I was patiently sitting at Home waiting for the UPS delivery truck to pull into my driveway. At around 2pm he did! And I got my glorious PSP along with NFL Street 2 Unleashed, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR and Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade.

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I was at my local EB Games, buying my beautiful PSP, and Metal Gear Ac!d.

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Alas, I have only recently become one of the PSP faithful. However, it didn't take long for me to get hooked, and now I'm playing on the way to and from work every day, and play far more than I do on the PS3 (not for lack of games, just for lack of time and GF approval factor).

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yea i went to the bestbuy near me and stood in line with about ten peopleall of which only i was getting the psp. got the bundle with spiderman movie.but i also got wipeout pureand untold ledgions with a intec aluminum carry case,512 mem stick the psp bundle came with the big32meg stick,lol. had a fun time then the goodold days,lol

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I got mine a few months after the release. I had lost touch with my gaming side until I saw a PSP commercial, I drooled and bought one a few days later. I have been in love ever since....true story

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how funny would it be to go back to the launch with your current PSP and show it off to all those in line for one!!

You would literally blow peoples' minds.

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i got mine in the begining of May of launch year. i had wanted one at launch but $250 for a handheld was a little out of my price range at that time. but one day i just walked in the Gamestop and saw and used one for $200. the kid apparently got it as a gift and only played it once, didnt like it and traded it in (though that's what they always say lol). well one mans trash is another man's treasure, so i bought the PSP, Ape Escape, and Kill Bill Vol.1.

me and my PSP have had some good times together and she is holding up strong. only thing is the Start button is retarded now and i get a little ghost-stick from time to time. i may pick up the slim this summer though.

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I bought on launch, but there isn't much of a story to tell. I preordered about a week and a half before launch and was told I was second on the waiting list. I figured everyone would buy theirs on launch, so I figured I'd have to wait till second shipment. But to my surprise, I got a call around 6:30 that night saying they'd had a few cancellations and that I could come pick mine up. Needless to say, I did. Got Untold Legends and DarkStalker to go along with it. And I've been happy with it since.
Tho I'm thinking about replacing my launch unit with a 2000 series soon. Then pumping up my 1000 with some custom firmware and homebrew apps... If I can save up enough money that is....

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Uh, last Christmas I told my parents that I wanted a PSP.
So I got the Star Wars addition with Brotherhood of the Blade.
not interesting at all......

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Had mine pre-ordered at gamestop. Went in to pick it up at 8am that morning. Don't remember what game I bought at launch though.....Oh well, still have it with battle scars from 3 years of constant use. Although it wasn't always for gaming, I put this baby through it's paces using every possible function on it to prove to the Missus that it was worth $300. Once I had a memory card big enough for movies (pspvideo9 -i luv thee) and didn't have to pay double for dvds and umds for my kids movies, it's been the best investment we've made.......Now if I can just talk her into letting me buy a slim.....Any Suggestions???

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I was at home not caring. =P

When it first came out its line up wasent very interesting. I didnt get mine till a bit later.

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Midnight release at Wal-Mart for me :) All I got was Untold Legends, but it was a pretty good game... for awhile, at least.

Thanks to the little movie/music disc I found and fell in love with Kasabian, though (also learned about and began to anticipate Kung Fu Hustle)!

Never really cared for the Spiderman movies, but FREE is FREE ('FREE' is always capitalized).

Thanks to CFW and being a yar-har pirate, I love my PSP even moar now :D

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I bought mine day one and still have it! No line up!

I don't even have time to play anymore! Very busy with university!

I lost interest, the PSP is missing something... touch screen :P
Or even a SDK like Apple itouch and iphone!

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I was in line gamestop. at 12.01 i went inside picked up my psp bundle.. psp. remote. head phones. pouch cleaning cloth. and a demo with no playable demo's (go figure). but boy was i the happiest person in my own mind. LOL.
i got Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects and starship troopers. for a grand total of 300+ dont really remember the exact total but i didnt care i wanted it soo bad.

it sure has come a long way. i didnt even know what to do with it after i watched movies and played my game.

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i was not getting a psp at launch, but i got a launch system. i got the free spiderman [email protected]! and then it screwed up after a year and a half...then i fixed it myself(yay me!) and now i'm using it. but wether or not i want the redesighned psp...hmm, not sure. i remember before i got it, i was saving up, my brother got a DS earlier, and i was like , "you know what, i'll have a psp, which is cooler" and so far i think i'm right. but oh my gosh how i treated the psp at the begining, i seriously treated it like a piece of heaven. and i got one of the little cut out psp's before i got one, and i kept it everywhere with me. and its really what got me into hardcore gaming (sorry ps2, i played jak and daxter+kingdom hearts on you, wasn't too hardcore).

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Honestly, I imported my PSP and bought it January 2005 at Chinatown, NYC. However, on March 24th, 2005 while people were waiting on lines to get it, I found myself in China Town again, mainly because the US release for the PSP was also the Japanese release for a little game called Bleach: Heat the Soul. Ironically, I sprained my ankle while half way down Canal St. However, I continued on to the shop and picked up Bleach. Then, I turned around and walked, the long agonizing trip back to the subway to get home. Although I sprained my ankle, I didn't let it stop me from getting what I wanted. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures from that date but it certainly was a day I could never forget. And even when I look back at it, even though it was painful, it was well worth it. A few weeks later, I then picked up a US PSP bundle with Spiderman 2 as well. (One for homebrew and one for official games :-).

It's now three years from that point. Since then, I have enjoyed Dynasty Warriors, Ridge Racer, Monster Hunter, Megaman Maverick Hunter X, Bleach: Heat the Soul IV, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Lumines, Warhammer 40K: Squad Commander, Kingdom of Paradise, Untold Legends: The Warriors Code, Rengoku (Yes, I actually liked that game), Loco Roco, Killzone Liberation, Guilty Gear Judgement, Bounty Hounds, Tales of Eternia and many others. Currently, I am looking forward to 2008 and picking up Patapon and the Limited Edition God of War: Chains of Olympus PSP when it is released in May. SO hear is to another three years of quality gaming. And to all of those haters who still think the PSP is lacking in the games department, get your head out of the box and try playing some of the games rather than complaining about them all of the time. You may actually like what you play.

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My beloved hand held had already been out for a year when I purchased mine. I had admired the PSP since Sony first released the specs. Up to when I got the Mighty PSP to think I held the GBA in such high regards, for shame! I have enjoyed my phat PSP for just over 2 years on almost a daily bases. I am disabled and I am home most all of the time, I have a high end PC and consoles ranging from the Heavy Sixer to the 360, hand helds that range from Merlin to of course the PSP. All Hail the PSP, may we look back in 20 years and remember the PSP that started it all and revel in hopefully many versions to come!!

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