Sony launches the PSP in Europe… finally

Hundreds of European stores opened their doors at the stroke of midnight last night to usher in the first PlayStation Portables (legally) sold on the Continent.  At the same time, Berlin, Germany, home to Sony's European headquarters, was an embarrassingly quiet gaming town during those late hours, as Germans tend to think games "make young people stupid." Nevertheless, Sony hopes to make available (and sell through) 1 million PSPs over the next two weeks to Europeans who have had to endure a launch date that had been pushed back five months already.

Of course, launch sales have been affected to some degree by crafty gray-market importers, which Sony has sought to shut down, but that can't dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds of thousands who have pre-ordered the sleek multimedia marvel. Anything else? Well, it looks like Sony will support the latest firmware update, which enables web browsing and attempts to stamp out emulation (among other hacks), but not make it mandatory just yet: "A spokeswoman for Sony said the units on sale in Europe will not have the new firmware preloaded, but will come with a disc that will allow users to load it onto their machines themselves." 5 million PSPs have been shipped outside of Europe up to this point, but Sony would like to ship 13 million handhelds "in the year to next March." That's quite a tall order, until you realize they projected UMD sales of 130 million by 2008.

Say, anyone know whatever happened to the PSP music download service they had planned? Is that set to go in Europe anytime soon? Just thought we'd throw that out there while we're on the subject. Cheerio and congrats to all our PSP-lovin' friends across the pond.

[UPDATE: Not to leave anyone out, I felt you should know that the PSP launched earlier in Oceania/Australia last night as well, which might depend on which part of the world you live in. Hope that helps. Thanks, Alex!]

[null @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Also one more thing for post #40. You might want to read what you wrote yourself.


"you add nothing positive to the site."

P.S Neither do you.

[zooleire @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

PRICE WATCH (Ireland)

Games are
�55-�60 which is the equivalent to $68-$74 WTF,WTF,WTF

UMD Movies are �30 which is the equivalent to $37
WTF,WTF,WTF

ooohhhh i love being ripped off, �30 for hellboy on umd when i can get it on DVD for �12

and the launch titles are crap there the ones the americans got 7 months ago,

fu*k this ill be buying my games from american companys and getting them fed-ex'd over

[Dan Choi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Christopher7xii, I like well thought out arguments as much as the next guy, but you should try to tone down all the putdowns of fanboys if at all possible.

"Personal attacks? So me calling someone a cunt is much different from being called a Fanboy?"

They're different (you may have meant the opposite of that), but they're both insults.

"If anything fanboy is more offensive since it holds some truth to it, that it's an attack on your personal being. Cunt is just a generic obsenity that holds no bearing other than to express your disliking of the person."

Uh, huh...

"Didn't realize it's a sin for me to retaliate."

What I'm going to do is lock each offensive post, regardless. If you choose to "retaliate" in a similar manner, that's your choice.

"And what gives Choi? Since when did this site get Nazi'd up? It's not like I threatened to cut someone or anything. Just said their ignorant, or a dick, or what have you. They're words. They don't hurt anyone. They might annoy, but no one is gonna lose sleep if little me makes a comment about their sexual orientation."

Believe it or not, it's my job to make sure the discussion doesn't break down into endless personal attacks of the type that I mentioned earlier. A little swearing here or there isn't going to get your comment locked, but posts that qualify as flame bait will. (I usually give warnings about this, as you can see in comment #42.)

If you're offended by this modicum of moderation, then Joystiq may not be the site for you (despite the fact that I consider most of your comments to be perfectly acceptable, if not outright entertaining). But I leave that decision up to you. Sorry to be such a pain.

--Choi

[aelso @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Bloody hell! I was getting all excited about the PSP launch, but from these comments, it seems people are typically unamused.

Note to self: do not read comments posted on Engagdet.com

[kc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

they called them UMDs for a reason, now whether that was cleverly crafted propaganda or a sony being foreward thinking is yet to be seen. i am going to go with the later. with the plethora of UMD movies out there already and the list of titles to be released it seems unlikely that they wont make some sort of UMD combo player.it wouldnt add much cost to a product to add the extra drive. This would certianly make me more inclined to buy a UMD movie. Or atleast a USB to TV connector so i could run the movie from the PSP but watch it on a larger screen. that would be pretty sick

[kc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

they called them UMDs for a reason, now whether that was cleverly crafted propaganda or a sony being foreward thinking is yet to be seen. i am going to go with the later. with the plethora of UMD movies out there already and the list of titles to be released it seems unlikely that they wont make some sort of UMD combo player.it wouldnt add much cost to a product to add the extra drive. This would certianly make me more inclined to buy a UMD movie. Or atleast a USB to TV connector so i could run the movie from the PSP but watch it on a larger screen. that would be pretty sick

[kc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

they called them UMDs for a reason, now whether that was cleverly crafted propaganda or a sony being foreward thinking is yet to be seen. i am going to go with the later. with the plethora of UMD movies out there already and the list of titles to be released it seems unlikely that they wont make some sort of UMD combo player.it wouldnt add much cost to a product to add the extra drive. This would certianly make me more inclined to buy a UMD movie. Or atleast a USB to TV connector so i could run the movie from the PSP but watch it on a larger screen. that would be pretty sick

[Alex Dawson @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

As an Australian enjoying his first day able to buy a PSP, I am glad to see that our rightful place in Europe is being recognised by Engadget.

[Dan Choi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

My bad, Alex. The only American news site I could find -- that carried somewhat recent coverage of the European launch (when I posted) this morning -- made no mention of the earlier launch in Oceania/Australia. I'll update the post to reflect that. Game on, my brother from down under. =)

[William K @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I would get a PSP, but at the moment, it's a bit espensive. Seeing as the Memory Stick Duo's price will probably drop like a rock in a few months, and some more good games will be out, maybe then.

In the meantime, I've got plenty of stuff coming for my current consoles, and I need the money for something I can actually play, rather than the tool with which I play games on.

[ChinaRye @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

keith coutinho: I live in Beijing now and you can get the PSP here and all the latest games and accessories. Prices are a little cheaper than they are in the west since you can bargain here.

[Mikael @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I was in a EB Games store in sweden talking to the staff about the launch of the PSP i europe compared to asia/usa. They told me the biggest difference between the earlier realeses and the one that was yesterday is that the new unit boasts 20h of batterylife.
Could this be true that the european PSP has almost 5 times longer batterylife?

[David Cohen @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Well, I am not a "hardcore" gamer - I enjoyed playing games on my PC every now and then, but never had a lot of time for it in the laste few years. I switched to a Mac six months ago and I don't have any games installed now.

But I went out late on Tuesday to get a PSP. Why?

Because I would play games if they were in a more accessible format - PSP gives me that. I can play when I have a little free time, without taking up the TV or disappearing to my office. Yeah, I could have got a DS, but I just don't like the Nintendo game style that much. My brother has both, and he definitely plays his PSP more.

I have owned a media player in the past, for watching movies and downloaded/recorded TV when I travel. PSP gives me that too, with a sufficient memory card. The screen is much bigger and clearer than my Lyra RD2780.

I have an iPod shuffle, but is normally full of podcasts. So if I want to listen to a new album in the car, I can rip it to the PSP, and I'm away.

UMD Movies? Well, maybe not. The comments on pricepoint for a disk that only plays in one place are fair. Sony did this five years ago with Minidisc, and MP3 kicked their ass. Still, at least if UMD goes the same way in a few years we'll be able to pick up the disks really cheap...

I bought mine at an Asda supermarket - no pre-ordering, which suited me fine. Seems kind of silly to me to sell out your stock on pre-order and then have to artificially hold back the sales to a certain date, but there you go. Asda had 20 for sale, and there was maybe 10 people who showed up at midnight to buy one.

I don't get the DS flameboys at all. We are talking a next-gen handheld market of TWO systems, people - there should be room for both. DS offers a certain game style, and is pretty good value. PSP is a different approach. Anyone who really wants all worlds will buy both, and pick the best games for each system. And if you buy one, and make the wrong choice, eBay will lessen the pain. Trying to do a hatchet job on the opposing system in a thread about that system is a little immature, IMHO.

As for the swearing, maybe Engadget will report on a new broadband keyboard that will allow moderators to shock the flamers, rather than locking them...

[Mikael @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I was in a EB Games store in sweden talking to the staff about the launch of the PSP i europe compared to asia/usa. They told me the biggest difference between the earlier realeses and the one that was yesterday is that the new unit boasts 20h of batterylife.
Could this be true that the european PSP has almost 5 times longer batterylife?

[Mikael @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I was in a EB Games store in sweden talking to the staff about the launch of the PSP i europe compared to asia/usa. They told me the biggest difference between the earlier realeses and the one that was yesterday is that the new unit boasts 20h of batterylife.
Could this be true that the european PSP has almost 5 times longer batterylife?

[Iceseven @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

The pricing of the psp here in europe is sassy.

I checked out amazon.com and amazon.de (germany). Here is what they cost:

USA: $230 which is about �180
Germany: �270 which is about $340!
In Japan, the price is about equivalent to USA.

Sony, what are you guys thinking of europe? We're not richer than USA or Japan!
How come every techtoy is more expensive in Europe than in USA or Japan? It cannot be the average income or the GDP or something else. If you ask me, it's just that we're used to pay so much and we're stupid/lazy enough not to resist or do something against that.

[keith coutinho @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

how much is a new psp in china???? (beijing)

[?????????????? @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

dont listen to any1 who badmouths the psp its amazing no dead pixels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[music_maniac1965 @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

first of all, i have had my PSP preordered and have it brought to my work. so i couuld not check for dead pixels.

at arival i have 3 games. ridge racer (i have all the ridge racers, i love the ridge racer games), wipeout pure (to see if it meets what i expected of a futuristic game, and i loved the first wipeout on playstation too). and lumines (i like puzzle games also).

now my opinion (so far) about the handheld itself:

super sleek design. i would not mind being seen with a PSP on the street. the weight and buttons feel sturdy exept for the analogue stick. also the analogue stick is to much down, so i end up using the directional buttons only. the screen has (in my case) no dead pixels. the screen is just awesome too look at. the sound is clear, but lacks "boddy". the games and movies look extremely sharp on it, but for a pocket MP3 player i find the darn thing to big, and i am afraid that i might end up scratching the screen. so i use it for gaming and movies alone (i also heard of movie umd's with the clips added, so that would be cool too.). the battery has a short playing time, so a spare one would come in handy.

ridge racer: for a first generation game, this just looks awesome, and proves that the PSP can closely keep up with its big brother the ps2.the framerate is way slick, and there is no pop up to be found. only some small 3D clipping on a rage racer track i have so far seen, so all in all, this is a superb game witch houses tracks from all the ridge racer games, and lots of cars to race on them. i would score it overall a 8, becouse i expect better race games to arive.

wipeout pure: just like ridge racer, the framerate, draw distance, and detailed graphics are jaw droppingly good. just realize how small that processor and other chips are, and the UMD drive eats up a lot of space, and so does the battery. i am amazed how sony pulled this off. oh, and the gameplay feels a little less smooth than that off ridge racer, but still a exelent game none the less.
a overall score of 7,7 to top it off.

lumines: this being a puzzeler, dont expect flashy graphics, but every handheld should have a few puzzele games. this is not better than tetris for me, but its a nice game in its own right. i could not get to deep into it, becouse ridge racer and wipeout eats most of my time, becouse i want to unlock more tracks. never the less, this is a good spare time filler to keep me ocupied for a while. a total score of 7 then.

there are more games that i want, but i have to pay for the rent too.... hahahaha. so maby laters i try to play some different games to see if they are fun to buy.

speaaking of the DS, my nephew has one, and i love mario 64 on it, but the controlls are not as good as i find it on the nintendo 64. the demo of that shooting game (forgot its name) looks good, and proves that the touch screen has been put to good use. kirby's air ride is fun to start off with, but does not keep me ocupied for a long time. soon boredom hits in.

yesterday evening (1 september) i played till the early hours in the morning on my psp (depleted the accu 2 times, and i gamed on when i loaded it again) and so far, i am verry happy with my new gaming gear. i have registered my psp, so i can't wait to see spiderman 2 on it. but the price of movies should come down before i am thinking of buying me one, becouse like someone els said: dvd prices are much cheaper. i can add this: and dvd's comes with much extra's, while the umd version is just the movie with subtitles when its a movie not in my language.....

[alex n @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

my PSP is barley used anymore. but soon that will all change. Burnout and GTA will be coming out within 2 months, and that will surley boost sales and make people play their PSP's again. as for the DS, i still play that daily, ever since november 24th. once GTA and burnouut are out on psp, im sure ill be playing that daily right nexxt to my ds. the only thing the psp is lacking is some killer games. i mean the system is plenty capable of making some kick ass games, but it just hasnt happened yet. and the DS is a prime example that flasy graphics and sleek design arent necesarily needed to have fun. its games, people, GAMES that make a system, not the looks and cool factors.

[suhail @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I live in London and I think I'll pass on the PSP, maybe I'll get one when there's a price drop and when some decent games are released.

[Eran Hawke @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

The future of the PSP is bleak. Mine is great at collecting dust and reminding me not to be an early adopter.

[james @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Actually they don't have the latest firmware, they're arriving with v 1.5.2 (got one in my hands to prove it). But the UMD game/demo disc it comes with does have the 2.0 firmware on it if you care to install it.

[Ant @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

*sigh* dead pixels..it seems that particular lil gripe has made its way over to these shores, mine certainly has them

[Dan Choi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Thanks for the confirmation, james, but that's basically what I said originally in my post: "Well, it looks like Sony will support the latest firmware update... but not make it mandatory just yet: 'A spokeswoman for Sony said the units on sale in Europe will not have the new firmware preloaded, but will come with a disc that will allow users to load it onto their machines themselves.' " Hope that helps.

[011010 @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Ken Kuratagi has recently made another comment regarding the psp

'we have made the most beautiful paperweight in the world'

[Ruari @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I like Sony's style. But I dislike their quality control, planned obsolescence and most of all I hate Kutaragi.

[NergiZed @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Wonder how the sales are. I don't think it'll be as good as expected but it should give Sony a boost, hopefully.
If DS kicks PSP's arse in Europe then PSP is basically the next game gear.
I wouldn't be surprised if it came to that, I haven't touched my PSP in 4 months and I just got finished playing Advance Wars Duel Strike, and I started playing last night at 10 PM last night and I finished at around 3 AM. That's the kind of gaming system I want, one that I can play 5 hours straight and not even realize it, not one that I haven't touched in 4 months. I'm gonna try to get Nintendogs, but so far it's sold out everywhere, I wonder if it's like that in Europe.
Although the PSP has movie playing ability, I was never patient enough to figure it out, so instead I bought a Play-yan for me GBA and I found it extremly easy to use and it uses SD mem, which is cheaper and more widly used then the Sony mem stick duo, and it just happens that my Mp3 is a SD mem Mp3 and I have a Gig. Play-yan is something Ninty should release in the US, it would be rather popular, and since it supports more formats then the PSP and it's cheaper to get a GBM and the Play-yan micro (coming out on Sep 13th for Jap only), which adds up to $180, I find it much more worth it.

[REY2K7 @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I feel sorry for those Europeans who are getting one.

[benderillo @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Shiny: why dont you just let your readers know and be done with it. Nobody wants to read your spam... We dont need an announcement.

[Jacks @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

What is DS? Sorry I am new!

[Not Impressed (Dmitri) @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

ROFLMFAO DEAD PIXELS AGAIN!?!?! O dear lord, Sony can't do anything right. I suppose with great success comes great failure.

[Dan Choi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Excuse me, what "glitch" are you talking about, ShinyGuy? Dead pixels on the PSP or un-updated firmware in Europe, perhaps? Please keep the comments on-topic, my friend, or I'm gonna have to lock 'em. Just thought I'd give fair warning.

[White Rose Duelist @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Yeah, I ordered a Play-yan from Lik-Sang and a 1 GB CF card fron NewEgg, and together (including two separate shipping charges) they cost less than a 1 GB Memory Stick. And my DS cost $100 less than a PSP. Reasons to buy a PSP continue to dwindle...

[fistpittingnork @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Maybe it'll keep the chavs and neds off the streets..

[n8 @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Seems like any mention of the PSP brings out the fanboys, which is becoming so predictable as to be asinine. Comparing the DS and PSP always seems to result in hyperbole, so I'll try to avoid doing that and simply say that my PSP is great, I play it regularly - sometimes for hours without noticing, and I love it. And for the record, zero dead pixels.

[yet another Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

The shop in my local town in north london were totally sold out, couldnt say that for halo2 last year, when they had more copys out back than on the 8ft high shelves.

Strangely there has been little advertising here for the PSP, the only adverts i have seen are through games saying theyre coming out on UMD.

I was going to buy one, but now its the end of summer, ive run out of money and i cant, still im looking for the N91 which does pretty much everything a PSP does, except play games, and who needs another incarnation of ridge racer when you have tetris!

[boynamedsue @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

the upgrade not being mandatory is a moot point when the firmware it comes pre loaded with also does not support homebrew.

[semi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

"Yeah, I ordered a Play-yan from Lik-Sang and a 1 GB CF card fron NewEgg, and together (including two separate shipping charges) they cost less than a 1 GB Memory Stick. And my DS cost $100 less than a PSP. Reasons to buy a PSP continue to dwindle..."


so DS and play-yan set u 250
psp costs 280,

$30 for not having to add a clip-on device to psp... not a bad deal

[Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I ordered the video adapter from lik sang.

The quality is disguisting. The music playback is slightly cracky.

While it may seem justifiable in your head, you cannot compare a ds/gameboy + video adapter to a PSP's natural functions. The quality of the two are miles apart, and I know because I bought 2 different adapters from lik-sang to try to imitate the PSP's features when I was trying to salavage my DS purchase and was trying to contain my envy for my brother's psp. In the end I just bought a PSP since the quality is so bad in comparison.

[E.A. @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Well I have to say, here in holland the amount of attention to the psp at a mall has been almost nonexistent, although some glanced at it for a second. Guess with the way the economy is going in holland and those insane taxes, plus the fact that sony did us hard with waiting, nobody seems interested

[NergiZed @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

I use my play-yan for my SP more then my PSP, I find it so much more easier to use, and it excepts more formats then PSP, and when play-yan micro comes out, it's gonna include a format convertion program, not that you can't d-load one, but it does save you the proble.
PSP doesn't have any interesting games for me, I'm waiting for one, but even if it comes out the price will probably make me turn to buying a DS game. Right now I still have 5 DS games that I eant to buy, yet none for the PSP, which is why I haven't touched it in 4 months.

[X_Phoenix @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Puh-lease.
Comparing the DS & PSP is like comparing a new born puppy & the huge flaming asteroid that's coming to destroy it.
PSP is running near PS2 quality games whilst DS has managed to ruin a N64 game. Well done Ninty.
Vive la PSP

You wanted to know about downloads? YourPSP.Com has a selection of freebie movies & music (along with the Wipeout Pure stuff) as well as offering a free copy of Spider-Man 2 (the movie) for anyone who registers their PSP.

[Kamalot @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

To all of those who are comparing the Play-Yan to the video on the PSP, there is no comparing the two. PSP plays better videos.

Just like there is no comparing how much more fun it is to play games on the DS than it is on the PSP.

Each does things better. I prefer to play games.

[OddManOut @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

About movies:

Whenever I walk past the PSP section at Fry's I always marvel ate the amount and diversity of movie UMDs. Who is buying/watching them ? I don't mean this as a ridicule, it's just that they seem to be MUCH more popular than I thought they would be. Are people re-buying movies they like and already own on DVD, or are they willing to buy movies exclusively as UMDs and then suffer the small screen if they happen to want to watch the movie at home ?

And as for movies on GBA/DS, why are Lik-Sang shoppers going for the Play-Yan exclusively ?
Why not the 'Movie Player' which is only $25 ???

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=6&products_id=3983&PHPSESSID=fdb1534f6df08278f04efb264c1ac1b8

[funkonaut @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

A fool and his money soon parted.

Seriously, though, hopefully these additional sales will motivate Sony et al to finally release some stellar games.

[Philip Sander Nielsen @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Here in Denmark there has been a bit more notice to the PSP than in Holland. The director of our national tv-station DR, has said that they would provide downloadable movies and documentary for the PSP.

Estimated sales from Sony Denmark: 75.000 before X-MAS!!! We are only 5.5 mio people here... I guess its a bit optimistic though.

For my own sake, I look foreward to September 7., where Apple and Motorola is giving a presentation for some new gadgets... iTunes mobile, Ipod Video... perhaps?? :)

[Reverend @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

Um, play anything you want on the DS - it's still going to look terrible in comparison to the PSP's screen. No matter how good your DVD player, it's the display format that matters in the end. The DS is like watching on a 20" TV, the PSP is analogous to viewing on a 42" HDTV set. I've watched movies on both. Does that mean you shouldn't get a DS? Hell no.

I find the zealotism of Nintendo fans hilarious when it comes to the PSP. Kids, if you're so sure the PSP is inferior, why even bother to keep mentioning it? Let it die. I can't believe the barrage of pro-Nintendo clamour whenever someone puts up a PSP article is in any way altruistic - you're never going to convince someone to _not_ buy a product through debate much like you'll never be able to convince someone to vote for the other candidate by debate alone. So clam up, Nintendo kids. Some people want grown up toys, without third party functionality expansion products and don't mind shelling out a little extra for it. Deal with it. Some people like Marmite, but I don't tell them that it's a foul-tasting tarlike substance that no human should ever have to consume - but I know that there's a market for it, and no comparisons to other, tastier things of a comparable pricepoint - like honey, or a fine crafted strawberry jam - will ever change their mind. This is also why I don't hang out at the end of articles about the DS and tell people they're crazy for buying the products they obviously enjoy.

Pluralism, people, it's what keeps us from killing each other. If you don't know what it means, you're probably the kid telling me how much I should be hating the PSP I still use very much. Sheesh

[fistpittingnork @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

3-5 years from now, what are you going to do with your stack of UMB vids?

[Christopher7xii @ Dec 19th 2005 2:46AM]

"Just like there is no comparing how much more fun it is to play games on the DS than it is on the PSP."

The difference is that's an opinion, Kamalot. I personally haven't found a DS game that is fun after an hour of play. I have 7 of them on PSP that have clocked in well over 100 hours. It just goes on what kind of games you like.

Also, funny thing I've been noticing. People complain about the price of DS vs PSP games... But all the AAA DS games are $35, which is only a $5 difference from PSP games. That's less than most of the combo items at Arby's or McDonalds.

Nerg...
"I use my play-yan for my SP more then my PSP, I find it so much more easier to use, and it excepts more formats then PSP"
How is it easier than "convert video in program by clicking 'convert', then dragging and dropping to your PSP's folder"? I didn't realize that it was such a daunting task to be able to do basic computer functions. Sure, the Play Yan may ACCEPT more formts, but what's the big deal? You conver the videos while you sleep if they're that bulky and they're ready to go. Honestly, converting for the PSP saves an assload on size anyways. Converting most anime from it's original 175mb size file, it drops down to 62mb. So more bang for your buck, or more video for your stick.

Glad other people in this thread have agreed with me... Nintendo fanboys must really feel threatened if they have to hit up EVERY psp thread that pops up clammoring about how the DS is better, yet they are never playing it. *shrugs* Guess all that fun is done in limited bursts to extend the lifespan of their purchase.