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Edited May 25, 2021
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Missed out when they had red and blue cause I waited too long. Never thought these would come back. 3DS and 2DS consoles getting up there in price so this is a great deal. Officially refurbished by Nintendo. $5 is flat rate so if you want to grab anything else like a Nintendo Switch Dock for $40, toys, plush, etc, this would be a good time.
https://store.nintendo.com/ninten...ished.html
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EDIT: 2DS vs new 3DS XL differences also include:
- mono speaker vs stereo speakers
- easy to access full size SD slot vs hard to access micro SD slot
- smaller, sharper screens vs larger blockier screens (effectively same resolution...new 3DS XL has double horizontal resolution on top screen for 3D)
- no NFC/Amiibo vs built in Amiibo reader
- sleep slide switch vs sleep by closing clamshell
But again, this 2DS is great to natively play back library of thousands of DS and 3DS games, virtual console, or hacks to play even more like GB/GBC/GBA and NES.
EDIT 2: If you're a Pokemon junkie, you can officially play all (or almost all) previous generations of Pokemon. GB/GBA games are in eShop, you can play DS/3DS games on cartridge and I think you can transfer all Pokemon out of those games officially with the PokeBank app in the eShop and transfer them to the new Pokemon Home app on Switch and mobile. I don't have all the details, but this would let you carryover all previous Pokemon into Home officially.
Coming back for another edit:
what the previous person was talking about is the "IPS" screen lottery on the new 3DS XL. IPS screens are more highly sought after, with some versions like the Zelda edition, more likely to have IPS screens. This 2DS all have the same screens (really 1 big screen with plastic covering up to divide it into 2). I don't think it's it big deal to try to get an IPS screen, and you're not guaranteed to get any IPS panels even if you get a new 3DS XL and doesn't really affect what or how you play, but the hardcore 3DS people swear by the IPS screens.
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Looks like it's dead folks.
PSP was a great machine with good games and hackable for PS1 via POPS, but stopped being manufactured long ago and definitely not available refurbished from manufacturer. PSP games also stopped coming out a long time ago and most UMD drives are dying by now to officially play physical games, plus the PSP used obsolete Memory Stick Duo. This came out after PSP was already done and can officially play tons of games in physical or digital form and uses standard SD card and direct from manufacturer.
I think for PSP and PS1 nostalgia, you can do it better on mobile (Android or jailbroken iPhone) with a controller as those systems emulate better (single screen with standard buttons) than trying to play a DS/3DS game on mobile (Drastic or Citra emulators) due to reliance on stylus and touch with controller buttons that is harder to comfortably replicate.
I think for PSP and PS1 nostalgia, you can do it better on mobile (Android or jailbroken iPhone) with a controller as those systems emulate better (single screen with standard buttons) than trying to play a DS/3DS game on mobile (Drastic or Citra emulators) die to reliance on stylus and touch with controller buttons.
Don't get me wrong I loved the PSP, but it would be harder to come by in this sort of condition and would take more tinkering to get up and running. PSP was also the previous generation (it went up against the DS), the PS Vita I guess was up against the 3DS generation. For strictly emulation, I still think a half-way decent Android phone that people already have will do it as well or better, just not in any official capacity like you can get here (or could before this deal died).
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I absolutely loved the library of games and emulation quality, but I'm sitting here with 2 1/2 dead PSPs. That just leaves a sour taste tbh.
Are you saying that the PSP Go for example does not worth for $100?
No extra cartridge necessary, just a bigger SD card which can be used to download and install digital games from eShop or install via other means. To play original DS games, it might work a little better with a flash cart since original DS games aren't available digitally and officially play through the cartridges, but there are hacks that can be used to play them unofficially off the SD card.
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