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dvdsoon.com have the Sony PSP on preorder for 299 Canadian dollars with a release date of 24 March 2005. This converts to approx £127. Considering we Brits don`t have a definite release date and the RRP is expected to be at least £200 this seems a bit of a bargain. Of course you have to take into account DVDsoon`s slow shipping and potential Customs charges but for the `early adopters` out there it seems a reasonable deal! :)

Wouldn`t this have to be PAL format to work with UK games? And what about the fact that thee are no games?

Don`t forget import duty and VAT!

The PSP games are not region coded like PS2!

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Wouldn`t this have to be PAL format to work with UK games?

Cant see a problem as most (if not all) TV`s sold in UK\Europe these days can accept a NTSC signal.



I quite like the Helpdesk people in a benevolent (as opposed to malevolent) way as they do some valuable work in preventing us being inundated by every halfwit who can work a phone.

if your getting one id get the jap version there really cheap at the minute and youll have no problems once umd movies get realesed in europe because jap and euro dvd formats are the same region coded were as if you buy a us one youll only be able to watch us umd movies..ive also read that the us will have a different screen when it sold it wont be as bright or as colourful as the jap version..ive got the jap version and the best tyhing about it is the crystal clear screen its breath taking..also american games have been tasted on the jap psp and theyve been proved they work just fine so theres no worrys about compatibilty look here for there review on it www.ign.com look under the psp review section its all exlained more there..but if you are wanting to get a american psp the best company ive delt with for import games are www.dvdboxoffice.com there really cheap for psp games there priced £21- £25 and frre postage and if you want the american psp machine its about £130 but you get 2 day courier service free off charge :)
i got my psp from www.audiocubes.com there a top company too deal with excellent service and i got it within fours days offpoisting it they posted it thursday i got it monday morning fast service and i go no customs charge because they make your parcel look like a birthday gift ;)

The DS (Nintendo) is out Friday and it is truly amazing at just £99 in the UK with VAT and all that stuff!

Multi-playing via Wi-Fi and only one game needed for all players, you download levels via wi-fi and the touch screen is put to amazing use in the games and the graphics are superb!!

just a coupl eof points!

1. The NTSC/PAL debate only really applies if you are hooking up to a TV, this is where the NTSC or PAL system applies, as this has it`;s own build in screen it`s not really appropriate.

2. DON`T buy a Nintendo DS as a PSP substitute! I have both and the PSP out ranks the DS in every way. DO buy the DS if you want to play the games available on it. I bought my DS from dvdsoon and a copy of Feel the Magic and Mario the costs were. DS, £53 + £23 import duty, Mario £18, Feel The Magic £18. If you are going to buy a UK model I suggest ordering any extra games you want from dvdsoon as they work out far cheaper than UK releases and just buy the DS and one game from UK launch.

yeah i agree ..i got the nintendo ds too i got it last december from japan and it is good but it doesnt hold a candle against the sony psp ..the psp is much more than a games machine its a true multi media machine you can watch movies ,listen music,watch pop videos,its also gopt wifi so u can play mates without cables and also theres games you can play over the internet if youve got a wireless broadband set up its very easy too connect my mate uses his over the internet all the time playing people on ridge racers all over the world its amazing also theres lots of new add ons sonys gonna realese soon for the psp ..theres a keyboard so you can chat onlline ,theres a gps system ,theres a mobile phone adaptor,theres a webcam,theres also a copy of socom coming out soon which is exactlly the same as the ps2 version and you use a headset and its also playable onlline that wil be awesome !!! if you just want to play old n64 games then get the ds but if you want something that will out shine and out live the nintendo ds then get the psp youll not be sorry