http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/ Engadget Comments for Next PSP to rely on Memory Stick HG-Micro for storage? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
Nope.]]>May 2nd 2009 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 2nd 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
remembers the awesome fan(?) mock up that circulated only a little while ago. http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/fan-made-psp-mockup-is-far-sexier-than-the-real-thing-will-ever/]]>May 2nd 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/I would've bought a PSP years ago if it used SD cards like everyone else. I just don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for Sony's proprietary format. Especially when SD is cheaper than used toilet paper
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Well, as time goes on the prices do get better, but they are still too high. If you are purely going to use it as a games machine, a dirt-cheap low-storage Memory Stick is all you need to save games, so it's not really a big issue.

If you plan to use it like a personal media thingy with all your audio and movies (which it is GREAT for), the Memory Stick cost becomes more of an issue because you need to buy a bigger one that costs more. Still, there aren't many devices that allow the user to replace storage and battery themselves - or carry a spare. Other devices often require surgery when the flash media and/or battery lose their useful life, so I prefer the PSP on this (very important to me) longevity, anti-disposable basis. The PSP also sounds far better than most media players, and has ergonomics very well thought-out (I love the ergonomics/ controls more than any other PMP I've seen), so I don't really see any competitors priced like the PSP yet offering what it does - which is why I bought one (despite limited codec support, it's a great product).

Much like Olympus with their non-SLR cams that just accept xD cards [though some are shipping with microSD-to-xD adapters now], I tend to avoid Sony Memory Stick products in other areas where they have equivalent-or-better competition (video cameras, etc). ]]>May 2nd 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
For Sony Memory sticks are free to implement. Besides that, all current PSP owners use MS, why would they change it mid-way through. There are currently 46.8 million PSPs sold globally that use MS.

Besides that, its better they sell a 16GB PSP2 that you can upgrade the memory of via memory stick, then a model like a 16GB iPhone/iPod Touch that you are forever stuck with the same capacity.]]>May 3rd 2009 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 7th 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
So to answer your question: "Who needs a 360 when you have this?"

Anybody who wants to play games on a television and not a 5 inch screen... obviously. ]]>May 1st 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
bet you didn't think a guy with a 360 controller for an avatar would be reading your posts.]]>May 2nd 2009 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 2nd 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/

I dont want Betamax, DAT Tapes,SACD, Memory sticks, or BLU-Ray ]]>May 1st 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
Now MiniDisc with ATRAC on the other hand I can understand no wanting.]]>May 1st 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
What you're essentially saying is it's fine for other companies to create their own formats but not for Sony. Can you explain why that is?]]>May 1st 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
HDDVD supporters included Microsoft and Intel, hardly small companies.
Nintendo's storage devices of choice include SD for the Wii and game cartridges for the DS, which are fine because the storage devices on the DS were never meant to hold music or video.
Sony can get in line and blow me, pushing MS down everyone's throats for their cameras, mp3 players, and game consoles...]]>May 1st 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/I'll tell you why everyones up in arms, because Sony's Formats are usually ridiculously more expensive. Every damn time. SD Cards are far more advanced, they are cheaper, they store more etc; etc; not to mention its also far more popular. For example 8gb SD card on Newegg goes for roughly ~18$ 8gb Memory Stick pro duo goes for ~38$. ]]>May 4th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
Sony did well with the PS3 and virtualizing playstation memory cards for PSOne/PS2 games, but god knows they aren't going to learn anything in the handheld market for a long time.

And for the record, I would hardly consider Blu Ray a stupid format as there was no established alternative for an optical disc to play HD content.]]>May 2nd 2009 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/I mean the DS uses it's own cartridge and I don't see people bitching bout that 24/7]]>May 1st 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
Also Nintendo doesn't have the position of Sony in CE market. DS never attempted to divide market (in fact, DSi has MicroSD slot), while Sony's MS development is intended precisely for that.

OK, MS was first. But it's lost to the SD. Why not just to accept the fact, drop MS and stop ripping off the customers?]]>May 1st 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
And that would be akin to Sony flipping the bird to all the people that bought Memory Sticks all these years.

Honestly, I've rarely used old memory cards for my new devices. It's nice if the are compatible, but how often are you needing to put that old 128MB SD card into your 8MP camera to replace that 4GB SD you bought on sale?

I sell digital cameras and the majority of customers end up buying a new memory card to go along with their purchase for a few reasons. One, they are cheap now (I honestly wonder how companies are making any money selling SD cards nowadays). Two, if you use the maximum resolution of many new models (12MP+), you'll need more storage for an equivalent amount of shots compared to older, lower MP cameras. Three, if your old camera still works and you plan on giving it away to someone, it's a nice gesture to give them your old memory card. Four, you could use the old card in a photo frame that doesn't have internal memory.

So yeah, Sony could switch, although it's late in the game. Or incorporate a dual format slot (like how Fujifilm is doing with some of their cameras). But it might cause more confusion since right now people equate Sony products with Memory Stick.]]>May 2nd 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/DS never attempted to divide market (in fact, DSi has MicroSD slot), while Sony's MS development is intended precisely for that.
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DSi has an SD slot, not MicroSD.

Dummy00001 @ May 1st 2009 9:47PM
OK, MS was first. But it's lost to the SD. Why not just to accept the fact, drop MS and stop ripping off the customers?
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Because Sony enjoy money :)]]>May 2nd 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/
They should offer a trade-in program for your old, crappy UMDs.]]>May 1st 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 2nd 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 2nd 2009 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 2nd 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/01/next-psp-to-rely-on-memory-stick-hg-micro-for-storage/May 1st 2009 6:01PM