Man what, the PSP was the most advanced handheld of its time. The DS had a worse screen and was much weaker but got away with it because games were really simple visually. PSP games look great.
I'm sorry but the PSP had a lot of great games. Jeanne D'Arc, Daxter, The Wipeout series, God of War, Metal Gear Peacwalker, Final Fantasy Tactics, loco roco, Crisis Core, Ys Seven, Mega Man Powered Up, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Gran Turismo, Monster Hunter, etc.
Death Jr, Death Jr 2, Work Time Fun, and if you have a PS Vita running Adrenaline then all the ps1 games (idk if the OG psp would too but Adrenaline definitely will).
Hmmm I feel both of them are pretty evenly matched. Both have a wealth of great and beautiful games, both have a nice design. I do think the DS is more iconic in the strictest sense. It has the zeitgeist of the gameboy behind it and has been in production longer in some form or another.
I used to travel with a netbook, a UMTS modem, a camera, a satnav (when traveling by car), an MP3 player, speakers for the player plus, of course, a separate charger for each device and a bunch of cables. I felt so cool and modern.
Edit: and my phone, of course. Like, you could make phone calls with it.
Won't be the last time. Once forced Android verification lands, you're gonna see a lot of fediverse and darkweb peeps only accessing this side of the web from laptops and second devices, until Firefox and Linux go to shit on PC and we lose any and all privacy everywhere.
No one is stopping you to live like this, you can buy more older camera with great sensors for cheap, there are modern mp3 players that can play flac for less than 100, and pocketable consoles that can play a shitload of old games
Society runs on apps now. When I call my bank customer service, they tell me to install the app. Not having Instagram has been a career sacrifice. The last time I went to a concert, I told security my ticket was at will call and not on my phone, and he took my phone and installed Google wallet and connected my account to try to see my purchase history.
That's on me for letting an asshole take my phone, but the point is that life has become a constant battle to keep things simple.
That's fair but you don't have to carry the phone with you, you could have instagram on your pc and you can probably print your tickets or ask a friend to bring yours if you're going together.
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sheridan@lemmy.world · 81 pts · 13d
This is why cargo pants were so popular in that decade.
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 13d
They're not popular anymore?
sidebro@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 13d
Wearing a pair right now
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 13d
Pants in August? You must be below the equator
errer@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 13d
Below the equator is the only place I’ve ever worn pants 🥁
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 13d
Well, it gets warm in August, but not so warm that I won't put on underwear.
grue@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 13d
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 13d
How many cargo pockets do you have in your underwear? Lol
Dremor@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 13d
At least three. 😏
grue@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 13d
Cargo shorts for me (it's 96°F right now)
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 13d
They got some popularity in recent years, but I think it's fading again.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 13d
Right? Where does OP keep his iPad and laptop?
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 13d
Sure, and I loved my PSP, but remember how Sony tried to sell us movies on disks made just for PSPs?
We were free because the companies sucked at making things terrible, not due to lack of trying.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 13d
I watched movies go from VHS, to DVDs , and Sony was at the forefront of all the media changes. So I was sold on the umd format.
I remember being so jealous at my one friend who owned like The Matrix on umd.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 13d
We solved this by simply not bringing a camera everywhere. Or, if you followed my clothing style, by just having absolutely massive pockets..
I don't think I've ever had a camera aNd gaming handheld in my pockets at the same time.
mholiv@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 13d
The “Funny old times” title really reminds me of those boomer bot run facebook groups. The bots are now targeting a younger group.
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 13d
Both
underscores@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 13d
as a PSP user the PSP is the coolest looking device with the most shitass graphics and games
it's idolized so much in retrospect but honestly the DS was more iconic
popcar2@programming.dev · 28 pts · 13d
Man what, the PSP was the most advanced handheld of its time. The DS had a worse screen and was much weaker but got away with it because games were really simple visually. PSP games look great.
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 13d
PSP graphics are pretty good tho, DS is a lot crunchier on that front.
rozodru@piefed.world · 13 pts · 13d
I'm sorry but the PSP had a lot of great games. Jeanne D'Arc, Daxter, The Wipeout series, God of War, Metal Gear Peacwalker, Final Fantasy Tactics, loco roco, Crisis Core, Ys Seven, Mega Man Powered Up, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Gran Turismo, Monster Hunter, etc.
callouscomic@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 13d
Yay, love for Ys Seven!!!
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 13d
Death Jr, Death Jr 2, Work Time Fun, and if you have a PS Vita running Adrenaline then all the ps1 games (idk if the OG psp would too but Adrenaline definitely will).
rozodru@piefed.world · 2 pts · 12d
it's been awhile, years even, since I ran an OG PSP but I do believe I had the PS1 version of Final Fantasy VII on it that I got from the PS store.
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 13d
I still replay the god of war ones occasionally, great games
underscores@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 13d
All mid except for crisis core
I mostly played GBA through emulation and PS1
and I had a jailbroken PSP and tried dozens of top rated games
vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 13d
My homebrewed PSP was my laptop before I had a laptop. It was an amazingly versatile device considering it's era!
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 13d
Hmmm I feel both of them are pretty evenly matched. Both have a wealth of great and beautiful games, both have a nice design. I do think the DS is more iconic in the strictest sense. It has the zeitgeist of the gameboy behind it and has been in production longer in some form or another.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 9 pts · 13d
I want a modern Sidekick. 😩
WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 13d
ech@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 13d
Soon enough we'll be far enough along to go back to the future of Back to the Future 2.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 13d
I used to travel with a netbook, a UMTS modem, a camera, a satnav (when traveling by car), an MP3 player, speakers for the player plus, of course, a separate charger for each device and a bunch of cables. I felt so cool and modern.
Edit: and my phone, of course. Like, you could make phone calls with it.
plyth@feddit.org · 8 pts · 13d
maybe less captured.
grue@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d
Yep. Nothing free (as in non-proprietary) about a PSP.
postcapitalism@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 13d
No mood/mind manipulation algorithms
kalapala@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 13d
Proprietary souls.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 13d
BRING ME TO LIFE
uid0gid0@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12d
Their recent song Whom Will you Follow is a callback to that original sound and is full on nostalgia.
Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 13d
Won't be the last time. Once forced Android verification lands, you're gonna see a lot of fediverse and darkweb peeps only accessing this side of the web from laptops and second devices, until Firefox and Linux go to shit on PC and we lose any and all privacy everywhere.
~5-10 years-ish?
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 3 pts · 13d
Broke the OLED screen on my cheapish Motorola. Got a cheap TFT replacement for now. Now my phone is heavy. Not quite Walkman heavy but close.
Horsey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 13d
And when I got my iPhone 3G in 2008, I was so fucking happy I could just have the one thing in my pocket.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 13d
True, but it hasn't really innovated much. There's the foldable screen, but it mostly just looks the same.
jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 12d
You call those old?
Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 13d
No one is stopping you to live like this, you can buy more older camera with great sensors for cheap, there are modern mp3 players that can play flac for less than 100, and pocketable consoles that can play a shitload of old games
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 13d
Society runs on apps now. When I call my bank customer service, they tell me to install the app. Not having Instagram has been a career sacrifice. The last time I went to a concert, I told security my ticket was at will call and not on my phone, and he took my phone and installed Google wallet and connected my account to try to see my purchase history.
That's on me for letting an asshole take my phone, but the point is that life has become a constant battle to keep things simple.
Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
That's fair but you don't have to carry the phone with you, you could have instagram on your pc and you can probably print your tickets or ask a friend to bring yours if you're going together.
reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 13d
I prefer the nano design with the shorter screen, this one throws off the balance of the device somehow