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So I recently I won an auction for a PSP on ebay (I hope it'll arrive soon) and it's the PSP 3004 (so 3000 series but German)
I've been looking for games for it and got myself Lumines for 3 Euros and FF Dissidia for 4,50 Euros so far (I'm a cheap ass so I'm only looking for auctions atm )

Now there are games I want that are seemingly only available in the Playstation Network Store (well basically only FFVII) but since I'll be taking my PSP to America I wanted to know if any of you know if I can just make a PSN account in America and get games there.

I know that American UMD Movies are not playable on a German PSP (but are UMD Games? Oo I never really read about that) but i don't mind that.

I just gotta decide now cause I read the PSP is a 1-account device and it would be a pain (and a waste) [b]if[/b] I can download games in America and use them but would make a German account. I would have to switch plus German games are much more expensive is what I'd expect.
FFVII costs 10 Euros and I'm assuming it costs 10$ in the US PSN Store (Can anyone confirm this? I can't check the US Store, it always sends me to the German one ~_~)

Also, what games do you have? (and movies for that matter)

I plan on getting
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
- Lemmings
- flOw
- Sonic Rivals
- possibly Breath of Fire 3

And how do you listen to music with your PSP? xD Can you just put MP3 files on it? I'm a complete newbie on this thing lol!

Thank ya'll in advance for your input

July 30, 2013

50 Comments • Newest first

Nashi

@Kirikai: that's an idea xD right! BANZAI! Will send the goddamn shark to the hacker instead

Reply August 2, 2013
Kirikai

@Nashi: Take over the Shark AI and spit yourself back out. No one can hack your mind, Willpower!

Reply August 2, 2013
Nashi

@Kirikai: dear lord but what if there's an error in the system and a shark eats me? or what if someone hacks my console/virtual reality T^T

Reply August 2, 2013
Kirikai

@Nashi: Want to swim with the dolphins? No need to travel or get wet, just DIVE(TM) right in!

Reply August 2, 2013
Nashi

@Kirikai: yeah and then no more modding needed.... instead: Virtual deepsea dive!

Reply August 2, 2013
myHeartbeat

you should get dangan ronpa (translated) if you're into visual novels
and maybe gundam vs gundam 2? its in japanese but playable since its arcade-style

edit: crap, i forgot your psp isnt hacked >.< i cant really think of any other gamess

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Kirikai

@Nashi: Maybe even Virtual Reality Dive gaming

Reply August 2, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: by then a whole new gaming system is introdued to us

Reply August 2, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: Maybe not now, but someday...someday...

Reply August 2, 2013 - edited
cool123ter

[quote=assumptions2]Woah, a post by @Nashi where she doesn't mention her man[/quote]

And that lasted all but 5 minutes.

Reply August 2, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: o.O psp mini lava lamp? how about some tiny robot fishies inside that swim around ~w~ ... lol.....
YEAH QUIT THE NICE IDEAS THAT WILL NEVER COME TRUE ANYWAY ; A ;

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Kirikai

@Nashi: How about if it actually had a thin screen with a blue liquid that reacted to the psp and made
it look like moving water?

I really should stop spewing these out, making myself want to go out and buy one.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: O: woah but that's a lot of people those would only really fit on the back of the PSP....
and if you'd get a German or japanese PSP you could play those games... my luck Japan is 3004 too meaning I could play original jappy games on it if I wanted.... (uh-oh!)
and probably even get japanese UMD movies ~w~ THE OPTIONS. Nawt good.
It'd be nice if the housing were 2-layered (bottom layer colored, top transparent) so you could push the little sheets in there or open it up and snap it back down... bleh..
for now I'll just sit down and play the games I ordered, maybe enlightenment will hit me... (some retro style would be great tooooooo... like Columns style... or a housing that makes the PSP look as if it was made of puzzle pieces xD)
QUIT INSPIRING ME.

There was another underwater wallpaper I liked with some sort of underwater sea snake/dragon but it had a human on it which kind of ruined the atmosphere boo! but yeah, in def need of some big sorts of whales.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: I'm not fond of foils either. If there was a housing with a second case (thinner than normal)
so that you could place a shaped foil within and change it when you wanted to, that would be the best choice
since like you said, my idea is too out there. I sent you a link you my ideal wallpaper, I love Angel Beats! so this
is the best, or maybe one for SAO since they made a hame for it on the PSP (Japan only...for now...maybe...hoping otherwise).

P.S. I do like the wallpaper, needs more dolphins and orcas

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: o.O e-frame? isn't that some really high tech thing? xD would probably cost more than a brand new PSP by itself lol!
that'd be awesome though...
Now I could get those picture foils for the PSP but I don't like that overly much (after a while foils tend to start rolling up at one point or the other..) ; - ;
[url=http://wallpaper.pickywallpapers.com/1920x1080/3d-underwater-render.jpg]Something like this would be nice...[/url] something dreamy please....
I'd love a graceful whale on it o:

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: I [i]totally[/i] understand. So many cute and lovable things that it becomes overwhelming.
But I have a solution! How about an e-frame housing? Place pictures in a folder and it will automatically
display them for you and switch periodically. How awesome is that? Oh and an underwater style would
be nice, with dolphins and other creatures swimming about.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: ah heard of angel beats but never watched it...
I'd rather not have more choices than I do now.... I want a lot of things and there's a lot of great styles you could put on a PSP (e.g. what about pink/purple/white orchids? ohmahlawd... Or the same pattern as my Bento Boxes lol! Or Rilakkuma... D
; ~ ; I'm the most indecisive woman alive...
I don't even wanna start thinking about the sort of style I like for real... <-< a water-colored one would be great too... underwater scenery... sigh..!

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: If I were to get a custom housing, I would go with a White AngelBeats! theme.
Kanade on one side and Yuzuru on the other and the logo (the red heart monitor line)
between them, tying them like the red string of fate. Or I could just go with a one of my
favorites which I tried to post but won't let me because one of the names has a banned word.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: Japan may have it but... JAPAN IS SO EXPENSIVE @x@ (last time I checked which has been a few years Germany was twice as expensive as America, and Japan twice as expensive as Germany... EEK!)
the last housing I bought for my phone (metallic purple) was from Hong Kong or something.... perfect quality imo, looks exactly like it looked on pics and even though it's old and scratched now it's still beautiful imo.
Maybe I could customize it myself, I'd love an Okami housing or something.... or Final Fantasy.... or yeah... *shrug*... would just have to know how to do that
maybe I can find something for it, it'd be nice if the brushes of paint would add a little structure to it even (well it feels good on other items, not so sure for PSP)
I could have it delivered to a friend in Germany but until then I might as well wait (or just get one in America, there are more colors available. I can wait those 4 more weeks easily now )
Vocaloid housing would be cute too.. arghh!

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: Love the new one you posted. A purple metallic sheer would be my ideal color.
I don't know where to get a custom PSP housing (seems perfectly acceptable to call it that)
since I don't have one. My friend had a few made for his favorite games. You could try looking
for one from Japan as I'm sure they have some of favorite anime characters. I think I remember
seeing one of Hatsune Miku. None of this will be inexpensive though. Could you have it delivered
to a friend's house and have them hold it for you?

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: Wouldn't know where to get a custom one o.o
I tend to only be on ebay (or on reliable online-store pages) and that's all I found so far... I'd order one of those (probably blue... or PINK? or purple? T.T or green after all (easier on the eyes than the other bright colors)... Nargh! But problem being it'd arrive between 20thaug-6th sept or so and I leave for vacation on 30th Aug D: < dammit lol
Do you happen to know a place where I could get different colors or even comparably cheap custom ones? (I'd not wanna pay more than what those on ebay cost honestly, those are already near my financial limit as it is xD)
Edit: Aww hell on ebay.com (I'm usually on ebay.de) I found a darker purple housing... (idk if you even call it housing oO but i got results so I guess it's right lol) [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/PSP-3000-FULL-PURPLE-HOUSING-SHELL-W-KEY-BUTTON-US-SELL-/400541354023?pt=US_Video_Game_Cases_Bags&hash=item5d42200827]Woah so pretty![/url]
they got even more colors on American ebay BUT it's all a little more expensive T^T grr!

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi: The blue one [i]does[/i] look good. I also like the purple one.
Have you tried looking for some elsewhere? You could try ordering a
custom one too.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: xD argh my PS2 controller also broke down... bought a used one instead (refurbished).
I tried to mess with my old broken controller but eventually tossed it (forgot why)

I just really can't decide it all looks so cool
[url=http://idh.jebolist.com/VG03-0406/002.jpg]Pink[/url]
[url=http://idh.jebolist.com/VG03-0404/002.jpg]Blue[/url]
[url=http://idh.jebolist.com/VG03-0415e/002.jpg]Purple[/url]
[url=http://idh.jebolist.com/VG03-0415d/002.jpg]Green[/url]

Now on top of that those auctions don't send to America ~w~ gg. lol!
I'm kinda tempted to get blue (I like the metallic look) but the other colors are just super nice as well... sigh!

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi : My consoles never breakdown, my controllers do. I fix them with other broken ones so they look funny.
I would go with purple or maybe pink.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: I got a used one for around 47$ which is good enough to me o: I didn't even really intend to win it, I thought they were gonna sell for much higher. I just bid a lil within the last 10 seconds and suddenly won the auction...
I couldn't have afforded a new one and I wouldn't really want a new one either cause I'm sometimes tempted to deal with issues on my stuff by myself (e.g. I've had water damage on my cam, fixed it; had a broken screen on cam, fixed it; had a broken screen on phone, fixed that + gave it a new (purple) housing)
I'm considering getting a new housing for the PSP too in the future (since it's black) but I fail to decide between pink, purple, green and blue right now....
so far I never made use of warranty on ANYTHING I've bought

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi : Are you buying a new or used PSP? If you can get warranty on it, that's great.
My brother broke his NDS and just went to get another one, he did have to get more
warranty but it was just $10 so it's nothing compared to repair/new purchase costs.

Reply August 1, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@KaiwatersXD: awww that sucks D: and repairing would have cost too much right?
I hope I won't damage mine, so far every console has survived with me ; 3 ;

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
KaiwatersXD

@Nashi: oh u dont have to use hacks in the game it just turn those off l get the wanting a physical copy but mistakes happen they get damaged etc i dropped my psp and it cant read disc anymore so i can only play games with it being hacked

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@KaiwatersXD: Oh Mp4 isn't an issue then. I don't know if my converter software has the PSP option but it may (it does have LG/Iphone converter too..)
I know I could get the games for free and such but I'd rather not have games than have them hacked Plus in some cases I just prefer having the physical game (UMD).
Thanks though ^^

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
KaiwatersXD

@Nashi: it takes mp4 and most converters have the psp option
but id rethink hacking it since u can download all the games u mentioned even the PS ff7 and do it all for free if your really on a budget that would be the best thing to do

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: ; A ; Cloud is freaking awesome..... Tifa is kinda boring and for some reason I've never liked Aerith lol. I tend to be fan of males more than women.
I never owned FFVII, my first one was X and from there I continued (VIII, IX, X-2, XII, III (NDS), XIIRW (NDS), ..) when I last checked for FFVII (which has been YEARS) I was able to find it on ebay between 50-100 euros (66-132$).. so hell no!
but then a basiler told me it's available as download for PSP which makes things so much easier. I wish they'd make a remake though cause I wanna hear voices > x<"
@xsupakoreanx: Cause of her boobies? ;D lol!
I'm prepared that it'll be emotional ; - ; .... first I'll be playing Crisis core though (I already watched all cutscenes but it won't hurt to actually play it ;D)
And how did you manage to comment 3 times in a row lol
@KaiwatersXD: what sort of video file does PSP need then? O.o
; w ; and I won't hack my PSP.... </3
@ThatBox: I didn't want the vita cause I don't wanna mess with the touchscreen on the back. I just wanted a normal PSP and the best model of it (that is, once I found out there were 3 diff models xD)

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@xsupakoreanx : Typical male reaction, but good for you.
My Tifa was so OP compared to the rest, she would decimate anything that crossed her path.
Cloud was just a pretty boy

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi : Looks like someone has a thing for Cloud, or is it Tifa? Nah, definitely Aerith.
FFVII was my first FF game so it holds good memories, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

Reply July 31, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: Mmmm may look into that too then o: sounds like it has some psychological thing to it.
and having no money won't make me hack or mod my system I'd rather wait until I can purchase what I want to before I go and screw my system up. Really not a fan of hacks and anything like that (the only sort of "mod" I like are those for Minecraft lol)
Right now I can only afford used games but I'll also be buying games from the PSN Store once I'm in America so I can at least benefit some game companies a little ^^
and e.g. FFVII is download exclusive after all from what i've seen and I'm DEFINITELY gonna get that, no way around that.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
ThatBox

Who needs the PsP when you've got the Vitaaaaa

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi : Persona is a very good game franchise. Very goo story and dependent on character relationships.
The better your bond the stronger you can be. Great story as well. Combat is turn-based.
Your monetary situation, like most people, will eventually lead you to getting a hacked/modded system. If you feel
bad about doing so you should still purchase games you think are worth it, new ones only though, used games
don't benefit game companies.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
KaiwatersXD

yes u can drag and drop music to ur psp but the videos have to be converted and
WOAH paying for games just hack it and download the games

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: <w< goddammit lol... First I had the impression there are hardly any interesting games on PSP but last time I paid attention to it was up to a year after it came out (I wasn't even aware at first that there are diff kinds of PSP...)
I've heard of Persona but also dunno what those are about xD I'm rather closed-minded about games, especially when I'm limited to specific consoles (and limited in financial means). Guess I'll be having enough entertainment on my trip to America now..

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

@Nashi : Welcome to the wonderful world of gaming, where you're never bored.
There is also the Persona games, up to 3 with 4 being on the Vita (not counting the PS2).

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Kirikai: Ohhh o: yeah spoilers are awful. And I don't mind not being able to return to places all that much I guess. thanks<3
> x< too many games to get now lol!

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Kirikai

@Nashi : Save the world from destruction, interesting and lovable characters. I'd get into it but spoilers are
the Devil's finger food. I should mention that the game is story driven, you can't go back to areas but you can
play battles from the menu for exp. If you are inclined to, you can get a GBA emulator on your pc and play
that version, though the PSP is way better, added scenes and voices; I'm sure you know that they help define
the characters and with dual audio, it's something I never regretted buying.

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Nashi

@ChoasCyber: Kingdom Hearts BBS costs almost 30$ in Germany that's kinda too much for me as of now.
What's the diff between Sonic Rivals 1 and 2? I didn't even look up what kind of game it is xD... I just like Sonic in general and just wanted to get it and see what it's about then lol.
I'll try out Dissidia first before getting Dissidia012 > w< I hope I'll get into it. Is Taokaka in Blazblue CS 2? o: and can you hear her in it? she's such a cutie.
@Kirikai: What's Riviera about? Never heard about it o:
In the future I also wanna look into Japanese exclusive games... since Germany/Japan has the same Code I'll be able to get all the japanese stuff and some games supposedly have English subs optionally > x<

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Kirikai

Riviera The Promised Land is a good game. It was originally on the GBA but they ported it and gave the characters
voice overs, and its in both English/Japanese.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@Liam: > x< good then I probably won't regret buying it.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Liam

@Nashi uhmm dissidia is fun it's definitely different from most fighters

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Nashi

@assumptions2: Well since I'll be getting the games in America my Fiance will have to make a PSN account and I've made plenty of threads/posts without mentioning him.
Get over the fact that he's a big part of my life gee o: < why would I not mention him when he's involved often/most of my daily life
@Liam: Ahhh lovely, thanks! ^^
Figured it's 10$... so it really is cheaper. means I'll save 2.50 euros there! lol!
Did hear it's a pain to switch accs and I just really don't wanna mess with it. I kept looking at games in the German store and I was tempted to get UNTIL I read the 1-acc-device thing... might just go and wait until my next trip to America and get all of the games I want then.
I actually forgot about KH BbS x.X.... right... guess I'll try to get that as German UMD too then. Not 100% sure as of now if UMD Games are blocked like UMD movies. I'll see about that cause Rob's roommate has some games and he'll let me try them.
Is Dissidia any fun? o: I'm usually not really into fighting games (it does look like a fighting game), is it anything like Tekken (but in 3D or something? xD) I can't 100% tell from vids on youtube.

I know abuot the duo stick pro, I hope that my sort of solution will work out (Mini SD 16GB + duo stick adapter), may make things much easier for me eventually...
@Dragonrare: o: Ohhhh I do love RPGs a lot.. I may look into that once I finished the other games I plan to get or something. About how much does it cost? Thanks for the tip
@KillerCombo: @simaini:
I'm not a fan of altering my consoles, I haven't messed with any on them. I may go as far as to install a chip into the PS2 in America though so I can play my German games on it... (otherwise I'll just have to bring my own PS2..)
I'm just never so sure how "dangerous" it is to screw with things like that..

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
simaini

just hack your PSP. i haven't done anything with the PSP in years, but I think the PSP 3000 was unhackable or something. obviously many years have passed, so it may have been hacked a while ago, so you should look it up. once you hack it, you can do a ton of things, and the GBA, NES, SNES, etc.. emulators run perfectly on the PSP. there's an N64 emulator on the PSP too, but it's a bit laggy. however, it's still way cool.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Dragonrare

[url=http://us.playstation.com/games/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-in-the-sky-psp.html]Trails in the Sky (Sora no Kiseki)[/url]

This game has a fantastic story. It's turn based and has a play time of at least 40 hours if you don't mash through the dialogue. If you like RPGs I suggest you try it.

Reply July 30, 2013 - edited
Liam

Yes ff7 is $9.99
You can only have 1 ccount on your psp active; the problem is you cannot share games between accounts or sub accounts, the games that are available for playing are the ones that are purchased on the account that is activated on the PSP.
You need to actually delete an account from the PSP in order to sign in on another.
If you plan on doing this frequently in order to play games purchased on several accounts be aware that:
1, It is a pain because you need to be connected to the internet each time in order to activate, and
2, Sony sometimes view multiple account switching as illegal account sharing activity and sometimes disable the accounts leaving you with no games even though you paid for them.

I currently have & recommend
Tales of the World Radiant Myth.
KH Birth By Sleep
Dissidia

Yes you put mp3 files into your MUSIC folder into your psp and it should show up under the music section, here's a more detailed version how
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-Music-on-Your-PSP
Do note that you need a sony [b]duo stick pro[/b] in order to save in a game/put music in/etc

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assumptions2

Woah, a post by @Nashi where she doesn't mention her man

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