thankfully the UMD exists and we can enjoy mostly scratch free games for decades

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It's a life saver! It's always so tempting to crack them open though 😂

@Thoushaltplaymore

Жыл бұрын

Still a disc inside which means still susceptible to disc rot

@Kain5th

Жыл бұрын

@@Thoushaltplaymore just keep your discs in a cool dry place and you won’t have that problem in your lifetime atleast

@Thoushaltplaymore

Жыл бұрын

@@Kain5th it's already happening to early CDs and disc based games all over the world.

@Kain5th

Жыл бұрын

@@Thoushaltplaymore if they were improperly storing them yes

I noticed that, playing FF Tactics for PS1 and then playing it for PSP they added a bunch of new stuff. Very cool.

I started collecting PSP stuff around 2018 or so and I'm really glad that I did. I personally own a very clean 1000, 3000 and Street model PSP. The consoles themselves are very nice and it's always fun uncovering hidden gems in the PSP's sorely overlooked library of games. My favorite part of my PSP collection is my complete set of Yu-Gi-Oh Tag Force games. Yes, even the ultra-rare English version of Tag Force 3 and Japanese version of Tag Force 6. I got them all awhile back and the prices for them individually have gone WAY up since then. There are plenty of other PSP titles that are really fun to have, both cheap and expensive which makes PSP collecting something of an adventure. You just never know what you're going to find.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome stuff! I definitely don't have anything too crazy. The most expensive games in my PSP collection are the two persona games. But that's what I love about the PSP game library- the fact it IS so sorely overlooked and usually very affordable. I'm always discovering new games that look interesting and unique for this system. Probably more-so than any other system at the moment. Just a super fun system to discover things on! I'm hoping the prices don't shoot up too quickly since I have a LOT of shopping to do for this system, haha!

@SkyScourgeGod

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Same here. I haven't really gotten many PSP titles in recent time but I am planning on diving into my wallet for a number of titles soon.

@Gloryboyquan

Жыл бұрын

​@@32bitmusician I have modded vita and play the psp Libary on it ....very good handheld s solid even in 2023 ....can't go wrong with either but vita is superior

@SkyScourgeGod

Жыл бұрын

@@Gloryboyquan Spec wise absolutely. The Vita is the superior handheld by the lone fact that it can "technically" play all PSP games. This is especially handy on the PSTV, being able to scale PSP games on the big screen quite nicely while using a DualShock 4 for control. A very nifty and convenient setup for sure. That being said, I would still rather play PSP games on an actual PSP whether on the go or on the big screen with component cables and a good upscaler simply because I want to play physical UMD's. An ability that's not present on the Vita or PSTV. This isn't a knock on the Vita of course though, UMD's have their own drawbacks to consider and the number of people who feel the same as myself are probably very few. I just happen to be one of those few who enjoy collecting and playing legit UMD games on original hardware. To your credit, if I wanted to play a PSP game that might have a fan translation or some kind of homebrew hack I'd throw it onto my PSTV instead of my PSP since its already digital only and the PSTV would handle it much better.

I love the psp! I was gifted one last Christmas and have been collecting like crazy because I wanted to get it now before I didn't see anything around. Up to 70 titles now and going to keep going. I'm so glad I started playing psp again and collecting for it! Great video , going to subscribe!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I really wish I could have jumped on the PSP train earlier! I'm really glad you're enjoying the system! I've actually been importing a some of my PSP games since I found out a lot of them actually have English on them which is saving me a couple bucks! Thank you so much! I really appreciate you listening to my rambling! :)

I actually picked up my PSP 2001 console from my old neighbors who also sold me a GBA micro for $5 at their garage sale about 5 years ago. PSP was $15. Came with a few crappy games that I instantly sold. I almost sold the console multiple times because I wasn’t a handheld gamer at all. Well that all recently changed when I finally decided to buy a Sega Game Gear to finish my Sega console collection. After doing research I decided to do a screen mod and was really impressed! I’ve been having a blast collecting for the GG and have purchased a standard GBA instead of my SP model (for comfort) to do the same thing! It got me wondering also about my PSP and I’m glad I never sold it! I’ve acquired a handful of PSP games from thrift stores only, but managed to score a few decent ones including God of War! I just found out that the first Star Ocean was released in English for the PSP and now I have to own it since the second one was one of my favorites when I was younger. Definitely excited to dig in, hopefully before it’s too late with price increases…

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

20 dollars for.a PSP and GBA Micro! WOW! I would love to get a gameboy micro one day. I love the game gear! I'd actually bring mine on the bus quite often. Sonic Drift 2 is a GEM. Unfortunately the capacitors just went bad on mine so I have to fix those. Might look into modding the screen... I also really want to mod a regular GBA because my SP cramps my hands too much! That's so great that it kind of went full circle like that! I've actually never played any of the God of Wars, but I know the PSP has a couple so I may have to check those out. And yea! Star Ocean on the PSP also got a port to the Eshop if you didn't know! That's where I played it so I haven't picked up the original PSP version yet!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

*eshop and other modern digital stores

So many unique games! Fat Princess, LocoRoco, Patapon, even a good Katamari game! Chili Con Carnage was a fun action game and if you're into racing there are LOTS of choices! There were several stellar Burnout games released for it.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

LocoRoco and Patapon are two games I keep hearing about! I definitely want to get those at some point. I love the burnout series! I've heard there's also a pretty good wipeout game on the system!

@stashmerkin9576

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Two Wipeout games. WO Pure and WO Pulse.

Thank you for keeping this Content Alive! Really Appreciate it!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU! I genuinely appreciate you for watching!

Just got my first psp and was shocked at how affordable the games are Excited to try them all out

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I hope you enjoy them! Out of curiosity, what did you end up picking up?

I agree! I think now is a good time to start picking up PSP games before prices continue to rise. Which titles are you hoping to scoop up soon for your collection?

@kromanaut

Жыл бұрын

I've always been a fan of final fantasy, so I like his suggestions of getting FFIV and Tactics.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! :) It's always hard paying for some of these higher prices when you've been used to them being dirt cheap (which is why I've held off for so long), but I think I've realized it's time to bite the bullet and start jumping in since they've only been going up! The main ones I have my eye on are Jeanne D'arc The Metal Gear games Valkyria Chronicles II Valkyrie Profile Length All the platformers! What I love about this system is that I'm relatively unfamiliar with its game library, so I'm always discovering new games that seem interesting!

Inspiring video! My 2024 goal is to get together a PSP collection. I had one as a kid, but nothing in my collection currently. Thanks for the advice, got my eye on a 3000 now!

@32bitmusician

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Though the price is steadily rising, it's still a great time to collect for this system! Best of luck with your collection endeavors!

Great video, and definitely a good topic to cover for folks who are interested in collecting video games, but scared off by some of the insane prices of things these days. Also, I think you may have convinced me to go pick up a PSP 3000 and a few games!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that! After making this video I think I convinced myself to delve even deeper into collecting for the PSP. The prices are definitely rising, but I still think the PSP is still the value king of similar consoles from that era/PS1/PS2. I'm so glad you're getting the 3000 as well! It's a little more expensive, but the overall experience is just SO much better in my opinion!

@kromanaut

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Thanks for the tip!

I actually really love my PSP go, and I surprisingly use it the most, but the 3000 will always be my favorite. It's also my first PSP that I've had since I was 6, but it really doesn't have many comprises compared to the other models, including the go

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I think the PSP GO is an amazing system. If it took physical UMD's I think it would be my go to console. It's so compact and well thought out! However, my favorite is the 3000 as well. I think the PSP go MIGHT have a better screen, but I find the 3000 to be more comfortable to hold in my hand in addition to some other nice features! So cool you grew up with that though! I didn't get my first PSP until about 4 years ago. I grew up with Nintendo handhelds!

Great vid

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching! :)

Got a PSP in 2005 but sold it. Now I got one again because I felt an urge to play Jeanne D’arc. It is only available on PSP and in my opinion the best game in the genre even more so than FF tactics.

Love playing it on the TV I didn't no for years you could do that and it's region free so I got a couple of Japanese games 😊

Just got one off the secondary market today and couldn't be happier. Good condition with a functioning UMD drive, which is pretty much useless since you can dump backups of the physical disc.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your purchase! I hope you've been enjoying it! And thank you for watching and commenting!! :)

I love my psp play it all the time

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It's such a great system!

my old system just stopped reading UMD disks and im not sure what ever happen to it, but recently ive been finding PSP games and hopefully will find myself a model i can Softmod and get all the games i used to own on there.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Ah no! I'm sorry about that! I wonder if the PSP is relatively easy to fix... Soft modding would one super cool! I'm actually looking to eventually get a PSP go and mod that! But that's a paycheck for another day haha

I bounced off the PSP twice and really regret it in hindsight. The DS/3DS was where I did my gaming. Passed that on to the younger generation, though.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I also owned a DS/3ds during the PSP years. I remember thinking the PSP actually looked cooler, but I was already so invested in Nintendo that I couldn't justify trying Sony out. I sure wish I did!

Great Music by the way! The PSP is my favorite portable system of all the time but I gotta say the Switch is getting bigger than the PSP! Final fantasy tactics and ogres tactics are the best tactics games ever! You can play psp multiplayer games with the PSVita! The only bad thing about the video output of the psp is that you won't be able to use a CRT TV but if you mod or get a hdmi to vga adapter you can either play on pc crt or with a jailbreak ps3 thru component cables to a CRT TV. Great video!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Being a jazz musician, I gotta force it onto people somehow 😂 The switch really is becoming the "perfect handheld"! It has every game imaginable! I really want to delve deeper into those two tactics games. Only scratched the surface of them both! I didn't know you could do multiplayer with the Vita! Also a beautiful handheld! I just wish had the gaming library of the PSP! I just use an hdmi adapter with mine, but experience pretty bad ghosting, so I may get a component cable and upscale it with a retro tink to my flat screen. Wish I still had a CRT. And thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment :)

I just love how unique the games are compared to most consoles i got mine recently this Christmas and got 6 games for it Castlevania dracula x chronicles burnout legends daxter half-minute hero jikandia the timeless land and patapon 2 compared to something like the vita or switch which honestly just feel kinda like home consoles but worse these are very unique and weird experiences that make it extremely worth buying. not to mention its still not too expensive aside from a few games like persona (which i straight up dont even care about these games anyway soooo)

@32bitmusician

6 ай бұрын

Congrats on your new system! And that is an amazing collection of games! I love the burnout series! It's definitely a unique experience. I really miss the handheld exclusive games that ended with the 3DS. They were always so unique! Thanks so much for watching!

I recently bought a red PSP-3000 from Japan for $40 shipped. It needed the power switch cleaned, and that's it. And by $40 shipped, I mean $15 for the PSP, and $25 to ship it.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a great deal! I may have to do that if I get another PSP. I had to replace the battery on mine given the age, but other than that, these things tend to be pretty darn reliable!

PSP is great! MJR gonig for a full set

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It really is! His collection is crazy awesome!

He had me at what is hip.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

HA! An unfortunate intro that seems to have stuck. Too late to go back now 😂

Bought my 2000 in 2019 for about 60$ cad modded it back then but as of recent been using it alot i have about 20 movies and 2 full series with about 40 games installed (128gb micro sd) so far i've only used 70 gb and got way more to go! im planning on doing a battery mod so that way i can just have it on me at all times just incase the power were to go out or even just going away for a couple days, i think the psp will go up in price you can do so much to this compared to a ds

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Definitely wanting to get a modded PSP at some point... Preferably the PSP GO, but I know those can get a little expensive. I definitely have a soft spot for the DS since I grew up with it, but I was ALWAYS jealous of the kids who had a PSP. A handheld that plays DISCS??? How cool is that!? Plus, the fact you could play movies on it blew my mind, haha. The PSP has definitely been under appreciated, but I think this is the year more people start to jump on board!

Man I wanted to collect for the psp but it’s way too expensive, I was about to get both persona 1 and 2 but decided not to and went to buy a lot of ps4 games from GameStop because they had the 4 for 20$/40$ deal and damn my ps4 collection filled up quickly, best part about it is majority of them were rpgs, but sometimes I had to return some games because some came loose. Honestly I’d prefer to collect current and last gen games because it’s the best time to collect.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It really is starting to get too expensive, but I like the other route you went instead! The PSP is great and definitely has exclusives, but a lot have also been ported to modern systems. I have such a heavy backlog that I didn't take part of that deal, but I'm hoping that as the year goes on I'll be able to partake in a deal like that! And Gah, gotta hate that Gamestop gamble lol I've returned MANY disc only games haha

Great video. I’ve noticed that the prices have been low for PSP in the last couple years. I don’t think there is as much desire for PSP as other systems. Hopefully that works out for us PSP collectors.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The PSP is DEFINITELY Lower when compared to other systems, but it's been steadily rising. Especially as of late. I sincerely hope it slows down, but with how awesome this little system is I definitely wonder if the demand is going to surge this year! I think if everyone experienced how cool it is to insert a disc into a handheld, the PSP would be completely unattainable ! 😂

@mrblond750

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician As silly as it is I do throughly enjoy reloading my PSP 🤣. I need to fix the UMD door switch, it’s intermittently cutting out.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@mrblond750 Ha! I knew it wasn't just me who found satisfaction through that! Oh no! Hopefully that's an easy switch! I know nothing about PSP repairs!

@mrblond750

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician There’s just something so satisfying in physically changing the game in handhelds. I do a lot of modding but I never opened up a PSP, I need to get a doner or a new switch before I dig into it.

"Advertisement for psp" Boi I have been considering buying one and needed a guide thanks

@32bitmusician

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you got something from this! It's a great system with a huge library that I am still discovering myself!

@pattic2436

11 ай бұрын

@@32bitmusician well patapon was the killer app that pushed me over the edge

What u got on your radiator? Looks like a safety hazard. Anyways, remember the UMD movies?

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

HA! It's actually a towel to dampen the noise! That thing gets crazy loud. Luckily it isn't a fire hazard, but thanks for pointing that out 😂 I had a bunch of UMD movies, but sold them all since I never watched those on the PSP. but such a great idea since they actually didn't look too bad from what I remember!

Traded a buddy of mine some things for his PSP 1000 and Kingdom Hearts, Crisis Core FF VII, and Dissidia FF. Have been enjoying the experience immensely so far, the PSP was a system I basically ignored my entire teenage and young adult life in favor of everything else Nintendo. But I absolutely love handhelds so was excited when my friend said he wanted to trade. Pretty much immediately soft modded to run home brew and play roms on the memory stick. Besides the benefits of slightly better battery performance from not activating the UMD drive and slightly better loading times, along with my more minimalist lifestyle - so a smaller collection of physical things - I absolutely despise the state of the secondary market. And I say this as someone who owns plenty of other high value games from over the years, like all my Pokémon titles. I just believe paying someone these ridiculous prices for aging hardware that is only degrading with time is bonkers. But I have been really enjoying sharing these gaming experiences with other hobbyists and my friends as I show them about all I’ve learned when it comes to modding all my systems.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I've heard the PSP really is one of the best systems to mod. I would love to do that with a PSP GO at some point. There's also something a lot more "connecting" with having a smaller collection of physical games for the system. I definitely prefer physical collecting, but only buy games I plan to play. Therefor most of my collections are pretty curated (except for my switch lol). The market really does suck. I love how big the gaming community has grown, but as is the result of demand... so has prices. But it is really refreshing to meet other people who are not all obsessed with "value", but rather, the games/hobby itself. That's what ultimately keeps me interested in this community! Thanks so much for sharing!

Glad you made this video. I just made a gaming room tour video on my channel which I showcase my entire PSP collection. I think I was able to get about every jrpg released American games games. Also my eentire Playstation collection is on my channel.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I just watched your tour video! You have an amazing PSP collection (and other collections too!)! There are so many JRPGS on this system which is why it really is becoming one of my favorite handhelds of all time! Great room by the way! I wish I had the space to make my room a "game room"!

hopefully when the 9th gen of consoles come out the prices will stable out for the 6th and 5th gen

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping so, too!

Composit output not all that great now, but is still pretty cool and was definitely awesome back in the day.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

You can actually get some cables that output an upres image through HDMI for the PSP and it actually looks pretty good! But yes! A cool novelty, but probably only something I would use for capturing gameplay footage!

@thantisman

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician ok that's pretty cool, didn't know that. Glad I hung on to my original one. It's the Darth Vader one that got released with battlefront. If I remember correctly that was around the beginning if not the beginning of the 2000 models. Do they have the mini SD converter for the psp like the vita does?

Hi does anyone know how to best take care of their psp and games. Does the system and games have a long shelf life?

@32bitmusician

6 ай бұрын

The PSP and its games are surprisingly sturdy and well built! The screen is plastic so best be sure to not scratch it. Maybe get a screen protector. But I've dropped mine a couple times and it still works like a charm! I've yet to come across any games that don't work... Though it is pretty hard to find a game that is scratched up since they come in those UMD cases. Just treat it like a regular disc and you will be fine!

I actually prefer the PSX version of Revelations Persona. It is lacking in many areas, but the world (well, city) map is better in addition to the much preferred original soundtrack. If you want the whole package, you should stick to the PSP version for sure, but the soundtrack and map of the PSX version are what lead me to prefer it over the PSP version.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I don't see too many people preferring the original! I haven't played the original (other than watching some lets plays), so I can't speak for the map; however, I'm so glad you brought up the music because I completely forgot to mention that in the video. I love the redone soundtrack, but I also tend to prefer the original as well. A lot more melancholy and tends to fit the mood of the game more often in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing! You've inspired me to go back to the original and look at some of the differences you mentioned!

@pokeytrev

Жыл бұрын

​@@32bitmusician Thanks for the reply! The hospital dungeon music from the original is quite something: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fq5mzpKtn6fcc8o.html To anyone reading this, the PSP version is the more complete of the two for reasons mentioned in this video, but there are some smaller things that draw me more to the original. The world map in the original is pretty ancient-looking, but I must admit the look and feel of it reminds me of games in the 90s, which tend to elicit a lot more nostalgia for me. The new version adds some more contemporary-type music seen in the newer Persona titles, which in my opinion doesn't really capture the atmosphere as well as the original did, though that isn't to say the music is bad by any measure.

Despite better games existing, MGS Portable Ops is probably one of my most played games on the system at the moment. It and Medal of Honor: Heroes

@32bitmusician

7 ай бұрын

That's one that I have been looking at for a while now! it looks really good and I love tactical games!

@morsecode980

7 ай бұрын

@@32bitmusician What I like about PO over Peace Walker is it feels more like the home console games just in terms of the overall feel/aesthetic, since it uses MGS3’s engine. That and, unlike PW, it has boss fights against human characters with personalities instead of just machines and vehicles.

You are same kind of me man True Game Lover ❤️ even I dont have ever this kind of consoles even except nes snes , I am now starting to collecting this gems consoles Subscribe

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support :) The NES and SNES are amazing systems! The NES is what got me into RPGs... Dragon warrior and Super Mario bros 3 are my favorite games on that system! Good luck with the PSP collection! So many great games to pick from at any budget!

i got 15 of them

Have about 21 rpgs for the system. Sold Crisis Core and Tactics ogre since the switch versions came out

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping more PSP games get some modern remasters/remakes as well! I'm definitely in need of more RPGS for this system!

@DSG0805

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Haha. Switch is my favorite modern system to collect for. I have about 102 RPGs for it. Pretty cool you have the Personas. I have the Final Fantasy IV and I got it for 18 bucks on amazon because of a glitch (was in my watchlist and the price went from 64 to 18 for like twenty minutes). It was advertised as new but definitely was a reseal; but not a big deal given the cost. My advice for psp: I stopped using physical UMDs (still collect). If one system really benefits from digital versions vs physical, it is the psp. The loading time difference is night and day (tactics is so slow on UMD). Plus they are noisy. So a nice middle ground if you have a hacked psp is to rip the UMDs you own to your system so you still feel they are your games, but get all the benefit of load times and no noise. Moreover, less wear on expensive specimens.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@DSG0805 wow! How lucky! I would have kept it too for that price ! That's actually a really great idea! I've actually been thinking about jumping into a PSP GO and doing what you've just mentioned, but the price on those things are crazy now. I'll definitely need to look into doing that though, because MAN you hear that PSP chugging away playing some of these games 😂

the psp 1000 can be modded to have the best screen by far out of the lot

I love the psp it's an amazing handheld. You got some great games also. Which system do you prefer, psp or ds? Great video by the way. One more question, would you ever get a vita?

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! My collection is rather small, but Persona alone is enough to last me a couple months haha. I just got a couple more on the way though! I'm going to say DS, but that's because I grew up with and have played much more! However, I don't really LOVE the DS. The PSP definitely seems like it has more games that are up my alley. The DS and PSP era I definitely missed out on. I was super into the GBA and then the 3DS. I actually have a vita! I don't have much for it though since the games are WAY too expensive. But it really is the "rolls Royce" of handhelds 😂

@Gloryboyquan

Жыл бұрын

@32BitMusician u sleeping on vita brah . u need to mod trust me1

@srdiaz1989

Жыл бұрын

@32BitMusician yea ds is dope but I feel ya on the psp. It has more games I like too. So many amazing action rpg and fighting games. Ayeee you own a vita, would you ever do a video on it? I want a vita. But yea I agree on the rolls royce of consoles lol

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@srdiaz1989 I would! I'm a little worried I don't have enough content for a video though! It's essentially my Persona 4 Golden machine at the moment, but I definitely need to spend more time with it! It's such a beautiful handheld!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@Gloryboyquan I've heard the Vita is a great system to mod! I'm currently debating a PSP go or getting a modded a vita at some point!

missing out the psp go.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Definitely on my "to get" list! It's such a cool looking handheld!

Highly recommend picking up PSP games now I can tell by end of year this prices will triple

One think I think you forgot to mention about the TV out... I do believe you can hook a ps3 controller up to it and play it wireless.

@realgeorgewbush

Жыл бұрын

That's only possible with the PSP Go, think it was the only Bluetooth equipped PSP!

@1423big

Жыл бұрын

@@realgeorgewbush oh lordy... never knew that! Thanks.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@realgeorgewbushI also didn't know that! Thanks for that info!

Where would you recommend getting batteries for the PSP.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I actually got mine off amazon! It was a 3rd party battery. I just looked for ones that got a lot of 5 star reviews! That was a couple years ago, and it is still going strong to this day!

@antonioruiz8506

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician thank you bro, will look into it

I love FF tactics but kind of annoys me at the same time lol its so obtuse and then when you learn it you can just cheese the hell out of it. But man the music, the story and the job system are just mwah. Also I appreciate the Jazz i am also a musician.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

That's one of the things I like about the PSP version. They upped the difficulty from the PS1 version, but still definitely not the hardest tactical RPG out there! The music is still some of my favorite! I'm still working through the story, but am absolutely love it thus far. And thanks! You're the first to comment on the background music. I'm a jazz musician which is why I went with that kind of music 😂 Always glad to meet a fellow musician!!

@alyxoj1361

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Ah cool, I know they changed the dialogue to kind of very almost shakespeare like way of talking in the PSP version but personally I do prefer the ps1 version even though it may be a sub par localisation. As for the Jazz, I have been transitioning from guitar to electric bass trying to get into playing fusion, so alot of Weather Report, Blue Passport, Miles Davis and Caseopia have been on my playlist. I have learnt everything I know by ear since i was in my early teens.

for me the psp is the best handheld, I have the 1000, 2000, 3000 and the go. about 100 physical games and 50 umd movies.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Wow! That's awesome! I'm hoping to beef up my PSP collection significantly this year! I'm relatively new to PSP collecting so my collecting is rather small, but from my 10 or so games I've really fallen in love with this system. I grew up with the DS, but was always jealous of the kids with a PSP!

nah i'm good. usually even when i do get original hardware, its flash cart. i just want to play the games and can't justify paying outragious prices for old titles. i mean $50 or more lol. not willing to do it. emulation for psp has gotten so good i can play it on almost everything these days. enjoyed watching the video regardless. psp is one of my favorite handhelds and has some very good games on it.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I completely understand that, and I know that PSP is a really great machine in regards to boots/emulation! And I agree, once something goes over a certain threshold in price it becomes VERY hard to justify for me. I've only spent over 100 on a handful of games.

The greatest shame for me is... I own a 1001, 2001, and a psp go. I only have 4 games. Because I was naughty and pirated everything. (Final fantasy tactics, lumines, metal slug, silent hill experience are the only games I got)

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I really would like to do that with a PSP go! And hey, that is a SOLID physical PSP game collection there! Metal slug is currently on my "to buy" list!

I bought a whole bunch of Game Boy Colors before the pandemic, with the intention of repairing some and modding a few others. I modded a couple, and repaired a few also, but most of them I just sold for about double, even though I didn't touch them. If you catch a console in that sweet spot, you can actually get a decent return on investment within just a couple of years. I would never spend more than I can afford and I'd never buy into a console I don't like, but earning some money while collecting as a hobby is such a great perk.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It is absolutely crazy how much gameboy/gameboy colors shot up over the past year. I remember wanting to get a bunch of variants back when they were around 30 ish dollars, but now I've pretty much given up on that dream lol And I completely agree! When I collect I try not to think of them as an investment/anything value orientated. I definitely try to get a good deal on them, but only to get a good deal and save some money. I buy them to play (eventually lol), and as you said, earning money from them going up in price or whatever is a really nice perk!

Afraid we 20 years ahead of you.......

A lot of People ( the most of People ) have a hacked psp so I think the real collection doesn't interest a lot of People like on the first xbox but I like your vidéo 😉

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) It's definitely got to be one of the most hacked consoles! I just like to see the games on my shelf so I never actually hacked mine! If I were, I'd definitely get a PSP GO and do it on that. It would be so nice!

@benbatman8977

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician yeah

I have quite a few games for my PSP, but nowadays everything is getting too "pricey", it's truly ridiculous.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It's really unfortunate. And I don't see it getting better in the near future. I've stopped collecting for multiple systems because of this!

@TANKTREAD

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Now that's a shame and unfair. I am sure you enjoyed collecting as well as I did. Even to get GBA or DS games, you have to sign away your soul. It's extremely disheartening.

Great video man. I used to have a PSP GO, really small handheld, not good for collectors tho

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I WISH the PSP go could play physical media. I absolutely love the looks of that system. I think it actually has the best screen out of all of them to if not one of the best.

@victola

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusicianYeah, the screen was amazing even for ps1 games, it would’ve been perfect

Drop an ips in a 1000 and it makes a huge difference

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen one of those in person! I haven't even heard of this kind of mod! Gonna check that out for sure!

@One2fix1982

Жыл бұрын

They are like 30 bucks on eBay and it’s a drop in procedure, looks better than the 3k but you definitely loose some battery life, there is upgraded batteries though so not a huge deal.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@One2fix1982 I didn't know about the upgraded batteries either! Definitely going to look into this! Thanks for that info!

@One2fix1982

6 ай бұрын

I have done a few psp now with the IPS screen and they are amazing! I will be releasing a video on it soon, if you haven’t already got one I highly recommend it!

Take the psp swimming show it to ecco the dolphin

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Invading SEGA territory?! Unacceptable 😂

3:07 bro thinks it has a touch screen.

@azurekite3870

28 күн бұрын

omg,yea it shouldn't have tons of damn finger prints on the screen lol.

Clean that screen before showing it off, damn!

The Persona games are very very expensive on PSP.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Too expensive! Unfortunately I don't see them going down anytime soon :/

@stijnvonck1431

5 ай бұрын

To this day still available to buy digital in the vita store in Europe

The PSP and Vita are the greatest handhelds of all time in my humble opinion. I’ve cooled down on picking up physical games for them, but I’ve been going hard on collecting UMD movies. The Departed and King kong (peter jackson) are currently on their way from overseas.

@32bitmusician

9 ай бұрын

Good for you for delving into the UMD movies! It's such a unique format! I have a laserdisc and CED player, so I definitely appreciate the odd movie format the PSP offers, but because I have so little room, I can't justify collecting another format, haha! They really are great handhelds though! I just wish the Vita was shown more support during its lifetime! Thanks for your comment!

Man, badmouthing my PSP-1000 like that. Next thing you're gonna tell me that The 3rd Birthday is a bad game, lol. Anyways, the games I loved most on my PSP were: Star Ocean 1 and 2, Brave Story: New Traveller, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Digimon Adventure, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time, Taiko Drum Master, Valkyria Chronicles 2, Valkyrie Profile Lenneth, and the Trails in the Sky trilogy. Most of these have either versions on previous systems or more modern systems.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

It IS built like a tank! Haha! I've actually never played 3rd birthday, but I DO want to! You've basically listed my entire "games I want to play on the PSP list" haha. All of those look super fun. Lenneth is VERY high on my priority list right now! I also want to get into the Valkyria Chronicles series, and heard very good things about 2!

@TotemoGaijin

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician The best I've heard of the VC Psp games is actually 3, but I don't believe we ever got that one. Out of the 4, the first game is still my favorite.

If you are a collector you’d get all psp models

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a fun thing to do! All the models have their perks as well!

People have cracked their PSP's and installed pirate copies. I don't think the price will go up.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I sincerely hope so!

The PSP is such a dead zone for me, which is highly irregular because generation 6-7 was my generation growing up and I was surprised that I had no recollection at all of the PSP. Many of the games are still affordable though, although I am going to be in for a ride since I like Persona.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

Don't you love how every ATLUS game seems to go for WAY too much money?? It is such a pain , haha! But me too! I've experienced so many new and delightful discoveries on this system! And it is still relatively affordable! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :)

@ShonenJump121

Жыл бұрын

@@32bitmusician Oh man. Every time I see Atlus on something I know its probably going to cost me. Every console the Atlus games are always so expensive. Atlus and Falcom, the expensive rpg duo!

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

@@ShonenJump121 I actually haven't delved too deep into Falcom... Thank goodness for that! Ha!

@ShonenJump121

Жыл бұрын

​@@32bitmusician It's a shame about Eternal Punishment though, if only we got that PSP port in other parts of the world we would have about half of the mainline Persona games all on one console! Such a shame, its going to be nagging me like crazy having Innocents Sin physical, but no Eternal Punishment. Maybe I score a good deal and get lucky one day; find a copy for less than $300, but I'm hardly counting on it. 😅

@eepupm1

7 ай бұрын

@@32bitmusicianluckily demon souls for ps3 (aka the best game ever made) is still inexpensive despite being published by atlus, well the North American version was published by them at least.

UMD is useless nowadays and all disc based consoles' and handheld games will be useless except for collecting and novelty. But a modified system will be worth more than a stock one, unless CIB and New or sealed. Also the price hikes are due to modifying them or any console for that matter. I will have to mention alot of people had PSPs and when they stopped using them the PSP got the stigma of being a bad handheld compared to Nintendo due to having the UMD and scratched discs and proprietary memory. Alot of shops didn't even carry PSP because it was considered a big shovelware mess and the consoles were always thrashed. Now since COVID and the popularity of modifying consoles the PSP was given another look through. They was already a PSP modding scene but it's grown immensely since COVID. This all had more less of this effect due to the KZreadrs showcasing collections and modifying them, and fixing them.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I completely see what you're saying! I'm always going to have the preference for physical media; however, the PSP is the first system I've ever considered modding. For reasons you stated. Though I think UMDs are super cool, I don't feel as comfortable with them in the long term when compared to typical cartridges. The PSP GO seems like it would be the perfect PSP to mod!

@lesterbronson2385

10 ай бұрын

UMD is the opposite of useless

@nyquilforthekill1620

9 ай бұрын

@@lesterbronson2385 Unless for collecting purposes it is.

No, I'm not collecting psp now

psp games here are like 1 buck😂

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

What a dream! I definitely still see some around the price, but it is becoming harder and harder as of late.... at least if you don't want sports titles and such!

What’s with people and hoarding games in the fear of the price increase? You posting this only adds fuel to that flame and will make people rush to eBay to buy up and cause the prices to rise. I’m just so tired of KZreadrs making these types of videos because the only people it benefits are resellers. I have nothing against you and you seem like a great guy all and all.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment! I'm very much against collecting for investment; however, with the way things have been going with the PSP market, I want to let people know that the most likely reality is that this year the PSP is going to see a pretty drastic increase in price. So, yes, I'm sure videos like this don't necessarily help prices stay stable; however, if I can help someone who is genuinely interested in the PSP get ahead of the curve I don't think that's a bad thing. Plus, I have a VERY small PSP collection, so the last thing I want are the prices to rise seeing how I'm also actively searching to collect new experiences to play! But I completely understand what you have to say!

@OtsoCafe

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@32bitmusicianThat platform has always had its handful of expensive titles, but absolutely nothing suggests that you’re going to be looking at $60 for a copy of Patapon or LocoRoco, especially not within the next year. That’s wild. In fact, they’ve actually lost value since 2020. Check the history for both Persona and Persona 2 on Price Charting for CiB copies. They’ve been dropping since and have been settled for a while. There’s nothing driving this demand. Nothing except other collectors shouting of an imminent gold rush and self fulfilling their own prophecy. Game Gear games are still relatively cheap. Original Xbox games are still relatively cheap. There’s a reason for that. Those consoles don’t penetrate the broader cultural zeitgeist. I mean, the appeal for the PSP at the time was PS2-like games but portable and it was a bad pitch then. Stuff like Ratchet and Clank, Liberty City Stories, Syphon Filter were all deeply compromised attempts at creating a console-like experiences on the go. Who is excited about that? I love the PSP and even I can see that the platform is only really valuable to folks that were always interested in what it was offering. The PSP is a niche in a niche hobby.

PSP game prices are sadly going up..better hurry if u want to collect for it. Even the PSPgo is insanely expensive now. Persona 3 Portable PSP is now $200 CIB.. I managed to finish collecting all the physical PSP games I wanted in 2019. I have 3 versions of the PSP 3000 including the Monster Hunter edition that has the best nub stick design not found in any other PSP 2000 or 3000. I also have the PSPgo as well.

@32bitmusician

Жыл бұрын

There are some CRAZY looking special editions of the PSP. I'd love to get my hands on some of them at some point! Unfortunately, my PSP journey is still in its beginning phases, so I'm frantically trying to focus on it as much as I can in the early part of this year! Congrats on collecting the ones you wanted! And thanks for watching :)