Why PSP Software sales are poop.

I think you are wrong on both reasons.

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

Banhammer3000

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

it's just a really crap handheld

the janky hardware and library of watered down PS2 ports make it useless as a handheld games machine so people are forceed to use it as a poor mans ipod. that's all there is to it

Who says that handheld games have to be so radically different than console games?

The Gameboy Advance was full of games that were basically the same games available on 16-Bit consoles. And I mean the same. But I don't remember anyone calling those titles watered down Super Nintendo ports. So now that the new Nintendo handheld is different, the sheep are quick to bash the PSP for featuring games that are similar to console games.

I, for one, will not be corraled into the mindset that what games I take with me on the go have to be a different experience then what I play on consoles. **** that, that's what defines the term 'sheep'.

[QUOTE="Banhammer3000"]

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

theburg

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

Now thats BS,PSP games are so damn easy to pirate.Unless you are a chinnese factory how the hell are you suppose to pirate cartridges?,anybody can pirate UMD because is a disc,you can upload them to internet.

[QUOTE="theburg"][QUOTE="Banhammer3000"]

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

Banhammer3000

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

Now thats BS,PSP games are so damn easy to pirate.Unless you are a chinnese factory how the hell are you suppose to pirate cartridges?,anybody can pirate UMD because is a disc,you can upload them to internet.

Are you kidding? I have 15 DS games on a 1 gig SD micro card and with an accessory i bought on EBAY for 25 dollars, I can put the SD micro card in the DS and play the games perfectly with absolutely no modification to the DS at all. With PSP you have to downgrade firmware, use E-loaders and all sorts of ridiculous crap.

it's just a really crap handheld

the janky hardware and library of watered down PS2 ports make it useless as a handheld games machine so people are forceed to use it as a poor mans ipod. that's all there is to it

NorthlandMan

First just beacuse you cant buy one you cant just simply go aroung sayingis POS,Especially since I have seen your collection andis totally a POS,any PS2 port owns your game library so come back to us when you stop being suck a newb fanboy.

You add nothing to the topic except a lame flamebait.

[QUOTE="Banhammer3000"][QUOTE="theburg"][QUOTE="Banhammer3000"]

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

theburg

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

Now thats BS,PSP games are so damn easy to pirate.Unless you are a chinnese factory how the hell are you suppose to pirate cartridges?,anybody can pirate UMD because is a disc,you can upload them to internet.

Are you kidding? I have 15 DS games on a 1 gig SD micro card and with an accessory i bought on EBAY for 25 dollars, I can put the SD micro card in the DS and play the games perfectly with absolutely no modification to the DS at all. With PSP you have to downgrade firmware, use E-loaders and all sorts of ridiculous crap.

Firmware downgrade phfff,anyone can do it.

There are lot of sites to get pirate PSP games from the web,I dont use it but ask the people in Qj.net,they can inform you better than me about it.

[QUOTE="theburg"][QUOTE="Banhammer3000"][QUOTE="theburg"][QUOTE="Banhammer3000"]

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

Banhammer3000

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

Now thats BS,PSP games are so damn easy to pirate.Unless you are a chinnese factory how the hell are you suppose to pirate cartridges?,anybody can pirate UMD because is a disc,you can upload them to internet.

Are you kidding? I have 15 DS games on a 1 gig SD micro card and with an accessory i bought on EBAY for 25 dollars, I can put the SD micro card in the DS and play the games perfectly with absolutely no modification to the DS at all. With PSP you have to downgrade firmware, use E-loaders and all sorts of ridiculous crap.

Firmware downgrade phfff,anyone can do it.

There are lot of sites to get pirate PSP games from the web,I dont use it but ask the people in Qj.net,they can inform you better than me about it.

You can get DS games from the web too. Whats your point? All I said was that DS is easier. Its literally a 5 minute operation. The games are about 60 mb as opposed to an entire UMD disk and there is no risk of bricking the DS with eloaders and downgraders.

Are you kidding? I have 15 DS games on a 1 gig SD micro card and with an accessory i bought on EBAY for 25 dollars, I can put the SD micro card in the DS and play the games perfectly with absolutely no modification to the DS at all. With PSP you have to downgrade firmware, use E-loaders and all sorts of ridiculous crap.

theburg

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the DS has exclusive original games as well. Not many people are dumb enough to pay again for watered down PS2 games they already own. Whereas with the DS you're generally getting something you couldn't get on other machines

You're less likely to pirate something if you feel it is worth the money, and the majority of the titles on the PSP are rubbish so not many people think it's worth the money. It's sad but true

[QUOTE="theburg"]

Are you kidding? I have 15 DS games on a 1 gig SD micro card and with an accessory i bought on EBAY for 25 dollars, I can put the SD micro card in the DS and play the games perfectly with absolutely no modification to the DS at all. With PSP you have to downgrade firmware, use E-loaders and all sorts of ridiculous crap.

NorthlandMan

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the DS has exclusive original games as well. Not many people are dumb enough to pay again for watered down PS2 games they already own. Whereas with the DS you're generally getting something you couldn't get on other machines

You're less likely to pirate something if you feel it is worth the money, and the majority of the titles on the PSP are rubbish so not many people think it's worth the money. It's sad but true

Well and a lot has to do with the price. Some PSP games are 45 dollars IIRC. Thats just ridiculous for a portable game. Like I said in my original post, people who play handhelds arent generally looking for a console-level experience. They want quick, fun, different games than what they are used to on the big TV.

A GOOD EXAMPLE.

i was looking to get Metal Gear Ac!d for my PSP. it was still $40 though and i have heard mixed things about it so i went to EB and got it for $15. i open it up. BAM the case was fine, the instruction manual intact, and i looked at the UMD disk, it was a little scratched but it was on the plastic so it didnt affect it at all. i could have turned around and sold it on eBay for $25 easily. but i kinda like the game (huge Metal Gear Nerd) so i want to beat it a few times. so what is my incentive to buy this game new? it isnt in better condition. it sure as hell isnt cheaper. but i also have a conscience and a soul. so i would not steal somebodys hard work (the good fellows at Konami) by pirating which could also harm my PSP, which i want to sell soon so i can get PSP lite.

Well and a lot has to do with the price. Some PSP games are 45 dollars IIRC. Thats just ridiculous for a portable game. Like I said in my original post, people who play handhelds arent generally looking for a console-level experience. They want quick, fun, different games than what they are used to on the big TV.

theburg

It wouldn't matter so much if they were worth it, but the games are just ports that already can already play on the PS2. And they're not even the best games from the PS2 like this trash

That's why the games sell so poorly, even the 12 year olds "Gangstas" who own the PSP aren't going to pay 45 bucks for that rubbish, and the poor little kids aren't smart enough to realise how much better the DS is.

A GOOD EXAMPLE.

i was looking to get Metal Gear Ac!d for my PSP. it was still $40 though and i have heard mixed things about it so i went to EB and got it for $15. i open it up. BAM the case was fine, the instruction manual intact, and i looked at the UMD disk, it was a little scratched but it was on the plastic so it didnt affect it at all. i could have turned around and sold it on eBay for $25 easily. but i kinda like the game (huge Metal Gear Nerd) so i want to beat it a few times. so what is my incentive to buy this game new? it isnt in better condition. it sure as hell isnt cheaper. but i also have a conscience and a soul. so i would not steal somebodys hard work (the good fellows at Konami) by pirating which could also harm my PSP, which i want to sell soon so i can get PSP lite.

BigBadButters

Buying used isn't at all equivalent to software piracy from a moral standpoint, but it doesn't support the publisher at all.

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

Banhammer3000

Or thats an excuse. Piracy is one of the reasons the PS1 did so well, people could easily get copied games working, but it didn't stop them getting proper games as well.

Maybe if prices were less and felt worth it it may also help. Its undenieble also that the PSP needs far more suitible software, for portable use. Either way you can't blame all poor software on piracy because thats like saying everyone does it and the majority highly likely doesn't.

[QUOTE="Banhammer3000"]

Yeah sure....Piracy has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.F,ing pirates,there are like anButtload of ways to get pirate PSP games,thats what is killing it.

Thats why Sony PSP securityupgrades are so frequent.

theburg

Piracy is MUCH easier on DS than PSP and its not doing anything to hurt the DS. Its because people on the go arent looking for a full console expierience. PSP offers "sit down and play for hours" type games and DS offers "10 minute bus ride" games. DS is simply better at doing what people want handhelds to do.

Completely agree. I'll add; I think that the DS offers more original games too.