The Franchise

Heh, I guess they just sent out the email:

This e-mail concerns your PSP bundle order from EBgames.com and requires a response. Please read carefully.

Dear EBgames.com customer,

Thank you for pre-ordering your PSP Bundle from EBgames.com. The bundle you have purchased includes:

* Sony PSP Value Pack, which includes the PSP hardware, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo, headphones with remote control, battery pack and AC adaptor, soft case and cleaning cloth, movie/music/game UMD sampler disc and, for the first one million PSP Value Packs produced by Sony, a UMD video release of the feature film Spider-Man 2
* Your choice of any four games and accessories listed below

Carefully follow these steps to tell us which games and/or accessories you would like.

Select any four items from the list below. You must choose at least four, but if you select more we will add them to your bundle. If an item is not listed below, it is not expected to be available at launch and therefore is not available for this offer.

Reply to this e-mail with the item numbers of the products you want in your bundle. For example, if you would like to include FIFA Soccer, Ridge Racer, Lumines and the PSP Mobile Kit, you would reply to this e-mail by leaving the subject line as it is and entering the item numbers 6, 9, 12 and 20 in the body of the e-mail. If you do not include at least four items in your selection list we will be unable to process your order.
Choose four products from the following list:

1. Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Rated T) $39.99
2. Twisted Metal: Head On (Rated T) $39.99
3. Wipeout Pure (Rated E) $39.99
4. Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade (Rated T) $49.99
5. Gretzky NHL (Rated E) $39.99
6. FIFA Soccer (Rated E) $49.99
7. World Tour Soccer (Rated E) $39.99
8. NBA (Rated E) $39.99
9. Ridge Racer (Rated E) $39.99
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour (Rated E) $49.99
11. Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 Remix (Rating Pending) $49.99
12. Lumines (Rating Pending) $39.99
13. NFL Street 2 Unleashed (Rated E) $49.99
14. Spider-Man 2 (Rated T) $49.99
15. Dynasty Warriors (Rated T) $49.99
16. Ape Escape: On the Loose (Rated E) $39.99
17. Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (Rated M) $49.99
18. Metal Gear Acid (Rating Pending) $49.99
19. Need for Speed Underground Rivals (Rated E) $49.99
20. PSP Mobile Kit $39.99
21. Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Duo 128MB $39.99
22. Sandisk Memory Stick Pro Due 256MB $54.99
23. PSP Charger Case $59.99
24. Pro Gamer’s Case $29.99
25. Sound Stage for PSP $49.99

The software and accessory products listed above are scheduled to be available at launch, but release dates are subject to change.

In replying to this e-mail, you authorize EBgames.com to charge the credit card used to place this order for the total amount of your selections. To estimate your total charge, add the price of the PSP Value Pack ($249.99) to the price of all selected items plus shipping (varies depending on the service level you originally selected), tax (varies by jurisdiction) and our oversized item shipping surcharge ($5.00).

You may cancel your order at any time up until ten days prior to the PSP launch, which is March 24, 2005. To expedite processing, your credit card will be charged ten days before the PSP launch.

Please respond to this e-mail within 72 hours. If, after 72 hours, we have not received your reply, your order will be canceled. Receipt of this e-mail does not guarantee system availability nor does it guarantee that your order will be fulfilled with our initial shipment.

Individual elements of this bundle may not be returned for a refund and will be eligible for exchange only within the scope of our return policy.

Once we have your order in the system we will send you an e-mail confirming your games and accessories choices and the final price of your bundle. You should expect this confirmation within seven business days of replying to this e-mail.

If you have questions or concerns please give us a call at 877-432-9675 (8 a.m. to midnight, Eastern Standard Time) or send a separate e-mail to [email protected].

Best Regards,

EBgames.com Customer Service Team

Chris_D

Good to see they're putting their best stuff out first .

Slowpc

New News on wipeout ...
TOKYO--While it is already known that Wipeout Pure for the PSP will get downloadable content, some new details have leaked from Japan. According to retail sources, Sony plans to release roughly two new courses, hovercrafts, and soundtrack songs each month.

The rough calculation of 48MB of updates during the six-month period suggests that gamers probably won’t be able to fit in all the updates into the default 32MB Memory Stick that comes included with the PSP Value pack.

Gizmo

I would have pre-ordered from EB, but the fact that they can't guarantee it at launch sucks. Id rather drive around and find one.

Setzer

Well I got my email from EB as well. Games I went with were:

Ridge Racers
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
Lumines

I was kinda bummed that Hot Shots Golf didn't make it for launch. Oh well. For my 4th item I was going to go with an accessory, not a memory card tho. I'll get a larger card off of ebay and save some $$$. I was either going to go with the PSP Charger Case - $59.99 or the PSP Mobile kit- $39.99. Any of you hear anything good/bad about either item? My original plan was just to get a decent carry case for the thing and pick up an extra battery but the Charger case seems like a nice way to keep both the PSP protected and extend the battery life.

Slowpc

Was playing lumines again this morning... man , i missed playing it!

Hooked it up to my reciever and it sounded great, and after play a continous 40 minute round... time has never gone by so fast!

If you are wondering what other titles you are going to pick up.. lumines should be on your list.

I am just going to go and get games and leave my US psp preorder on order until i want one. Getting Wipeout Pure (the download content looks good!),Twisted Metal and untold legends. No need for RR since they only added 1 tour to the list and already happy with lumines.

Gizmo

If anyone is interested, below is a link to a somewhat review of the PSP and RR. Shows you functions and such.
http://www.flipnstuff.com/PSP.wmv

The Franchise

Setzer, you know you have to order 4 additional items right? Just reminding you since you didn't list a 4th.

Any word on which games you can play over the internet in infrastructure mode(not in ad-hoc mode)? I'm thinking of getting Lumines, Ridge Racers, Tony Hawk, and one more game... haven't decided yet.

Gizmo

So far, I plan on getting Lumines, THUG, and Ape Escape. I'll probaly get Untold Legends as well since everyone seems to be raving about it.

Get Me Coffee

Guys don't forget MVP baseball!

Setzer

I listed 3 games and was undecided on the accessory I was going to get.

Setzer

I'll be getting it when it releases in mid-April.

sofdec

For anyone interested, I made a few PSP Videos

There are about 37 or so total right now (3 of which were made by CaptainN8712 on the IGN Boards, so big thanks to him and same to fusion-one for hosting them)

http://xero.bilnnetwork.com

The .mp4's will play in quicktime, .wmv's in windows media.

Those 11 are the only games I have right now, so I tried to show a little of each.

Gizmo

Very cool

Kicker_of_Elves

Never!

bahgee

Where is the galga game? Is it a sepeate release or included in another game?

The Franchise

So has anyone heard if THUG and Wipeout are playable over the internet? Damn Psinext forums are down and that was my primary source of info.

Noonan

Just setup my pre-order with EBGames. getting Tiger Woods, Ridge Racer, and Metal Gear Acid. Two more weeks of waiting.

Gromit

Did they say when you would get it? I'm wondering if Sony's promise of 1 millions PSPs on launch day is going to make it easier to get one.

Noonan

Nope. The e-mail didn't say where in line I am in preorders. I placed the order back in January, so I'm hoping I'm pretty high on the list.

amped

If anything, here's a more updated list:

Punisher
Open Water
Saw
House of the Dead
Rambo: First Blood
Total Recall
Young Guns
Step Into Liquid
Universal Solider
Stargate
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Terminator2

Additionally, the studio has announced that the upcoming theatrical releases Saw 2, Devil's Rejects, High Tension and Waiting will be available for the PSP(TM) in 2006. Other titles available for the PSP(TM) will be announced throughout the year.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...3157411&EDATE=

cheapskate

I was told yesterday at Circuit City, that they could not let you pre-order until a week before release. I have a large amount on a gift card so I'm really wanting to buy mine there - but they say they haven't got a UPC code for it yet, so can't let anyone pre-order, although they have large displays of the cardboard boxes and games...

Anyone have any details about pre ordering at Circuit City?

sofdec

Thats from Namco Museum,
it includes 7 'classic games' (Galaga, Galaxian, pacman, Mrs. pacman, Dig dug, Rally X and new Rally X), as well as 4 'remakes' (galaga, pacman, rally x, dig dug)

Its a bargain game so its pretty cheap, and whats nice is you can share the games with other people by sending it to them wirelessly,

Gromit

Ah, I misread your post. I thought you had just pre-ordered. I didn't realize you were finalizing your pre-order.

cheapskate

Never mind - I was just told they aren't doing preorders and just to show up on the day... oh well. I could ask a different store clerk tomorrow but it would just be a different, more complex answer. I'm going to chance it.