...but please convince me to sell my PSP fat?

here's the story: i have had this PSP 1000 for years, got it from my brother who had brought it oversea and given it to me. Time goes on, and it is now in pretty bad condition, with drifting analog, jammed buttons and spring door, etc.... all the minor problems become a big pain in the ass. I try to fix them all myself, just to see that i can't, so i waste a good amount of dosh (that can be used to buy gifts for you guys :P) for repairing services and surprisingly, they didn't solve the problem.

So now, i'm considering selling it and saving up for a Vita, or a 3000 at least. A Fat in bad condition could only be sold for
$50 at best, if i'm lucky, but that's a start. Yet, the problem is that i'm just so damn attached to the thing (all that nostalgia man), that i feel really hesitant to make the deal, so i wonder if any of you could convince me out of this BS.

TL;DR : broken psp, want to sell the thing and get a better one but to attached to it, need someone to talk me out of it.

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sell it. because I said so.

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you aren't the mighty cg

11 years ago
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selling a "broken" psp, finding someone w/ interest to buy just for vintage will be hard.

11 years ago
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actually broken is a poor choice of word, since it only has numerous small problems, but still usable

11 years ago
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Just sell the thing, you have better things to remind you of your brother. Including your brother.

11 years ago
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like he has been my dosh's source for years now, haha

11 years ago
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If you love it keep it, it'd be a hassle to find somebody to take it anyway, and for only $50 towards your goal. not like its really taking up that much space anyway.

I'd say keep it until its so vintage nobody minds the small broken bits too much. hoard everything

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but it pains me to see it gathering dust

11 years ago
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Then wrap it nicely and store it in a dust free drawer. Problem solved.

11 years ago
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don't sell it !!!
u will be trampling all over your memories and honor of your family.
give up selling that psp before a forced seppuku.

11 years ago
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frankly the Vita could probably take me back to the memories just as good....

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To be honest I also have a PSP 1000, I've had it ever since it was released. Mine doesn't have the same problem as yours though, the only bad thing is the battery won't stick in and I'm forced to duct tape the back of the PSP. I keep it because I still have UMD discs and I like to play them. IMO, just keep it. You can save up to buy a VITA and still keep your PSP, I have tons of things stored in it so I'd rather not sell it.

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Open your Steam library, look at your backlog and ask yourself whether you really need a replacement console. Then sell the one you already have and use the money to buy extra copies of games whose developers you think deserve it.

11 years ago
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it helped me to clean my PS1 and emulator playlist when ever i'm traveling or during bed time. We all need something to fondle at night man.

that aside, is it me or you just imply that Sony doesn't deserve my money?

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Play with her one last time, tell your brother to be there with you, play with her untill the battery runs down, kiss her screen while shedding a tear and remove the battery, put her back into her original box, bury her in your garden/favourite park while you remember the good times you had with her. Never forget her.

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it isn't completely broken, so it would be like burying an amputee alive

11 years ago
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not really, you took the battery out. Its more like putting an amputee to sleep and burying their lethally injected body.

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i would recommend you not to sell it, i still have my Gameboy advanced,it have me hours and hours of fun with pokemon, i could not dare to sell it.

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Do you ever have any hardware trouble with your GBA, or it happens to be a really stable system?

anyway, you remind me about my GB Micro. I have it from my bro as well, but my friend has holding it for years.

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I've got a PSP 1000 as well, didn't even remember it! I might as well sell it since I don't play it and it should be played shouldn't it? So lets sell our psps, earn a few coins and make two kids happy!

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Sell it and save up for a Vita! Really amazing handheld, it is where I spend most of my gaming time nowadays :). And you can also get PS1 and PSP titles on PSN and play them on the Vita! :)

If its too much, get then a PSP 3000 + microSD adapter+ 16GB microSD. Then put CFW on it so you can play without carrying those horrible UMDs around, have better loading times, and even put some emulators in it :)

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i know all about that, and that's why i'm considering selling my Fat at the first place, but just as i have written, i'm too hesitant.

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Think of all the advantages of the 3000 or the Vita.... Better screens, better sound, less of a brick.... They are wonderful :D

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keep it for another 1000 years, it's a family heirloom

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It would be mandatory for all my descendants to complete Chrono Trigger at least once in that heirloom.

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You wont get much for it, just hang onto it

11 years ago
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to keep this pain in the ass for myself for years to come?

EDIT: i think i get what you mean now, but would the price increase that much as time goes on?

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to be honest , it sounds like your mind is already made up on this

11 years ago
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if it was't for the emotional attachment then i would have sold it a while ago.

I'M TRYING AW RITE?

11 years ago
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Give away for charity along with some games to a Children hospital or an orphanage.

11 years ago
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to be honest i'm not that charitable or sympathetic with... unfortunate people at all.

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Nah. Keep it. For the old times sake. Because it's a gift... there's a ton of reasons for you to keep it. After all, 50$? Give up on few Steam games and you'll save that in a beat.

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"old times sake". This is great, thanks

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Keep in mind that the Vita doesn't play UMDs. so if you have a bunch of them you'll want to look at replacing. I just got a 3000 to replace my stolen 1000 via Amazon, was about $70 for one in almost new condition.

Mine is due to be delivered today, so I'll let you know how much better it is than a 1000 when mine shows up :)

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Does replacing mean re-purchase?

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Yeah, I had to buy again because mine was stolen with a UMD game in it and memory card. Really sucked. I had some Amazon gift funds saved up, so it didn't end up costing me a thing, but that money was my savings for a Vita!

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my wording wasn't good there: Since Vita doesn't support UMD, do i have to buy digital copies of games i already have physically via PSN store if i want to play them again?

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Yep, if you want to play a UMD game you either need a PSP or to buy on PSN. So yeah, that's why I bought another PSP instead of continuing to save for a Vita with mine being stolen.

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And just got my new PSP and I'll say the 3000 series is a major step up. It's so light, the screen is brighter even on the power saving settings. The power button works so much better and I love the new position of the WLAN switch. The wireless is also better, no more having to bump my router down in encryption type so the PSP can connect. It's definitely a nice upgrade.

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Don't sell it! It's an emulator heaven!

I still play all kinds of things on my psp slim :)

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I wouldn't recommend selling it. I recently "hacked" my psp 100 (for lack of a better word) to allow me to use iso and cso files, and I've been playing my PSP way more now. Also, I downloaded a GBA emulator so I can play Pokemon Fire Red, its great.

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Never give up! If it really can't be salvaged, it can be recycled. Good luck at making it better =)

11 years ago
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PSP emulator. That is all.

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Keep it <3

11 years ago
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Get a new one, keep the old one for multiplayer games. It can be just like old school console gaming, where they blame the controller for their losses.

11 years ago
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When you can't properly play with it, why keep it as a gaming console? Or at least remove the hardware and make a clock out of it or sth

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Laughed language

11 years ago
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Its broken, but will it blend?

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Closed 11 years ago by Rustain.