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The Persona thing is kinda confusing... But alrighty. Atlus is good. 3nodding

Oh my, look at all these. Silent Hill, Jak and Daxter, Guilty Gear, and JRPGs to get into.

Monster Hunter. Monster Hunter! I was a slave to that game on the PS2. If there is multi-player on the PSP somehow I'm ******** sold.

Nice. Eh, weren't those like Japanese releases only? I remember being stoked for MH2 and that s**t never got a North America release. MH kinda died there for me.

Oh yeah. Just games you'll be keeping an eye on.
So was it a fighting game that had a beat-em up mode or what? Either way, I like Guilty Gear.

Rock Band on the PSP?

Well, didn't have a PSP back then so... Picking up on the newer release sounds good. Three of them on the PSP though? Like damn.

Ah.
And doesn't sound like Rock Band is gonna be my thing, but hey.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Too bad most third party handheld games don't get distributed for very long. So you'll probably have a hard time finding older PSP games like Metal Gear Solid Portalbe Ops, and said Monster Hunter games.
I'm glad that many of the older games are being released as downloadables.

PO came out in December 2006. So it's been 2 years.
Although it's possible that EB games near me has a crappy selection, and that's why they don't have it.
Portable Ops DID reach Greatest Hits.
Hmm... You know, I wouldn't be too surprised if after a while, that one's gonna be available for download as well.

Most downloadable games go around $15 - $20. Guilty Gear was definitely a steal.

The most expensive downloadable is Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, which is $24.99. Although worth every penny, I think.
But most of them are around 15, and they do go down in price after a while.



EDIT:

So here's something interesting... Microsoft got the name for their console from Sony.
Look:

And that's IF the movie was 2 hours. But like I said, the run time is 84 minutes. It's not that long of a movie. And like you said, fans are going to be pissed off if it contains nothing they loved about the source material. But that's where personal opinion is an issue.
Why do I like dragonball? I like it for its hyper unrealistic, fast paced, intense fights. I like it for the cast of weird and quirky characters, and although we're not getting people like Oolong and Launch in the movie, which I'd personally love to see... The only way they could screw it up for me is if the characters are OVERLY serious. Like Master Roshi... If he's not a pervert, I'll be disappointed. And if Goku is super bright and not dense glutton like his cartoon counterpart, then it won't feel like Goku. And yes, f that IS the case, that's something to be disappointed about.
But all in all, this is Dragonball. I want flashy and intense fight scenes. I wans Kamehameha. I want funny, quirky, and yes cheesy characters. I want the Eternal Dragon, whose voice has been cast as Chris Sabat, so that's a treat to the fans of the series in itself. And it confirms that he's in it. The mythology of dragonball, etc. etc.

And you know what? I WANT it to be simplified. Why? Because someone might see it, not like it and say, "Fans of this franchise are idiots."
But what about the other people? The people who never looked into Dragonball before, got dragged by their friends to see it and will say, "Hey, this is actually kinda cool. Maybe I'll give the show a chance afterall."
And although I think I'm gonna enjoy this movie, obviously it won't be as much as the show. Meaning people who are going into it fresh, if they like it, there's all the more chance they'll enjoy the show.

That's the thing about movie adaptations too, the fact that directors generally try to have a sufficient amount of source material, while making it understandable to general audience is a good idea I think. That's why movies like Advent Children and RE Degeneration can never run in North American theatres, because you need to be familiar with the source material. And as popular as FF7, RE or Dragonball are, there's a ton of people out there who never had the exposure, like I've never had the exposure to Tomb Raider before seeing the movie.
And it's very difficult to make something that would appeal to general public AND to the hardcore fanbase at the same time. The most successful examples I've seen are Tomb Raider and Silent Hill movies. And even then, Silent Hill fans nitpick on certain parts of the movie, even though overall it was one kick a** experience. And a visual kick in the nuts, in the best way possible.

My point is, to cater purely to the already existing fanbase is less profitable. And it really doesn't matter what you say, no matter how much a writer/director loves the franchise, once they pick up the project it's their job. And the purpose of a job is to make money. That's capitalism, guys. That's what you were fighting so hard for against us damn commies back in the 60s and 70s.
Movies like Degeneration and Advent Children might cater purely to the fanbase, but obviously movies like that never see the light of a big screen. At least not in North America, I'm not sure about how Japanese film industry works. But the Dragonball movie is not being made in Japan anyway. So yes, it is trying to do the very difficult job of appealing to both: The fans and the newcomers.

And you honestly can't do much in cases like that. The writers make a script, the director makes it happen. And after that, they just have to cross their fingers and hope that they'll push all the right buttons with the public. And oftentimes they don't, but does that mean they shouldn't try?
Like, Stranger, you obviously don't like RE movies. But forget about Anderson... Anyone could've picked up the RE franchise and made a movie out of it. What makes you think you would've liked it anymore than you do now? Maybe it would've. Maybe some guy would've come by, made the movie and it struck a chord with you and you were a fan of it... But for whatever reason, I ended up hating it.

When you make an adaptation of a much beloved franchise, more likely than not, there's gonna be a LOT of people who don't like it. No matter how it's made. That's just how it is.

Yah! I found somethign to put in the demotivational poster contest....though maybe it won't win. OH well I'll jsut have to find out.
Edit: I found this picture while looking about Alfred AShford so I can do a photoshop. Dang this artist makes Alexia look better than she really does in the game.

Yes, Bio. That's pretty much exactly how I feel. If it can't be done right, don't do it at all.

And I liked Monster Rancher. That game was the s**t back in the day.