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UMD was shit from the off...]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
If the new PSP looked anything like that mock up above, we'd finally have an iPod Touch killer.]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
So my guess is the PSP 2 cannot be pirated............YET

but what i really want is that can you play PS3 games on the PSP2, or would it only be PS1 games only like the earlier generation]]>Feb 26th 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
UMD is great. ]]>Feb 26th 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/PSP-3000 has been hacked already. It runs custom firmware. The Pandora battery trick doesn't work, but you can exploit a vulnerability in Gripshift to install custom firmware.

What Sony needs to do for PSP2 is open a homebrew market and/or allow Linux on the device. Many hackers chose not to even try to hack the PS3 because Sony officially allows Linux on it.]]>Feb 26th 2009 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
Google PacSteam]]>Feb 26th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Apr 5th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/I'll also benefit from HDMI-out.

PS2-3 in a pocket... sounds nice!

Sony! OLED plz!!! I can't stand ghosting on PSP!!!!!!]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/


(BTW, I'm just joking. I own both a PSP and a PS3, and I don't mind switching the disks, even though an option to save the whole game on the PS3 HDD would be very welcome! Stick an SSD in, and you have no loading times :p)]]>Feb 26th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
I'd always been interested in getting a PSP, but once the new models with incremental improvements started rolling out so quickly, I figured it was best to wait for the next big update.]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/"I'd always been interested in getting a PSP, but once the new models with incremental improvements started rolling out so quickly, I figured it was best to wait for the next big update."

+1

You, me, and everyone else who's been thinking of getting one... If you ask me that's the reason its sales have dropped so hard.]]>Feb 26th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
I'm babbling on, but you get the idea. Easy to implement, no problems. USB host functions have been in some MP3 players (I have an OLD samsung one with it) for ages, and it's cheap and easy.]]>Feb 26th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
The are very few good games for it! I think the reason is that the controls stink.

The PSP 2 needs to joysticks and they need to be better than the one that is already on there.]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Patapon
Disgaea
Final Fantasy Tactics
Wipeout series
Burnout Legends
Daxter Games
Ratchet & Clank
Final Fantasy Crisis Core
Puzzle Quest
Metal Gear Acid 1/2
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
GTA
Lumines I/II
SOCOM
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Syphon Filter
Prince of Persia
Hot Shots Golf
Ridge Racer
Jeanne d'Arc
]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/]]>Feb 26th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.metacritic.com/games/psp/alpha/
http://www.metacritic.com/games/ds/alpha/

they are ~equal, add the downloadable PS1 titles and things like http://www.psponme.com/list_psp.asp and the PSP is far ahead]]>Feb 26th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
By the times PSP would be launched proxmally next year 2010.. Memorystick 2GB price will be as cheap as 4.99$, 1GB MSPDuo is 4.99$ right now. Developers could ship their games on memorystick-ReadyOnly which is cheaper.

MSPDuo advantages over UMD:

-FASTER loading times
-Smaller in size
-No mechanical drive which means LONGER battery life
-Developers are not limited by 1.8GB of space UMD has, which means its up to the developers to make how big their games are. Its up to them to use higher capacity MSPDuo than 2GB]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
If I somehow lose my PSP, I don't want to lose all of the money I paid on games, too.]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/

like Metal Gear Solid 4 non portable edition @ 32gb for PSP?]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://digg.com/hardware/Sony_What_s_wrong_with_the_PlayStation_Portable]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
Look and the DS and think how many people bought it along with one of those R1 thingys nad just play pirated games.

UMD was a flawed tactic but you can see why they tried.

Not really into handhelds anyway. Cant be bothered carrying more than a mobile phone and my keys.

peace out!]]>Feb 26th 2009 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
peace out!]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
It sucked for game playing /movie watching once memory got cheaper.

Frankly, I don't mind UMD being used to purchase the game since not everyone has broadband, but, you should be able to load the UMD to a built in SSD drive which you play from the drive rather than the disk. Problem then becomes someone uploading it and selling the UMD. Xbox360 addressed this by having you use the disk to initiate the game and then didn't access it again.
The only way around this might be a single PSP authentication of the game.

You upload the UMD, then you connect to the net via Wifi to activate it only on that system using a password and user name that can only be stored on one PSP at a time - like a gamertag. Xbox 360 keeps you from logging in multiple times by forcing Gamertag recoveries.


My biggest problem with the PSP is the single analog stick. I know with 2 it will succeed and do even better than the original.]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/Feb 26th 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/psp-2-is-ready-and-umd-less-claims-earthworm-jim-developer/
Holler.]]>Feb 26th 2009 8:29AM