Ars PSP Go review: Sony charging much more for much less

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Grimes said:

madskillz said:

Grimes said:

I think if they had included a touch screen, they really could have provided serious competition for the iPod. The touch screen wold have allowed thing like text messaging, better browsing and easier navigation. It would have made the PSP Go usable in closed configuration. Being able to flip through music or text message while closed would have been a huge feature. This was Sony's biggest omission. A touch screen would have justified the $250 price.

A touch screen would have been very, very sweet. I just sold my Touch and iPhone and loved both of them. The real reason for the success has been the insane number of apps available. That really, really adds value to the iPod. I have a crackberry from work and I love it but it doesn't have many of the way-cool apps the iPods have.

I agree and many of those apps are made usable by the touch screen. Without the touchscreen, many of those same apps would be dreadful to use.

the other thing is that the apps/games for iPhone don't take long to download. At least not as long as PSP games.