hepcat Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'm looking to buy a new PSP, preferably the 3000 model. (Googling has led me to nothing but Amazon and Ebay links to used ones or new ones for $300+) Does any one here know of a smaller retailer that might still be selling new ones for less? A couple reasons for this. First, the battery on my current PSP only lasts about half as long now after 4 years of use. Second, even if I got a new battery, my PSP has Japanese DLC on it which means I can't install DLC from any other region. I've read that you can deactivate and reactivate accounts from different regions, however I can no longer access the Japanese account I made back in 2013, so I don't think I could reactivate the Japanese DLC if I turn it off to install a US game. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 About a year or so ago, I bought a PSP 3000 at Target. It was a 2 game bundle. 40 bucks! Now I wish I had bought the other 2 they had. I guess the PSP has hit the "collector" market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I looked for one a couple weeks ago and couldn't find any local stores with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 The PSP was officially discontinued more than a year ago (and was already out of many stores before that), so the chances of finding it new outside of the usual places like eBay or secondary markets, is slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'm looking to buy a new PSP, preferably the 3000 model. (Googling has led me to nothing but Amazon and Ebay links to used ones or new ones for $300+) Does any one here know of a smaller retailer that might still be selling new ones for less? A couple reasons for this. First, the battery on my current PSP only lasts about half as long now after 4 years of use. Second, even if I got a new battery, my PSP has Japanese DLC on it which means I can't install DLC from any other region. I've read that you can deactivate and reactivate accounts from different regions, however I can no longer access the Japanese account I made back in 2013, so I don't think I could reactivate the Japanese DLC if I turn it off to install a US game. Thanks! For a brand new PSP, boxed, and all that, I'd be ready to purchase a spare battery from somewhere regardless. Years back I bought a spare PSP-2000 when they were being liquidated. When I finally went to open it a couple years or so ago, the battery that came with it was deformed - it wouldn't physically fit in the unit. All of the spare batteries I had bought separately back then and were sitting still-packaged as well were similar. Essentially those batteries drain themselves even if not connected to a unit, so if it's been sitting unused in a box for 5+ years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leods Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Just get it used, there's a large Markup for new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hmmm...I was afraid of this. Looks like I'll have to buy used and hope I get something that's in good condition. Thanks for the answers everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Kind of related, I was at Rite Aid recently and they had a few new shovel-ware GBA games. Thought that was pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 My local Wal-Mart still stocks PSP Go's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_lurv Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Kind of related, I was at Rite Aid recently and they had a few new shovel-ware GBA games. Thought that was pretty cool! My local Rite-Aid has a half-dozen Guitar Hero DS big boxes (the ones with the game and hardware attachment) sitting at the front counter for years still priced at $20. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 My local Wal-Mart still stocks PSP Go's. Really? Just out of curiosity, what are they charging for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I noticed their price finally dropped when I last noticed them a week or so ago. They have two different colors available and I believe that they're now marked for $80 after years of gathering dust at $100. If I ever see them hit the $30 mark, I'll probably grab at least one. PS2 also still hasn't completely evaporated here since there are still several of the GTA Trilogy collections in stock out in the bargain section, but oddly in an anti-theft container unlike many other equally priced games that are far more modern. Almost would hate to see them leave since that's it for a retail PS2 presence around here after they're gone, over 15 years after the system first launched. Edited January 18, 2016 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boog Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 My local Target had one last PSP-3000 sitting among the leftover CEs at the bottom of the discount games rack before Christmas, but it's gone now. The Target DPCI for the core system is: 207190063 There's a 'widget' on brickseek.com that can check Target inventory. Try your zip code and the DPCI and maybe you'll get lucky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoRacer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 My local Target had one last PSP-3000 sitting among the leftover CEs at the bottom of the discount games rack before Christmas, but it's gone now. The Target DPCI for the core system is: 207190063 There's a 'widget' on brickseek.com that can check Target inventory. Try your zip code and the DPCI and maybe you'll get lucky... How much were they selling it for? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Really? Just out of curiosity, what are they charging for them? I'm afraid that I quoted incorrect numbers. Their new price is $99.99 and they were marked down from $149.99 a few weeks ago. Somehow I don't see them moving at $100 any quicker than they did at $150 all these years... Despite the old inventory of PSP's gathering dust in their case, I noticed last night that there's no sign of Vita handhelds here these days (Not even empty spots with a price sticker for it). They may be joining the PSP very soon on the endangered list. Just both marked down SKU's of the Vita TV and 3 or 4 retail Vita releases were present for that system, with the platform otherwise absent. Edited January 20, 2016 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoRacer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yeah, it's unfortunate. A lot of stores, even like Walmart or target, simply don't have any for sale. In fact until GameStop got that exclusive blue vita slim, they didn't have any for sale for some time, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boog Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 How much were they selling it for? Just curious. It was still $99.99 before Christmas. I remember scanning the upc because I would have grabbed it as a backup system if it was cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy_Whelan Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I saw PSPs brand new at Best Buy earlier this week, and on Amazon right now. Why not just get a PS Vita? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Walmart here has PSP games still but no systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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