Jim, its simple, dont you see it? This will unchain us fro0m the evil bastard retailers who prevent us from a utopia of cheap gaming once sony can control the sale prices of its games instead of being forced to sell it to retailers at far higher pric-*is shot*

You should buy it, because paying more for less is always a winning formula.

Jim, if you get an answer tonight, make an early morning blog about it tomorrow.

Or better yet, make it a Wiki page.

Comparing this to Apple is pretty accurate- They are deliberately paring away functionality to the end of making more money by charging for it (or something similar and more expensive) later. It worked for Nintendo, but I can't see who would want to pay more for it when you can just as easily download games to a Memory Stick. Like CoruptAl125 said, go for the 3000. The digital distribution revolution will occur when companies figure out how to charge consumers responsibly.

seen this coming a mile away thats why i stopped handheld gaming with the gameboys, sony/microsoft needs to just cut the middle men an beam all my damn entertainment directly into my brain.

This doesn't seem to be targeting the audience of consumers who already own a PSP, despite the handheld's very high re-adoption rate from one version to the next.

The only reason for someone to buy a PSPgo if he/she already has one is the smaller form factor.

As someone who doesn't own a PSP yet, I'm still intrigued by the platform, but I find this a horribly disappointing predicament for current PSP owners.

Yeah, or you could just do want everyone else does and get a 1000 or 2000 and pirate everything.

Well, I could EASILY see how the publishers had their hands in this. Sony aren't the only ones who want you to pay twice for a game.

I can't even think of a reason to get the Go anymore.

" Sony fanboys, please explain to me without hyperbole, strawman arguments or nonsensical trolling, why I should still go ahead and buy a PSPgo. Make a sound, sensible, polite argument for once in your lives. I am listening."

1) You still does not have a PSP and don't care about UMD
2) You like digital download that are expensive
3) You're shitting bricks of cash

There you go.

That PSPgo looks sexy as hell, but no conversion, no buy. Besides, I can play Half-Minute Hero on my 2000, which is the best PSP in my opinion.

@free touch
You also can pirate everything is the PSP 3000...

@wanderingpixel
PSP 3000 is the best PSP in my opinion...

What did I say on the last PSPGo post?

I fucking caled it!

They went and fucked it up all within 12 hours. Sony, you just blew your shot at reclaiming your chunk of the handheld market - AGAIN. And much more quickly this time.

All heads of staff should be looking for new jobs tomorrow. Where the fuck is Ken Kutaragi when Sony needs him most!?

Fired, that's where.

Just... what's with Sony?

Really just don't even bother buying one. The entire concept just reeks of ass. I myself don't own a PSP of any model, I would like to pick up a PSP at some point however and when I do I will be getting the PSP 3000. Digital downloads just do not bode well for me, especially with how the industry seems to be treating them right now, ie just another way to increase your profit margins.

I mean really, less costs on advertising, packaging, distribution, production, many of these things are just flat out eliminated and yet game prices are still high. I will never pay top dollar for a intangible product. Another concern I have (of the many) is that there's no guarantee your game collection will be available in 5 years. Getting off topic, but if that PSP Go! breaks down in 3-5 years, and Sony isnt hosting servers anymore because the next big thing is out and about, your game collection is essentially gone. No thank you.

Call me a Sony fanboy if you wish. I love Sony and feel they've given me all that I could ask for and more as well as will continue to in the future. Call me insane or delusional if it makes you feel better. I really could care less.

That said, I probably won't be buying this, I see no need at this time since my current unit will likely take me into the next remodel. I see this as more of an update to the hardware as they try to move the system in the digital direction. Eventually UMD's, despite what they say now, will be phased out. It's more for the new consumers coming on board, which fro speaking to many non-psp owning and non-blogger/geeks are actually thrilled that there's a psp all digital.

From what I read into from their statement is, they're going to release the conversion program when they're able to. And that's completely fine with me, for I'm in no rush.

Feel free to flame.

You know I have been seeing all these comments, "OH MY GOD IT DOESN'T HAVE A UMD DRIVE!!!!" when before the go was announced people were calling for the death of the format. I watched people complain about the PSP's umd drive cause it is loud, slow load times and it kills the battery life of the unit. So sony has made a model that doesn't need umds.

People who have a lot of umds and are complaining keep you old psp to play them, then buy digital versions of new games that can be loaded on BOTH. Yes prices are high for digital versions of the games right now, but other digital download platforms starting having sales after they got going.

As for people complaining about used games your right you wont be able to trade your games in for $2 so they can be resold for $10~$20. I'm sorry for this long rant but I am so tired of listening to people complain. If you don't like or want it don't spend your money on it, Sony isn't phasing anything out that will stop you from using your old system.

@ Phaal

Which is why no one will be spending money on it. Less features, more expensive, no tangible product. UMD was not a good format at all, but going all digital and just dividing your market was the wrong choice. Perhaps they should have just stuck with the PSP 3000 instead of slapping a Sony Mylo with some psp looking controls and calling it a day.

On a side note, when the next iteration of portable systems rolls around, I really hope Sony gets its sh*t together. Some form of tangible media would be good.

@ dwolfwood
You're not trying to defend a clearly stupid idea.
That alone makes you fireproof.

The ones who do, however, are simply flame-retardant. It's not like fire is going to stop them from being a bunch of fucking blind bastards - they just swear by a company who wants nothing more than to fuck them.

I too, am a Sony fan...or I should say WAS a Sony fan, back when Ken Kutaragi was in command. That guy knew what he fuck he was talking about. It's as if Kaz Hirai and Jack Tretton are playing Bill and Ted, and they decided to kill Rufus to steal the phone booth for themselves.

The problem was this: you should listen to that dude Rufus, he knows what he's talking about. And unfortunately, they didn't. And they won't. And they'll continue to plow the name brand into the dirt slowly.

These clowns are running what used to be a majestic giant, now turned into a freakshow by two asshats who think they command the flow of the industry. What they fail to realize is that the industry commands the flow of the manufacturers and publishers, and the consumers are the heart, voice and soul of that industry. Without their support, you have nothing.

So, it seems that they are quite content with the possibility of having nothing.

@ slbr: not a fanboy but i got one, uh just dont?

They should have sorted out the "legal and technical reasons" ages before they decided to shit this shit out.

I dont have a PSP... I have turned my DS via slot1 one card into a DSgo... I want that for a PSP... There is my case.
PS no way I'll get one till it is cheaper, obviously.

It's the same strategy that they used in the cutting of BackCompat for PS3. We've got a library that's well over a thousand games...that are fucking useless once your PS2 shits on you. Ha, ha suckers - ha, ha.

Why did the PS2 never drop BC? Because it made fucking SENSE.

Why was Ken Kutaragi the man who made both systems to be capable of playing past systems' titles? Because he made fucking SENSE.

Why was Sony far more than a simple trendsetter, but a shining beacon forward into a new age of gaming? Because they used to make fucking SENSE!

Now...wow. I don't know what to think anymore. I mean, there's a lot being said about the iPhone, DS, Wii and 360 by the fanboys who defend the company's total lack of regard for their own currently-existing product. These are the same people who probably bought the currently-existing product, and these are the same people who would theoretically be shit on the most by this move. There's no sense in this, and I gotta say that a vote with your closed wallet is the smartest move the gaming populace at large could make against this.

Think of how outnumbered the stupids are here. Now multiply that by, well...a hell of a lot. That's what Sony's staring down the face of with a shit-eating grin. Best of luck to them. I don't want to watch what happens next.

WAH....WAH! YOU FUCKING BABIES......KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL PSP IF YOU HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE WITH THIS, IF YOU WANT A PSP GO, GET OFF YOUR MOMS TEET, GET A JOB, BUY IT AND DOWNLOAD THE GAMES, OR AS I SAID, KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL SYSTEM AND PUT THEM IN IT OR SHOVE ALL 97 OF YOUR UMDS IN YOUR MOUTH AND STFU.... :) If you cant get a job because of the economy.....bullshit, flip burgers or join the service......nerds