Loading Times
Loading time and battery life seem to be the big factors which decide about the PSPs success or failure in many gamers eyes right now. While we can´t comment on the battery life as of yet, latest reports from Japan about loading times on demo units that actually have access to the games are as follows:
Ridge Racers:
• From power off to Namco logo and title: 16 seconds
• From selecting car/track to start the race: 14 seconds
• Exit the game back to car/track selection: 10 seconds
Dokodemo Issho:
• From power off to PSP logo and title: 20 seconds
• Starting game from title screen: 10 seconds
• Going back to title screen: 5 seconds
Mojipittan:
• From power off to title screen: 20 seconds
• No more waiting time
Minna no Golf:
• From power off to PSP logo and title: 24 seconds
• From character selection to start: 19 seconds
• Waiting between courses: few seconds only
The interface/menu of Minna no Golf seems to be very slow reacting, with people even hinting that this could be a problem of the pre-release version only.