Before buying the PSP 3000...I have some concerns

The NGP is going to be coming out around the holiday season, so I hear. I'm not really sure if buying a PSP now would be a smart decision or not. What do you guys think...am I wasting my money by buying a PSP now? Will they continue to make games for the PSP 3000 once the NGP comes out? Also, if I do decide to purchase the 3000, what are 2-3 games I should start out with?

The good thing about getting a game console this late in it's life span is how you will have a large library of cheap games available to play. Just because a new psp comes out does not mean you can't enjoy the old one.

If you are planning on getting an NGP the day it comes out, I would not recommend getting the PSP 3000. All the UMD's you compile from now and then will be unusable with the NGP. If you want to keep your 3000 and keep playing UMD's along with having an NGP, that's cool.

But if you get a PSP Go and start buying downloadable games instead of UMD's, you'll be able to transfer those over to the NGP.

It really depends on how you want to spend your money. Like the others said, you'll have a great library of games to choose from, but you'll be throwing your money down the toilet once you can't play those old games on your NGP.

Personally, I'd hold off. From how Sony's making it sound, you should be able to buy most of the psp's best games online for the ngp anyway. But if you feel you just have to have it, it depends on what kind of games you like. If you like plarformers I'd go with Loco Roco 2. Rpgs - Idk, there are a ton of good ones. Shooters - Syphon Filter (either one is a great). Action - The Warriors. Fighting - Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Blazblue, etc. Other than that, the GTA games would probably give you the most for your money.

I would still get the PSP. I use mine all the time because I can get games so cheap. Plus the NGP is still such a long ways away, plus who knows how long it will take to find one, or how much it will coast. So I say get one, you'll like it. (plus you will still be able to play your downloaded games on the NGP).

For those not buying the NGP on day one, the 3000 is the way to go. UMD's will plummet once the NGP arrives.

The good thing about getting a game console this late in it's life span is how you will have a large library of cheap games available to play. Just because a new psp comes out does not mean you can't enjoy the old one.

StudySession

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The good thing about getting a game console this late in it's life span is how you will have a large library of cheap games available to play. Just because a new psp comes out does not mean you can't enjoy the old one.

ChronoJ01

The NGP is going to be coming out around the holiday season, so I hear. I'm not really sure if buying a PSP now would be a smart decision or not. What do you guys think...am I wasting my money by buying a PSP now? Will they continue to make games for the PSP 3000 once the NGP comes out? Also, if I do decide to purchase the 3000, what are 2-3 games I should start out with?

scass319

Crisis Core, Lumines, and Gods Eater Burst.

If you are a fan of RPG's I say get a 3000. The library for solid RPG's is impressive. I'm not going to be an early adapter of NGP. The pricetag will be huge I'm sure, and I'll wait to let them sort out the issues and build a solid library before I jump onboard. That will give me plenty of time to finish all the PSP games I've been waiting to get around to.Mau-Justice

Hello,

I'm in the same boat as the op, and yes i'm a huge rpg fan... just asked for a borrowed psp to get a taste and i'm loving persona 3 so far...

However, let's do some math. Currently the 3ds is at 250$ so let's say the ngp is at 350$. If i buy a 3000 now it's retailing for 130$ so if i was an earlier ngp adopter if i save this value the ngp would cost me 350-130 = 220$ which is lower than the 3ds which really puts me on the fence atm :/ of course i'm not factoring the price drops for the psp games which will be huge after the ngp launches and will give you the chance to build your library faster, but the ngp can still play those games if you get them through the store which is also a huge advantage... (and i'm making up a price :p).

I just wished i could know what games they have planned for the launch and the following moths, that would answer my questions for sure...

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]If you are a fan of RPG's I say get a 3000. The library for solid RPG's is impressive. I'm not going to be an early adapter of NGP. The pricetag will be huge I'm sure, and I'll wait to let them sort out the issues and build a solid library before I jump onboard. That will give me plenty of time to finish all the PSP games I've been waiting to get around to.Elitro

Hello,

I'm in the same boat as the op, and yes i'm a huge rpg fan... just asked for a borrowed psp to get a taste and i'm loving persona 3 so far...

However, let's do some math. Currently the 3ds is at 250$ so let's say the ngp is at 350$. If i buy a 3000 now it's retailing for 130$ so if i was an earlier ngp adopter if i save this value the ngp would cost me 350-130 = 220$ which is lower than the 3ds which really puts me on the fence atm :/ of course i'm not factoring the price drops for the psp games which will be huge after the ngp launches and will give you the chance to build your library faster, but the ngp can still play those games if you get them through the store which is also a huge advantage... (and i'm making up a price :p).

I just wished i could know what games they have planned for the launch and the following moths, that would answer my questions for sure...

The NGP is going to be coming out around the holiday season, so I hear. I'm not really sure if buying a PSP now would be a smart decision or not. What do you guys think...am I wasting my money by buying a PSP now? Will they continue to make games for the PSP 3000 once the NGP comes out? Also, if I do decide to purchase the 3000, what are 2-3 games I should start out with?

scass319