PSP year one: a look back
The good folks over at the Chicago Tribune have paid tribute to the PSP's first year in the domestic market. For all the love and criticism that Sony's little black wonder gets, there is no denying that the PSP's stats and accomplishments are rather impressive:
" I love my Sony PlayStation Portable, which turns 1 year old on Friday. It boasts more than 100 games ($20 to $40 each) that get better all the time (Must-haves include new releases "Daxter," "Syphon Philter: Dark Mirror" and the still-good "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories). It has about 350 movies and TV shows ("Chappelle's Show: Season 1" makes bus rides bearable). And it stores music and photos, as well as surfs the Web via your home wireless network (psp.connect.com has details) or Wi- Fi hot spots (JiWire.com will find one near you)."
Source PSPFanboy
The One year relates to US PSP Owners, those who like me got the PSP in the first few days of release from Japan and paid a silly price have had their PSPs months longer, share your PSP Storys in this topic :)
Waited in line at launch day!
I purchased my psp on the US launch day (March 23rd) at Best Buy. Luckily it was a Thursday and my day off. The closest Best Buy at the time was out of state and worse yet it was a snowy morning. So I had to carefully maneuver my sports car through snow out of state to wait in line to be one of the first to own the awesome PSP.
It proved to be one of the best purchases I made. I would have never imagined it would be capable with homebrew to do all that it can do now. I too was a late starter with homebrew. I upgraded to 1.51 & 1.52 when the updates came out. Unlimited thanks goes to the MPH downgrader. Because of homebrew, the PSP gets better and better. Because its portable, I play it more than XBOX or PS2. Because its so versatile, I use it more than my 60GB iPod. Now that better games are being released and homebrew has matured, I use the PSP more than ever. Few gadgets get used more and more over time. Usually they get used less and less and sold or collect dust.
With all that said, currently I find myself caught in the middle of the war between Sony and homebrew. Newer games like MegaMan, Daxter, etc. force PSP owners to upgrade or else they cannot play the games. Many dedicated 1.5 users are left with only 1 choice. Play the games in ISO form. While not all work. Many 2.50 & 2.60 required games can be played with UMDEmulator & MPHGameLoader 1.1. I'd much rather play games on UMD so I hope eventually there will be ways to unlock all UMD games on lower firmwares. And for users of 2.00 - 2.60, Fanjita & Ditlew have given us the amazing eBoot Loader. All in all, I think the PSP is a hit. Not perfect but an extremely fun little device.
