PSP slim worth it?

[radnasty]

I had been planning to buy a PSP slim but was quite discouraged by an article that IGN just released in which they interviewed one of the top people at Sony about the state of the PSP. The person they interviewed said that PSP was doing quite well and that some very strong titles will be coming out for the system in the next year. However, almost all of the IGN reporters who interviewed the rep at Sony thought that the PSP wasn't doing that great and seemed to give the impression that it really isn't worth it to buy a psp right now. Some of the reporters pointed out that the PSP has some good games but that looking into the future there are not that many appealing games coming out for the PSP in the future. I sure don’t want to waste money on a system there will not be that many game coming out for it. I don’t understand why the major game developers wouldn’t yet announce promising games they are making that are coming out for the PSP; that doesn’t make sense. Are the developers trying to surprise consumers; what is the reason? The PSP has been out for 3 years and I think it has a disappointing game library compared to the DS which has been out for the same amount of time. I know that IGN has its own opinion on the matter but several IGN reporters had this opinion and I have always trusted IGN for any gaming news.

If I had the PSP I would mod it and I know that there are a lot of benefits from modding a PSP. A big reason the PSP appeals to me is because it seems more tailored to hardcore gamers, which I am. I would mainly use the PSP for playing games and watching movies but from what I see, movie files that are not in the PSP format have to be converted to the PSP format with some special program. That is pretty annoying, especially to have to convert a big file like a divx movie. Is there any homebrew software that allows PSP users to watch movie files such as divx, xvid, avi, etc. without having to covert anything to PSP format. If not, is there any homebrew software that will be coming out in the future that will do what I have described.

I know that you can play emulators on the PSP but I don't care that much about that because I have already played many of the old school games many times and I am really looking to play new games.

I am really tempted to just buy a zune media or some other portable video player to watch movies and buy a DS which I would mod to play games instead of buying a PSP slim. The DS has quite a few good games and it is cheaper than the PSP and the DS is constantly putting out games. The DS may be more tailored to casual gamers but I think that it has enough good games to satisfy a hardcore gamer like myself.

So what does everyone think, is the PSP still worth getting? I have an idea of what a modded PSP can do but maybe someone could tell me about some abilities of a modded PSP that they find really cool and that really contribute to the PSP's value.

[bamhm182]

Wow, typed a book there... Didn't read all of it though because I'm sick and tired, so my attention span is about 30 seconds right now, but IMO, yes, the PSP Slim is worth it, unless you're mostly going to use it music and videos with a hint of gaming, than I'd get a 80 GB Zune because they've got games coming out any minute now, if they haven't got them out already and it's main purpose it to play music and videos.

Basically...

If you're getting it mainly for music and video with a bit of gaming, I'd get the Zune.

If you're getting it mainly for gaming, but with a hint of music and video, I'd go with the PSP Slim.

[xXHotfuzzXx]

Hi mate, Take the plunge get a psp!!!! You won't be disappointed, personally speaking of couse. There is alot of great games out for psp depending on yr preference!!! Why not try FF crisis core, G.O.W chains of olympus, Metal Gear portable ops.To list just a few, not to mention great media play back and stylish good looks!!!Should work for sony!!lol