For quite some time, I've been buying PSP games out of bargain bins because I knew that I'd eventually own one. Well, that day has come. With the release of the Dracula X Chronicles and the slim PSP (PSPee?), I couldn't resist any longer. I had to debate for a bit between the Daxter edition and the Star Wars edition, but chose Daxter. The Vader pic is sweet, but the Daxter edition is the better deal, with a 1gb Memory Stick Duo included. Daxter was one of those games I had already picked up cheap, so I gave the pack-in copy of Daxter to a friend, along with the Family Guy UMD, since I can't stand Family Guy.

I like the silver color, and while the finish is still glossy, fingerprints aren't as obvious as they were on the old black models. The screen is already starting to pick them up near the d-pad and square button, though, from the edges of my thumbs. Minus the finger smudges, that screen is really pretty, even without anything on it. I never had an original PSP to compare it to, but this slim model really is very light.

Like any handheld, I find it awkward to play no matter how I hold it... holding it like a controller and looking down fatigues my neck, while holding it up where I can see it creates an uncomfortable angle on the controls. The analog nub feels awkwardly placed no matter how I hold the thing. Even using it as a controller while using the TV out cables doesn't feel quite right somehow. Like I said, though, I find all handhelds somewhat uncomfortable for the same reasons.

After I got my PSP out of the vault--er, packaging, and admired it for a bit, I went to the box I'd been stashing PSP games in as I picked them up, and I'm rather surprised at how many games I had in there. With my recent acquisitions of Dracula X Chronicles and Guilty Gear Judgement I have over a dozen titles ready to play. Of course, one of themis a $2 copy of Death Jr....

I've tried a wireless co-op game of Judgement, and it worked very nicely. I'm still looking forward to trying out some wireless versus play and seeing what can be done with a PS3/PSP tag team. I'm also looking for game recommendations, as I haven't been following the PSP library too closely before now, and may have missed some good stuff. I also need to hear about good accessories... right now, my PSP is swaddled like an infant in a soft cloth, and I'd like to find a good case to keep it safe. Existing products may not be designed with the slim PSP in mind, though, so I'll have to watch out for that.

Comment/suggest away!