SCEA today announced that it would be doing something it should have done at launch -- it's going to offer some sort of reason to buy a PSPgo. Yes, even though Europe got incentives out the arse, North America has only just been offered something in return for purchasing the useless thing -- either LittleBigPlanet PSP or Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.
Anybody who buys a PSPgo between now and March 21 will get a code that they can redeem for one of the two games. Consumers will have until March 31 to redeem the code, before they are null and void. So, there is finally a reason to own a PSPgo, but to be honest you'd still be better off with a 3000 and a secondhand UMD of either title.
PSP in-game promotion code available now [PlayStation Blog]
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What janoDX said.
To me the potential is there, it could be an amazing piece of hardware, but the software choice on PSN is shockingly bad, especially their ps1 section. Combined with overpricing of a lot of the games that are available, this is about as bad as things can get.
But still the PSPGo could go away.
is Lumines. I hate to sound like I'm beating a dead horse but Lumines on the PSP was a platform defining experience. Like Pokemon on the GBA or Tetris on the Gameboy.
Without Lumines on the PSp almost the entire library feels like a laundry list of ports. Granted lumines has been potted to three other consoles, I think anyone with half a brain knows the original game is so fantastically better by comparison.
No Lumines = PSPgo permanent-fail.
Even WITH the free game (at MSRP of $40), you're still paying $210, which is $30 more than a PSP 3000.
The only saving grace here is that SOME places have been putting the PSPgo on sale for $200.
Otherwise, here's a checklist of things that need to be addressed in the PSPgo before anyone should buy it:
--Stupidly high price
--Unreliable, outdated wireless (seriously still wireless-b)
--Ridiculously low capacity battery (either expand it, or let us swap 'em out)
--Lack of incentive to buy download versions of games
Tell Sony that this first model was shit by not buying it. If they address most of these issues, then we might have an awesome machine here.
Here's hoping the PSPgo2 is better. I seriously am interested in what they're TRYING to sell. Even if they're doing a piss poor job of getting it right.
Idea for a short story: Guy wants to sell overpriced systems, tries sales gimmick. Where do I come up with this stuff? I amaze even myself.
Chances are this will apply to everyone who bought a PSPGo, just as the previous reward schemes have worked.
As expensive as it is, I've known some folk get 4-5 free games just by buying the PSPGo... that brings the price difference down to about £30-50, which isn't bad for a new bit of shiny kit.
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Mike..
Good days.
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Mike..
Good days.