EMAILS!

I will be answering EVERY email by the end of this week. I've been very, very busy with Graphic Design and the PSP I'm currently working on. But I promise I will answer everyone's email by the end of this week.

Sorry again and hope everyone is doing well,
-Tim

Welcome to the New Year.

hello 2010!
New Year equals new PSP.
I just acquired a Brand New White Star Wars Edition PSP and with the help of my fellow Modder Jumbo we are going to make this such a stealth modded PSP. Just like I say every time I talk about PSP's, I'm not into all the LED's and such, I like it when it looks stock and people have to do a double take to even notice that something was done to it.

As of right now I have ordered the Parts I need:
Second Nub
Razor-X

I have also bought the supplies to make some plastic molds! I know finally! I'm going to be molding my own version of the Second Nub!

For my first try the only thing I'm going to be doing is making molds for the two parts I need from the Second Nub and cast them in white plastic. But, down the road I will be making parts for my very own Nub I'm hoping to produce. (So stay tuned!)

So in the end, all Jumbo and I are doing is adding a Second Nub to it and setting the USB to always charge. But some things that are going to make this special are that the actual second nub parts are going to be white plastic and to fill the hole on where the AC charger port was I'm going to be doin' a littl' sumthin' sumthin' ;)

Stay tuned and watch the progress on this PSP unfold!
Hope everyone had a good new year!
-Tim

The sale reports are in!

I have been talking smack about the PSP-GO ever since I heard about it, but I said I would eat my words if the PSP-GO sells well...

Here are the sale figures (Japan) for the PSP 2000, 3000 and GO:

PSP-2000
First Day = 130,000
First Week = 250,702
Source:
ShackNews

PSP-3000
First Week = 141,270
Source:
GamePRO

PSP-Go
First Day = 28,275
First Week = 29,109
Second Week = 13,992
Sources:
IGN
TheSixthAxis

As you can see (no surprise to me) the PSP-GO sales SUCKED! I even put in the second week of sales for the PSP-GO and the number of units sold was cut more than half! For fuck sake Sony! What do we have to do to show you what we want out of a portable gaming device?!? I have a website, YouTube video, and built a damn prototype of what you SHOULD BE BUILDING, but I don’t think you have gotten the message! What do we have to do so you will bring what we want to the plate? I will ship you my modded PSP, I will come to your office building, I will go to your production factory if it would help!

Ahg, I’m just tired of this and wish Sony would stop burning there handheld to the grown.

On other news,
I think the PSP-GO is temp-hacked.
Here is a YouTube video of Team Typhoon showing his PSP-Go with CFW

Take it or leave it, it’s a pretty good fake if it isn’t real.

Lastly,
MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS IN WHEN YOU EMAIL ME.

I have a handful of people that emailed me without putting there correct email address in and I CAN NOT email you back. If you emailed me more than 2 weeks ago and your thinking “ah, what a douche”, it might be because you didn’t type your email address correctly. If you emailed me within a week then I’m getting to them and will email you back soon. I get a lot of emails and it takes me a while to get threw them.

91% said there's no way in hell you'll buy a PSP Go

Ah,
Failure Sony, its what I thrive on.

Probably like every geek I browse google news for topics I'm interested in. Despite bloggers that are blatantly getting paid by Sony to say good things about the PSP-GO there are PLENTY of bloggers out there, like me, that rip the shinny handheld apart.

I was browsing the internet and I fell upon this article from Arstechnica.com

"The PSP Go is having a rough time in the press, but the system has its defenders. We asked you: will you be buying a PSP Go? How much of a selling point is the size? Ninety-one percent of you said there's no way in hell you'll buy a PSP Go."

If you want to cast your vote on the subject go to this URL:
Poll Technica: will you buy a PSP Go? Was the PSP too big?

I have had some backlashes from some PSP-GO owners that say "...its exactly what I wanted." Well good for you! but as you can see the other 91% hate the PSP-GO.

Ahh, Sony, That is just music to my ears. So do you SEE what everyone is thinking about your product? Did you realise that my YouTube video has had almost 80,000 views in a little over 2 weeks? Did you see my face plastered on just about EVERY mainstream gadget/hacking website?

Maybe, just maybe Sony, you have created a horrible product. But, 3% of voters on that poll said "Already have one", so way to go Sony! You definitely reached your target audience!

I should step back a little, no Sony's sales figures haven't released for the PSP-GO yet, but it is not looking good for Sony at the moment.

Feel free to discuss/email/comment.

Email Tab - Up and Working!

Alright, I hope this helps some people email the right account when asking PSP Questions. I kept getting PSP questions in my Graphic Design Email Address, SO now I have an Email Tab on my webpage.

If you look on the lower left side of the screen there is a Tab that says "Email Me!" Click that and voilà a pop up Email forum appears. Fill it out (PLEASE include your email, if you don't I won't know where to send the reply), Enter the CAPTCHA (I know, I fucking hate CAPTCHA's just as much as the next guy, but until someone figures out another way to deter spam we have to have one), then click the "Submit" button. If all works out you will get a "Thanks!" page, if not then you will get a CAPTCHA error and have to - Right Click > Back to try again.

P.S. if you use SAFARI or CHROME you have to refresh the CAPTCHA after going back or it wont work.

Also, I have the "Email Me!" tab 90% cross browsed. it works 100% in Firefox, Safari, and Opera. As of right now if you are using IE, instead of making a pop-up it just acts as a link and opens it in browser. I will fix this, but since it is 5 in the morning I'm going to get some sleep.

Side note - If you are using IE this must be your first time on the internet, go here - Get Firefox! and get a real browser.

WTF?!?! Your Email tab doesn't work!

Yes.
I know.
I'm working on it.

Email me here about PSP Questions:
JoblessPunkDESIGNSpsp [at] gmail [dot] com

I ment to add it before I published the page, but I didn't really know what I wanted to happen when you click on it. I didn't want it to display the email forum inside the page, and I don't really want it to overlay like the pictures. I wanted something that you could multi-task and wouldn't stop the video from playing/change the page/etc. I found something that fits, but I still need to work on it. Whats going to happen when you push the "Email Me!" tab is a in-page pop up will appear. You will be able to drag it to where ever you want on the page and close it. I MIGHT not do that because I don't have a lot of room on my page. with my big screen I have plenty of room to mess around with, but with people with 13in or smaller the email forum would cover up have the page anyways....

So I'm still flip flopping between an in-page pop-up or an out of page pop up.

Anyways,
No real PSP news, I know I have some emails to get to and I'm sorry I'm lagging on that, I'll get to them ASAP.

UPDATE:
I my email tab working now, I still need to fine tune the look/size but it actually works.

Sony, Listen - You are doing it WRONG.

I posted this at PSP-Hacks.com, but I really wrote it as a blog:

I really do not like the PSP-GO, I understand what Sony is doing and I do not like it. In the big, big picture any company that deals with digital media that doesn’t have their own take on Apples “App store” is likely to fail in the near future, or at least that is what everyone is thinking. Instead of Sony just saying “Hey, look we have our very own store, just like Apple!” Sony is using the PSP-GO to push their PSN into the public’s eye. Just look at how Sony has been advertising the PSP-GO, everything surrounding the GO is all about the PSN, and not how this is a “revolutionary handheld.”

I was a stupid consumer and assumed that the PSP-GO would have special access to the “Minis”, or at least that is the way Sony wants everyone to think. But it does not, anyone with any version of PSP can access the same amount of the PSN. Has anyone played the Minis? Especially the Minis game “Hero of Sparta”? I own an iPhone and a PSP, so I was happy to test both back to back and try to understand what Sony is doing.

I have downloaded many games on the iPhone and I have to say the iPhone/iTouch is not in the same league as the PSP, it’s lower. Yes the graphics of the iPhone/iTouch are nice, and the touch screen is very touchable, but I have to say the games are very shallow and without actual joysticks or buttons the iPhone/iTouch falls flat. When I heard about “Hero of Sparta” being ported to the PSP I was excited to try it out with REAL buttons. But, I was really, really disappointed. Yes, the game was better with actual buttons, but the PSP is WAY better than this. What the hell is Sony doing? Way is Sony are taking a wonderful handheld that can play huge titles, long games with great stories and bringing it down to Apples level?

Sony is trying to get their own “niche” in the same market that Apple has, but they should really keep their nose out of it. Just look at the other companies that are trying to do the same, especially Microsoft with the Zune. Who the hell cares or owns a Zune? Yes they look really nice, but if I had to pick between an iPhone/iTouch or a Zune, Apple would win. That’s how the majority of people think, yeah the Zune looks better on paper, but Apple has such a huge backing that no matter what anyone says Apple will win. So why Sony is trying to put their head into Apples business makes no sense to me. Yes, you might get some trickles of money but not enough to build a new handheld for that demographic.

What Sony SHOULD be doing is building is something BETTER than the competition instead of copying it. Build something that knocks the socks off of everyone else in YOUR slice of the pie.

So what lacks on the iPhone/iTouch if you use it as a gaming device?
Buttons

No matter what Apple does, they will never add a Joystick to the iPhone/iTouch, so build off of that! Don't make them smaller and cramped, listen to what the user wants.

What about the other side, Nintendo.
What are they lacking?
Graphics

So INSTEAD of making your screen smaller, make it better! Bring your resolution up or something to show the mass public; “here is what my competition is doing, but look at what I’m bringing to the table!”

Also, I’ve read that “Sony’s sales are up 300% on the PSN”
Well that is like calling the kettle black.
So Sony, you build a handheld that the ONLY way for people to get content on it is threw the PSN… and your surprised that your sales went up on the PSN???

I have gone to my local Gamestop/Best Buy and I have to say I can tell that they are not pleased with Sony and the PSP-GO. I went to 2 Gamestops and 1 Best Buy and none of them had the handheld out so you could try it out. Also, before the release neither stores here made a big “who ha” about the PSP-GO coming out, and to top it off now that it is out, you have to know about it or you will not be able to find it in the store.

Sony, you need to do something quick before you destroy what you have built. The PSP is a great handheld and I’ll keep my 2000 until I die, but I would really love it if you actually listened to the gamer, and add what we want. Bring a second Joystick; make a downloadable program so you can map the buttons, adjust the sensitivity per-game and cross platform old and upcoming games; bring a camera to the table, and maybe some basic touch features. Make the PSP better; don’t use it as an ad campaign. We all love the PSP and we don’t want to see it go to the way side.

Also,
I truly believe that even though people are tight with their money right now, people don’t mind spending good money on good products.