PSP 2000 Console - Piano Black

I purchased the PSP several months back, and I have to say I really enjoy it. I can't complain about the number of titles for it... it has the titles I'm interested in, and that's what counts. Over all, the graphics and sound are outstanding. I haven't played with the other features much, but it's nice to know they're there. My only complaints are small... The battery life is a bit short (but I usually play at home, so no real bother for me...) Also, this is a new model, which is smaller than the old. Unfortunately there are several nice accessories still available for the old PSP, but they won't fit this one. So it's buyer-beware when shopping for these.

I bought this for my 40yr old husband, and he loves it!! He went out and bought more games for it. Recommend for all video game lovers.

I love my PSP2000. It works great. No problems. If only it had an integrated microphone... Oh well. I still love it. Great battery life too.

PSP 2000 Console - Piano Black
this is a great console, my kids love this, and I love this too, in my times nothing was like this, so my kids let me use this some times.

But as I thought about it more, I can only give it three. I've played and owned all the sytems: XBOX and XBOX 360, PS3, the GameCube and Wii, the DS and now this is our second PSP (I wanted one of my own--I originally bought the Star Wars bundle for my kid).

The good:
This is a high quality product, much like the PS3. I'm an XBOX fanboy probably but the quality of the Sony gaming devices cannot be denied. It's nice to hold in your hand. It's well put together. It's attractive.

The screen is absolutely fantastic. I bought a DS for myself and gave it to the kids because it just felt too "old tech." I don't care about touch screens. The PSP screen is the best I've seen in handheld gaming.

The bad:

The PSP loses its first (of five) stars for AWFUL CONTROLS. I appreciate their inclusion of the thumbstick--but to exclude the other? And the location of the thumbstick? I STILL haven't figured out how to hold it comfortably (in my fingertips? Pressed against my palms?). Maybe one of the grips would help.

The second star loses because of the game selection. I don't want scaled down versions of games I've already played on the XBOX 360. I bought this on a whim for Space Invaders Extreme, a fantastic game. Was recommended Killzone, and find it intolerable. Thankfully, another recommendation, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror turned out to be a pleasant revelation--I'm actually thoroughly enjoying that and wish others were more like it. I don't like all the button mashing action games (read: God of War.


So, overall, it's a VERY nice device, with a less than stellar control scheme (comfort wise), and a less than stellar catalog of games (for my tastes).

I don't regret buying it at all--just wish there were more games for it.