By all accounts, the PSPgo was a pretty magnificent failure for Sony. Its release was quiet and sombre like the funeral of a man that nobody could really remember, and it's been surrounded by nothing but bad news and retailer cynicism. GameStop, however, is optimistic about the digital-only PSP, believing that the system's lack of traction is all part of some brilliant plan on the part of Sony.
"I think that, by Sony's admission, you can tell by the small marketing that was done for this, that their mentality was more of a slow roll than a major launch. This was clearly different than the way that Nintendo approached the DSi, and I think that was by design," says GameStop's Tony Bartel. "I think the story is far from over and being written on the PSPgo. I think Sony knew it was going to be more of a slow build as opposed to a right out of the gate huge release. I'm not sure that anyone that spent a lot of time working with Sony on the launch was really surprised by the way that it's gone so far."
Really, GameStop? Can't we just write the PSPgo off as a failed experiment and move on to the next big redesign that'll probably hit next year?
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12:00 PM on 11.04.2009
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Have you tested out playing the pspGo on a TV yet using the PS3 controller? I'm curious about screen resolution and how it looks.
One thing is for certain though, with all the upgrades and redesigns the handhelds have gone through this generation, it will be very hard for me to be an early adopter next time around.
I'm sure a bunch of people went out to buy that model because they looked forward to buying the Go in the near future
Short of, you know, Sony being epically stupid. Nah it can't be that right?
The handheld has a sweet screen (WTF are you talking about, resistancia?) that is perfect of gaming or media playback. The controls are close together but feel pretty good after your thumbs know where to go. Downloadable-only content isn't a big detractor for an occasional gamer like myself who doesn't already own UMD titles, although it would mean missing hot pricing on older/used games. Aesthetically it's awesome and (best of all) the system is tiny! Finally a powerhouse portable that actually fits in my pocket.
All of that said, I'm still not crazy enough to pay what Sony is asking for the PSPgo right now. And if it takes more than a year to drop then I'll probably just hold out for the next upgrade...
Obviously! I mean why else would you justify your purchase on every PSP GO blog? Come on man you've alreadly made that exact comment on three other blogs.
You're trying to hard.
I don't think DLC is as big a deal to consumers as the "game industry" thinks.