Angry Robot

I Got a PSP By Accident

I was not aware of EB Games’ vigorous used games policy. I stumbled in with a stack of 360 games that I had come to hate, and strutted out with a PSP, barely a dollar changing hands. I’m glad it happened, if only because there was no way I’d convince myself that I needed to pay for two different portable game consoles.

The little bastard is certainly a great gadget. I’m disappointed that the homebrew scene is waaaay weaker than on the DS, but then the PSP does a lot more out of the box. I don’t think I’ll use the browser much, or skype, but the video capability might come in handy. The screen is sure nice.

That said, the part that really gets me excited: games. There are a number of Sony-affiliated franchises that I miss from my PSone / PS2 days, and I see they’re all well represented on the PSP. I only have FF Crisis Core right now, but my shortlist of games I want includes: God of War, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror and Logan’s Shadow, Final Fantasy Tactics, Armored Core, Disgaea, Field Commander, Flow, Patapon, and Echochrome. It’s awesome that I can probably find the lion’s share of these for less than $20 each.