u/QuarraX

When i was little, i was given the choice between a PSP and a DS lite for a birthday gift and i chose the DS lite since i already owned a GBASP. I didn’t regret the choice(still don’t) but part of me in recent years started flirting with the idea about buying a PSP. It was always just a “what if”, leaning towards no until literally yesterday when a video of a psp go crossed my youtube feed and i got curious. Now i have a serious urge to get a psp..i just don’t know which would be best. Now to preface, i *do* have a vita running CFW and adrenaline, but i still haven’t gotten the hang of switching back and forth between it since it emulates the psp experience and it just doesn’t feel right either, so unless y’all think i should stick with it, here’s my dilemma:

For starters one thing that scared me off the most about getting a psp was that every time i passed this sub, i’d see horror stories of spicy pillows being a frequent problem with the thing. I heard about there being battery mods that can fix it but know nothing about them so it didn’t sit right.

The second thing that scared me off is that i heard UMD’s are extremely fragile and even if you do get them working fine, they are really loud and drain the battery terribly. I love physical media so that scared the shit out of me and while i’d love the concept of collecting physical discs for my hypothetical PSP, if it’s really that bad, i’d rather go with a modded go or maybe getting whatever model would cause the least issues and exclusively use it as cfw digital only. It’s not my preference (tho the go is super cool looking so it *deffo* helps) but i did the same with my vita once i got a 64 gb memory card only to find out the memory cards are actually extremely prone to failing and had to make the fairly easy choice of keeping use of my physical games while carrying a ticking timebomb for memory or sacrificing physical both for security and a lot more storage that is easy to replace. So if the UMD’s really are that bad, that might narrow my choices down.

That’s what i knew prior to yesterday, now here is what else i found out about recently/ am curious of and could help me make A decision, please clarify any misunderstandings or help me weigh the options for the following:

1: i found a video claiming that the spicy pillow problem i was so afraid of is actually a problem that mainly the 1000 model has from frequent play and was sort of fixed with the others (though one post prior to this claimed it was actually *not* playing the psp that causes the spicy pillow problem so i need clarification, but with this info it’s one point against the 1000.

2: i found conflicting claims on the umds, some claiming while the UMDs can be extremely fragile, it’s mainly the casings that are the problem and that they can be replaced easily enough while others said it’s the disc and that so much as a scratch can mess them up. Others still claimed it’s a combination of both, though the UMD’s themselves aren’t particularly expensive to get secondhand off ebay(old video claim) so that is *somewhat* reassuring. What’s more, i also apparently heard that when it comes to the UMD drives themselves, the 1000 can have issues if you’re not careful, didn’t hear anything about the 2000 other than some people think it’s less cool while others like it better and for the 3000 i heard there are actually multiple versions, some of which have major issues with their UMD drives making losing the ability to use them super easy. This whole thing scares me off the UMD’s pretty heavily and makes me iffy on how i feel about that for the 1000 and nervous about the 3000. But if i decide against umds then this literally does not matter. Yeah if they are actually still cheap it might be nice to collect them along side cfw downloads, but if the situation is really THAT bad, then saving money by going digital only with the go or whichever regular model works best might be better. Allows me to focus on getting physicals for my Gamecube and GBA.

3: multiple videos and comments saying that when it comes to CFW for the 1000 is apparently the easiest to work with but also it is the least powerful so i won’t get full mileage out of it. However, CFW for the 3000, despite apparently being considered the *best* PSP model and most powerful, it’s super risky because if it gets bricked…there’s no fixing it. Also some comment that said something about i think it was a pandora battery and adding it to a psp 3000 or any other foreign battery could permanently brick it? So that’s a point for the 1000, 2000, and Go(since i heard the go is also great for homebrew) and another against the 3000.

4: if i go the full digital route (or even if i don’t but ESPECIALLY if i do) i always like the most storage i can possibly get and i could not quite figure out how that worked for any of the models. The only thing clear to me is that apparently the max optimal storage size without performance loss is 128 gb, which is fine. I did hear tho, that the go is a pain in the ass to expand storage for, it requiring (i think) a hard to do mod (which i can just hopefully Buy a premodded version, no big deal i guess. Tho i’d need clarification non how swapping out storage sizes works).

If full digital is the best route i’d REALLY prefer the go because the sliding gimmick is really fucking cool and it being pocket sized, but if getting it premodded is too hard/not worth it, i’d like to be pointed to the best of the main 3

5: as previously mentioned i heard battery mods are a thing, with whatever a pandora battery is (haven’t looked into it since idek which one i want and i did this in thr middle of the night). And there’s even an option to mod your psp to use a vita battery (which is great considering my vita has lasted several years without needing a new one, not so great cuz i’m terrified of having to replace it.) how do these work? Can it get rid of the spicy pillows with different batteries and/or does rhe Go have to deal with it?

6: something I consistently heard is the psp 1000 is the most sturdy while the 2000 and 3000 sacrificed build quality for performance(and also can be docked to bigger screens). The 3000 being unable to be fixed if it’s ever bricked and apparently has screen issues along side umd drive issues and that pretty much makes it hard to consider even with the built in mic and best overall features. Also apparently modding the storage of the Go makes it more fragile allegedly. If i’m going to choose one of the og 3 i am leaning more towards the 1000, 2000. This is me asking y’all to clarify the go and 3000 situation

Overall: I’m still leaning heavily towards the go but the storage dilemma will make or break the argument for it, so if that doesn’t work out, i’m kind of leaning towards the 1000 or 2000 since from the hearsay i’ve seen, despite being apparently “the best” the 3000 has a LOT working against it. I’m not opposed on being sold on it though if clarification of the above can clear my doubts but if it is true that it getting bricked is impossible to fix and it can be caused by using different batteries, it’s not going to even be considered. So with all this in mind, can y’all help better inform me/clarify the stuff i mentioned/any stuff i miss to help me decide which model is best for me and whether to go UMD or full digital? Or should i just learn to love my Vita’s Adrenaline?

I decided to pick REHD on steam to go through 1 with (since i got RE1 OG on gog and Re deadly silence on my 3DS but steam is where the majority of my RE games are at) in my binge towards my RE5 Co op run and holy shit did i underestimate how stressful ink ribbons were. I’m so used to just being able to use the type writers as much as i want that now that i used my last ink ribbon in the cabin in the woods i’m stressing tf out wondering when i can find more cuz Lisa is in the house and having to come all the way back here if i die would SUCK. Ifthey’re also in 0, 2 OG,3 OG and Code V i got some serious mental prep to do. (Though i am not opposed to them returning in an RE 1 Remake. In fact, i insist there at least be a mode for using them. Like a difficulty or “original experience” mode)

Just like the title says, has anyone else gotten a game they requested or planned to request, just out of the blue from a friend or from family? For me two days ago, i unexpectedly received Persona 3 Portable from my achievement hunting buddy and while i didn’t request it, it was one of the games i considered requesting so i closed my request for project diva. Has this happened to anybody else? Just curious

What was originally a handful of people not reading the requirement i set to enter became a lot. For the first two i reminded them there was something they were missing, just to be nice, you know? But then more…and more.. came in. It would be simple enough if it was only people asking for keys people who actually followed the requirement i set asked for, then i could just skip over them for not following what i said, but a few have asked for keys nobody has requested. On the one hand, i do want to get rid of these keys (though if i can’t there are some i don’t mind keeping) but on the other…i don’t think i wrote that much. Not the usual word vomit at least that comes with my neurodivergence. My request post was a mess to get through, but my offer post was like two short paragraphs. I feel like “was it really that hard to *at least* just skim, ignoring the first one to read the second” and it makes me not want to give it to them out of principle. What do y’all think i should do?

I start handing them out in a few hours (though it’s not limited to just today.)

Edit: i’ve handed out keys over the past few hours and turns out people not reading was the least of my worries. Lot of people did read but weren’t playing their claimed games which REALLY annoyed me. Thankfully some first timers won. Out of the many, only 9 actually qualified.. so far..

As i mentioned in my Request post from last night, earlier this month i had some unexpected personal issues happen and in a moment of weakness, cashed out my swagbucks far earlier than intended and in an took to gamble on the easter bundle on fanatical in an attempt to get A Steam deck oled that way (cuz i saw someone win one before) despite knowing it was a very bad idea. Needless to say i regretted it, but i did get some keys for games i didn’t have, games that interested me, and games my friends wanted (one of which exchanged the 4 keys i had on their wishlist for 4 on mine).

And that brings me to here. I’ve given out the keys my friends wanted, and now i’ve come to give the rest to y’all. All you gotta do is say which one you want and give me the name(and artist of course) of a song you like to listen to when you’re down in the dumps. I’ll pick the winners tomorrow in the afternoon. If there are still unclaimed keys then it’s first come first serve until Sunday i guess unless i decide it’s been long enough and there’s no interest. Edit: i’ll still require you to list your sad day song though. And i will still be ignoring dm onlys

Edit 2: This has been a bad day so far. Of all the entries only 9 people qualified as valid recipients (and one i’m feeling lenient on who may be able to claim theirs later if they play their last received game more and nobody claims the key in the meantime)

Entries are still open for the foreseeable future but PLEASE:

1: read the entry requirement i put. A lot of entries didn’t and while i was lenient on the first two, they didn’t qualify anyway so i’m just going to reject you outright from now on. But even if you do this, it’s not going to matter if you don’t pass the next two

2: if your reddit is private have a good reason for doing so. Most people so far have only seemed to have done it to hide they were game collecting which is against sub rules.

3: Actually *play* the games you receive. I will be checking and that’s why a lot of you didn’t win. If the last game you received doesn’t have a reasonable amount of or ANY playtime, you’re not getting it. Also: Just because you don’t post GoG thank you posts like you’re supposed to doesn’t mean i won’t find out, if anything it makes me. *more* inclined not to. Again, sub rules

If you successful pass all this then and ONLY Then will i listen to your song. If there is only one valid request, you get it immediately. If there are multiple i’ll judge them based on quality of reply and if they’re all decent enough spin a wheel. If not, i’ll judge based on my enjoyment of the song(and if i still can’t decide it’s spinning the wheel again). By quality i mean if you only listed a song and artist (low) or listed a song and artist and explained yourself (decent)

Now without further ado: here are the names of the games up for grabs:

Accident

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

Anvil Saga

Between Horizons

Beyond The Edge of Owlsgard

Biped

Blazing Sails

Bzzzt

Choo-Choo Charles

Depths of Peril

ENCODYA

For The People

GRAPPIN

King of Dragon Pass

Liberated

MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE

Monument Valley

Organs Please - Deluxe Edition

Oriental Empires

Out of Line

Outshine

Patch Quest

Plan B from Outer Space: A Bavarian Odyssey

Skabma - Snowfall

Talk to Strangers

Teslagrad Remastered

Teslagrad 2

The Oil Blue: Steam Legacy Edition

The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf

The Tales of Bayun(was tempted to keep this cuz Cat but i think i’ll pass as it’s not cute)

Toki

Train Valley 2

Good luck everyone!