Should I get a PSP?

<div class="quote_poster">Umair Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> You must be a crazy music fan. How can you handle 100,000+ songs? That's crazy. I just stick for about 75-100 songs. I dont even know of 100+ songs.</div>

I don't have THAT much. Maybe only like 20-25 gigs. Kind of low on the dollars now, and I feel guilty dl'ing music.

I strongly suggest that you don't get videogames though, because it's something you'll either grow out of, get bored of, or get consumed by.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Kind of low on the dollars now, and I feel guilty dl'ing music.</div>

You pay for music?


<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I strongly suggest that you don't get videogames though, because it's something you'll either grow out of, get bored of, or get consumed by.</div>


Lol my brother-in-law is 37 years old, and he still plays video games. He loves them.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">You pay for music?





Lol my brother-in-law is 37 years old, and he still plays video games. He loves them.</div>

That's exactly it. You could be doing a lot better things with your time. I'm not sure how old you are, but I'm guessing 16'ish. You could use that time to work out, work on your game, etc etc. I just use my 80gb ipod when I go for jogs, or just take set shots, lift weights, stuff like that. I use it a lot, and I seriously doubt I'll stop using it anytime soon. It makes training a lot easier.

I used to play A LOT of video games when I was younger. And it was a total waste of time.

edit- yeah I do pay for most music, depending on the artist and stuff.

 

See but it's not like I sit home all day playing video games. I love to do other things like hang out with my friends, but once in a while I like to play games. My PS2 broke more than a year ago and honestly I missed it really much.

I'm no couch potato who sits in front of the TV all day, but once in a while I might do it because I can.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">See but it's not like I sit home all day playing video games. I love to do other things like hang out with my friends, but once in a while I like to play games. My PS2 broke more than a year ago and honestly I missed it really much.

I'm no couch potato who sits in front of the TV all day, but once in a while I might do it because I can.</div>

I'm not saying you are man. I just know that I was, until I got completely bored with them and seriously got into basketball. I'm honestly just kind of bitter towards them, I wasted a lot of time on it. And considering you're not going to be playing it a lot, you might as well get shoes/clothes, since it sounds like something you won't really make a habit out of. Just my advice though, you just have to do your own thing.

 

<div class="quote_poster">rafy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm not saying you are man. I just know that I was, until I got completely bored with them and seriously got into basketball. I'm honestly just kind of bitter towards them, I wasted a lot of time on it. And considering you're not going to be playing it a lot, you might as well get shoes/clothes, since it sounds like something you won't really make a habit out of. Just my advice though, you just have to do your own thing. </div>

No I understand what you mean, and I'm going to make sure I won't get too sucked in.


On that note, anybody have Dead Rising? Looks good, so I thought about maybe getting that too.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Moo I was just wondering, do you pay retail for them? Or do you buy them cheaper from some sites? Or perhaps used?</div>I pretty much pay retail for any game I buy. I end up eventually selling a lot of them and putting that money towards the price of other games. Typically though, I'm not patient enough to find a game used. If I want it bad enough, I'll buy it at the retail price. I personally, and not afraid to throw $60 onto a game as long as I know it's going to be worth it. And by the way, Dead Rising is a great game. It's kind of mindless at times, but dear god is it fun. There are so, so many ways to kill zombies in that game it's ridiculous. Beyond that, some of the ways is just flat out funny. If you like action games, at least rent it.

 

So, I'm just wondering, but what's so terrible about paying for music nowadays? I realize that CDs can be ridiculously priced, but if you're smart, you can find cheaper ways to buy it. I typically find myself looking for the music used, or if it's a new CD coming out, I get it the week it comes out when it's typically $3-$5 cheaper than the regular retail price. At the moment, I probably 200+ CDs and about 185 or 190 of them bought. Beyond that, if you buy the music, it's typically MUCH better quality than ripping it, which is incentive enough for me most times.

 

I buy most of my music from Best Buy, you find the best prices there. I never download music anymore and I wouldn't pay for songs off of a website.

 

That's where I buy most of my stuff is Best Buy. The only things I don't usually buy from them is games, and I typically get those from GameStop. And that's strange, because Best Buy pretty much always has the lowest prices on music and DVDs for me, especially the new releases. Target and Wal Mart each tend to be more expensive, and unfortunately I don't have a Circuit City around my area.

 

Damn, I can't decide whether to get Rainbow Six Vegas or Dead Rising. Both seem fun, and have great reviews. Decisions decisions decisions.....

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Rainbow Six is <u>HARD</u>.

Aw, Moo that sucks. Circuit City is usually a dollar lower than Best Buy on new release movies. Sure it's only a dollar, but over time it adds up.</div>


Hard? But is it worth it?

 

Personally, if you're going to go with a stealth shooter game, go with Ghost Recon or Splinter Cell over Rainbow Six. I personally love Splinter Cell games. They have a decent difficulty level but aren't too hard. However, if you've never played one, it might have a higher learning curve. But, regardless, Splinter Cell: Double Agent is a hell of a game. Also, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is a great game as well. The only downfall is that both of the games have a slower pace to them, but, if you can get in to them, they're great fun. However, if you're looking for mindless, relentless action, Dead Rising is the way to go. Or, if you have a PS2, God of War 2...but that's beyond the point.

 

Lol I ended up ordering Dead Rising like 5 mins before I read your reply.

I thought about ordering Gears Of War, but I hear it's kinda short, so I'll wait till the price drops and then get it.

There are so many games I want to get, but at the end of the day I don't want an empty wallet either. So I'll let some time pass before I buy each one.

 

Just a thought, Dead Rising isn't the longest game in the world. The game itself is only about 8 or 10 hours, which is about how long Gears is. However, it benefits from being able to take your already leveled up character and blowing through the game again. To explain, if you want to, at any point, restart the game completely, you will actually keep your leveled up character. You won't start from scratch again. However, one word of notice, saving points are few and far between. You can't just save whenever or wherever, you have to be in a specific spot. They're marked on the map, but, when you have a horde of zombies in front of you, it can be quite difficult to get to them.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Moo2K4 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Just a thought, Dead Rising isn't the longest game in the world. The game itself is only about 8 or 10 hours, which is about how long Gears is. However, it benefits from being able to take your already leveled up character and blowing through the game again. To explain, if you want to, at any point, restart the game completely, you will actually keep your leveled up character. You won't start from scratch again. However, one word of notice, saving points are few and far between. You can't just save whenever or wherever, you have to be in a specific spot. They're marked on the map, but, when you have a horde of zombies in front of you, it can be quite difficult to get to them.</div>

I hear that there is a a lot of depth in the game. Like plenty of people you can rescue, and other missions. That was one of the reasons it got me interested.

The saving feature seems to really suck. You can only save in the in bathrooms, and there aren't plenty of them.

 

There is quite a bit of depth to the game. Beyond that, there are a ton of ways to kill things, which adds to the entertainment. However, I forewarn you, rescuing people eventually can become tiresome and a royal pain in the ass.