Sony PSP Qs?

Davexirl

I know another PSP thread but I just want to make sure before i buy.

I have preorderd it in Gamestop but I am now not going to wait for the Europe Launch so Should I buy the American PSP or the Japanese PSP and which is the best import website to buy from? What is the pros and cons of the two US/JAP PSP

Thanks

Ciaran500

The only thing I can think of is if you want to play UMD movies buy a JPN one. USA PSP's will not work with european Movies.

www.videogamesplus.ca
www.play-asia.com
www.lik-sang.com
www.ncsxshop.com
www.ebay.com

Davexirl

I know the Games are region free but can you change the Language to English on Japanese Games

carbsy

Davexirl wrote:

I know the Games are region free but can you change the Language to English on Japanese Games

No, you can change the actual interface on the PSP to many languages but you can't change anything within the games.There's a lot of English anyhow in most of them, and if you're still stuck have a look here for an FAQ.

Davexirl

Thanks for you help, I am going to buy it from www.ncsxshop.com the US Value Pack with Wipeout and Lumines and maybe 1 more game can anyone recommend one.

Thanks

Headshot

Davexirl wrote:

Thanks for you help, I am going to buy it from www.ncsxshop.com the US Value Pack with Wipeout and Lumines and maybe 1 more game can anyone recommend one.

Thanks

i heard tiger woods is good,if you like tiget woods games on the ps2 youll love tiger woods on the psp

i ordered it from www.dvdsoon.com
with Dynasty Warriors - PSP

and the graphics in fifa 2005 look great thats coming out this month im also getting it from www.ncsxshop.com ,good prices

Davexirl

I was thinking either getting Ridge Racer or Need for Speed does anyone know which one is better and would this do as a screen protector http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/ULUS-10011.html?mv_pc=2405

Thanks

Headshot

i had the jap version of ridge racer it was brilliant but soon enough the tracks get repeated over and over again

Placebo

isnt the screen on japenese one better and has way better colours ?
i heard they changed manufaturers ?

where did everyone buy it from, did they caught by customs ?
my credit card should be in this week

Davexirl

Placebo wrote:

isnt the screen on japenese one better and has way better colours ?
i heard they changed manufaturers ?

where did everyone buy it from, did they caught by customs ?
my credit card should be in this week

I never heard that now about the colours. I think i will get Need For speed with it aswell instead of Ridge Racer. I have been reading a few reviews on it

hal9000

got mine from VG+ didnt get hit by customs they marked it down as worth 20euros, bit of a risk but it paid off

Headshot

hey lads just wondering what games have ye ordered /got yet
ive ordered

wipeout fusion
tony hawks underground remix
Dynasty Warriors
tiger woods 2005

and getting fifa 2005 on preorder


is that a good choice do ye think

Ciaran500

Placebo wrote:

isnt the screen on japenese one better and has way better colours ?
i heard they changed manufaturers ?

Will you stop saying that :rolleyes:

They were rumours going around before the US launch and were debunked.

syncosised

I've ordered a PSP an Wipeout Pure from www.dvdboxoffice.com for €255 with free courier shipping. Only thing with them is that they take forever to send stuff. It's been a week, and their customer service is terrible. They haven't replied to any of my e-mails.

yawnstretch

The US screen on the PSP is identical to the Japanese one.

Oh and as far as I've read Need For Speed is terrible in comparison to Ridge Racers. Whatever you may have thought about the older Ridge Racer games Ridge Racers on the PSP is without a doubt absolute excellence.

Need for Speed Underground's graphics arent as good, it's supposed to be slow and the handling is nowhere near as sensitive as it is on RR is what I've read on numerous sites. I loved NFSU 1 but I decided not to get it after watching videos and reading reviews. RR also has night levels if that's what your after but overall it does way better in all the reviews.

Davexirl

I have ordered it from http://www.ncsxshop.com and it says in the box it has • AC Adapter (120V to 240V compatible for use in USA/EUROPE/ASIA) will I need to buy a converter/ step down?

So it is ready to use straight out of the box?

Gizzard

thew screen is supposed to be slightly brighter on the Japanese PSP, but Im not sure it such a big difference

Gizzard

Davexirl wrote:

I have ordered it from http://www.ncsxshop.com and it says in the box it has • AC Adapter (120V to 240V compatible for use in USA/EUROPE/ASIA) will I need to buy a converter/ step down?

So it is ready to use straight out of the box?

my japanese imported psp was ready to use out of the box

L5

i now have wipeout pure
spiderman 2
tiger woods.
All 3 are excellent, tiger woods is as good if not better than ps2 version, the only downside is the load times for it (can be 25-30 seconds between holes)
Mercury and Fifa 2005 on preorder

Gizzard

I just got untold legends today looks good so far, standard hack and slash stuff, metal gear acid is in the post, and Im going to get that japanese gold game as soon as its out in the states, so far the games are great

Davexirl

Gizzard wrote:

my japanese imported psp was ready to use out of the box

Cheers man

Headshot

dammit i just want one of my psp games to arrive
i ordered 2 psp games from lik-sang and they shipped the 31st should they here soon

any one going to guess what day they will be here

honru

Does anyone know what the deal with the PSP is in US stores? In other words, are you able to walk into any old store and pick up a PSP, or is it an "out of stock" situation everywhere? I know I had the same problem with the DS back in December, even though it was the frantic Christmas period.

I have a relative going over there next month, may ask her to pick one up.

DeBeere

completely sold out in all the stores in the US for the next 4 weeks just came back from LA yesterday

L5

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the deal with the PSP is in US stores? In other words, are you able to walk into any old store and pick up a PSP, or is it an "out of stock" situation everywhere? I know I had the same problem with the DS back in December, even though it was the frantic Christmas period.

I have a relative going over there next month, may ask her to pick one up.

plenty left in the outlying stores in the US from what im reading on IGN message boards. The major cities would be mostly out of stock, but if you go to small towns outside the cities they will have them. Most of the specialist game shops there like EB, Gamestop etc only got enough to cover their preorders, while large stores like WalMart , Best Buy etc got 200-300 each and still have some left.They are impossible to find in LA though

Headshot

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

dammit i just want one of my psp games to arrive
i ordered 2 psp games from lik-sang and they shipped the 31st, should they here soon

any one going to guess what day they will be here

still no luck in my psp games

L5

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

still no luck in my psp games

order any future games from ncsxshop.com
I cancelled my preorder for mercury and fifa with videogamesplus, changed to ncsx. They seem way more professional, they respond to emails really fast and their postage is really fast. And they seem cheaper than vg+ for some games also.

Headshot

L5 wrote:

order any future games from ncsxshop.com
I cancelled my preorder for mercury and fifa with videogamesplus, changed to ncsx. They seem way more professional, they respond to emails really fast and their postage is really fast. And they seem cheaper than vg+ for some games also.

ncsxshop.com will be getting alot of business off me in the future

L5

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

ncsxshop.com will be getting alot of business off me in the future

im with them now too. They just emailed me to say theyll be shipping mercury thursday or friday. Great company to deal with.

Clinical Waste

Just ordered "Namco Museum" from ncsxshop.com (retro me)

Thanks for the link guys.

(I also ordered pre-ordered KillBill Vol1 UMD from Amazon.com due out April 19th. Amazon however will not ship games out of US so only good for UMD movies)

Headshot

just wondering did any one get Twisted Metal: Head On
i always loved those twisted metal games

just wondering is it any good

L5

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

just wondering did any one get Twisted Metal: Head On
i always loved those twisted metal games

just wondering is it any good

http://psp.ign.com/articles/597/597447p1.html

Placebo

nscx look great
gonna buy psp, soon as credit card gets here

UPS Ground $7.70
UPS 3 Day Select $7.70
UPS 2nd Day Air $10.90
UPS Next Day Air $19.75
USPS Express Mail $21.05


what shipping ? anyone who bought psp from this, get caught by customs ? how much.

thanking

L5

Placebo wrote:

nscx look great
gonna buy psp, soon as credit card gets here

UPS Ground $7.70
UPS 3 Day Select $7.70
UPS 2nd Day Air $10.90
UPS Next Day Air $19.75
USPS Express Mail $21.05


what shipping ? anyone who bought psp from this, get caught by customs ? how much.

thanking

once you select ireland as destination, they choose USPS Global priority shipping for you. Its really fast, they automatically mark things as gifts and low value also.

Headshot

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

still no luck in my psp games

can you beleive this for **** sake i just got one of my dvdsoon games which i ordered thursday and still no lik sang games for **** sake

lik sang shipped my games 31st of march and i ordered Dynasty Warriors from dvdsoon thursday
from what i heard dvdsoon have slow shipping from my experience they have got better

the game i got is Dynasty Warriors , very good
but on dvdsoon it says tiger woods 2005 is on order what does that mean

Wertz

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

can you beleive this for **** sake i just got one of my dvdsoon games which i ordered thursday and still no lik sang games for **** sake

lik sang shipped my games 31st of march and i ordered Dynasty Warriors from dvdsoon thursday
from what i heard dvdsoon have slow shipping from my experience they have got better

the game i got is Dynasty Warriors , very good
but on dvdsoon it says tiger woods 2005 is on order what does that mean

Suicide is the only option

In other news; NCS rock...
Just checked my track'n'trace with USPS:

Current Status

You entered XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Your item left the United States from KENNEDY AMC at 10:49 pm on April 04, 2005. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

So typically enough it arrived in Europe on Tuesday morning and promptly dropped off the radar. If it hasn't arrived at the house by friday I'll assume customs or An Post have gotten their paws on it

Davexirl

Wertz wrote:

Suicide is the only option

In other news; NCS rock...
Just checked my track'n'trace with USPS:


So typically enough it arrived in Europe on Tuesday morning and promptly dropped off the radar. If it hasn't arrived at the house by friday I'll assume customs or An Post have gotten their paws on it

Yeah my trackntrace says the exact same as you hopefully we get them before the weekend

Wertz

Hmm...I've just recalled that An Post do the "last mile" of this delivery (so used to dealing with couriers). I'll reset my expectation date to Tuesday to avoid disappointement...

L5

Wertz wrote:

Hmm...I've just recalled that An Post do the "last mile" of this delivery (so used to dealing with couriers). I'll reset my expectation date to Tuesday to avoid disappointement...

todays wednesday, if it arrived in ireland today, you should definately have it by friday. Otherwise thats disgraceful service by an post

Wertz

L5 wrote:

todays wednesday, if it arrived in ireland today, you should definately have it by friday. Otherwise thats disgraceful service by an post

Haha...going by your logic I should have it in the morning. Sound in theory, but I'll believe it when I see it

syncosised

So most of you ordered from NCSX then? Their price seems to be going up and up. I've looked loads of places - dvdboxoffice, videogamesplus, liksang, play-asia, dvdsoon, aheadgames, and of course NCSX. Most are really expensive, and the ones that have them at a "not such a ripoff" price are, typically, out of stock.

Where's the best to buy from? I want a US one, and somewhere that it's in stock... is it worth paying €40 extra or should I just wait a few weeks and get it cheaper?

Ciaran500

Why you want a US one?

What price are looking for?

Wertz

Wertz wrote:

Haha...going by your logic I should have it in the morning. Sound in theory, but I'll believe it when I see it

...

Your item is being processed by customs in IRELAND. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

Bastards. Looks like it'll be next week then :rolleyes: ...
I don't mind a VAT bill, just gimme the f**king thing!

Headshot

{(-_-)}HeadShoT** wrote:

can you beleive this for **** sake i just got one of my dvdsoon games which i ordered thursday and still no lik sang games for **** sake

lik sang shipped my games 31st of march and i ordered Dynasty Warriors from dvdsoon thursday
from what i heard dvdsoon have slow shipping from my experience they have got better

the game i got is Dynasty Warriors , very good
but on dvdsoon it says tiger woods 2005 is on order what does that mean

i just cant beleive this ****
still no lik sang psp games :mad: im going to email lik sang now complaining
its a disgrace if they dont come by tomorrow
Suicide is the only option

syncosised

Ciaran500 wrote:

Why you want a US one?

What price are looking for?

Well, I'd like to get the Spiderman 2 UMD, plus there's no advantage to getting a Japanese one. NCSX have confirmed that European UMD discs won't work on the Jap PSP, and it's more expensive anyway.

DVD Box Office have it for €225 with free courier delivery. I know that's hard to beat, but I'm willing to pay more for a site that has it in stock (though it'll cost €263 from NCSX). I'm looking for Wipeout Pure too.

Ciaran500

How could NCSX know what the Euro UMD will be like?

Stay away from DVDBO. Nothing but empty promises from them.

syncosised

Ciaran500 wrote:

How could NCSX know what the Euro UMD will be like?

Stay away from DVDBO. Nothing but empty promises from them.

Don't I know! Ordered a DVD from them before, on back order for 3 months, the cancelled it. Ordered Pokémon Ruby before. I was waiting a month, then, conveniently, when I went to cancel, they told me it had just been sent.

But I bought Super Mario 64 DS off them at Christmas, and they were very fast with it. That restored my confidence in them, but now...

NCSXShop Site wrote:

Frequently Asked Questions
3. Will a Japanese PSP play European UMDs?
No. You may be thinking about how Japan and Europe share the same DVD region code (2) but this does not necessarily mean that PSP UMDs from Europe will play on Japanese PSPs.

What sites are there that have the PSP in stock, and accept Paypal? Because I have some money in there going nowhere fast.

Davexirl

Your item cleared customs in IRELAND at 4:18 pm on April 07, 2005. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

Praying i get it tomorrow but i doubt it

Ciaran500

"this does not necessarily mean that PSP UMDs from Europe will play on Japanese PSPs"

Its still very possible that they will. We will have to wait till EU launch till we know.

syncosised

Ciaran500 wrote:

"this does not necessarily mean that PSP UMDs from Europe will play on Japanese PSPs"

Its still very possible that they will. We will have to wait till EU launch till we know.

hmm... glanced over the "necessarily" there...

But, a guy I know ordered a Jap PSP from them, and accidentally got a US one instead. Then they sent him this e-mail...

Hi David, please note that the sharing and compatibility of regions between Japan and Europe for PSP UMD movies is a misconception. To clarify, European UMD-Videos will be region coded only for use with European PSP units and you will not be able to view European UMD-Videos on Japanese PSP units.

The PSP movie incompatibility between Europe and Japan has been
confirmed by our contacts in both Sony USA as well as Sony of Japan.

Although the DVD region-2 is used in both Europe and Japan, Japanese
movie DVDs are not cross compatible in Europe

Regards,
NCS, Inc

Anyway, please... any other sites?

Clinical Waste

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-7o.html

They take PayPal, have stock (Japanese and US software) but I think only Japanese hardware and UMD movies (and Audio UMDs).