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V-r0cK on 10 June 2009
Rainbird said:
leo-j said:
I really dont see the problem with the price, I dont see people complain about the ipod touch being $229

That's exactly what I am saying! Sony are trying to compete with Apple and the iPods here, whereas the PSP-3000 will continue to compete with Nintendo and the DS. The PSP Go! was never meant to appeal to the PSP-3000/DS segment of consumers, it's going for the iPod Touch market.

My thoughts exactly.  And ipod touch is $229 just for the 8gb, if you want the 16gb ipod touch thats $299. <---dam that could almost be the same price as the new slim PS3 rumour of course lol 



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superchunk on 10 June 2009
leo-j said:
I really dont see the problem with the price, I dont see people complain about the ipod touch being $229

iPod touch

- more memory

- more software

- multi-touch screen

- can be used for many more features than psp or pspgo

- can be used for all of the features of the psp or pspgo

 

So basically the iTouch can do anything psp/go can do and more for $30 less. I think there is plenty of room to complain about psp's pricing. The only aspect where the psp/go can actually top iTouch is the specific game library.

However, anyone buying pspGo for games only is crazy. Buy the PSP3000 or DS. Far better devices.



Rainbird on 10 June 2009
superchunk said:
leo-j said:
I really dont see the problem with the price, I dont see people complain about the ipod touch being $229

iPod touch

- more memory

- more software

- multi-touch screen

- can be used for many more features than psp or pspgo

- can be used for all of the features of the psp or pspgo

 

So basically the iTouch can do anything psp/go can do and more for $30 less. I think there is plenty of room to complain about psp's pricing. The only aspect where the psp/go can actually top iTouch is the specific game library.

However, anyone buying pspGo for games only is crazy. Buy the PSP3000 or DS. Far better devices.

You can call me crazy then



KBG29 on 10 June 2009
superchunk said:
leo-j said:
I really dont see the problem with the price, I dont see people complain about the ipod touch being $229

iPod touch

- more memory (Wrong. PSP has 16GB same as $299 ipod touch. Additionally it has room for 16GB expansion at this time with more to come.)

- more software (Unprove. We don't know what Sony will release with the PSP GO!. Based on what we have seen, PSP has a clock, and a calander coming.)

- multi-touch screen (Only my opinion, but touch screens are bad for gameing/ multimedia devices. I will take my buttons over the touch screen only any day.)

- can be used for many more features than psp or pspgo (Again, unproven)

- can be used for all of the features of the psp or pspgo (Wrong, PSP has remote play with PS3, touch will never have that.)

 

So basically the iTouch can do anything psp/go can do and more for $30 less. I think there is plenty of room to complain about psp's pricing. The only aspect where the psp/go can actually top iTouch is the specific game library.

However, anyone buying pspGo for games only is crazy. Buy the PSP3000 or DS. Far better devices.


PSP Go! is a fairly priced product, and I am sick and tierd of hearing people bitch about Sony products.



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superchunk on 10 June 2009
KBG29 said:
superchunk said:
leo-j said:
I really dont see the problem with the price, I dont see people complain about the ipod touch being $229

iPod touch

- more memory (Wrong. PSP has 16GB same as $299 ipod touch. Additionally it has room for 16GB expansion at this time with more to come.)

- more software (Unprove. We don't know what Sony will release with the PSP GO!. Based on what we have seen, PSP has a clock, and a calander coming.)

- multi-touch screen (Only my opinion, but touch screens are bad for gameing/ multimedia devices. I will take my buttons over the touch screen only any day.)

- can be used for many more features than psp or pspgo (Again, unproven)

- can be used for all of the features of the psp or pspgo (Wrong, PSP has remote play with PS3, touch will never have that.)

 

So basically the iTouch can do anything psp/go can do and more for $30 less. I think there is plenty of room to complain about psp's pricing. The only aspect where the psp/go can actually top iTouch is the specific game library.

However, anyone buying pspGo for games only is crazy. Buy the PSP3000 or DS. Far better devices.


PSP Go! is a fairly priced product, and I am sick and tierd of hearing people bitch about Sony products.

1. memory - Apple just announced next iPhone's with larger memory for lower prices and Itouch's will surely follow. Probably out by the time pspgo launches.

2. software - Apple's store has a ton of software and there is no way sony's will match it, especially since it works for iPhone as well and this causes it to receive a lot more dev support since it is a much larger base.

3. multi-touch screen - opinion taken and I agree for majority of games. However, pspgo is also trying to compete in the general/entertainment use department and in that arena (including web use) multi-touch destroys psp setup.

4. still proven.

5. ok, remote play is at par with pc/mac connectibility plus bluetooth for many other devices.

Ppspgo is priced out of competition and will fade away just like the gameboy micro. Sony should have simply upgraded the psp3000 to include a touch screen and more interoperability w/ ps3. They could've kept the price about he same and anyuser needing more memory can buy a card for it.



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jonnhytesta on 10 June 2009

FIRST STOP THIS SONY BASHING.
seconfd this is a luxury model if you dont like buy the 3000.
sony needs money and they nedd even more money if they are planning to drop the ps3 pricethis november (please no more ps3 slim rumors too aint gonna happen this year maybe 2010 holydays).



Rainbird on 10 June 2009
jonnhytesta said:
FIRST STOP THIS SONY BASHING.
seconfd this is a luxury model if you dont like buy the 3000.
sony needs money and they nedd even more money if they are planning to drop the ps3 pricethis november (please no more ps3 slim rumors too aint gonna happen this year maybe 2010 holydays).

Sorry dude, this thread doesn't really have any Sony bashing



EdStation3 on 10 June 2009

Yeah the iPod touch has many more things than a PSP such as, let you pretend to drink beer, let you listen to random national anthems, draw using programs that make Paint seem high tech, and other applications that are only interesting for 30 seconds...

PSP has "REAL" games, not gimmicky mickey mouse B.S. that's only fun for half a minute. Also based on my experiences, touch screens are awful for gaming. Try texting using a touch screen and texting using a phone with a QWERTY keyboard. Huge difference.

PSP Go FTW!




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Bitmap Frogs on 10 June 2009
Rainbird said:

Okay, this is purely speculation, but I think there might be something about this.

I think Sony want to compete directly with the iPod Touch and the iPhone, because they want to attract this audience. The PSP Go! isn't out to compete with Nintendo and the DS, the PSP 3000 is for that. By making the PSP Go! sell at a premium price, the people buying iPod Touches and the like will see the PSP Go! as a cheaper (but still cool) alternative, where as a $169 PSP Go! would have been swept away from this audience, because the price doesn't fit with what they are after.

This is where I think Sony are aiming with the PSP Go! and its pricing, and for competing with Nintendo and the DS, they have the much cheaper PSP-3000.

So, is this a clever tactic? Could be. If Sony manage to establish the PSP Go! with this audience (might I remind you that iPod Touches and iPhones sell very well at the moment), then I think it could really boost the PSP overall, and if they don't succeed all that well, then I still think they will have managed to create a profit. The profit margins on the PSP Go! are quite big after all.

Thoughts?

 

The touch has touchscreen interface, greater sinergy with typical computerized activities like email and calendars, as well as a massive app store.

All of which the PSP Go lacks.

If you think just a similar price sticker is "competing" you are thinking about electronics as if they were furniture.

Mind you, I'm not talking about the quality or value of the PSP Go itself; just your assumption is... how to say it... naive.





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