IGN : PSP Go! REVIEW --- 7.2/10 (VALUE = questionable!)!!

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jesus kung fu magic said:

CrazyHorse said:

darthdevidem01 said:
wow, people are defending its price

wow

As long as Sony can afford to lower the price at some point next year then it won't be a problem. The PS3 had one of the fastest selling launches in history despite being significantly more expensive than any other console at launch. The problem was that Sony were unable to reduce the price in any significant way for years due to high production costs. I doubt this will be the case with the Go (although obviously I can't be sure) and so when the early adapter phase is over Sony can reduce the cost.

This is far different than the ps3 situation....you dont go from expensive to cheap and then back to expensive with the same product.....its like the slim lauching at $600.

Believe me, I don't see the benefit of buying a Go when you can pick up a 3000 for so much less but I think enough people will to warrant Sony pricing it as they have for now. Sony are not new to this scene, they must have conducted market research and have based business models on the Go's price point. Also the Go is much more of a redesign than the Slim and I bet if the Slim had launched at $600 there would still have been people bought it in the first week! All I'm saying is that if price does prove to be a major limiting factor there is a good chance Sony can rectify the problem with a price cut.