Sony recently announced a Japanese price drop for the PSP-3000 in what seems to be a dedicated effort to undermine its own PSPgo system. Some would say that making a previous PSP model even more appealing than the already-hard-to-justify PSPgo was a stupid move, but Sony doesn't care. After all, what's one more idiotic decision?
"That's fine. We have no intention to stop producing the PSP-3000," said Sony's Shuhei Yoshida when asked about the price gap between the two models. "New games will be released in both UMD and digital formats. However, some small games aren't getting a UMD release ... We will continue supporting the UMD format."
Seriously ... what is the point of the PSPgo? I can't quite work out why it exists anymore.
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12:20 PM on 09.25.2009
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The DSI is 300 dollars where I live, the go will probably 450 dollars....
is it crazy high priced?? yes.
will people still buy it?? sadly, yes.
the sad thing is that the original psp was more expensive than the ps2 and if you factor in inflation, the PSPGO and the PSP-1000 are on par for pricing at its release.
So really, the ball is in Sony's court.
The pspgo seems like a cool device to have, if it was cheaper. I ain't getting it, leaning toawards the psp 3000 now
I hate to say it but at this point the iphone/ipod touch has a leg up on both nintendo and sony in the media-less purchasing realm- it is going to take a lot more innovation on one of the game companies to compete
Apparently, it exists for the lulz.
you rank on the same Douche Bag level as me, that's a very high ranking! I would pay to see and listen to you play ODST or GOW :)
/kidding
But this thing is so damn expensive I don't want to get it. And is there any way to play older PSP games on it? There isn't going to be any conversion device anymore, and I don't think they'll put their entire PSP library available for download for the PSPgo. But will there be exclusive content for the PSPgo? Will some games be released as download only?
At this point it seems like if I were to get either one, in some way shape or form, I'll miss out on something. I guess I'll wait another year to see what happens....
"Well studies show that most people when they drive, drive by themselves so the passenger side air bag seemed superfluous. Now look at how much more space the glove compartment has! You can keep a small dog in there. And it only takes super-unleaded! Have I mentioned our dealership is on the side of a cliff in the middle of the desert so you'll have to drive all the way out here to get it serviced? That's just to make sure we're the only ones who touch your car, you don't want some anonymous mechanic selling you parts out of his dingy garage do you? Who knows where those parts have been?"
But the real reason for the PSPgo is people with small pockets, it's more portable, that's it. I could actually understand it if it was a clamshell or had a glass screen that wasn't super easy to scratch but as is I just don't get it.
I'm not saying the Go is going to have a strong launch and become the greatest hand held ever, but there are people who are going to buy it.
Think about it. It has 16gb of internal flash memory, and you can insert another 16gb memory card. 32gb of storage within the unit, 16gb of which is removable.
Now, at 900mb per layer of disc, you could pack around 32 titles with room to spare for more. Or use that space for apps, because Sony is wanting to expand the scope of the PSP to feel more like an iPhone, with an app store and all.
So it can't make phone calls, but it will spiritually feel like an iPhone built into a piece of hardware designed for gaming.
Take into account the amount of people who hack consoles and... Well, having a hacked Go becomes very convenient. Being able to cart around dozens of retail games along with apps all on a machine that is built for gaming... Well, some people are going to dig the Go.
They'll probably pirate the games they carry, but that's inevitable on any console, hand held or not.
Just because it doesn't make sense for a lot of people doesn't mean it isn't going to have sales regardless. If Sony wants to spend money on a business model that doesn't feel very appealing to some people, then let them. It's not your money and you are not being pushed or required to buy it. As Sony projects, they don't really care. So why should we?
Speak with your wallet. Not your internet troll voice.
In time they will probably stick with a pspGO model of no-umd and THAT business model, but in the meantime they cant just ignore the fact that 300usd is too much for a lot of people to pay for a handheld, they would rather spend the money on a ps3. And I think that is the way they are thinking with the pspGO beign some sort of experiment right now on downloadable content.
Hey Jim you fucking fag , do you think anyone really takes you seriously?
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Seriously, this is a fair article, the only people who still support the PSP go are the trendy-tech consumer whores. So either you are a fanboy that is just bashing anyone who speaks the truth about the console, or are just another useless troll on ther web.
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PSP Go looks appealing but sounds....unappealing.
You must have missed the first sentence in the article that was referring to the fact that the PSP-3000 is getting a price cut.
Not to mention the fact that to a lot of people the PSPgo is not as appealing as a PSP-3000.
So, for now they want people, that already has PSP, to continue buing UMDs. And GO is for all the other people.
the japanese price cut makes the japanese PSP roughly $185 american.
@xaliqen
"I think it's fair to say that Nintendo would never keep selling an older model that customers may prefer.
They always do that though. Before I could get a GBA or a DS, a DS or DS Lite and right now I can go get another DS Lite or DSi because that's what all companies do. Sony doesn't really deserve credit for not fucking up. That's like giving me a reward for not stabbing someone today.
Since i own a PSP-3000 already, the PSP-go doesn't interest me. If I didn't own a psp, I'd get the PSP-go since the largest memory stick in the market is 16 gb and since you can add more memory to the psp-go, I'd be able to carry all my music and PSN games in it.
They're still selling the DSi and the DS Lite. One plays GBA games and one doesn't. They realize the demand.
Stop being such a troll and admit your kitten bias.