A little bit of background first.... I'm really quite OCD when it comes to my gadgets
(you'll see how this works in).
I know this is a lot of writing, it'd mean a lot to me if you'd read it though.
The story:
Well I bought the original psp not too long after it came out, $250 right out of my limited budget. I didn't know what to make of it, it was a technological marvel which I loved, but I really didn't have that much fun with it. I think I spent more time just looking at it. There were not that many games out, and none of the ones that were out really appealed to me. I liked my friends ds and when I the lite came out I bought one.... (Please don't try and do any "hatin'" on the ds, I know this is a psp forum, both are quality systems and have their merits). Again that was fun for a while but gradually I started using it less and less. Again, for the same reason, I felt like sometimes I was simply buying games for the sake of buying them. Then on that one faithful day I was carrying them both somewhere and they fell, long and hard. The psp was destroyed, demolished. The ds was largely unharmed, small crack on the hinge, dented, speaker sometimes messed up. To most that would mean nothing, but it bothers the hell out of me. I can't even use it now, I try my very best to keep my gadgets in pristine condition and this was quite upsetting.
Now I am essentially presented with a situation where I can replace one or the other. I have about 4-5 games for each, however I am really leaning towards a new psp. I feel like I have neglected it all along, and katamari is calling to me. I long to browse the web on my psp again, and gaze upon that oh so nice screen. After much debate I have decided on a new psp (something I doubt anyone here will dispute). I could not name a single game I would want for my ds, yet I could name 4 or 5 for my psp.
Patapon
MHF2
Castlevania
FF tactics
(feel free to tell me if these are good
/(recommend similar games
Haha, well, after all that writing heres the real questions. I *think* I want a psp slim, even though it isn't quite as much a change as the ds lite was. I don't want either of the packages at all, the darth vader print is just goofy, and I don't like daxter or the color of the silver one. As such I would be getting a core pack piano black. Now I just have a few questions on the psp slim, some are actual content questions, others are just me being OCD.
1. How is the battery life on the slim, comparable to the classic?
2. Does the new umd latch close fully? (Having it hanging open a little would bother me immensely)
3. What is the finish on the black one? Matte, gloss? Are fingerprints and issue?
4. How do the new buttons feel? Do they wear down easily?
5. Is the TV out actually fun/useful?
6. Whats a good brand of screen protectors? (My pelican one for my old psp sucked)
7. Does the battery latch close fully and the unit feel solid all together?
8. Analog stick, does it wear down easily?
9. Is the unit easily taken apart and repaired if need be?
10. Whats a good case for the psp? (I'll probably just use my old psps slip cover that came with it).
11. How far along is the psp firmware now? Is homebrew still prevelent? (I remember being one of the first to get online using wipeout pure before the browser came out, haha good times)
12. Any other things I should know.
Well there you go, answer one, answer them all, answer none, comment on my story, call me a loser with too much time to type, I don't care. I really am looking for some some honest, thoughtful help however.
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