Sony PSP Preorder

[kamranziadar]

Gamestop.com is taking preorders on the Sony PSP portable gaming system. $379.95 for a bundle with System, Starter Kit, NFL Street2, Tiger Woods PGA, Need for Speed Underground Rivals

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[jpeyton]

ebgames has it for $399.99, but at least they let you choose your three games.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

do you think this PSP will be hot enough to sell on ebay for decent profit? kinda like the PS2 when it first came out?

 

[Scalptrash]

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk
do you think this PSP will be hot enough to sell on ebay for decent profit? kinda like the PS2 when it first came out?

Definitely. Sony is notoriously bad at volume production and distribution. Get as many as you can on day one and you will make money.

 

[mplogic]

Hmm, I don't know. First distribution numbers are lower than the DS and they did fetch a little over retail, not the huge 2 & 3x markups that the PS2s did at first. Also it's the wrong time of year for the ebay greedy craziness, parents won't be paying any ridiculous price to get their kids the "must have" item before the holidays. Plus retail price is higher and the DS has already gained exceptional market penetration. Plus Sony has ramped up production to try to keep 'em in stores in the weeks following the first dist. They'll probably sell fast and there'll be some that fetch big ebay money but I don't think it'll last nearly as long as the PS2, (or PS1, or N64) distributions did.

 

[Safeway]

I sold several copies of WoW for $90 about a week ago. I bought 13 copies at $55 each shipped, sold all for $80-90. PSP will be going for $50 more on eBay I estimate.

 

[Scalptrash]

If you can buy them locally it is a risk free proposition, you can always return them. I would imagine about 1 month of "impossible to find" and then "hard to find" for a while after that. I also think that you could easily make $100/ea. the first week.

 

[gi0rgi0]

anyone preorder from either ebgames or gamestop yet ? Im thinking about it. If i do id probably go with the eb deal since you can pick the games and they explain about when there going to charge you.

 

[imported_kkcleung]

pah, it's for sale in hong kong during christmas already

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: kkcleung
pah, it's for sale in hong kong during christmas already

I'd prefer a region 1 machine. I'm going to check the store and see if you can pre-order without the stupid bundle crap. I only want to get 1 or 2 games at launch.

 

[Reckoner]

Damn.... 400 bucks. Really want one but not sure if I want to spend that kind've change on something I may grow bored of in 2 weeks.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: mplogic
Hmm, I don't know. First distribution numbers are lower than the DS and they did fetch a little over retail, not the huge 2 & 3x markups that the PS2s did at first. Also it's the wrong time of year for the ebay greedy craziness, parents won't be paying any ridiculous price to get their kids the "must have" item before the holidays. Plus retail price is higher and the DS has already gained exceptional market penetration. Plus Sony has ramped up production to try to keep 'em in stores in the weeks following the first dist. They'll probably sell fast and there'll be some that fetch big ebay money but I don't think it'll last nearly as long as the PS2, (or PS1, or N64) distributions did.

DS was a no-brainer purchase (at least for me) because it already supported hundreds of games, so you could buy and use it immedaitely. Game selection is what will make or brake PSP, and Sony has been known to release some duds in the past.

 

[gi0rgi0]

Originally posted by: royaldank

Originally posted by: kkcleung
pah, it's for sale in hong kong during christmas already

I'd prefer a region 1 machine. I'm going to check the store and see if you can pre-order without the stupid bundle crap. I only want to get 1 or 2 games at launch.

Im going to do the same. Im not really into the bundle thing either.

 

[ThunderRiver]

I don't know if I really want to put down $400 on this little gizmo.

 

[ondarkness]

wow! HALF a paycheck......

not so -woot- :thumbsdown:

 

[zerocool84]

yea imma wait till they work out all the kinks that are wrong with it then MAYBE i will think about getting it, it still seems like a novelty thing to me

 

[SpeedTester]

Are you sure they are regioned? I had a customer come into my store with one for me to checkout and he got his from his brother in Hongkong with games and the games he bought in the states also worked perfectly? I cant wait to get one of these units. I'm not easliy ahppy with any handhelds but this one impressed the hell outta me.

Originally posted by: royaldank

Originally posted by: kkcleung
pah, it's for sale in hong kong during christmas already

I'd prefer a region 1 machine. I'm going to check the store and see if you can pre-order without the stupid bundle crap. I only want to get 1 or 2 games at launch.

 

[NDENT]

There region free.

You can pick one of these up now on ebay forget waiting to March.I wouldnt dish out nothing over $200 for a damn handheld anyway.$400 is a bit crazy.

 

[gi0rgi0]

Just got the psm issue with the psp on the cover. How come these packages arent coming with the value pack ?

 

[traxxton]

You can buy one now over at lik snag http://www.lik-sang.com/info.p...=218&products_id=2979&

$329 for standard pack and $379 for value pack. Not sure of version or where they ship from.

Originally posted by: SpeedTester
Are you sure they are regioned? I had a customer come into my store with one for me to checkout and he got his from his brother in Hongkong with games and the games he bought in the states also worked perfectly? I cant wait to get one of these units. I'm not easliy ahppy with any handhelds but this one impressed the hell outta me.

Originally posted by: royaldank

Originally posted by: kkcleung
pah, it's for sale in hong kong during christmas already

I'd prefer a region 1 machine. I'm going to check the store and see if you can pre-order without the stupid bundle crap. I only want to get 1 or 2 games at launch.

 

[Samus]

The problem is it can be imported from Japan for $300 now. Albeit, that includes no accessories or games, but many eBay shoppers will find ways to import it. Since it has no country code (at least thats the rumor) it will play USA games even if its a Japanese model.

 

[i3ighead225]

Originally posted by: Safeway
I sold several copies of WoW for $90 about a week ago. I bought 13 copies at $55 each shipped, sold all for $80-90. PSP will be going for $50 more on eBay I estimate.

How were you able to ebay it? Blizzard bans all sales of warcraft auctions. This includes legit selling of the physical game.

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: NDENT
There region free.

You can pick one of these up now on ebay forget waiting to March.I wouldnt dish out nothing over $200 for a damn handheld anyway.$400 is a bit crazy.

The games are region free, but there is region encoding in the machine. Movies and other stuff like that are said to still be region encoded. The patent office has the latest version of the instruction booklet for the PSP and it specific mentions that it's Region 1 encoded.

Sony hasn't made an offical comment other than "games are not region encoded but other items can be."

 

[Fant]

Is it just me or does 482x272 seem like a low resolution?

 

[Flaps]

Originally posted by: Fant
Is it just me or does 482x272 seem like a low resolution?

resolution for the Nintendo DS is 256x192 and that looks pretty good. I'm still going to hold off purchasing until I see it in person.