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I may actually buy a psp GO. a few reasons. I like that it is smaller especially since I carry my psp-1000 around with me wherever I go (as my mp3 player/remote play/psn ps1 game player/psp game player) the go would probably fit nicely in my jacket inner breast pocket or in my regular pockets.
I like the idea of the 16 GB internal storage that would be a lot of nice room to put my movies and games so I don't have to carry around UMD's. The bluetooth would be really handy especially since I use skype a decent amount and if I can use my bluetooth headset with the psp that opens up alot of possibilities for me using skype in other places.
It is all really going to depend on what they end up working out with the old UMD games and downloading them. Also if I can get games/demos from the japanese/other country psn stores or if they are just going to do like a global psn store.
The price does seem a little high but I would like to see a comparison between component costs/ manufacturing costs of the 2 before I jump on the too expensive bandwagon. Just because it is smaller and looses a UMD drive does not necessarily mean manufacturing costs are cheaper then say the 3000.
As for the person who said Sony TV's are junk they have some of the highest rated HDTV's along with Samsung and Pioneer and the whole time working in GeekSquad the tv's that we probably saw the most of with problems was LG and house brands such as Insignia/Dynex. Personally I own Samsung monitors and would probably buy a Samsung TV but mostly because I have been so happy with their monitors but really depends on what good deals are going on when it comes time to buy one.
I like the idea of the 16 GB internal storage that would be a lot of nice room to put my movies and games so I don't have to carry around UMD's. The bluetooth would be really handy especially since I use skype a decent amount and if I can use my bluetooth headset with the psp that opens up alot of possibilities for me using skype in other places.
It is all really going to depend on what they end up working out with the old UMD games and downloading them. Also if I can get games/demos from the japanese/other country psn stores or if they are just going to do like a global psn store.
The price does seem a little high but I would like to see a comparison between component costs/ manufacturing costs of the 2 before I jump on the too expensive bandwagon. Just because it is smaller and looses a UMD drive does not necessarily mean manufacturing costs are cheaper then say the 3000.
As for the person who said Sony TV's are junk they have some of the highest rated HDTV's along with Samsung and Pioneer and the whole time working in GeekSquad the tv's that we probably saw the most of with problems was LG and house brands such as Insignia/Dynex. Personally I own Samsung monitors and would probably buy a Samsung TV but mostly because I have been so happy with their monitors but really depends on what good deals are going on when it comes time to buy one.
Sony has a massive dept problem not surprised the psp go cost loads not like they made much money of the first one.
Foot note it may have sold 50 million units but the profit margin to start with was negative so started on they way down before up so basically the psp hasn't netted Sony much profit.
Foot note it may have sold 50 million units but the profit margin to start with was negative so started on they way down before up so basically the psp hasn't netted Sony much profit.
I would't say worship, though I respect him more than most people.Aries_Split said:
Personally, I'm going to get a PSP sometime anyway, and I'm debating whether to get one now or wait until the Go is released. The main tantilizing things are that is has no UMD so I don't have to lug around all those disks, it has alot of internal memory so I don't have to buy an additional stick, and it doesn't look as bulky or square as the PSP-3000 and therefore easier on my pocket.
Though the main thing that's buging me is the price, so I'm going back and forth to buying a 3000, buying the Go, or wait till the Go drops in price which could be who knows how long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocketstationcorroded said:
Sony had already had a handheld console.
Iv actual used one of those out in japan but it had monster rancher on it awesome.nathan-dts said:
erm...just a note here. Kaz Hirai said that the PSP Go would sell for the same price as the PSP-1000 did at launch. Your apparent $350 (or £350 if that's what you meant) can't be true for 2 reasons:
A) The PSP-1000 launch price was £180
B) The price in Europe will be the same in the US, ?250, which is actually about £210.
I still think they'll stick with £180 as that was the PSP-1000's launch price if I'm correct, please point out if I'm not.
A) The PSP-1000 launch price was £180
B) The price in Europe will be the same in the US, ?250, which is actually about £210.
I still think they'll stick with £180 as that was the PSP-1000's launch price if I'm correct, please point out if I'm not.
That's what made me not want to upgrade, then I heard the price and I knew I didn't want to upgrade.Onmi said:
Say what you want about the ps3's price, at least it's worth the money. This pspgo however, wont be.
Don't quote me on this, but on the backwards compatability thing I've heard of the whole converter box that's supposed to be in retailers.GonzoGamer said:
Also, if I'm not mistaken, wouldn't you need a memory stick to save games on your PSP? If that's the case, couldn't you just upload your games on the Go via the stick?
Here's an idea Sony, someone earlier was talking about a PS2 emulator on the PSP. Well how about just making a portable PS2. Hire the people behind the PS2 emulator to create a OS and use the same hardware from the PS2 without a DVD drive. (By today's hardware standards, they could shrink the PS2 hardware again.) Put it in a PSP like case, and use PSN to download old PS2 game but charge like $5 a game maybe. Oh, and add a second control stick. Then sell it for like $100-150. Easy idea.
For the price of the go, it should come with a converter box/UMD ripper.Jumplion said:
I'm pretty sure that there will be a slot for a memory card but one of the features of the Go is an internal hard drive. The card I think is just for extra space if you need/want it: optional.
The messed up thing is that this should've gone the other way around: they should've started the psp brand with an internal hard drive and later into a disc for the games/movies that would've taken too much space on the drive.
While I understand this idea to an extent, there's a huge flaw with this idea from the start. The PS2 is still profitable for Sony, so it would really make no sense to put a console/handheld that draws attention away from their single most successful platform. If they made a PSP with PS2 hardware, it would probably be too much effort to be worth it. Plus I don't really see it selling as well as you would put it, I don't know exactly why but I just don't think it would work.SomeGuyNamedKy said:
What an outstanding insightfully constructive and brilliant comment to this thread.TiteAce said:
While I understand this idea to an extent, there's a huge flaw with this idea from the start. The PS2 is still profitable for Sony, so it would really make no sense to put a console/handheld that draws attention away from their single most successful platform. If they made a PSP with PS2 hardware, it would probably be too much effort to be worth it. Plus I don't really see it selling as well as you would put it, I don't know exactly why but I just don't think it would work.[/quote]Jumplion said:
Actually, the fact that the PS2 is still profitable is what drove me to this statement. Here's an example. Say you're playing Kingdom Hearts for the 1,000,000th time and you need to go somewhere. You could take your memory card from the PS2 and while you're there. You pull out the PS2 portable and resume from where you left off at home.
Edit: Damn, quote fail.
I like your idea, obviously, but I find it too impractical mainly for Sony to do such a thing. Making a PS2 emulator would probably be pretty expensive, PCs as far as I know still have yet to make a decent PS2 emulator if an emulator at all so who knows how expensive (and bulky) a PSPS2 (ho ho, I think I came up with a pun!) would be if it had PS2 hardware in it.SomeGuyNamedKy said:
I'm curious: does this do anything to stop the rampant PSP piracy scene? If so, then it's a smart move on Sony's part. If not, then the author is correct: it is a slap in the face.
I actually feel the same way about the Nintendo DSi. Can we <color=red>please get some new systems with improved graphics or features rather than just remakes of what we already have?!
I actually feel the same way about the Nintendo DSi. Can we <color=red>please get some new systems with improved graphics or features rather than just remakes of what we already have?!
When will you people realize that SCE makes hardware for Japan and everyone else is just an aftermarket?