There has been a big push on the PSP front recently, with some big titles coming to the platform, but has it done enough to gain your interest? if not what should it do? 
 Will it ever be better than a DS/ is it better than a DS?  
general thoughts on the psp?

There has been a big push on the PSP front recently, with some big titles coming to the platform, but has it done enough to gain your interest? if not what should it do? 
 Will it ever be better than a DS/ is it better than a DS?  
general thoughts on the psp?

It's the only modern system I've never bought and never intend to buy for lack of software support. I feel that says something. I don't want a system that's purpose is to release smaller versions of PS3 games once every 4-6months. 

yes, it's dead. Rockband, Crisis Core and Star Ocean: Second Evolution are the only games I can recommend for it really..

no, it's doing the best it's ever done right now

I have a PSP, and i only have one game for it. I haven't touched that thing for 3+ years, so to me the system is dead.

It is a portable gaming system that isn't very portable.  I think they were close with the PSP GO but they should have had some sort of digital cartridge based games and maybe even movies like on a memory stick or SD card style that you could have purchased at a store.

I'm afraid so; man, there was so much potential.

I have a PSP, but I don't really see it as a portable gaming system. Sure, it is kinda small and it fits in my pocket, but the only time I ever take it with me somewhere else is if I think I am going to have a lot of time (like a plane trip).  If I am playing it, it's at home or with a friend who has a PSP too.  I don't really see it picking up much sped, but I am glad that there are a decent number of games that are going to come out for it.  There are good games for it in my opinion: 
Patapon 
God of War Chains of Olympus 
Crisis Core 
Pursuit Force 
Phantasy Star Portable 
Persona 
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters 
Socom Fireteam Bravo 
MGS Portable Ops 
Tekken Dark Resurrection
Metal Slug 
There are also a lot of older fighting games that were made for it like Darkstalkers, Street Fighter, and KOF. 
Unfortunately there just isn't much support for the PSP, and the PSP Go thing was not thought out and has no target audience.   
I am still looking forward to a few games like Valkyria Chronicles 2, Persona 3 Portable, and MGS Peace Walker, but nothing else really. 

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will keep it on life support for a little bit longer.

yes. and i think the DS is dead too, but not in the same sense. Handhelds suck these days.

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man i love my psp best thing i ever got

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" It's the only modern system I've never bought and never intend to buy for lack of software support. I feel that says something. I don't want a system that's purpose is to release smaller versions of PS3 games once every 4-6months.  "

The PSP is alive and well in Japan.
 
It's just in the western world that Sony has abandoned it and threw it away.

Getting a PSPgo reinvigorated the system for me. I had a 2000 before but rarely played it because of the size. However, with the go I carry it to work and play PJ Monsters, WIpeout Pulse, and MPO during lunches and breaks. The Pause game feature allows me to be very flexible.

I don't know about other people but I still play my PSP a lot (maybe because my sister's DS is somewhere around the house) but there's many good games for the PSP like the one's lead_farmer mentioned. You'll probably find other games that you might play a good deal. I compiled a list of PSP games that are worthy of some attention here. Some of my favourites include, Pirates!, Pangya Fantasy Golf, Gran Turismo and Half Minute Hero and many more.
 
Come to think of it, I play mine a lot...but anyway, with games like Persona 3 Portable and Metal Gear Peacewalker I'm sure the PSP would last a bit longer. It's not as popular as the DS but it has it's moments.

These threads are so stupid.  The PSP is not 'dead'.  The PSP is selling relatively well in Japan and it is not selling too poorly over here either.  People don't talk about the PSP as they talk about other platforms, but the PSP does have a relatively large community (relative to what you think, that is).  The PSP does have a lot of ports and doesn't have too many AAA releases, but it also has tons of games that are just below that and are still relatively fun to play.  Also, FF agito XIII is coming out in the future, Valkyria Chronicles 2 will be great and everyone knows about MGS: Peace Walker.  Even though there aren't as many supremely anticipated releases on the PSP, a lot of the PSP exclusive games that are looked forward to buy many people in the world and I really don't see how the PSP is dead.  It's actually quite popular in Japan and is selling well.  I really hate it when people realize they haven't played a platform in a while and they immediately jump to conclusions about the platform's demise as a whole.  For example, I haven't played a PS3 game (other than NBA2k10) in a while, since I bought my new computer, but I would not say that my PS3 is dead, that's just ridiculous.  Portable gaming isn't talked about as much and people are more likely to take a long hiatus from it.  I guess that's why so many people are able to come together and form an ill-conceived notion of the PSP's demise.

maybe not the PSP but the PSP GO sure is

 I played the japanese version of Valkyria Chronicles 2 for 300 hours in february and march. Maybe that's because my PS3 died in January, or maybe it's because that game is fucking fantastic. It's alive if you play it and it's dead if you don't, just like every other console. To me, the Wii is dead.

Yeah. The PSP is dead. I have never ever wanted one, the control scheme is terrible and like someone said before, the DS satisfies basically all my portable needs.

That is a good question and my answer would have to be not yet.

It's got more upcoming titles I'm interested in than the DS, and when it comes to already released games, they're about equal, so as far as I'm concerned it's alive and well.

was the psp ever alive?

Dead? Tough to say. I imagine the new God of War they just announced for it will breathe a little fresh air into it, but the system has been kind of comatose from the beginning. 
Theres some good stuff there, but not really enough for most gamers. I pick it up occasionally, but companies have essentially stopped making software for it, making a purchase now worthless.

Personal PSP Collection

	1. Lumines II
	2. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo
	3. Me & My Katamari
	4. Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
	5. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
	6. PaRappa the Rapper
	7. God of War: Chains of Olympus
	8. WipEout Pure
	9. Dissidia: Final Fantasy
	10. Fate/Unlimited Codes
	11. Tales of VS.
	12. Jeanne d'Arc

Pretty much, though I still have a few sweet games for it and there is a new Monster Hunter coming out Q4 2010 so thats something for me to look forward to as I'm a big fan of Monster Hunter.

If the PSP is dead than so is the DS, because both have completely fallen off my radar. 
 
That being said, I use my Go on a daily basis. Call me stupid, but having an iPod that can actually play Street Fighter is pretty damn cool. There are a few high profile releases on the PSP though that I'm kind of excited about though. I'm most likely going to pick up Fat Princess, to say nothing of fucking PERSONA 3. For the most part though, there has a serious handheld slump that's been going on for awhile now.

It is dead and will continue to be dead until people decide to make games for it that don't feel like PS3 games that were shoved into a portable console. 
 
Games like Patapon, Lumines, and Metal Gear Acid did things for the PSP that made it good and the games looked great. Games like Assassin's Creed, Army of Two, etc. just make you wish you were playing the game they are based on on the bigger screen. 
 
The DS has been doing great recently with games like Professor Layton, Picross 3D, and Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. I wouldn't want to play any of those games on another system, so now I find myself sitting in front of a TV playing my DS. The PSP doesn't do that for me.

This is sad to hear because I love the PSP. When it first came out, I bought loads of PSP games and brought it with me everywhere.  I think it's one of the coolest handheld devices yet but having said that, the PSP has a few shortcomings. The thing that disappoints me the most is putting videos into the PSP. Rather than providing a software that comes along with the PSP to help manage and convert videos and stuff (like iTunes), you instead have to use a converter from third party companies, which I think it's pretty stupid.
 
The PSP tries to be a very macho handheld compared with the Nintendo DS, which seems like an interesting idea but it just doesn't work. Sony needs to diversify more with their game library and should advertise more. I still love my PSP and I do try my best to support it as much as possible.

Yea I would say it is

Persona 3 Portable is coming soon. Until that game is out, it's not dead.

The only reason I bought one is because it was the only modern console I hadn't bought yet. Played it like twice. I didn't really like the selection, too many miniaturized console games, not enough unique experiences. I don't even know anyone else who owns one. 

Its a great system if you want a portable gaming machine on the go but it is fighting a losing battle.

my 2 cents: the psp is currently the only platform I am playing on. I find that it's main flaw is the absolute blandness of it's games. they always seem to be very restrictive in what you can actually DO. most people consider crisis core to be an awesome game for the psp but in all honesty...the game has a few levels with different skins and some dialog/video. same thing with most(if not all) psp games. 
 
that said, the best game I ever played on my psp is Final Fantasy IX. that was a year ago. if you visit anime vice you'd know that ff9 was released only a few weeks ago. so basically what i'm trying to say is: playing a psp as it was meant to be played is for tools. most games blow. but if you get a custom firmware for the thing you can play almost ANY game up to the ps2 era...which is awesome. also...it kinda verges on illegal. some say it's ok, some say it's "stealing"

no, just sucky

MGS: Peace Walker, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, are all still yet to come out, so I'd say, no, PSP is not dead.

I personally love my PSP.  I mean how many games are you looking for?  I have easily over 20 games for it and they have kept me busy since March-ish of 2005.

" These threads are so stupid.  The PSP is not 'dead'.  The PSP is selling relatively well in Japan and it is not selling too poorly over here either.  People don't talk about the PSP as they talk about other platforms, but the PSP does have a relatively large community (relative to what you think, that is).  The PSP does have a lot of ports and doesn't have too many AAA releases, but it also has tons of games that are just below that and are still relatively fun to play.  Also, FF agito XIII is coming out in the future, Valkyria Chronicles 2 will be great and everyone knows about MGS: Peace Walker.  Even though there aren't as many supremely anticipated releases on the PSP, a lot of the PSP exclusive games that are looked forward to buy many people in the world and I really don't see how the PSP is dead.  It's actually quite popular in Japan and is selling well.  I really hate it when people realize they haven't played a platform in a while and they immediately jump to conclusions about the platform's demise as a whole.  For example, I haven't played a PS3 game (other than NBA2k10) in a while, since I bought my new computer, but I would not say that my PS3 is dead, that's just ridiculous.  Portable gaming isn't talked about as much and people are more likely to take a long hiatus from it.  I guess that's why so many people are able to come together and form an ill-conceived notion of the PSP's demise. "

Dead or not, I don't care. I use the thing to watch videos, and as a past consoles emulator. Is Valkyrie Chronicles 2, and the Persona 3 remake not coming out for it? Those would be day one purchases for me. If that's dead, then I'm fine with it being dead.

There was a time when the PSP and DS were very close in sales, off by a few million.  The DS really didn't take off until New Super Mario Bros was released.  That is when there was a huge shift from development from the PSP to the DS.
 
As for being dead?  I don't think so, it still has a crowd supporting it.  It could be on the verge of breaking the overall sales of the GBA in a few years.  The problem is that Sony doesn't give the PSP loving tender care it really needs.  If they can get games such as Dragon Quest, a true Final Fantasy game, A Jak and Daxter Game, and a proper Crash Bandicoot game, they be able to push more hardware.