Is it worth buying PSP in USA ?

[little tink]

Hello,
My DD & DS wish to buy a PSP each. As we are going to Orlando in April I was wondering if the PSP is readily available over there, cheaper & will all the functions work back home here in the UK. I know I would probably have to buy a 240v charger.
DD wants to know if they do pink ones :pgig: .

Thank you.

[mickey rules]

my dd also wants a psp and would like to know the same info. we have priced one up on walmart it includes a psp.family guy dvd,game and we also have added in the simpsons game and madden 08 and it came to $301 which is about £165.

[simba]

bil got psp in walmart florida and it was a lot cheaper but can t remember how much and also had a prob loadin games on it so took it to asda when we got home and they exchanged it and ended with an upgrade so very good result

[carys]

The games will work uk/usa but UMD's will not so you can't buy films but i am not sure that is a big deal as you can load them on the memory stick anyway !

[LisaH]

My son bought a PSP from Walmart quite a while ago now, and has had no problems at all. He does only tend to play games though, so he hasn't tried any films on it.

At the time it was a lot cheaper than over here.

Lisa

[JAL]

I bought a PSP in the States a couple of years ago when they first came out. There is no problem with games but UK UMD films won't work. You shouldn't need to buy a charger, it's dual voltage, just change the US lead for a UK one (or cut the US plug off). They are currently better value to buy in the States too.

[spoony]

Prices for console alone are $196 in US (incl tax) and £130 in UK.

Allow a 1.90 exchange rate and you are looking at £103 + £5 for a UK adapter. Total £108

If you were to buy the console in Dixons whilst flying out you would probably get 15% off UK price making it about £110.50. You can call them for a price if you want.

In the end you are talking very little price difference and you could then buy games in the US far cheaper.

PSPs are in plentiful supply worldwide.

PS I don't believe they do a pink PSP Lite only a pink older fat version.

[DebbieJRoss]

my kids bought them in Florida Mall, electronic boutique, 3 years ago, michaels still going strong, Daniels temperamental now, Davids screen broke soon after coming home. Games cheaper in us but you cannot buy the dvds here for it you have to get them there. Debbie

[pigginpink]

also you cannot connect an american bought psp to an english one, apparently they cannot detect each other, so it depends whether they want to play agains their friends. Another thing is to check warranty as i have learned with my daughters nintendo ds, they are not covered in england and you have to pay £30.50 to send them to get fixed no matter what is wrong with them regardless of the warranty.

[spoony]

also you cannot connect an american bought psp to an english one, apparently they cannot detect each other, so it depends whether they want to play against their friends.

Never knew that.

[Highwind]

Never knew that.

That's probably because it's not true. There aren't any connection issues between different region PSPs.

[missl]

personally i dont think they are that much cheaper over there

[Highwind]

Oh, in answer to the original question (before any accusations of "you only come here to argue" start flying about :D), no, it's not worth buying a PSP in the US. Or anywhere else either.

Mine only gets used to set up downloads on my PS3, and even though I bought it nearly three years ago (when they were first launched in Japan) I've still only got the same three games for it that I got then...

On the plus side though, you don't need a 240v charger - because of its multi-voltage external PSU, you can just use a shaving adapter, which you can get from pretty much any supermarket for somewhere in the region of a pound.

[spoony]

Oh, in answer to the original question (before any accusations of "you only come here to argue" start flying about :D), no, it's not worth buying a PSP in the US. Or anywhere else either.


They are good pieces of kit and graphically the best portable console with the added advantage of movie playback via memory stick. I wouldn't put anyone off buying one.

If you have an original Firmware 1.5 version you could probably get most of your money back on it through ebay, even after 3yrs.

[schumigirl]

DS bought his PSP slim and lite in Walmart in sept and loves it. He only really plays games on it but he has a load of them as well. Good price too and came with extras, not sure what they were though. But it was a lot cheaper than he would have paid over here.

[mickey rules]

dont think we will buy dd a psp as she wants to play the movies. if we buy one at the airport will it already be charged.

[Highwind]

If you have an original Firmware 1.5 version you could probably get most of your money back on it through ebay, even after 3yrs.

Yeah, I know. Unfortunately it's got the latest firmware as I had to upgrade it in order to get remote play working (although downgrading the firmware is pretty far from being difficult anyway)...but I wouldn't sell my PSP anyhow; if I did I'd not be able to download new Rock Band tracks (etc.) whilst at work (etc.). :)

[spoony]

dont think we will buy dd a psp as she wants to play the movies. if we buy one at the airport will it already be charged.

Its great for movies, thats one of the main reasons to buy it as any normal MP4 player with that size screen would cost at least the same price. You would need UMDs or a memory card pre-loaded with a movie though.

The batteries normally carry some charge but won't last too long. If you know someone with a PSP get a spare battery or portable charger and charge it before you go.