why is Gripshift PSP in high demand?

[mailman187666]

I was browsing ebay and was noticing that gripshift for the PSP has been selling for a bit over $50 lately. Why is that? did it become rare all the sudden or something?

[98PaceCar]

I believe it's needed to hack into the PSP 3000.

[Oobgarm]

That's right. Funny, that game has been less than $10 for ages since pretty much no one cared about it initially.

It's still $7.99 at most GameStops, so check their site to see if they have any in your area.

[kupomogli]

I bet you everyone who's paying 50+ for it is going to feel really stupid if the PSP3000 actually can't get a custom firmware and the coding exploit is as far as it goes. If I were them I'd either get it cheap or wait until it can actually get the custom firmware.

[scooterb23]

anyone paying over $50 for it should feel stupid anyway.

[kupomogli]

You do have a point.

[roushimsx]

About time the game got the attention and love that it deserved :P

[mailman187666]

don't know about you guys but I'm keeping my eyes peeled at the store for it. To pay $8 and get $50 back is a pretty notable profit. I already checked a couple stores though with no luck to be had.

[s1lence]

Yeah, I was looking to cash in on it but no one has it around me.

[norkusa]

Yeah, I was looking to cash in on it but no one has it around me.

Yeah, same here. I guess I should have jumped on it when I first heard the news about the exploit over the weekend.


Any chance they'll discover more games that let you run the exploit, or is Gripshift pretty much it?

[Kitsune Sniper]

!

My stores have some copies...

ROAD TRIP TIME!

[super nes]

its funny how they were going for this price before

And now there being sold for this price

[Trebuken]

So do I now own the most valuable PSP game?

Are there different product codes for this game? Every auction seems to be secifying one particular code?

[PapaStu]

Only one print run of the game as far as I know. It never went into GH status or anything. This was one of my few 'wanted' PSP games that I had yet to get. I don't think i'll be getting it anytime soon now.

[Kitsune Sniper]

So do I now own the most valuable PSP game?

Are there different product codes for this game? Every auction seems to be secifying one particular code?

That's probably so search engines pick up the item.

[scooterb23]

Stu - I think it's pretty much the same game on XBLA...just whore it out for achievement points that way

/me holds up his copy of Gripshift on the PSP to taunt Stu :P

[roushimsx]

Stu - I think it's pretty much the same game on XBLA...just whore it out for achievement points that way

Nah, the PSN and XBLA versions are larger and better. More courses (like 50% more), more variety, reworked vehicle handling, new track barriers, online play, etc. The reworked handling and new track barriers are the big changes though, especially when driving off road.

Still! Gripshift! It rocks!

[scooterb23]

SO...it's better there...

Ebay suddenly tempts me

[Ze_ro]

Any chance they'll discover more games that let you run the exploit, or is Gripshift pretty much it?

In time, maybe... though my guess is that since they found an exploit for a game that is (or rather, WAS) plentiful and cheap, they'll just worth with this until Sony finds a way to stop them (PSP-4000 anyone?).

In any case, I think the idea is that they'll use this vector in order to try to find a way to make a Pandora Battery for the 3000's. When that happens, the prices will likely fall back to normal.

They still haven't found a means to install a custom firmware using Gripshift though, so we'll see how things turn out.

--Zero

[The 1 2 P]

I need to snatch these up if I see them. It reminds me of how the PS2 hard drives have jumped up in price over the last year.