problems arise for some PSPs

[Kalin]

Yeah, my coworkers do ask me from time to time to bring my Nintendo Xbox to play SoulCalibur in the smokers room

 

[-tkf-]

The moral of the story, these days sony imo quality is just not there anymore

It's absolutely no problem finding whatever product from whatever brand and a list of problems.

I guess producing 70+ million PS2's gives you a big audience, every guy with an internet connection that has a PS2 that fails can scream about it.

And every Sony hater can help enhance that experience

It's a fact that every product has a lifespan based on build quality (price) usage and user and every company tries to maximise that time.

Considering how much a console gets used/abused it's pretty amazing they last so long for that price.

 

[pakotlar]

as if you need a reminder of what company's product you are using.

possible scenario:

(you're playing RR on PSP)
"Hey this is really fun!"
(friend comes over)
"Hey man that looks really cool!" (looks at your PSP)
"If you could tell me what that cool portable is, I would buy one! I live in a cave and haven't seen it before..."
(you think carefully)
"UMMM. I think this is a Microsoft Xbox."

has the above ever happened to you?

Um, yes... I've heard several times the xbox being called PlayStation X
Last time I heard was in my local supermarket, I think it was around last christmas, where a couple was buying a console (for their kid?) and they were pondering something like "was it the playstation 2 or playstation x we should buy?", and that wasn't the only occasion I heard it.
I would think now people are more aware that they are PS2 and xbox, and that they are not of same brand.
But it must have not hurt MS that some people associated the xbox with the PlayStation brand

 

[jvd]

I guess producing 70+ million PS2's gives you a big audience, every guy with an internet connection that has a PS2 that fails can scream about it.

That isn't hte problem with sony hardware and products .


The problem is in the intial year of release . The hardware is just trashy . I have no problem buying a 2 year or 3 year old playstation 3 . Brand new mind you. By then sony would have all the bugs out . But the first set of playstations were infamous for thier failures . THe ps2 launch systems and the 4 or 5 months after were infamous for loosing the ability to play dvd ps2 games .

It seems like now the first generation of the psp will have the flying disc issues .

 

[Deepak]

Things like PSP/DS/Cell phone etc should naver be kept in trouser pockets, it can adversly affect your sperm production (lb, jvd are you listening)....for female maybe rabidrabit can throw some light.

 

[rabidrabbit]

Things like PSP/DS/Cell phone etc should naver be kept in trouser pockets, it can adversly affect your sperm production (lb, jvd are you listening)....for female maybe rabidrabit can throw some light.

Shouldn't you keep the females "it" away from bright light and water. I wouldn't throw a light on it if I were to spend a peaceful Christmas!
Besides that, I know absolutely nothing about that area of the penis-deficients.

 

[Johnny_Physics]

Shouldn't you keep the females "it" away from bright light and water.

No no no, you're thinking of vampires.

 

[Ty]

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_006.avi

Heh, another take on the flying-UMD disk. This time attacking a DS.

#5 is one attacking a teddy bear.

Pretty funny stuff.

Our PSP team is supposedly ebaying a couple of Japanese units for testing soon so I can check out the problem first hand. I know the latest devkit can not be twisted - i.e. it's very stiff. Don't know if this means the American release will be the same though.

 

[Berserk]

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cf6y-oot/umd/fly_006.avi

Heh, another take on the flying-UMD disk. This time attacking a DS.

#5 is one attacking a teddy bear.

Pretty funny stuff.

Our PSP team is supposedly ebaying a couple of Japanese units for testing soon so I can check out the problem first hand. I know the latest devkit can not be twisted - i.e. it's very stiff. Don't know if this means the American release will be the same though.

Look at him twist the poor PSP!! Pffft sure if everyone would twist the PSP like that (very hard) it's normal that the hinges of the drive suffer and open when forced like that.

 

[Guden Oden]

Heh, another take on the flying-UMD disk. This time attacking a DS.

Hehe, pretty funny! They sure built in a good ejection spring... However, it's easy to see he's bending the poor thing pretty brutally. It's not as if the disc just comes jumping out without provocation...