would've been a little more beneficial to include a memory stick with the Core package. At my store, as far as memory sticks go we've only got 256 MB up to 2 GB. Those are kind of expensive.

On the same token though, you can spend $250 to get the system and a bigger memory stick as opposed to a small memory stick and a bunch of useless crap. Well, and spend $4 buying a microfiber cloth.

So, I'm planning on buying a PSP. This will blow all the money I have saved but... is it really worth it? I plan on using it at its maximum (emulation, videos, music) but I'm not sure if I should just buy a MP3 player, or something.

My purchase would be a (used) PSP, accesories and 1Gb. Memory stick.

If it is true that Sony are planning a new PSP with 4GB inbuilt memory and a camera, you could just wait.

Personally I love my PSP partially because its a 1.5 but mostly because of the versitility, I like to do a bit of everything. If you want a PSP just to listen to music, get an MP3 player instead, but if like me you like having the functionality, then by all means.

Alternatively you could put that hard earned cash towards one of the next gen consoles but thats entirely your choice. But remember Sony just announced that they will release an emulator that will allow you to download and play PSone (and limited PS2 titles), on your PSP. And that the PSP will integrate with the PS3's online funtionality. Keep this in mind when making your choice, especially if you plan to get a PS3 somewhere down the line. (Wait to see of they announce a new psp first as they may limit PSone emulation to that new PSP only, not sure.)

But like I said if you just want a PSP just to listen to mp3s most of the time, your better off with an mp3 player.

That's pretty much a huge orgasm factor when thinking of it.

But odds are that it will come with stronger protections against homebrew/emulators. That's what I'm wary of.

I guess you're right, I'll just wait to see what happens.

Thanks!

I just finished Popolocrois - it's a damn fun game. No fancy ass moves or anything else like that - simple and fun.

So outside of Untold Legends what else is coming on the lines of rpg's for the psp? Can anybody comment on Kingdoms of Paradise?

Yeah Luxo, you have EXACTLY the same situation that I had a couple of weeks ago. Except that the store owner gave me a 512 MB card for free with it.
I do not regret it yet (even though I'm really hard up for any kind of cash now). Make sure you factor in that you need the money to buy at least one game (haven't checked the sampler disc yet). If you have a wireless router, then you can have fun with the novelty of browsing the net at slower but portable speeds. No more restriction by sitting at the computer!


Popolocrois interested me, but I don't like the sound of no flashy attacks. Would it be comparable to Okage: Shadow King by any chance?