http://www.coderetard.com/2009/09/04/qotd-what-is-the-difference-between-downloading-games-from-psp-and-buying-the-original-disk/ Anything Geeky Goes! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:58:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.coderetard.com/2009/09/04/qotd-what-is-the-difference-between-downloading-games-from-psp-and-buying-the-original-disk/#comment-8316 Chisaku Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:05:41 +0000 #comment-8316 If you download your games from the PSP store, you will only have a non-physical copy of the game, but you will have it stored on your memory card. You'll need a fairly big one to fit several games that have been downloaded from the store and the larger cards made for the PSP aren't very cheap. To purchase from the PlayStation Store you need to create an account. You will also need to register your PSP and download a download manager which needs to be installed in order to transfer the games to the PSP. I am not sure if you can download the same game purchased with the same account several times for the same PSP, so be careful with your storage. Losing a memory card filled with 50$ worth of downloaded games won't feel good. There shouldn't be any negative effects with downloading from the PC, unless it is done illegally. A physical copy, the one you buy in ordinary stores, can be easily scratched if not held within it's game box. The games and their boxes tend to take a big amount of space, but can be sold forward if a money need strikes. A downloaded game cannot be sold as stores require a physical copy. I think it's too much of a hassle to buy online, so I've just bought physical copies. The games bought online may be cheaper, but I'd rather have something to hold in my hands. Some games will also be exclusive to the PSP store, such as Patapon 2. Vouchers for buying games online will be sometime introduced in the stores, so that you won't have to use a credit card. Both styles are safe, with their own downsides, so I hope you are able to come to a conclusion. If you download your games from the PSP store, you will only have a non-physical copy of the game, but you will have it stored on your memory card. You’ll need a fairly big one to fit several games that have been downloaded from the store and the larger cards made for the PSP aren’t very cheap.
To purchase from the PlayStation Store you need to create an account. You will also need to register your PSP and download a download manager which needs to be installed in order to transfer the games to the PSP. I am not sure if you can download the same game purchased with the same account several times for the same PSP, so be careful with your storage. Losing a memory card filled with 50$ worth of downloaded games won’t feel good.
There shouldn’t be any negative effects with downloading from the PC, unless it is done illegally.
A physical copy, the one you buy in ordinary stores, can be easily scratched if not held within it’s game box. The games and their boxes tend to take a big amount of space, but can be sold forward if a money need strikes. A downloaded game cannot be sold as stores require a physical copy. I think it’s too much of a hassle to buy online, so I’ve just bought physical copies. The games bought online may be cheaper, but I’d rather have something to hold in my hands.
Some games will also be exclusive to the PSP store, such as Patapon 2. Vouchers for buying games online will be sometime introduced in the stores, so that you won’t have to use a credit card.
Both styles are safe, with their own downsides, so I hope you are able to come to a conclusion.

]]> http://www.coderetard.com/2009/09/04/qotd-what-is-the-difference-between-downloading-games-from-psp-and-buying-the-original-disk/#comment-8317 R3NZ0 D3STRUCTAB13 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:05:41 +0000 #comment-8317 well if u have cfw(custom firmware) you get games for free but its a pain in the butt to get. umd take no memory space faster but expensive i personally like cfw well if u have cfw(custom firmware) you get games for free but its a pain in the butt to get. umd take no memory space faster but expensive i personally like cfw

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