PSP price drops to $170

i just took a green bowel movement. i like pancakes.

the PSP is AWESOME !! it worth every penny on it.

I just got a PSP (Entertainment pack), Its really cool and everything... but the lack of infrastructured games is really a let down... I thought Monster Hunter Freedom was for online play? Turns out its Ad-Hoc only (with other players PSPs in close range). Come on Sony, If you had better Infrastructured online games then alot more people will buy the PSP! Look what Nintendo is doing with the DS?! I also own a DS and i play it more than my PSP (Animal Crossing WW is addictive because of the wifi online mode!) Monster Hunter Freedom could of been the "It" game for the PSP's online mode.... to bad because it feels like its missing something...

Maybe I'll finally buy one now

to Silentbob343, I've seen 1Gigs for $30 with $20 rebate at Best Buy and used 1gigs for $20 at EB. Whoever complains about the prices is ibviously not paying attention.

Well better late than never on a price drop.

Hopefully the price will drop in Australia. I want a PSP more than a DS, but because the PSP is $300AU and the DS is $190AU I will probably just get the DS unless a substantial price drop comes around.

The PSP is one great gadget!

Sony is so smart! =D

Miclowgunman, I agree that homebrew isn't as active on DS as it is for PSP, but I wouldn't ignore all that their is. I think the real choice comes down to hardware preference over software. I prefer touch screen interation. If I had a PSP I'd probably never use this disc drive.

A product isn't for everybody, but just because it doesn't hold value for you doesn't mean it's crap. Wow, so that jackass watches movies on his "flat panel" TV, great. So what about those who do use that feature on the PSP? Should Sony say; '"Sorry guys, Jackoff Johnny doesn't need it, so it's going". Wow phoenix Wright and Trauma center!!! Oh wait those games are old, Oct 2005, any new "innovative" games? Much like the Wii the DS is a one trick Pony, it has a touch screen, great. What other wonderful titles does the DS have? Wario Ware and Brain Games? Nintendogs? Pokemon? Another Metroid/Mario/Zelda? Again what good games are there for the DS? I don't know how Nintendo got you guys to drink the koolaid, but damn I want them to teach me. $20 more for a PSP, it's a no brainer unless you're ages 6-12. To the guy complaining about Memory Stick prices? Have you not looked around recently? You can get a 4GB stick for $90 and a 1GB stick for $30 and those aren't sale prices. I've seen 1GB sticks on sale for $14. Oh it looks like Phoenix Wright has defended Sony ;) << LINK REMOVED >>

i wish they drop the memory stick price already im tired of my 512mb

fighter, you know you can get a 4gb stick for $100 right?

Well that is cool for the ones who dont have one yet

Don't forget the $100 memory stick for keeping anything more than a single CD.

I'm definately the tenth person bwross79 was talking about! lol!

Why do haters complained??? It's a price drop for heaven's sake!!!

well every1 both the ds and the psp r pretty good...being me i wood choose the psp...only becus ive had more experience and the graphic sgameplay is so much better...but the ds is really pretty good for chatting and all that...price drops are random so u relaly dont know when they appear. be lucky to get the systems when the price does drop and be aware of it. its a really good price for the psp and its worth the money even for 250 dollars in the US just becus of the mp3 and online capability.

i don't believe it i bought a psp at 200 only to go into a store and find it at 169, what a waste

9 out of 10 of you PSP/Sony haters were in line for 2 days waiting for one when it first came out, so just be quiet. The DS and PSP are 2 different systems with 2 different experiences...no reason to compare. Both are great in there own ways. I'm glad for those who get to but a PSP because of the price drop!

yummy.. i'm waiting for WipEout Pulse and then i'm getting this one here. love it.

wow , what a bunch of sony haters.

I bet the DS price drops now.

Mush Mouth: its not just a handheld that only plays games, what do u want sony to sell it for $50, lets get real about the price people.

Ech, my Friend Has one and when he loads up the disc its too loud and some games take forever to load like Full Auto 2 Battle Lines

Finally! But I still need to see how it will reflect in a country without SCE representative whatsoever

Tnasty11, its kind of a given if you havent "graduate" from "elementaree" . lol dont bother arguing with people on how they view other things, why does it matter to you anyways, if you like sony good for you go play it, but dont bother people or call them out because your acting like a kid lol.

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To: Chernnunos (and whoever) What I ment by versatility was the psp's ability to change. A DS is what you get. You have no hope for a service update to fix issues or add new content. Sony could come out with an update tomarrow that would allow you to go to the playstation store and download ps1 games. And I promise you that if sony were to release some sort of programming app. to appease the homebrew crowd out, sales of the psp would sky rocket. How many hacks for the DS are there? Can you get a camera for it? how about GPS? To buy the PSP as a movie player would be stupid, but a portable DVD player can't play off a memory card, and other memory card base products are more expensive. I could go on about how almost everyone who owns a psp uses the MP3 player ability and other features of the PSP. It just urks me when someone says,"If I wanted to watch movies, I'd buy a $60 portable dvd player". I say, go ahead. But if you what a media box that plays multiple formats of digital video and music, stores pictures for viewing (great for storing mapquest directions), and also plays a good lineup of games(MGS: PO, MHF, DJMax, ect.), then get a PSP. The DS is a good system. Nintendo has a lot of momentum from GB. I'd say Sony has done quite well for a new system in a Monopolized enviroment.

GO TO SCHOOL ! Please ! Either that, or never reproduce...ever ! We get it, you think sony is the greatest thing on the planet but don't know anything about them. Leave it at that , get an edjewcashon.

nuff said, you only prove my point.

Tnasty11.........Why must you act like a complete tool box ? It looks like your level 5 isnt the only level that stands for.

Good move by sony!!

If people really think that sony is going to drop the price to an even $100 for everything the portable can do then thier crazy, and if u wanna play nicoloden games then go and buy the ds, i hear they have some good doggies to play with.

To Tnasty11: Please don't insult other people just cause you're an obsessed sony fanboy who thinks everyone is with MS and obviously doesn't know the purpose of grammar and spelling. From: mnmguy94

I will say that the PSP is a decent bit of hardware but like the PS3 it focuses too much on the console and not on the games (which explains the lack of decent games, yeah yeah theres Tekken and GTA but how are they innovative or original?) and also the UMD films were a financial disaster for Sony. If you wana watch films buy a £60 portable dvd player not pay £150 that does something worse. Granted i still play my PS2 so dont call me a fanboy or nething.

this has gone way beyond the level of pathetic... who wants to buy a $169.99 paperweight?

DS has innovative games (check out Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center) which make full use of the touch screen. The microphone is something yet to be put to good use (although its clever in Brain Training).

I just have to ask, what games does everybody spooge for on the DS? All i ever read is how much better of a system the DS is. But when i'm at the store all i see are games based on nickelodeon cartoons or the 100th different mario game they can pipe out.

I sometimes wonder if anyone really knows how much it costs to make these systems. Not just parts, but labor and shipping and such. Heck, Microsoft was loosing money on the 360 when it first came out. Anyway, price cuts are nice. PSP will never be cheaper then DS, but DS will never have the capabilitys and versatility of the PSP. I say the PSP helps keep Nintendo on there toes to make the DS games like they do. If there was no competition then they could make crappy games and no one would know the difference.

30 bucks? Drop the price 100 bucks more, and I'm interested.

It's all good. I really enjoy my psp. Ace combat rules!

"We expect a modest step-up in PSP unit sales during an otherwise seasonally slower period for the video game industry," Slower for the PSP, perhaps...Yet DS Lites continue to fly off the shelves, no problem. Hmmmm... -=x

Thank goodness I didn't buy my psp yet.

i still regret buying my PSP .. i never use it to play games ... It just allows me to watch video while i'm working out at the gym

A price drop is always good news, but that doesn't make me wanna buy a PSP.

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