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Mar 25 2005
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| Summary: Oodles of buttons
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Call me old (35) or call me inexperienced (this is my first portable game) but the PSP has so many buttons all over it that it's hard to pick up without pressing something! I solved this problem by using the strap that came with it.
The other thing that bugged me was the WiFi switch. I kept on being told by the network set up to switch on WiFi but it never showed me where the switch was. A simple picture could have helped a lot! Yes, it was in the manual, but only on the general page that shows all the buttons. And anyway, I had hoped I wouldn't have to read the manual.
Finally, those gripes aside, the hardware is great. Just remember to tuck the microfibre cloth inside the case so you can polish the PSP before and after use!
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I am 35 as well, but being an X-generation gamer, this was nothing new. The only problem I had with buttons was accidentally hitting them during a movie (L and R)... so I just turned on the button lock. It was extremely simple. Gen X-ers like us should find this extremely easy. We are the generation that led in the era of geed/nerdom. Unless you were one of those who did not join the computer revolution and are just a late-comer to gaming. What about the Atari 2600, the Vic-20, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, TRS-80, Timex Sinclair, TI-994a, Intellivision, Coleco Adam, etc. If those are familiar, you were part of the same group - if they are not familiar - you missed out and lack of understanding how WiFi works on a PSP is understandable.
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No, definitely participated in all that computer stuff! Wow, brings back memories... don't forget pre-Internet 300 baud modems and BBS's and all that... nar, the PSP is great and I've got the hang of not switching it off when I take it out of key-lock mode but you're dead on it was those L and R buttons that caught me out during the obligatory SpiderMan II viewing. Now I actually understand what all the PS buttons do it's not a problem.
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I guess you can count me in as an old fogey too, at a ripe age of 34, but whatever-- a WiFi switch? That's just bad design. Macs don't have one because hey, guess what, the software handles it! Imagine that, getting what you want done, without the device getting in your way. It's like a throwback to the 60s or something with unnecessary buttons and thingamajigs. "Captain, pull the lever to transfer power to the bridge." I mean, come on.
Other than that, this thing is like, totally awesome, dude!
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i actually agree to the slide for the wifi, means games cant turning it on without me saying so, meaning battery life isnt affected, its actually a lot easier than mobile phones where you have to wade through menus to turn wifi on/off or bluetooth on/off, a switch is MUCH quicker.
And JonnoB, you mentioned all those old computers without mentioning the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (the Timex Sinclair was called the ZX81 in the UK/Europe), or my personal fave, the Mattel Aquarius (hard to find but had an awesome version of Tron called Snafu, and an amazing Dungeons and Dragons game)
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I think the WiFi switch is necessary. It adds a certain control over my privacy. Who knows what kind of changes they'll be making to the OS. For example, what if it starts popping up ads or something equally irritating.. maybe unwanted text messages and other things too. Maybe someday there might be viruses and other things. I need that form of control.
I actually have a complaint about the little nobby things on the power switch and wifi switch. They leave imprints in my skin from squeezing the machine too hard. Think I'll file them off or something when the warrantee expires.
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Ravenger said: "I actually have a complaint about the little nobby things on the power switch and wifi switch. They leave imprints in my skin from squeezing the machine too hard. Think I'll file them off or something when the warrantee expires."
You'll have calluses by then. Might as well just leave it the way it is.
In all seriousness though, what's the WiFi switch? Is it that switch on the left side by the MagicGate icon? I hate reading manuals, and honestly haven't even opened up the PSP manual.
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i must admit the wifi switch should be labelled. however, maybe i'm not old and i grew up playing video game but finding the wifi switch was fairly intuitive for me. there was no need for the manual.
my beef is with the hold button. when i switch out of hold i have to be really careful not to turn the psp off.
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Just another comment, (BTW I absolutely love the PSP, that's why I bother to post) but in fits of extreme play I've scrunged the power swtich up with the palm of my right right hand and reset the device mid-game! HAHA!
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