I figured as much...

I like how SCEA considers "digitally savvy" to be synonymous with "sucker".

Damn. I planned to buy one when they announced it. I was a bit wary though. The fact of the digital downloads only made me unsure, but the internal memory brought that back to just being wary. Then they just blew everything up to the point where I'll get one when it's $100 or less. I don't have my PSP anymore, but I'm damn well not buying one that makes everything a bit worse. If I want to play Dissidia, I'll just find an old 1000 on eBay.

On the European point of view this is first win situation that Sony has managed this generation. Then again if they keep failing on biggest market, NA, it's pretty pathetic.

Don't know what's the big deal about this. I've been getting free PSP download games for awhile now. Oh...that's right I have a hacked one, thanks internet.

@jawshoeuh

You may have stumbled on SCEA's marketing strategy for the PSP-Go!

Seriously...why? I thought the PSP was a great system, and this is just taking advantage of the PSP fan base that took them so long to build up (lets face it...the DS is beating the crap out of them in handhelds).
But I still think that the Go looks dead sexy. Just saying.

"I want a PSPgo, Gamestop counter man!"
"Why?"
"Because it'll be easier to play my games!"
"Not really..."
"No longer will I be smothered by the confines of those SUPER HEAVY AND INCONVENIENT UMD Dics!"
"..."

I'll pick one up after the haxorz tell me what I can do with it.

Digtally-savvy=sucker confirmes.

Oh, Sony's good at make.believe. They're only kidding themselves.

I think Jim's overstating things a bit, but uhh...I can't possibly think of a worse strategy for marketing this rubbish. I pray consumers are aware enough to avoid this pitfall and Sony learns a lesson for future projects. Look at the late 2005 press releases Sony put out for the PS3 (I was taking a PR course at the time, and we were literally studying Sony as what NOT to do). These are almost word-for-word the same releases, just replace PS3 with PSPgo. That strategy didn't work, and I had though Sony learned from that. Hell, in that case, the hardware warranted the price, even if consumers didn't want to pay it. Here, Sony's just being...bad.

I was just getting a second wind in terms of going back to appreciating was Sony was doing for gaming this generation (I don't think titles like Flower would be as in the mainstream if they weren't) but as soon as I accept that they'd figured out how to market their PS3 (third logo's a charm, I guess?) they throw away that mindshare with this.

Look at Microsoft, they sell network adapters for probably double what they should while charging for online play with advertisements, and I'm more annoyed at Sony for a move like this. That is an impressive feat.

I really like my PSP 2001, even though most of what I play on it is PSX games, but I enjoy my system less knowing its manufacturer apparently has no respect for its buyers.

Sony believes the marketing strategy used for the PS2 applies to all f their future products because it was a successful launch (I guess... I bought one years after launch because I thought the launch games were shit.) When the PS2 came out, the Dreamcast was already losing steam and there was no competition. It was a very different environment. You can't apply that sort of "perfect storm" marketing campaign when you are up against a system that can play the same games yours can.

Come to Europe. It's great here.

Now you guys know how Europeans feel 90% of the time. Sucks doesn't it.

@Space Moose I have to ask, who's getting ripped off with L4D2? This is a stupid comparison. So stupid, I'm not even going to dignify it with a comparison between the arguments.

I think I've commented once on Dtoid, but thanks for inspiring me to comment again.

Oh, and stop whining.

"PSPgo is the latest offering in our portable entertainment products targeted for the digitally savvy and early adopters"

So, you mean long-time owners of the PSP who want this shiny new fancy PSP?
That makes sense.

I might just sell my PS3. Im almost ready to leave sony all together.

Henceforth today, all my posts with be in poetry form:


Space Moose, You silly goose. Your bad comparisons are structurally loose.

I don't know why, you wine and cry, when a game not released you're asked to buy.

It's content filled, yet detractors shout: "What the hell's this bullshit about?"

DLC? Oh can it be? For the very game you wanted to see?

Why now do you talk of jips and foul, when Jim slams Sony when it drops the ball?

PSPgo is sounding more and more like a failure every time I hear about it

So I assume from all this blathering that all the other game companies let you download free digital versions of their games, and all you have to do is claim you already bought it. So Nintendo lets people download its digital NES/SNES/N64 games for free? And all I have to do is claim I already bought it? Wow! I can log into XboxLive and download all its digital versions of Xbox/Xbox 360 games for free, as long as I claim I already bought it? Awesome! I can download free PC games from Steam and D2D and all I have to do is say, "uhhh, I already bought these games before. Gimme Gimme Gimme." Fantastic.
No? It doesn't work that way? Are you sure? It must, I mean look at all the people who are upset that Sony isn't giving its games away for free.

Oh, I get it. Now I see how it works. I have to pop a disc into the drive first. So, all I have to do is hit Blockbuster and rent a few games, maybe get some from Gamefly, put the disc in the tray, log into XBL or the Wii online and say, "I bought this game! See! Here'e proof! The disc is in the tray! Now Gimme the digital version! Gimme some free stuff!!!!!!!

To put it another way: ARE YOU PEOPLE MONUMENTALLY STUPID?

Wow. Man, I've defended the PSPgo for a while but this is the last straw. I just canceled my pre-order. These people are out of their goddamn minds.

You miss our point, Wastedyears. You have yet to pin our collective fears.

We don't ask those who sell their ware, to part with them for less than fair.

All we ask for hard earned cash, is parity in price and flash.

Features lost, with fewer games, while prices rise is not the same.

Your comparisons are not quite right, and you pepper us with hateful spite.

So please consider, in your cries, the feelings of those yourself besides.

@ Gestault

I think I might be falling in love with you.

That PR statement is the equivalent of saying "Well, the cool kids are gonna buy one."

I'm keeping my current PSP.

Right now Jim is regretting ever coming to America.