makingmusic476 said:
richardhutnik said:
WereKitten said:
Not that different from the $180 DSi -> $250 Wii, really
The PSPgo is the premium version of the PSP, whereas the $299 PS3 would surely be the cheapest version available.
I don't see anything wrong with that, because there will be people giving a high value to the mobility that comes with the new form factor and not having to lug UMDs around.
Once the early adopters/gadget enthusiasts market will start to show diminished interest, the PSPgo will surely be re-positioned, and eventually the old PSPs will be retired and the go will fill all layers of the market.
Basing the price cut of the PS3 on the price of the PSPgo is quite a weird idea. The price cut of the PS3 will have to deal with the PS3 own problems on the market and its positioning. A $50 cut just wouldn't move it close enough to the sweet spot for the average console user, that was about $250 in the past.
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The said "premium" version of the PSP has less functionality then the less expensive version, and has access to a smaller game library. It is smaller and does have a smaller screen, so count that as a mix plus/minus.
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The PSP Go has in-game XMB and a few other cool quirks. It's not just a UMD-less PSP-3000.
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Iactually kind of dig the Go but there are two things I can't get past:
- $250 is way too much to pay for a hand held
- 3-6 battery life?
I like the screen, there are a few games I wouldn't mind getting, and I like the downloading the games part, just those two things above are huge deal breakers for me. I'm hoping I just heard wrong on the battery life but the $250 is enough to guarantee I'm not going to buy it until it gets much cheaper.
