Was looking into getting a PSP for God of War, Monster Hunter, and a few other titles, my only problem is I don't know a whole lot about the PSP. I have a few questions to any PSP owners out there.
Which is the best model to buy and why?
How does the PSP store work, does the PSP link to a PC and you mess w/ files there or somehow directly go online?
Is it worth waiting for the PSP-GO? Are games that are currently UMD only going to be added to the PSP store when the PSP-GO is released or will I be SOL for some games?

The best model is probably the 3000 if you don't wany homebrew, for the built in microphone and the supposedly better screen.

God of War on the PSP  is like a 2 hour game, and not fun at that. Monster Hunter is only fun if you have people to play it with, and I would just wait for the PSP Go. -_-

I'd recommend just getting the original PSP 1000, since it will be the cheapest to buy, or the GO, for the convienience (new adopters are exactly who Sony is going after with the GO).

Honesty...the only games i have liked are the sphion filter stuff...and the patapons.

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" God of War on the PSP  is like a 2 hour game, and not fun at that. Monster Hunter is only fun if you have people to play it with, and I would just wait for the PSP Go. -_- "

Yeah, but there's good stuff on it too, like Katamari, Parappa the Rapper, Socom, Valkyrie Profile, Darkstalkers, and Tekken "

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They are planning to update the store with over 300 UMD games when the Go launches, supposedly.

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" @AgentJ said:

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" God of War on the PSP  is like a 2 hour game, and not fun at that. Monster Hunter is only fun if you have people to play it with, and I would just wait for the PSP Go. -_- "

Yeah, but there's good stuff on it too, like Katamari, Parappa the Rapper, Socom, Valkyrie Profile, Darkstalkers, and Tekken "

Darkstalkers is not good. "

Well then I apoligize for enjoying it.  "

Was Darkstalkers that bad, and why?
I'm thinking about maybe getting a PSP.  Dissidia and Persona look good, along with a few other games I wanna try for it, and I like that it plays music, videos, and that you can hook it up to a bigger monitor.  I've heard the 2000 has the best screen, and it actually went downhill with the 3000.  The PSP Go's price is a barrier for me, but I may pick up a used older one.  You can still download all the newer downloadable content to Memory Stick, right?

" God of War on the PSP  is like a 2 hour game, and not fun at that. Monster Hunter is only fun if you have people to play it with, and I would just wait for the PSP Go. -_- "

Or how about the Burnouts, Disgaea and many many more. There are lots of great games on it.

Anyway the PSP Go is obviously a option, though it costs more, but I do like how it looks. Ofcourse the PSP phat (first model) is great if you want to put custom firmware on it if you want to play your old PS1, Snes, Nes, Megadrive etc etc games on it, and otherwise there is the PSP 3000. In all honesty you can't really go wrong with any of them.

The PSP Go may be being charged at a surplus, but I'd certainly save up for it if you're after a genuinely portable console. The biggest problem I have with the PSP is that it won't fit in pockets very easily and as such defeats the whole ethos of portable gaming. Alas, if you're not worried about that and you want to save cash, perhaps get the PSP 1000 off eBay -- but I mean overly if you want to take this seriously either get the Go or the 3000.

They're aiming to put pretty much every PSP title on the Playstation Store by the time the Go releases, so you'll want a nice big memory stick whichever model you opt for (unless you get the Go which comes with 16GB on board).

God Of War Chains Of Olympus is an excellent choice -- the game is short but excellent fun.

You can access the Playstation Store through your PSP, Playstation 3 or PC - so there are a lot of options for downloading content. The PSP Go will come with improved software for your PC making copying music and games a bit easier -- but it's certainly not rocket science in its current state.

Other games I'd recommend: the Wipeout games, Resistance Retribution, Outrun, Tekken, the GTA games, the Patapon games and Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters.