Is it me, or is this the polar opposite of the PS3's 'potential'?

PS3 sounds average with a TON of potential in the coming years to make up for lost time, while this just sounds like it has the potential to be 'okay, not bad'.

Wonder if that dude runs the UK equivalant of Circuit City.

You'd think after 3 years of their complete and utter separation from their customers, they'd eventually get the hint that they shouldn't be as arrogant as they are. Sony is that asshole who thinks he's the most popular kid in the school because their dad owns a dealership.

Amazing photopainting skills Jim. Just thought I'd give credit where credit's due. =D

god i miss the days of the ps2

The problem is still the distribution model (download only) for the games. The U.S. does not have enough wifi broadband penetration to make this even the slightest bit viable for the common person.

If don't have wifi in my home or a PS3 (which I don't - I wired my house because wired > wireless), how do I get games for my PSPGo?

Doesn't it still have a memory stick slot?

In that case....

@JammOnTheOne

DL the games onto the memorycard via your comp and pop it into your psp.

sony fucks up...again

@JammOnTheOne: they just released a program to download games from the psn.

There is no confirmation of the UK price.

However, it's 250 Euros, and 250 Dollars.
That alone is robbery.
I can see it being £270.

Factoring in the fucking wank EU PSN, and there is no reason to buy a PSP Go.

I really would buy a PSP and Final Fantasy Tactics for it, so support one of my favourite games with the only copy I can buy and play on an uncracked console.
But the normal PSP is also over-priced considering it's poor selection of games, and poor control scheme.

Of the games coming out/released. The only ones I would buy would be Prinny, FFT:WoL, and Peace Walker.
I'm not in a position where I can waste upwards of 200 quid and smile while being raped in the arse as a result.

Everything Sony does seems to be wrong.
Their motion controller has more potential than Natal, being a combination of Natal and Wiimote in essence They fucked that up by allowing Microsoft the first go at E3. No-ones talking about Sony's. If they'd got in first, The boot would be on the other foot.

No PS3 price drop? What the fucks up with that? I paid full price, at release, and I wouldn't begrudge anyone getting the console cheaper than me if they'd enjoy using it.

Shiity Service for our PSN? Why? The EU has always been loyal to the Playstation brand. We're a larger landmass than the US, and we've probably got more customers. We pay more, and get less, and inferior hardware. And ridiculous delays, Cross-Edge coming out in August in the UK, It's out in U.S. It's time they enforce Simultaneous Release or they don't get Publishing rights.

If they treat us equal, their approval rating would go miles high.

The fact the US is getting FFT on PSN, Will probably get Xenogears, and maybe Chrono Cross by the end of PS3's lifespan is disappointing on a Personal Level.
They never saw release on PAL shores in PS1 days, They never will now...
How hard would it be for Square and Sony to put their heads together and get a basic PAL conversion. I'm guessing Days. Translations obviously take a long time, but making an NTSC PS1 game into a PAL one? Surely it can't be that hard...

Well I won't buy one anyway.

Aurain, you make some great points.

PSP Go is a nice piece of kit and I'd love one for my collection. Problem is Sony, they have complex about their pricing, and its one that's always their undoing. Greed is a bad trait and Sony have dicked us around too much in the past, to deserve such loyalty.

What is indeed insulting, is that the original PSP should be on sale for like £50-60, but their greedy keeps it high and knows no bounds. IF PSP Go flops, they only have themselves to blame.

Small retailers may have trouble selling them, so DS wins over it again.

@ Tha Meat

"DL the games onto the memorycard via your comp and pop it into your psp"

My computer doesn't have a memory card slot :-D Nor does my 10 year old cousin that wants a PSPGo. However, now we're proposing workarounds for a product whose intent is to buy a download code a Best Buy (or directly from the device itself) and then pray you can find a wifi hotspot near your home or friend that has a PS3/Computer that can access the internet AND have a memory card reader. I know plenty of avid gamers that don't even have internet access at home.

My argument still stands that this device is not for your average consumer and I hope it will die the death it deserves...

The problem here in the UK is, most stores here make their money mostly from the pre-owned market, and of course lots of gamers here basically rely on trade-ins to keep up with our extortionate game prices. Digital distribution wipes out both of those. Shops can't make money off pre-owned games, gamers have nothing to trade in. It's not surprising this wouldn't go down well in the UK.

@JamnOnTheOne: Have you ever heard about USB card readers? They cost less than 10$.

In response to somebody who earlier said that no store would want to be GO-less when parents start queuing up to buy it for their kids, I have to say: I spoil my daughter something rotten (she lives in another country and it breaks my heart completely), buying her usually, anything she wants. But if she asks for a PSP:GO, she'll have no chance. 250 for a handheld?? What planet are Sony on, man??