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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 298: How Many Licks Does It Take?

« on: July 17, 2012, 12:11:14 AM »

Damn Johnny, hope you find that 3DS (or at least that you find a cheap interim one).


And thank to you, Jon, I finally have a use for the decapitated head of my boyfriend that's been sitting around taking up space in my freezer. I'm gonna strap it to my hip and SOLVE SOME GODDAMN PUZZLES.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 297: Hippy Shows

« on: July 10, 2012, 02:20:41 AM »

Yes and not sure, respectively. Used PSP games are in the 15-30 dollar range, sometimes straying into 40-50 depending on the title. With a quick look at EB Games' website right now, for example, I can see at a glance that Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is selling for $15, which is the cheapest price available for anything.


I'll be living in this place for over four years if all goes to plan, so... I guess in that scenario a Vita may be best for long-term gaming. Euhh I have no idea I'm so confused.


Does the Vita support PSP UMDs or just downloads? I looked it up but couldn't find a definitive answer.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 297: Hippy Shows

« on: July 09, 2012, 11:58:55 PM »

Yeah, you have a point, Guillaume. I'd probably be able to ask my folks to download a game for me over the period of a week or so and send it up to me on a stick whenever it's done. Assuming that functionality is still supported, of course.

I'm convinced the Sony path is best, and probably the PSP. (Honestly it shows how trustworthy this site is that you guys are actually pointing me away from Nintendo!). I'm just not sure the Vita has enough extra that's relevant to me to justify the added cost, plus it doesn't support the entire PSP library. What price would you estimate it'll get down to? And how long down the track?

Really can't express how grateful I am that you're helping me out with this! Thank you so much.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 297: Hippy Shows

« on: July 09, 2012, 11:07:13 PM »

Optimus — Well, EB Games (Gamespot, basically) does sell a lot of secondhand stuff, and given that I'll actually be in town next year I'll have access to them, but methinks mainly it'd be Amazon and Ebay given I'm something of a niche gamer.


Jonny — that's much much more common in America than Australia (or at least my particular corner of it). It's only really McDonalds if you're looking for free access, and it's not all that conducive to downloads of that size. I might be able to get it at uni though, I hadn't thought of that.


To clarify: I won't be able to use the hostel computers for downloads at all, with the exception of things like pdf files for research. The quantity of blocked sites is ridiculous, because it's a government-funded thing specifically for students. Unfortunately that means no social networking sites, no iTunes and no game-oriented stuff. Great for productivity, but stupid when it comes to some areas of research — I won't even be able to access anything regarding illicit drug use, which is important for my area of study.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 297: Hippy Shows

« on: July 09, 2012, 10:34:45 PM »

Forum-lurker and letter-writer Ellyn here.

I've played most of the DS RPGs that are interesting to me now, though there is at least one or two others that I'll get sometime.

With regards to download titles, it's just been revealed to me that the price I'm paying for super-cheap accommodation is very limited internet access — faster and more reliable than at home, but I can only get to it through the heavily restricted hostel computers, so no wifi access for me. This means I'll only be able to download stuff maybe once or twice a month when I'm at home, when all the usual online problems kick in again (rural, satellite, capped, generally crappy). Even worse, I won't be able to download your podcasts on anything approaching a regular basis. GUH. HOW WILL I COPE.

Given all that, I'll be almost without exception limited to UMD. So Jonny, does your advice for the vita still apply? I'm guessing the PSone games and cheap RPGs are primarily download titles.

A pretty compelling case is being made for the PSP... I'll give it a lot more thought of course, because it's still quite a deal of money for me and I've never not been a Nintendo gamer, but it's looking more likely that it'll be the one I go for. Still, I'm going to have to make a point of finding a 3DS demoing at a shop somewhere one of these days, because I've never even seen one before outside of images.