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How can you have a PSP-1000 for so long yet not know about things like activating the system and transferring data from Memory Stick to Memory Stick?
I shure am glad i stopped messing around with the PSP, It had so much potential, but no Sony couldn't let simplicity get in the way of enjoying the system.
I think they really should work on making things easier for people upgrading from old psps, because umds are really annoying to maintain...
I think they really should work on making things easier for people upgrading from old psps, because umds are really annoying to maintain...
I don't understand what they're thinking with the PSP Go. Sony needs to get off it's high horse and stop thinking "We're the best so they'll put up with this kind of crap".
I really do sometimes miss the days where we could just buy a game and play it without worry of updates or bricking or any other number of inconveniencing issues. Although, I don't miss the ever constant DISC READ ERRORS older gens.
Haha!!! That was hilarious! Ohmigod. Also I never knew "cunting" was a verb. Sweet. A new obscene word to say in inappropiate places.
Also, this only cements the evilness of this Nazi machine called the PSPgo.
Also, this only cements the evilness of this Nazi machine called the PSPgo.
"How can you have a PSP-1000 for so long yet not know about things like activating the system and transferring data from Memory Stick to Memory Stick?"
I obviously had a residual memory of system activation since I guessed what to do correctly. As for memory stick transfer, again, I did that, but the point is I should have had to. I should been able to put my Memory Stick into my PSPgo. Having to copy shit off and into the go's internal memory is fucking horseshit.
Also, as the diary states, I've never had to fuck around that much with the PSP 1000 so I really didn't know the ins and outs. The PSP 1000, you see, worked pretty well without the stupid hoops that the go makes you jump through.
I obviously had a residual memory of system activation since I guessed what to do correctly. As for memory stick transfer, again, I did that, but the point is I should have had to. I should been able to put my Memory Stick into my PSPgo. Having to copy shit off and into the go's internal memory is fucking horseshit.
Also, as the diary states, I've never had to fuck around that much with the PSP 1000 so I really didn't know the ins and outs. The PSP 1000, you see, worked pretty well without the stupid hoops that the go makes you jump through.
Yeah... I don't care how exaggerated that was. I lol'd. And I'm not gonna get a go. Not least because I already have a 1000. (which I am proud to say I bought used for about 70 bucks)
Honestly, even if I didn't have a PSP already, I still wouldn't do it. You can easily buy a cheaper system that does the same thing and more. (downloads AND umd) Yeah, yeah, 16 gigs of space or whatever... Eh. I like physical media more anyways.
Honestly, even if I didn't have a PSP already, I still wouldn't do it. You can easily buy a cheaper system that does the same thing and more. (downloads AND umd) Yeah, yeah, 16 gigs of space or whatever... Eh. I like physical media more anyways.
Totally worth it.
"9:15pm: Singing Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and pretending that I'm singing it to Samit. "
LOL
"9:15pm: Singing Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and pretending that I'm singing it to Samit. "
LOL
I'm a fan Jim but getting that piece of crap PSPgo has lowered you in my estimation...I-I-I I can't even look at you right now. If you'll excuse me I'm going to pick up my Hanna Montana Purple PSP3000.
Not looking forward to this for multiple reasons. I already knew I was sticking to my good ol' 2000. But the above diary, (however exaggerated or not) turns me off completely.
Regardless of fanboyism, I think we can all agree that Sony just isn't making things easy for most consumers and that's why the success of the PS2 isn't being replicated this generation. I'm pretty disappointed, because I WANT to support them, but damn if they don't make it tough.
Regardless of fanboyism, I think we can all agree that Sony just isn't making things easy for most consumers and that's why the success of the PS2 isn't being replicated this generation. I'm pretty disappointed, because I WANT to support them, but damn if they don't make it tough.
What would happen if you didn't have a PS3, and were just upgrading from one PSP to the PSPgo? Does that mean you'd be S.O.L.?
"What would happen if you didn't have a PS3, and were just upgrading from one PSP to the PSPgo? Does that mean you'd be S.O.L.?"
My research indicated yes.
My research indicated yes.
Jim, hilarious and fitting for such a pile of trash. Sony really hit the mark with this one. I seriously hope that the PSPGo fails hard and costs them a really nice chunk of money. I can't believe that they even made this piece of flaming garbage.
Anyway, I loved experiencing your experience with the PSPGo in my head, it was amazing. Thank you for this! ;)
Anyway, I loved experiencing your experience with the PSPGo in my head, it was amazing. Thank you for this! ;)
Why does the battery level need to be pretty high for an update to happen? Does it cause problems for the system if it accidentally turns off while updating or what?
Sure, this was mostly exaggerated, but it's understandable since anything that involves jumping through a million hoops to get something simple done can drive anyone insane.
Sure, this was mostly exaggerated, but it's understandable since anything that involves jumping through a million hoops to get something simple done can drive anyone insane.
I'm glad my experience with MediaGo wasn't the only bad one. And my experience was using my PSP-2000! I'm definitely glad I didn't throw down any more money for a new one, that's for damn sure.
My PSP1000 recently died (through my own fault) and I was toying with the notion of getting a PSPgo. Not anymore! PSP3000, here I come.
@Jack Maverick: even if you have it plugged into a wall socket, you can't update it until the battery level is high enough. That in itself is just the most pants-on-head retarded thing I've ever heard of. What a piece of trash.
10:00am: Bought PSPgo.
10:30am: Arrived home and charged PSPgo.
11:00am: Powered on PSPgo and downloaded new firmware.
11:15am Signed into PSN and downloaded one of my old games.
11:30am Handed over old PSP to GF so she could take advantage of the fact that we have one library of games shared over two (three if you count PS3) consoles.
11:35am Smile upon realizing that I don't have an old man brain incapable of dealing with technology.
10:30am: Arrived home and charged PSPgo.
11:00am: Powered on PSPgo and downloaded new firmware.
11:15am Signed into PSN and downloaded one of my old games.
11:30am Handed over old PSP to GF so she could take advantage of the fact that we have one library of games shared over two (three if you count PS3) consoles.
11:35am Smile upon realizing that I don't have an old man brain incapable of dealing with technology.
"Why does the battery level need to be pretty high for an update to happen?"
Because if the battery dies or the power cord gets knocked loose while flashing the firmware, it will probably brick the system. It's the same reason updating a router explicitly discourages doing so over wireless; any interruption equals a fucked up device. This is the "warning: coffee may be hot" for retards that would, well, be retards and blame Sony when they try to upgrade with 1% battery power left.
Because if the battery dies or the power cord gets knocked loose while flashing the firmware, it will probably brick the system. It's the same reason updating a router explicitly discourages doing so over wireless; any interruption equals a fucked up device. This is the "warning: coffee may be hot" for retards that would, well, be retards and blame Sony when they try to upgrade with 1% battery power left.
@Wolfrider: Well, kudos to you for being one of the 0.5% of consumers who won't be as fucked over by "upgrading" to the PSPGo. At least you have a girlfriend that can enjoy your UMD library. For the rest of the general populace, they won't be as "lucky".
9:07pm: Switched my DSi on.
Yeah, it's that easy to use the DS, that's why it's for kids and the PSP is for hardcore gamers.
/sarcasm
Yeah, it's that easy to use the DS, that's why it's for kids and the PSP is for hardcore gamers.
/sarcasm
Trev: The main problem though is that it waits for the battery to charge for way longer than it needs to. This isn't the first time I've had to charge the PSP before installing Firmware. The actual install process is a matter of minutes. The battery does not have to be that high. S'fucking retarded.
That sounds like under 3 hours of utter ball ache, the kind you get when the seam of your underwear starts to ride high and starts cutting away at your scrotum, you spend ages adjusting it for a minute's relief only for it to once again creep up with agonising discomfort once again.
Question: What IS the point in a new firmware update for a brand new machine? Why not have the firmware installed from the get go?
Question: What IS the point in a new firmware update for a brand new machine? Why not have the firmware installed from the get go?
"The update will start automatically when the charge level is high enough to perform the update."
this is something i hate about psps. you need roughly 85% battery life to update the damn things but you probably only burn through about 3% doing so.
assuming you ever actually got to use it, how do the buttons feel? they look remarkably uncomfortable and not nearly raised enough in every picture ive seen, and its d-pad looks just as terrible as the 1000's.
also cunt is the greatest verb ive ever heard and i need that zhang liao gashapon thing.
this is something i hate about psps. you need roughly 85% battery life to update the damn things but you probably only burn through about 3% doing so.
assuming you ever actually got to use it, how do the buttons feel? they look remarkably uncomfortable and not nearly raised enough in every picture ive seen, and its d-pad looks just as terrible as the 1000's.
also cunt is the greatest verb ive ever heard and i need that zhang liao gashapon thing.
"assuming you ever actually got to use it, how do the buttons feel? they look remarkably uncomfortable and not nearly raised enough in every picture ive seen, and its d-pad looks just as terrible as the 1000's."
Surprisingly not as bad as they look. This is coming from someone with massive fat man hands, too. It takes a moment to get used to the fact that the analog nub is indented, but once you do, it's actually not bad at all. Might even feel a little more comfortable than the older model PSPs, but I've not had a hugely intense play session on the PSPgo yet to test that theory.
Surprisingly not as bad as they look. This is coming from someone with massive fat man hands, too. It takes a moment to get used to the fact that the analog nub is indented, but once you do, it's actually not bad at all. Might even feel a little more comfortable than the older model PSPs, but I've not had a hugely intense play session on the PSPgo yet to test that theory.
"I am just going outside and may be some time."
I never expected a video games blog to reference Scott's Antarctic expedition. Again, Jim has proven that he is the King of Blogging, in addition to being King of Games.
I never expected a video games blog to reference Scott's Antarctic expedition. Again, Jim has proven that he is the King of Blogging, in addition to being King of Games.
WOW!
My experience was nothing like that.
*Note I have a wireless N router, a ps3 slim, an iMac 24" with bluetooth, and psp-3000
Here's mine:
10:30am: bought pspgo (black)
11:00am: charged it
12:00pm: connected to wifi (i know my WEP key)
12:05pm: Updated my pspgo
12:25pm: Update finished (took about 20 minutes, installation took longer than the download process)
12:30pm: Decided to redownload my ff7 copy I bought a couple of weeks ago. I switched on wifi, login to my psn account and went to my download list and downloaded ff7
12:50pm: FF7 download complete (1.3gb file, took about 20 minutes)
01:00pm: I wanted to transfer my psp game saves, psp/psone games and other files. I hooked my memory stick to a memory card reader to my iMac.
01:05pm: After 5 minutes of syncing my psp's bluetooth to my iMac. I finally got a connection
01:10pm: I transfer about 3.5gb of files to my psp, took about 5 minutes, through bluetooth
01:15pm: I was playing with my copy of FF7 on my pspgo with my psp game save.
This is pretty damn true. Actual time stamps maybe off but the amount of time it took to do everything is completely true. I actually timed my downloads, transfers, and installations.
I have no idea why Jim had such a hard time.
It's really goddamn easy. Just make sure you sign in to your psn account and you shouldn't worry about licenses and all that other nonsense.
Jim WTF is wrong with you? Are you that technologically disabled?
My experience was nothing like that.
*Note I have a wireless N router, a ps3 slim, an iMac 24" with bluetooth, and psp-3000
Here's mine:
10:30am: bought pspgo (black)
11:00am: charged it
12:00pm: connected to wifi (i know my WEP key)
12:05pm: Updated my pspgo
12:25pm: Update finished (took about 20 minutes, installation took longer than the download process)
12:30pm: Decided to redownload my ff7 copy I bought a couple of weeks ago. I switched on wifi, login to my psn account and went to my download list and downloaded ff7
12:50pm: FF7 download complete (1.3gb file, took about 20 minutes)
01:00pm: I wanted to transfer my psp game saves, psp/psone games and other files. I hooked my memory stick to a memory card reader to my iMac.
01:05pm: After 5 minutes of syncing my psp's bluetooth to my iMac. I finally got a connection
01:10pm: I transfer about 3.5gb of files to my psp, took about 5 minutes, through bluetooth
01:15pm: I was playing with my copy of FF7 on my pspgo with my psp game save.
This is pretty damn true. Actual time stamps maybe off but the amount of time it took to do everything is completely true. I actually timed my downloads, transfers, and installations.
I have no idea why Jim had such a hard time.
It's really goddamn easy. Just make sure you sign in to your psn account and you shouldn't worry about licenses and all that other nonsense.
Jim WTF is wrong with you? Are you that technologically disabled?
Why's it so fucking small.
As for the battery needing to be pretty high?
If it's making changes to the BIOS, it'll be trying to avoid Data Corruption at all costs. If you fuck your BIOS, you're not in good shape.
3003 ftw dogs.
As for the battery needing to be pretty high?
If it's making changes to the BIOS, it'll be trying to avoid Data Corruption at all costs. If you fuck your BIOS, you're not in good shape.
3003 ftw dogs.
Okay, I think I would have started with the PS3 after Sony failed on the Pro Duo to Micro thing, but considering that the PSP should be independent of the PS3 it's completely understandable that you'd try the software that they fucking bundled with the PSP Go.
If I sound all, "Well, I could have figured it out," I don't mean to. I don't have Windows at home, so the Media Go software wouldn't have been an option for me, anyway.
Also, where the hell was the manual in all this? This seems like a pretty common task for a first time user. The manual should explain this. That's, you know, why they printed it.
Sony fucked this up big time. All on their own.
If I sound all, "Well, I could have figured it out," I don't mean to. I don't have Windows at home, so the Media Go software wouldn't have been an option for me, anyway.
Also, where the hell was the manual in all this? This seems like a pretty common task for a first time user. The manual should explain this. That's, you know, why they printed it.
Sony fucked this up big time. All on their own.
Jim: They're playing it safe. Lets say 5% (just to pick a number) battery power from a brand new battery is just barely enough to upgrade the system, so they set the minimum power requirement to that. Someone with a older battery tries it and their system is literally ruined forever because 5% is actually less power on their tired old battery. Maybe it should have been 10 or 20 percent, or maybe they set it to 80 percent so no one can possibly fuck it up unless they unplug the system and yank out the battery half way through.
You and I both know better but there are people that don't. If the safety net wasn't there, people would throw fits over firmware upgrades ruining their system "because it just shut off and now it doesn't work!"
You and I both know better but there are people that don't. If the safety net wasn't there, people would throw fits over firmware upgrades ruining their system "because it just shut off and now it doesn't work!"
I have no idea where people get the idea you need a ps3 to make your games and game save work on your pspgo.
Just make sure you login to your psn account
You don't need media go either. It's just a lazy man's sync software for retards
Just make sure you login to your psn account
You don't need media go either. It's just a lazy man's sync software for retards
7:50pm: Why the fuck is it installing Quicktime on my fucking computer?
7:55pm: Seriously, why the fuck is it doing this?
That was my favorite part.
7:55pm: Seriously, why the fuck is it doing this?
That was my favorite part.
Ive never understood why the PSP wont let you do the firmware shit when you have the charger plugged in and its got all the juice it could possibly need. Having to wait 30 minutes for a fully charged battery is fucking ridiculous.
@ghets
Pretty sure mine does...
The fact the Charger Cable is 2 inches long is the big problem with that.
Pretty sure mine does...
The fact the Charger Cable is 2 inches long is the big problem with that.
@ byrc
That's still like 3 hours, dude. You shouldn't have to wait 3 hours to get everything set up. It's a damn handheld on top of that.
That's still like 3 hours, dude. You shouldn't have to wait 3 hours to get everything set up. It's a damn handheld on top of that.
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