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{Needless to mention how popular Sony PSPs are|Sony PSPs are way too famous} among people and they are always awaiting a new PSP from Sony. A while ago Sony introduced its PSP GO.

A little About Sony PSP GO

PSP GO is a 3.8 inch screen with 16 GB inbuilt HDD. Sony’s new PSP GO is much more smaller and lighter in weight than that of the original PSP-1000. In fact, the difference is of 50%. That’s quite a lot.

One good change in PSP GO was that it was compatible with all the then existing accessories of former PSPs. For making the Sony PSP compatible with all accessories, a converter cable Adaptor was employed. The Converter helped in connection between the PSP and the accessories. The accessories were mounted on the PSP, and this was why the entire problem arouse. The PSP was no more portable. And Portability is one major feature of PSPs. This inability to move with PSP was the biggest downside on PSP GO.

That left only one alternative – buy new compatible accessories. Again a big downside – spend a few extra bucks. In any case, people were at loss. 

Okay, coming to the actual topic, this was the last PSP from Sony I heard of. But after reading one blog, I have started to wait for yet another upgraded version of PSP from Sony. What you will read below is not my opinion, this is what I read on the blog

And now news has it that Sony is on its way to introducing a new PSP – PSP 4000. And this one may co exist with PSP Go! However, the news has not been confirmed by Sony yet. In fact Sony denies any such PSP is in process. And says the news was a error from the Sony team.

To read more about Sony PSP-4000 or let’s put it the ‘rumored’ Sony PSP -4000, click here – Is Sony Working on PSP -4000.

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{Needless to mention the popular Sony PSPs are|Sony PSPs are way too famous} among people and users are always awaiting a new PSP from Sony. A while ago Sony came out with its PSP GO.

A quick look at Sony PSP GO

PSP GO is a 3.8 inch screen with 16 GB inbuilt HDD. Also Sony’s new PSP GO is much more smaller and lighter than that of the actual PSP-1000. To be precise, the difference is of 50%. That’s a lot.

One good thing about PSP GO was that it was compatible with all the then existing Playstation accessories of previous PSPs. For making the Sony PSP compatible with all accessories, a converter cable Adaptor was utilized. The Converter facilitated connection between the PSP and the accessories. The accessories were mounted on the PSP, and this was why all the problem arouse. The PSP was not portable anymore. And Portability is one major feature of PSPs. This inability to move with PSP was the biggest downside on PSP GO.

There was only one choice left – get new compatible accessories. But that had downside – spend a few more bucks. Either way people were at loss. 

Okay, coming to the real topic, this was the last PSP from Sony I knew of. But after reading one blog, I have started to wait for yet another upgraded version of PSP from Sony. What you will read below is not my opinion, this is what I read on the blog

And now news has it that Sony is on its way to bringing out a new PSP – PSP 4000. And this one is supposed to co exist with PSP Go! However, nothing been confirmed by Sony yet. In fact Sony refuses to admit any such PSP is in process. And says the news was a mistake from the Sony team.

To read more about Sony PSP-4000 or let’s put it the ’supposedly’ Sony PSP -4000, click here – Is Sony Working on PSP -4000.

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Where do gamers go?

The choices you have as a gamer are:

1. Buy (Online, Ebay, used, Gamestop..)
2. Rent (Gamefly, blockbuster…)
3. Trade (Goozex, Switchplanet..)

Renting in the past at your brick and mortar rental place can easily set you back more then $5-$7 every week like Blockbuster. There have been other online rental game sites that charge a monthly fee like /month for one game out like Gamefly. Renting isn’t all together bad but playing videogames isn’t like watching movies. There is a considerable larger amount of time invested in videogames then in movies. Most movies range from 1.5 hours to epics of 6 hours. Where most videogames you could get a good feel for a game in 3 hours but most sports games and long role playing games could be played for more then 70 hours.

This is where Goozex steps in. Goozex allows the gamer to keep the game as long as you want but have the option to sell it too. There is only a $1 transaction fee if you request a game on their network. So basically you can trade in your older games and build up Goozex credit until you get enough for a newer title and just pay the $1 transaction fee. A shipping and handling is handled by sender and the buyer only pays . There is no monthly membership so you can stop at anytime or go at a slower pace. This is ideal in the sense that you could play the game until you are actually sick of it then send it in for credit. So you’re not rushed to get as many games played on the network because you can play at your own pace. Plus you OWN the game. From then on the game is yours, not a rental.

You only send games directly to the next member. There is no single central warehouse and the pricing of the credits of the system are in points (100pts = $5). The pricing of the game is determined by market demand, release date, initial cost of the game, and a couple other factors. Most xbox 360 titles will go for 800-1000 pts which translates to $40-$50. This isn’t bad for a used game. Some money can be saved buying used but there is still tax and travel time/cost. Goozex gives you free shipping to you with no tax charge. You also have an option to buy credits if you want but I wouldn’t recommend that unless you have no games to send in or nothing of yours is being requested. The game prices will fluctuate and you will see the price change in your history. I’ve had a couple games I requested and I can see that price increase/decrease. It doesn’t happen that much but some games change +/- 200pts depending on market demand.

So why use Goozex instead of a used videogame store or an auction site with games like Ebay? You just need $1 to pay for the transaction fee. Most people don’t like to continually shell out more money for a game and then feel like the games they bought are depreciating at a very fast rate. Selling your game for cash anywhere will not give you that much. Brick and mortar stores resell your games for a huge mark up. Selling online is tiresome. Goozex at least you get to trade in games you are done with and still get some value out of it as it will lead to other games you really want. There might be more difficulty in sending older sports titles as those don’t have much demand once their season is up like trying to sending in EA sports Madden 2005 will be a hard game to sell to someone on the network. Older games on ebay are a hassle to sell. On Goozex you will be able to list it and it will just stay there without having to pay insertion fees.

Each videogame is packed with information like reviews from Gamepro, some tips/trick, game description, and some even have instructions. I love being able to see the supply and demand of each game. This will let you know if you have a game people want or if you can possibly get a game on the network. Goozex determines who gets the game by matching up users. There is a waiting list that is generated and when you add a game you will see in what place you are waiting for that game. This is a fabulous idea as impatient gamers can tell if they should expect a game soon. You need to make a list for want and haves for your games. They will show you your place in line per game. Great place to build your wishlist. It is ideal to have a very large set of games you want now so you will have a very good chance of getting a game soon. I was requesting Crackdown for the Xbox 360 and I was 60th person in line. I got this game in 14 days. Just because you’re really deep in line doesn’t mean you won’t get the game soon. Newer games do get pushed out in the system fairly quickly. You have many options to what you want to trade in terms of instructions, case or just game. This is helpful as some gamers tend to lose instructions and/or cases. The value of the game doesn’t go down as the credits don’t reflect what is included. This is because the user requesting the game can have the option to request only full packaged games, games with instructions, or just the game itself. I have not had a problem with getting full packages as I’ve gotten over 49 games and I’ve sent out 54 in under 2 years of being there.

Why NOT to use

For this site to be a perfect 5 star site I would like to see:

1. More users (will there ever be enough?)
2. More old school games (nes, snes, saturn….)
3. is still not free. I’m a member of another site that has no transaction fees yet still protects the members.
4. Sneak peak video game trailers
5. More community interaction (user reviews, recommendations…)

All the above are small tweaks to the system that is already very functional. The main reason someone would NOT want to use this system is time and money. If you have the dough you would just buy it new down the street? Why wait? The main draw to the site is how much money you can save and the community there. Save money and also connect with other gamers. If your very impatient then new release games will have to be purchased. I’ve experienced about 1-2 month turn around time for new games. Why? You are placed on a Que. The order of the Que determines when you get the new game, but more importantly is how many are available? Most people will play a new release for a certain amount of time before listing their games. The wait times do get long. Say you want to play a game that takes a long time to beat. You gotta factor in that a player like me would take over 1 month to beat a game like that. More popular games of course like Madden will hit the system quicker but that is also a bad thing. If you hold a game too long it will depreciate in value just like on the streets. Trading for early on might be for 1000 points but in a couple months with the market being saturated it could be 500 points in no time losing half of it’s value. Not Goozex’s fault but some games just don’t move well.

Current Goozex Simultaneous Transaction on the Network as of Mar 11, 2009 = 4793

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Whenever Capcom announce their latest title of the survival gore game Resident Evil, the computer gaming industry work themselves up into an huge hype. Adverts on Bill boards, TV and radio begin to display and in all honesty there is no way in getting rid of the blood thirsty zombies.

The resident evil games are probably one of the best selling of all time. Since its debut on the PlayStation console in 1996, it has gone on to make millions for the producers and please millions of gaming fans. So let us take a brief look at the latest in the series to be released and that comes in the form of Resident Evil 5.

A lot of people have described the latest instalment as something very similar as RE4, the game play seems to be a lot faster. But what makes the game so different is that it is based on what you could call Kenya holidays. The game in fact pretty much relies on African safari scenes and if you are playing the game alone then you are definitely bound to get a freight.

The previous titles were all based in pretty much the same scenario, but this instalment takes you out into the wild and you never know who you may find your self battling against. The game has a lot more shooting and action then previous titles, but the stiff controls and movement do slightly let it down. As we move into the next generation of gaming we have seen titles be release that just offer so much more than RE5 and in all honestly if the franchise wants to continue then they must look at reinventing the wheel.  Both for the game consoles and on the big movie screens where the films have just become very tiresome.

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