[PSP] PSP Discussion. Hay guys I just got one for Crisis Core, can u help me how 2 hax pls?

Originally Posted by Elixir

Following the reports of the past few days, it's no surprise that Sony's shares in the stock market have dropped considerably, but what does this mean for Sony? Could this result in the premature death of the PSP?

Analysts think so, with 1 in 5 of all PSP owners only using their PSP as media centres. So where does this leave Sony in the handheld market? We don't know, but Sony are definitely going to have to rethink their strategies before the UMD gets completely wiped out the market.

If current trends continue, the PSP will not see past 2006.

Um. So UMD Movies aren't very popular. Since when does this mean that the PSP, a gaming system, is going to fade away? By this logic, if GBA movie carts were declining, the GBA would be dropped by Nintendo?

Why would Sony only decide to support the PSP if UMD movies were to be the main focus? That's an insult to all PSP gamers.

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It's fake.

The wavy lines are in the same spots in two pictures.

http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSone-Emula...g/49/aid/14573

Also, Doom II was never released on PS1.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

That's not Doom II.

That's a collection of levels culled from a few locations with no story.

Research next time.

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1. Lets you play games that require 2.6
2. You can download and access RSS feeds (used for stuff like podcasts).
3. Um... well, I'm not sure which version you've upgraded from, but ever since 2.0, you could use AVC encoded video, which is a plus. Also, in 2.0, they added support for background images on the home menu. Also, the biggest feature in 2.0 was the addition of a web-browser.
4. Support for LocationFree Player, but that's not really anything to be excited about, since a player costs hundreds of bucks, from my knowledge.
5. Support for wma audio files, I think.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Although it's been out for a while, once you actually get into Metal Gear Acid, it's an incredibly addicting game. I love farming points and trying to get rare cards in the card shop.

I've just beaten the first game, and I'm now on the second and WOW, it improved EVERYTHING. The movement controls are so much better, and the graphics are streamlined and not as clunky. It's just so polished.

Plus, 500+ cards this time! HOLY CRAP!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

The first one has an interesting freaky storyline, and it gets you accustomed to the general gameplay. Plus, you'll probably find a used copy of it, so it's cheaper.

You could just skip to Acid2 (since the storylines don't directly connect), but then you'd be missing out on a whole game (since you'll probably not want to go back to Acid1's gameplay after you play the second).

FELIPE NO

Woah, holy crap, holy crap! (if you live in the US and have a Best Buy nearby)

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US...SPgame1999.pdf

A coupon that makes Megaman Powered Up, Maverick Hunter X, or Capcom Classics Remixed only 20 bucks apiece!

If you haven't picked up these awesome games yet, run off to Best Buy and pick em up!

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{merged Azral's post into this thread}

Are you including a memory stick? What firmware does your PSP have?

If you have a 1.5, you'll probably get a good price on eBay without including all the games.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SCHWARZE-6

Big news? Didn't you hear about Brooktown High: Senior Year. Huge. I want it, at least.

Ugh, dear LORD did you see those screens?



Here I was hoping it would be some localized version of Tokimeki Memorial or something like that, but instead it's some 3D ugly-ass Western trash.

I'd probably have more fun playing a flash-based dating sim over at Newgrounds than this. Even Sprung for the DS had more appealing graphics.

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I'm currently playing Monster Hunter: Freedom (just came out in US today).

Fun game. I didn't like the PS2 version, but this one is more impressive because it's essentially a portable offline MMORPG (and the graphics are superb). I can see putting a lot of hours into this improving my weapons and making kickass armor.

I'm considering Lemmings and Field Commander, too.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

About Spectral Souls...

I've heard it has HORRIBLE load times between every action.

If they fix the load times for the domestic release, then maybe it'll be a purchase. If not, it's just another wasted PSP RPG.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I just picked up Field Commander and Metal Gear Solid: Digital Comic, and they're both excellent.

Field Commander is a great TBS game, in some ways better and in some ways worse than the Advance Wars series.

MGS: DC is a kickass retelling of MGS1's story with incredible interactivity (you can zoom in and out of 3-D panels of the comic to find little extras). The music and sound effects keep the story exciting. It's a lot better than just reading the 2 trade paperback volumes (plus it's cheaper), because there's a lot of panning, moving the characters about, flashes, explosions, etc...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Pietak

Just checked out Circuit City and Best Buy. Nowhere to be found around here. Wierd... When did it come out?

You mean MGS: Digital Graphic Novel?
It's only available in small quantities.

I checked EBgames / Gamestop's website and checked store availability to find my copy, but that's probably only available in the US (and maybe Canada).

You could probably order it from an online store (I think Konami sells their games directly from their own website, too) or have your local video game store special order it.

How ya doing, buddy?

It needs 2.6.

Everything released in the past couple of months and onward has required 2.6.

Loco Roco needs 2.7

FELIPE NO

Just a question: Did they ever improve SNES emulation to a point that the most system-intensive games (Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger in battle, etc...) worked smoothly?

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Originally Posted by speculative

Sony has done significant changes to a system before. Look at the PS1 moving from the old controllers to the Dual-Shocks: that was a huge change...

Yeah, but that cost you what, 30 bucks for a controller at the most?

Certainly not 200-250 like a new system. It didn't go from PS1 to PS1: Dual Shock edition.

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Originally Posted by JackyBoy

Okay holy crap MGS Digital Graphic Novel oozes style. I was hoping the voice overs would be included but the sound and music that are present are outta this world. All the KA-BOOMS and BUDDAH BUDDAHs just rock. I can't believe how entertaining this was to watch. I demand Snake Eater DGN. NOW.

I know, that "Digital Graphic Novel" was great. I loved going though each frame to see the hidden detail.

In other news, Bounty Hounds is pretty damn cool. I've been told it's like a portable Phantasy Star Online (I never played PSO), and it feels like if you mixed Dynasty Warriors with Monster Hunter. The interface is very polished, and the graphics have a nice smoothed look to them, instead of being as harsh and pixelated as other PSP games.

I've only played a bit so far, but it seems to be worth it if you can find it.

ALSO IN HOMEBREW NEWS:

gpsp emulator (gameboy ADVANCE!) is about the greatest thing ever. It's still a bit buggy, but a ton of GBA games run at fullspeed with none or 1 frameskip. Some games are incompatible at the moment, but I played Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Kurukurukururin, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Warioware just fine.

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Originally Posted by chato

I may want to do that dev hook with my other psp sometime soon. There's some 2d fighting game called Spectral (force or something) vs Generation (of chaos). Those are those two strategy rpg games that were for psp or something. Saw some vids and Im interested in it.

Spectral Souls
Generation of Chaos

These are two games that you should stay VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY far away from unless you hate yourself.

They are horrible. Utter trash. Long load times (between each action), laggy gameplay, and GoC has the most confusing interface I've ever seen in any game, ever.

I can't warn you enough not to get these games. They are not fun. I REPEAT, NOT FUN.

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This is freaking incredible.

I can't wait until they're able to use compression, so that we can save memory card space.

At least with PS1 games they have a max of about 700 megs, so it's not like the sizes of some PSP games.

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Originally Posted by Shonos

Well Dark_Alex's 3.03 OE-A is out now. Now we can use compressed psx games with the Psx emulator. Which is nice.. now I can fit more than one disc on my memory card.

http://pspupdates.qj.net/Because-the...g/49/aid/78218

Hell yeah!

Now we just need to have the major popstation GUIs update with compression options.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I heard Vagrant Story goes from 733 down to freaking 118 mb!

That's gonna be a mainstay on my memory stick, for sure!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sepharite

The RAR file I downloaded was 118 MB for Vagrant Story, it's possible.

If I only knew how to convert EBOOT back to ISO ._.

I just converted back my 500mb+ FFT eboot back to ISO, then compressed it to 252mb using this new method! Kickass, and as long as you name the SCUS12345etc... number the same as before, the save game works!

I converted the eboot back to ISO using a program called PSX2PSP
I don't recall where I downloaded it from, though.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by BIGWORM

K. My friend's friend obliviously updated his PSP to a 2.81. I remember him bragging about having a 1.5 and me having a 2.80, now it's the other way around. The PSX ISO conversion tool I use is PSX2PSP. It allow custom icons, gameboots, and titles. I still haven't gotten down the compression method though (runs through DOS). I'm just lazy, so I'll figure it out.

Latest version (7.1 or whatever) of PSX2PSP allows compression, it's in the options menu.

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Originally Posted by Sepharite

Isn't Popstation the exact same thing as PSX2PSP? And there's a readme that comes with Popstation - explains everything.

PSX2PSP is a GUI for Popstation, so you don't have to type out stuff.

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Just an update:

3.03OE-B is out, main features:

1. full res (480x272) .mp4 video enabled through the regular PSP video player. No more crippled resolution size on our videos.

2. Manuals for PSX isos allowed to go up to 1000 pages instead of just 100. Maybe that was your issue, Ken?

EDIT:

DAMN, I updated from A' and now I can't put MGS:PO into sleep mode without it crashing to black when I try to come back from sleep. Anyone else have this problem on 3.03OE-B? I'm asking all over the place but no one's responded yet.

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