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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => General PlayStation Discussion => Topic started by: GmanJoe on May 22, 2007, 06:51:43 AM

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: GmanJoe on May 22, 2007, 06:51:43 AM

I\'m about to embark on a 13 hour flight to Tokyo. Good thing the PSP batteries last 5 days non-stop. Right? right? [SIZE="1"]right?[/SIZE]

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: CHIZZY on May 22, 2007, 08:36:13 AM

Yeah, pick that thing up! and get lego sw

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: Eiksirf on May 22, 2007, 08:59:44 AM

The PSP is fun enough. I got bored of it, but I did have some fun at first trying different stuff. I\'d recommend grabbing a movie for it or two if they\'re cheap. Keep you entertained when gaming gets tiresome.

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: GmanJoe on May 22, 2007, 09:44:41 AM

It\'s $169.82, to be exact. I plan to play games downloaded via PS3 and I\'m assuming it\'s loaded into the memory cards. I don\'t plan on buying umd\'s coz I think that would suck up more power, right? Less moving parts, longer battery.

I\'ll probably get that old Rally game from the PSX era.

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: Eiksirf on May 22, 2007, 10:37:56 AM

Oh, I dunno. I thought you were kidding about that part. The PSP has a horrible battery life.
 
I forget what it uses, but you might want a back up if you\'re relying on the PSP to get you through the long flight.

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: GmanJoe on May 22, 2007, 11:18:53 AM

How long is the average batt life?

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: Eiksirf on May 22, 2007, 11:30:20 AM

Source is Gamespot.
 
Q: How long does the PSP\'s battery last?
A: The short answer is that it depends on what you\'re doing. The longer answer is that Sony has stated that the battery should last around six hours. With simpler-looking games, like Lumines or Mahjong Fight Club, that definitely seems to be the case. But with more graphically intensive games, like Ridge Racers, the battery doesn\'t last quite as long. Based on our estimates and a few battery-draining tests, Ridge Racers seems to last somewhere between 90 minutes and three hours. Playing with the wireless networking switch flipped on will also further reduce your battery life. The system has an auto-sleep function that stops the wireless drain, but that switch is there for a reason. Turn it off when you\'re not using it.
Video and audio will likely drain the battery differently, depending on where the content is coming from. It\'s less power-intensive to read from the memory stick slot than the universal media disc drive, though without any audio discs and only one demo video disc full of short games and movie trailers available now, it\'s difficult to actually put a number on this. Considering that the screen will black out if left unattended, it seems reasonable that you should get a good amount of battery power out of the system when listening to audio.

Title: Walmart selling PSP for $168! Is that a good deal?
Post by: Jumpman on May 22, 2007, 06:36:22 PM

i wouldnt pay that much