You know, I got tired of worrying about scratching my screen, so I finally got a pelican screen protector... man does it mess the screen up. It also puts vetical lines on the screen. Ugh. Are the mail-order-only full body screens any better? I'm ready to just tape a piece of plastic on it...

The loading times are something that will most likely be improved as games become more optimized. But because of the battery hit the drive takes, I think most games try to load a lot of stuff into memory, to prevent having to have the disc spin much during gameplay and draining the battery.

http://www.overlayplus.com/US/dis_pr...eln=Sony%20PSP

The best PSP screen protector out there, I have one, it's like its not even on, that is how clear it is.

I recommend the Hori screen protector, looks great and was a breeze to put on. Should be available at your local EB Games for $4.99.

second that, crystal clear and have had it on since day one

Does that one "hide" scratches really well?

I stayed up last night hoping that at midnight the update would be put on Sony's site....Didnt happen! It is now 9:42am EST and still no US 2.0 update on Sony's website....

What is the PSP Sony site, where it would be?

http://www.us.playstation.com/psp.aspx


Click on "System Update" on the left hand side of the screen

You stayed up waiting for a web browser?!

Do you have a link? I'm interested to check that out.

Very interesting article from Official Playstation Magazine of all things. While I think the article is a bit more gloomy that it should be my experience with the PSP pretty much mirrors the article for the most part.

http://psp.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3142637&did=18

They complain about the lack of games, even though the US NDS library blows in comparison, and we are in the annual summer slowdown? Pretty uniformed author. Here is what we got coming out through November:

August
08/09/05 Namco Museum Battle Collection
08/16/05 Death Jr.

September
09/12/05 Frantix
09/13/05 MediEvil Resurrection
09/13/05 Stacked
09/13/05 Burnout Legends
09/13/05 World Series of Poker
09/19/05 GripShift
09/20/05 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
09/20/05 Bounty Hounds
09/20/05 Madden NFL 2006
09/26/05 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of Imperfects
09/26/05 NBA Live 2006
09/26/05 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
09/27/05 Frogger
09/27/05 PoPoLo Crois

October
10/01/05 Bust a Move
10/03/05 MX vs. ATV Unleashed
10/03/05 World Championship Poker 2
10/04/05 World Poker Tour 2K6
10/04/05 Virtua Tennis
10/04/05 NBA 2006
10/11/05 X-Men: Legends 2
10/11/05 Gretzky NHL 2006
10/17/05 Midway Arcade Treasures: Ultimate Classics
10/18/05 The Con
10/18/05 Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
10/18/05 Viewtiful Joe VFX Battle
10/24/05 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
10/25/05 Armored Core: Formula Front
10/25/05 Infected

November
11/01/05 Free Running
11/01/05 Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
11/01/05 Sponge Bob Square Pants: Yellow Ave
11/01/05 Star Wars Battlefront II
11/01/05 The Sims 2 Nightlife
11/01/05 Def Jam
11/01/05 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
11/01/05 Neopets: Pet Pet
11/01/05 Pursuit Force
11/01/05 Tokobot
11/01/05 Guilty Gear Judgement
11/08/05 SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo
11/14/05 Mortal Kombat Deception
11/15/05 King Kong

What makes it strange is its from the Official Playstation Magazine. Those guys should be pretty well informed.

Granted I also think its too gloomy. Sony is raking in money on movie sales and memory stick sales. The PSP is going to be very successful. However, the system is going to be a dumping ground for ports and mediocre games. The current library proves that fully and there are plenty of ports on that upcoming game list.

Yeah, it seems pretty dismal as a gaming device thus far based on what's out there and especially what's coming (depending on what kinds of games you like obviously). The only title in joshd's press release above that brings any interest to me is the Namco Museum (and *maybe* PoPoLo Crois). Everything else listed are the exact same titles or types of titles I hang my head in shame over as I browse through a retail store shelf. I'd really like to get a PSP at some point when there are more games that someone like myself can enjoy.

Here you go:

http://faqs.ign.com/articles/639/639041p1.html

Yeah, even the upcoming games don't really excite me TOO much.

I'll probably rent most of these....but only a few are need to have. I like SPORTS games, so we'll see which ones I really like...so far they have been letdowns on the PSP.

08/09/05 Namco Museum Battle Collection
09/13/05 Stacked (I want ONE poker game probably...not sure which one)
09/13/05 Burnout Legends (have it pre-ordered)
09/13/05 World Series of Poker
09/20/05 Madden NFL 2006
09/26/05 NBA Live 2006
10/03/05 MX vs. ATV Unleashed
10/03/05 World Championship Poker 2
10/04/05 World Poker Tour 2K6
10/04/05 Virtua Tennis
10/04/05 NBA 2006
10/11/05 X-Men: Legends 2
10/11/05 Gretzky NHL 2006
10/17/05 Midway Arcade Treasures: Ultimate Classics
10/24/05 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (have it preordered)
10/25/05 Infected
11/08/05 SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo

I want an RPG! I don't care if it's a port...

I noticed yesterday that Gamma Packs 2, 3, and Classic Pack 1 are out for Wipeout Pure. Unfortunately, I get a connection error when I'm about 1/8th of the way through downloading it. Does anyone know if they're available online somewhere? Not that I've unlocked even half of what is already in the game...

Fifa and Tiger Woods are both 25 bucks at Fry's this week (last week as well). Picked up Fifa, it's decent, though I'll probably skip Tiger because I have Hotshots already. Just a heads-up.

PoPoLo Crois and Ys Ark of Napishtim are coming (both are ports).

Tales of Eternia, I wish it would come out here.. also a port.

What kind of reviews is the Japanese game Tenchi no Mon getting? We'll be getting that here in the US in a few months, and it looks and sound pretty cool. It's an action-RPG I believe.

Ooh. Action-RPG? *salivation begins*

I'll check it out when get home.

Is is the IGN link for the game, with pictures, videos, and a few hands-on reports:

http://psp.ign.com/objects/683/683117.html

I want a meat and potato game for the PSP. Metal Gear Acid was probably the closest. Still, a good RPG (even a translation) would be great.

According to a mesasage posted by SCEA on the official PSP message board, the US version of the system 2.0 software update will not be made available until sometime “during the week of August 15th, instead of on August 12, as previously reported.” Apparently, the patch still needs more time in the oven or something Special thanks to Joystiq user sparkinator2tuf for alerting us to this announcement. For those hankering for the update, I guess its going to be a long weekend

Wonder if the US version of the update will have anything extra that the Japanese update was missing? Probably just under the hood tinkering though that users won't notice.

More than likely just background suff to fix bugs.

I posted this from the can on my PSP.