I haven't played Persona 3 yet. There, I said it. So I'm thinking hard about whether I want to get the currently available FES version or the upcoming PSP version. I'm not likely to get to playing it any time soon so how long the game may take to make it to the US isn't a factor. Which is the better choice?    

PS2 without a doubt my excellent friend. A lot of the portable stuff seems very gimmicky. And I rarely "Game on the go" these days. But with university coming up....who knows.
 
Plus, does portable let you have sex with Elizabeth?
 
Thats a selling point.

If you've waited this long, you might as well wait for P3P. 
 
On the other hand, it can't possibly add all that much and seems geared towards people who've already played the PS2 version. Plus you can grab FES for cheap -- now.

Damn it, i can't see the results unless I myself vote.

I really wish they'd add the PSP modifications to a new version of the PS2 game or a PS3 re-release, but I highly doubt they will

It hard to vote since there no official announcement of a US or EU release. Also, please let Atlus keep the jap voice for P3P since I already have the English version in P3 FES.

@Eirikr said:

"If you've waited this long, you might as well wait for P3P.   On the other hand, it can't possibly add all that much and seems geared towards people who've already played the PS2 version. Plus you can grab FES for cheap -- now. "

though there some struff added in the psp its looking like your gonna miss out on some stuff liek a full3d environment. go for ps2. its probably  worth a second playthrough anyway when the psp one comes out...if it does.

Both for me thankfully :p
 
played Persona 3, FES, and will also play this. But i should play through "The Answer" once before this comes out however ..

" But i should play through "The Answer" once before this comes out however .. "

i never had a ps2 so i guess ill get the PSP version.
 
the ER makes me want to play this pretty badly.

I already have FES, but I'm aiming to get the PSP version to see what the girl's story is like.

I already own the PS2 version of FES (Hell, I bought a PS2 so I could play Persona 3 and 4), and I really don't feel like picking up the same game again (not to mention buying a PSP) just so I can play as a girl.
 

I'm just about finished the PS2 version, but if I get a PSP Go!, I'll probably get P3P, too.

" @AgentJ: We cant really  judge a game thats not out yet. "

I'm waiting for the PSP version, the combat mechanics are going to be vastly improved, and I'm sure they'll sneak in other things the way they wanted them to be originally but they couldn't do, or they made mistakes they can now correct (again, like the combat situation).

i've always liked my games on the big screen and I when I leave I don't game on the go I drive, do what I need too do and maybe run errands than come back and play

Don't wait.  Get P3 FES now and play that then pick up P3P whenever it drops and play that too.  There is a connection to the characters you'll develop a lot easier when they are walking and talking on a full sized screen that I think will be diminished on the portable.  P3 FES has a very epic storyline that I think should first be appreciated on a big screen to get a proper feeling of magnitude.  Later on, you can have fun on the PSP and say "Geez, if the controls had been this easy the first time, it'd be the best game ever!"

The girls story sounds interesting but I think I'd always go for the home console version over the portable version.

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" @AgentJ: We cant really  judge a game thats not out yet. "

We already know what is being added to the game, so it shouldnt be too hard "

"please let Atlus keep the jap voice for P3P since I already have the English version in P3 FES. "

" @AgentJ said:

" @JeffGoldblum said:

" @AgentJ: We cant really  judge a game thats not out yet. "

We already know what is being added to the game, so it shouldnt be too hard "

Every detail we have comes from a magazine scan in Japanese and speculation. Anyone who judges the game at the moment is a fool. "

I gave up on the PS2 version because of the idiot teammate AI.  The moment I found out that they were making a PSP version AND adding the ability to control party members is what sold me on the spot.
 
Now I'm torn between picking up a PSP Go or ebaying an old PSP since mine died.

" I gave up on the PS2 version because of the idiot teammate AI.  The moment I found out that they were making a PSP version AND adding the ability to control party members is what sold me on the spot.  Now I'm torn between picking up a PSP Go or ebaying an old PSP since mine died. "

" @juice8367 said:

" I gave up on the PS2 version because of the idiot teammate AI.  The moment I found out that they were making a PSP version AND adding the ability to control party members is what sold me on the spot.  Now I'm torn between picking up a PSP Go or ebaying an old PSP since mine died. "

was the teammate AI idiotic in FES as well or just the original? "

When teammates have specific spells they can use to weaken the enemy then they should use it.  It got to be alot more frustrating on the higher levels because regular attacks had little effect.   Or many other minor things that could have been fixed if I could control them.
 
I guess my mistake was going from Persona 4 to FES.

I don't really know how this new port will be, even if the new features are explained. How will it run?, how long will the loading times be?, etc. But I would still go with the PS2 version because that is the one I already own and like.

" AI was fine. They were effective, never caused me a wipe. If you're an idiot, you'll fail, obviously. The AI design is such that you can set them to ONLY do specific things, making them good. People will moan at you that they're bad, but they're not. "

The ps2 version, since the psp seems like a simpler more compact version of it. 
 
Without "The Answer"  (La Respuesta in spanish), from a isiometric perspective and with a diferent gameplay, it seems a bit stripped. 
 
But the new events they say they will add to the p3p, makes me wish i would get it. 
 
Playing like a girl doesn't add anything up for me, as i'd probably never touch it.

Not having the Answer in this version would hardly be a stripping down.

For me it is, as a persona fan i'd love to play it.

I work out of a Home office and have access to all my game consoles while working; however, I do find having a PSP version to very helpful with the ability to suspend at any time.  I'll pick it up because I like to be able to play conveniently during work hours when I'm caught up, which is quite often most times of the year.