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goddog on 04 October 2009
Dgc1808 said:

Now for the more obvious flaws:
- fewer features than previous PSPs, but at a crazy high price (250 EUR in Europe, that's 365 USD)
What fewer features???

fewer features like not being able to play the UMDs we bought, or use duo sticks to expand memory, and needing to buy a retarded dongle for any addons 

- DRM'd games are sold for up to 40 USD online
Games are sold for up to 40 USD at retail... this makes no sense to me...

having to rebuy games and not have some sort of transfer or trade in policy by sony

 


- built-in battery that can't be replaced
Pandora battery. Blame users, not SONY for trying to protect their money.

I blame sony it was a design choice, but honestly i dont care about this one, i support built in batteries makes for cleaner design... but dont blame users 


- smaller screen than previous PSPs
Also more crisp

eh wash in my mind both are true

- unergonomic, cramped controls (especially the L/R buttons)
Personal preference. I find the DSLite quite uncomfortable. Most people say it's fine.

I think unergonomic is a fiar complaint, but the psp has always tended to comfort in smaller hands, clears sony hates those of us with large hands

- old, outdated and error prone wireless protocol (802.11b)
The old models are better?

should have upgraded it to G or N, you dont get points by staying in the past

- downloads can't be resumed and take forever
And the old platforms are better?? You can redownload your stuff. Also use a pc or ps3 for the downloads.

this should be fixed thats a big freaking problem, we should not have to lean on pc/or home console for functionality 


- PSP can't be used for anything else while downloading
The old models are better?

actually yea I can i had to open my first gen psp to check but i can do background downloading while watching a tv show, cool, didnt know i could do that

- proprietary plug instead of USB as in previous PSPs, need to buy special Sony cord

Buy??? IT FUCKIN COMES WITH IT!!!

goes back to the eliminating all peripherals you may have bought for the psp, need that freaking adapter to use them, but at least sony made the adapter, unlike what it did for umd

It is beyond me how this abomination managed to make it out into he wild (well, at least into those stores who don't boycott it for obvious reasons). It doesn't reflect well on a company to release a product like this. And if you buy a PSP Go at this point, it doesn't reflect well on your state of mind.

What am I supposed to say here??? Sorry we have different gaming preferences??? Sorry if the Go fits my needs and not yours??? Sorry if I like a product and you don't??

 



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Acevil on 04 October 2009
markers said:
Damnyouall said:
Acevil said:

I think the problem isn't with UMD, it is with the fact that you can't convert your previous legit purchases to the PSP Go. Also the fact that most games cost full price even without UMD.

 

...and that you can't resell them.

You can still resell UMD's at any Gamestop or Buybacks, etc. The psp-3000 is still in production along with the psp-Go therefor UMD's still exist and will keep existing.

Actually some people are worried about DLC only games in the future. The concept exists and if the PSP Go does pickup it might become a reality.

I personally don't see myself buying another PSP unless the first one breaks, and I still wonder why people keep buying psp whenever a new version is out. Honestly I see most issues with the PSP go as legit issues, but it is up to the consumer to decide not me, but one things remain why are they the same price. DLC VS Retail.



 

Zuhyc on 04 October 2009

No usb slot seriously sucks though.



Damnyouall on 04 October 2009

The most serious problem is of course the pricing and distribution monopoly that PSP Go effectively establishes. No competition = bad, in case you flunked economics 101.

The second problem is that you, the customer, relinquish any and all rights regarding your game purchases, and that every single cent you spend on PSP Go games is completely lost forever to you. You get the short end of the stick.



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alekth on 04 October 2009

It gets too much hate. While I'm not going to buy one (maybe yet) due to having 2 PSPs already and the price tag, and the PSN catalogue still lacking a lot of titles, I'm really liking the new features of the Go (yes, there are those, like Mr_Power pointed above).

In any case the huge majority of regular games are going to come out on UMD as well, and for those that don't, the old PSP can still use PSN. It's obviously not aimed at every PSP owner, and with the 3000 remaining on sale it's not like it's not leaving anyone a choice.



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darthdevidem01 on 04 October 2009

excuse me thats PS3's slogan, not PSP GO's



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Acevil on 04 October 2009
darthdevidem01 said:
excuse me thats PS3's slogan, not PSP GO's

I think it was a play on it. The ps3 does everything and the psp go does everything wrong!



 

solidpumar on 04 October 2009

This thread is full of troll.

The psp was flamed for the UMD, everybody wanted a UMD-less psp.
Is you still have lots of UMD then you still have the psp3000 on the market.

The psp was made for people that didn't have the PSP before. If you preffer the psp3000, no need to whine and cry, you can still buy it.

The PSP entry price still $169. The PSPgo is just for who wants. Sony can put whatever price they want, because the 3000 will still sell cheap, thus there won't be a drop on market share.\

Where I live retail games are lot more expensive than $40. For me Digital download is the best distribution form. And even psp3000 can download games online with memory stick.

The games "DRM" some trollls here talk about is ridiculous. You can download and share with 5 people one game. Which means a game of $10 would go as low as $2 if you shrared with friends. It is the best DRM out there, one that encourages sharing.



Mr_Power on 04 October 2009
Mr_Power said:
yeah, its pretty much the single best piece of handheld gaming HARDWARE to ever be released.

Price is high, thats the only issue with it.

no UMDs is not a complaint, the system was designed not to use them ITS NOT A FUCKING POINT.
Its not like you bought it EXPECTING to use UMDS.
The Proprietary Plug is amazing. It lets you charge two items at once.
Downloads can be resumed if you use Media Go or the PS3, which is what you're supposed to do.
Old PSPs cannot be used for anything else either.
Controls are a massive upgrade, feels amazing. Clearly he hasnt used it. I have football hands and it works fine for me and feels way better than my 3000. The analog stick and l/r buttons are infinitely better.
Smaller screen: of course, its a smaller fucking system! This is not an issue!
DRMed games up to 40$, er.. yeah right. Nice play on words. UP TO 40$, do not mention the waves of discounts available, just stick to the bad.

Fewer features?

Can I play 2 player PS1 games on my PSP?
Can i just pick up my dual shock 3 and play any game on my original PSP?
Can I Save states of my games and play others while coming back to the original game at any time? I can effectively save FF7 at any time, pull up my music and go. The PSP go literally solves every portability issue the PSP had.
Can I tether my PSP original to my cell phone for internet access on my psp anywhere in the world?
+ the minis, and more games hard to find in retail available

along with the single most high quality piece of hardware ever created for a handheld. It is unbelievably high quality build. I feel like I could chuck it off a roof and it would be fine.

Portability is way way up, its about the size of an iphone. I dont think you people get how small it is.

anyway, price is high, but its far better than old psps. its not like we have people sitting on mounds of umds.

 



markers on 04 October 2009
goddog said:
Dgc1808 said:

Now for the more obvious flaws:
- fewer features than previous PSPs, but at a crazy high price (250 EUR in Europe, that's 365 USD)
What fewer features???

fewer features like not being able to play the UMDs we bought, or use duo sticks to expand memory, and needing to buy a retarded dongle for any addons 

- DRM'd games are sold for up to 40 USD online
Games are sold for up to 40 USD at retail... this makes no sense to me...

having to rebuy games and not have some sort of transfer or trade in policy by sony

 


- built-in battery that can't be replaced
Pandora battery. Blame users, not SONY for trying to protect their money.

I blame sony it was a design choice, but honestly i dont care about this one, i support built in batteries makes for cleaner design... but dont blame users 


- smaller screen than previous PSPs
Also more crisp

eh wash in my mind both are true

- unergonomic, cramped controls (especially the L/R buttons)
Personal preference. I find the DSLite quite uncomfortable. Most people say it's fine.

I think unergonomic is a fiar complaint, but the psp has always tended to comfort in smaller hands, clears sony hates those of us with large hands

- old, outdated and error prone wireless protocol (802.11b)
The old models are better?

should have upgraded it to G or N, you dont get points by staying in the past

- downloads can't be resumed and take forever
And the old platforms are better?? You can redownload your stuff. Also use a pc or ps3 for the downloads.

this should be fixed thats a big freaking problem, we should not have to lean on pc/or home console for functionality 


- PSP can't be used for anything else while downloading
The old models are better?

actually yea I can i had to open my first gen psp to check but i can do background downloading while watching a tv show, cool, didnt know i could do that

- proprietary plug instead of USB as in previous PSPs, need to buy special Sony cord

Buy??? IT FUCKIN COMES WITH IT!!!

goes back to the eliminating all peripherals you may have bought for the psp, need that freaking adapter to use them, but at least sony made the adapter, unlike what it did for umd

It is beyond me how this abomination managed to make it out into he wild (well, at least into those stores who don't boycott it for obvious reasons). It doesn't reflect well on a company to release a product like this. And if you buy a PSP Go at this point, it doesn't reflect well on your state of mind.

What am I supposed to say here??? Sorry we have different gaming preferences??? Sorry if the Go fits my needs and not yours??? Sorry if I like a product and you don't??

 

The majority of your complaints are a current psp owner upgrading or purchasing a Go, if you would stop and think about the psp-Go you would realize it is meant to appeal to new customers, appeal to the ipod/iphone users, appeal to the casual crowd, appeal to those who like the digital distruption.

 

Now after you take that into consideration then the psp-Go does its job.