PSP GO - Thoughts?

[dtewi]

Procrastinato said:

dtewi said:

No it is not. Sony has fucked up with the prices of their systems in their past yet they CONTINUE to make the same mistake? People won't be amused to see that the PSPGo is $250 when they can get an Xbox or Wii for cheaper.

It's a horrible decision by Sony. "Hey, how can we make people hate us more?" "I know! Let's make the PSP Go not play PSP games!". How much do they piss off the average consumer saying that if you buy the PSP Go you can't play PSP games? A lot.

Okay then.

This thing was a screw up by Sony. It is basically a new handheld when it should be a remodel.

I'm not seeing how having a fast processor and GPU in a handheld, which, by nature, consume a load of power, is a bad thing.

If I wanted N64 graphics, and a tiny screen to play pointer-based games on, and that the battery lasts forever on (like any low power, low tech device)... I woulda scored a DSi, or maybe just used my notebook PC.  If I wanted crappy games, and onscreen controls, which are only decent in a select small set of games... I would have scored an iTouch.

Sony "screwed up" by refusing to defy the laws of physics again, did they?  Dang fools, they shoulda gave it a gas tank, so I could lug it around and play for days in the wilderness!

Seriously man, basically every "gripe" anyone has about the Go, outside of the price (IMO), is pretty meager... they almost reek of desperation to find something you don't like about the device.

Weak CPU and GPU (the PSP Go is basically the fastest serious gaming handheld in existance), bad ergonomics (like a box shape), weak interface (like touch only, which is the iPhone/iTouch's downfall), dependant on physical media (UMDs, carts)... those are valid complaints in my book.  Serious ones.  Battery life being one-third a waking day, instead of half... if you're away from power that long, you shouldn't have a portable handheld with you at all.  You should have like... water, and food in your pack, and maybe a leatherman and some binoculars, along with a tent.  You shouldn't be worried about whether your handheld battery will last you two days, three days... you should be enjoying real life.

Funny how desperately annoying that PSP defenders get.

I won't even answer this with a decent response.