After telling myself for over a year now that I have about as much reason to buy a Sony PSP as I do a glow in the dark nose ring… a lingering shadow of doubt is starting to creep in. “I’ve got an iPod and a PDA phone for games and the web,” I’d proclaim aloud, wondering who I was trying to convince. “Why would I need to drop the cash for a gameboy on steroids?”

Then an unfortunate thing happened. My nephew came over with one. Two words passed silently through my thoughts as he brought it’s shiny, glowing screen to life. “I’m screwed.”

Within minutes we had it hooked into my wireless network and we’re searching for music files from various PSP download sites and PSP movies from dailyPSPmovie.com and off we go watching classless funny videos on a screen much sharper and larger than my pda. Downloading movie trailers right to the memory card. No fumbling with conversion. It was seductively easy. My PDA seemed so small now, and lifeless. Half the gadget that it used to be.

Now Sony announces this week that the PSP will act as a remote for the PS3… and a firmware update will provide support for video RSS feeds. With the stone walls of my resistance already in shambles… the final blow arrives. Active connections to Apple’s iTunes store. Games will actually provide links to music as a reward for finishing levels.

I can’t buy one of these things. I have no reason! I can watch funny videos on other devices. I have zero freaking need to play bumping 3d games while on the road. Why browse the web for cool downloads on a PSP when I’ve got a dumpster full of actual computers in my house that can do the same thing!

Stupid Sony. Damn them and their excellent targeted marketing for forcing me to want something I don’t need! Wonder if Best Buy is still open.