Sony America scraps UMD-to-PSP Go conversion plans

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Onyxmeth said:

Procrastinato said:
^^ I'm with MAFKKA on this one.

What is it that's so upsetting about the fact that a PSP model you don't own, as a current PSP owner, that upsets you guys so much that you whine about a model made for new PSP customers?

Are you so determined to own multiple PSPs? Do you think the average joe is as desperate to upgrade as you, a poster on VGChartz, are? Are you upset that the form factor of the Go, and the ease of not having to carry UMDs around with you will cost you not only a new handheld, but also doesn't include... what? A library of games you've purchased but... have never played? You got a stash of unplayed UMDs you're upset won't get freebie upgrades from a company which doesn't even own the rights to give you such a thing, on the vast majority of games you likely own?

You must not be aware of the power of upgrading a console to a new model. It isn't just VGChartz. It's everywhere. I wonder would the PS2 Slim and PS3 Slim have been better off getting rid of the drives and become DD only? It sure would attract the new customers, however big that market is, but it would alienate everyone that did upgrade to those slim consoles just for the new look.

It's also a detriment to gamers. As UMDs go down in price and get clearanced out, PSP owners have their choice of pricing the market on both fronts and grabbing UMDs on the cheap. If you think the DD market is going to follow suit, you're foolish. Really the only thing the PSP Go gamer gets is the compact handheld, but they lose out on every other conceivable front and are paying more money to do so.

So what are we arguing about? Why the big deal of not being able to upgrade and receive free games doing so? If you own a PSP why would you want another PSP that will by your estimates will have a poor DD market, and an inferior experience due to lack of other conceivable aspects? Which brings me back to my point of this product being for New gamers.