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silicon on 02 October 2009

I don't really understand reviews like this one... it's written from the point of view of a SONY fan, considering they already have a PSP and a lot of the complaints are that it's different then the PSP they already have.

The major advantage of this device is that it's small and nice looking. That's actually a big deal.



Also I think the PSP GO doesn't need to sell well in the view of SONY execs. The point is to test out digital distribution, and early adopters doing the beta test on this type of distribution system. Regardless, the next PSP will have digital distribution, and most likely all next generation portables will as well. Iphone which is an up and coming gaming device already uses digital distribution.



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darthdevidem01 on 02 October 2009

I still can't believe my favorite hardware company could mess up SO BAD on something.

I guess this year sony had 1 EPIC WIN = Ps3 Slim

one EPIC FLOP = PSP GO



All hail the KING, Andrespetmonkey

Grimes on 02 October 2009
Procrastinato said:

Let me pose this question:

If the next Nintendo handheld played digital DS games for backwards compatibility, but did not have a cart slot... would you buy it?

Do you guys realize that DSiWare is, effectively, the first step towards that?

The PSP Go has more quality titles readily available than any other handheld, as far as the average joe, who does not like to visit the local GameStop, and paw through the used DS pile, is concerned.  By November a huge portion of all PSP games ever made will be available in the store.

For a new consumer... that's a pretty sweet deal, I think.  I doubt the PSP Go will flop, for that reason alone.  People thought the iPhone was dumb and overpriced too.  Having all those titles available, and in your pocket thanks to the large internal storage capacity... is a pretty powerful thing.

Most people were excited about the iPhone almost to the point of over exuberance. People were standing in lines for weeks to get the first iPhone and it was sold out for a long time. It had a few critics, but most were singing its praise well before it was even launched.

And yes, I'd be ticked if the next Nintendo DS handheld coudln't play carts. I wouldn't buy it.



Anyone can guess. It takes no effort to throw out lots of predictions and have some of them be correct. You are not and wiser or better for having your guesses be right. Even a blind man can hit the bullseye.

silicon on 02 October 2009
axumblade said:
silicon said:
I don't really understand reviews like this one... it's written from the point of view of a SONY fan, considering they already have a PSP and a lot of the complaints are that it's different then the PSP they already have.

The major advantage of this device is that it's small and nice looking. That's actually a big deal.



Also I think the PSP GO doesn't need to sell well in the view of SONY execs. The point is to test out digital distribution, and early adopters doing the beta test on this type of distribution system. Regardless, the next PSP will have digital distribution, and most likely all next generation portables will as well. Iphone which is an up and coming gaming device already uses digital distribution.

That was a huge deal. I saw the box and thought it was tiny, then I opened the box and it was even smaller then I thought it was. I'm still getting used to it but so far I'm impressed. One of my only other complaints is how easy it is to go overboard with games. I so far have bought Persona, Unbound Saga, and Ape Escape...And I transferred all of my PS1 games to it and downloaded the Rock Band Lite game *cringe*

How is Persona?


I move FF7 over and I think it looks much better on the PSP than on a large LCD.



darthdevidem01 on 02 October 2009
axumblade said:
darthdevidem01 said:
I still can't believe my favorite hardware company could mess up SO BAD on something.

I guess this year sony had 1 EPIC WIN = Ps3 Slim

one EPIC FLOP = PSP GO

Such an epic flop that first day sales estimates aren't even out yet, and you're already complaining about it.

I'm not saying you're wrong about the sales of the PSP Go or potential sales of it, just stop bitching about how badly it flopped before it came out. You're just as bad as those people saying the Price Cut and the PS3 Slim wouldn't do anything for the PS3 sales.

YEAH obviously the price of $249 has NOTHINg to do with my prediction & obviously PSP GO is a re-design with a price decrease, your comparison fails.

How about I'm as bad as the people that said PS3 would flop at $600.....what happened, it did flop at that price & was even outsold by GBA in america for a few months.

I have merely made a prediction based on retailer & consumer interest, which is critically low.

We cannot compare this to a PS3 slim + price cut.....as this is a price increase, this is also a way of paying more for your games (as proven by kyliedog's thread yesterday).....both of which weren't a part of the PS3 Slim + Price cut plan



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inverted3reality on 02 October 2009

This review is highly unprofessional.

He does not review the PSPgo. This is hardly a review at all.



nightsurge on 02 October 2009
inverted3reality said:
This review is highly unprofessional.

He does not review the PSPgo. This is hardly a review at all.

He does review the PSPgo.  Click the link.  I posted just the beginning statements and endind summary.



nightsurge on 02 October 2009

Personally, as a new PSP owner I would go with the Go for the same reason that I use Steam on PC.  I have super fast internet and I just like all things digital But as for anyone that already has a PSP, the upgrade just doesn't make sense.

Also, for new customers, they better have decent wifi available to them if they want to expect to play a game within an hour or 2 of buying it.



supercat on 02 October 2009

meh, Sony is going to drop the price according to Pachter, by $50. That will make this much more value worthy and keep in mind that sony has had higher pricing at the begining of this generation only to find ways to bring it significantly down later on in the gernation.

Just give it time, and the PSPgo will impress both you and MS/Nintendo



twesterm on 02 October 2009
Procrastinato said:

I have trouble understanding the "I have so many UMDs, I can't afford to upgrade!" complaint.

If you hold onto/collect UMDs, you're better off selling them *right now* on eBay, and using the money to purchase digital copies which you can then burn onto DVD/BD and save for all eternity, without risk of the disc getting scratched, or your UMD drive busting -- the two most probable causes of eventual "I can't play that game anymore".

In 20 years, when all PSPs only run while plugged in (because no batteries will be available, and the existing ones will all be dead), the chances of you being able to find/use a M2 memory stick, vs a Memory stick Duo are way in favor of the M2, so pretty much the PSP Go will be the only option for collectors. Also, the UMD drives, when broken, will be *unrepairable* in that time, unless you can fabricate parts yourself. It will be a dead format, for over a decade.

If you collect games, and that's your reason for having a UMD horde, you should definately sell your UMDs and upgrade. You're throwing your collection away if you don't, really. I sincerely doubt there will ever be another console that reads UMD discs. There may be plenty more that play digital PSP games that were once on UMD, however.

If you don't collect UMDs, because you like to play them, and turn them over as you complete them -- *that* is a good reason, for some folks, to not purchase a PSP Go, and stick with a PSP-3000 instead. Completely the opposite of what most people are stating ("I have so many UMDs, I cannot upgrade!").

Like I said... the logic presented here... isn't logical.  Is it just some fear of digital media, manifesting itself as this kind of illogical complaint?  I can see being upset that UMD is going away... just like some folks are upset that HD-DVD is out of the picture.  Lots of HD-DVD movies out there... and when the players are dead, they're useless.  That fear is totally valid... but complaining about the new format, and using that fear as some sort of reasoning... isn't really.  ...its just angry venting.

So how much do PSPGo games cost?  I assumed it was going to be less because it's digital but I can't actually find their prices.  When I got to the playstation store page, it wants me to install something in order to actually see the price and I just don't want to do that.

So, the only thing I can really find is this which says they will be as much as retail games.

If that's the case, I'd love to see the auctions where you sell your used games for as much as a new retail game or more actually since you said you made money on rebuying your collection.

Also, you make it sound like owning things like original NES cartridges is a waste of time.  You obviously aren't any kind of retro gamer but give it 10 years and you'll love playing with those old BluRay discs and UMD's (if you still have any).

-edit-

And to answer your question about the DS-- it depends.

I have no interest what-so-ever in the DSi because it can't play my GBA games but that's because it's marketed as a DS.  If they made a DS2, I wouldn't care if it couldn't play my DS games because it's not a DS, it's a DS2.  I would obvious prefer it to be backwards compatible, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker if not.