Sony's upcoming PSPgo has been getting a mixed reaction from the enthusiast-gamer community. Some love its internal storage, pocketable form factor, and emphasis on downloadable games. Others hate its price and the fact that it doesn't use UMD discs According to Sony's director of PlayStation operations and strategic planning Eric Lempel, gamers were asking for the a device like the PSPgo. He recently told Destructoid:
"We always listen to what our users say, and we've gone out into the field, and there are a lot of users ready for the digital age. They've basically said 'I want a unit I can carry around all of my content, but I don't want to carry around a whole bunch of objects. I want to download them all, put them on my unit, and take it with me.' The PSPgo is the answer to that. From the PlayStation Network perspective, it's really exciting. It's a Network only device, it's a small glimpse into some future devices, and at the same time, we'll still have the PSP-3000 for the consumer that wants some tangible media. They can also use the 3000 to download the Network if they choose to do so."
The PSPgo launches next week and it will be interesting to see how well (or not) it sells. $250 is a lot of money for a handheld system, especially when you consider that a PS3 costs $50 more.
Anyone out there interested in the PSPgo? Why or why not?
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lucidity
don't think so
shredfan7
Ive owned a psp for a couple years now and its been great, then SONY says they are "listening to the customers" by 1) taking away features 2) raising the price 3)and saying they will have a way to get your UMD games to be downloaded to it, while realeasing the hardware,but not the ability to transfer games yet? Sony is always behind on software-Home, UMD transfer, in game chat, in game music selection from hard drive. Plus, ever since the psp came out customers have been asking for a second analog stick, and now they've gone so far in the software they are afraid to change things up for the developers. Complete waste of money i say, keep in mind I love my PSP-3000 and my PS3, then why would I hate the pspgo so much after all that "listening" sony has been up to?
_metalgearsolid4_
drop the the price of the PSP Go and we have a deal. Make it $100 to $150 it be more of a seller that way.
Phoenixxx1974
Ok how does everyone feel about this?
http://www.1up.com/do/newsSt ory?cId=3176218
Sony Scrapping UMD Transfer Program
so no you will not be able to exchange your games for download versions. does this makes you want a PSPgo still?
Tylerbear
digital media...so what happens when my HD is full? delete some games ?? i think alot of the concern stems from that, the almost ethereal products we purchase through downloading. people are becoming more and more ok with this concept, and that's fine but even considering an average gamer, they probably wouldn't have trouble filling up their hard drive in a short period of time. most people who buy things, want to keep them, people are materialistic and that's fine, but is it worth the price of convenience?? considering wireless internet access is evetually going to have a higher premium than LAN based internet, just how high is this price of convenience going to be. i think the big companies are going to win the wireless side of net nuetrality and with that, prices are going to be rediculous.
so i guess a couple questions i have is can i buy more space to save my games? like an external HD? perhaps but then wouldn't people just put those HD on a network for free download??
Valentinog
I too have the 1st model PSP (white). I would buy it, but price has to go down.
yogiboy789
i would buy the PSPgo because i still own the very and i mean VERY first model of the psp (2005 when the psp came out)
xRoVoT
I completely agree with Korzo and phoenix above me on the first page. You guys should have massive points for those... uhh points ha!
Anyway, the PSP in my opinion Is a total downgrade for me, especially since there is no real upgrade except bluetooth and uhh.... thats about it. Sony made it slide so people could be more interested, but Sony isnt fooling me!
DOWNGRADE!!
firefist
The price sucks! Not a buy. No way.
WhiteWolfAssassin
One of those comments that you can neither prove or disprove.
EKG
Yes, I am sure the PSP Go! is what gamers were asking for. I'm sure it went something like this.
"Hey, Sony!!!! We want another PSP that doesn't let us use physical Disks!! Also, it must have a smaller screen!! Oh, and the same crappy battery from the previous PSP's, with no way to change it incase it goes bad!! And most importantly, no Second Stick!! You know how we hat the ideaof a second stick!! Oh, and we want a download store where we can download small games that you put awful restrictions on!! Make sure you restrict these downloadables to a very small file size and make sure they don't include any type of Multiplayer!!! Thanks Sony!!!!"
Turtlep
Won't pay that price
can't afford that price
Can't play Monster Hunter on it, too awkward
And in a few years when we move on to a better system, i won't be able to revisit the past cause i can't redownload all of those games
oh, and where's the SECOND ANALOG STICK WE WANT, SONY!!
gtrogers
I'm a customer and I'm asking for a second analog stick please.
Boberto
"We always listen to what our users say" then why isnt there a second stick???? good job sony
Ejsponge61
I can't speak for everyone. But I, personally, wanted a PSP that was download only, but I didn't want that to be the only new feature of the new PSP. Sony, if your are going to listen to us, don't half way listen, go all out with it. And while I'm at it, who wanted a price hike in the first place?
kcwebgirl
i'm interested in the concept but what's up with the price? that's the part that gets me. what the heck are you supposed to do with all your old games? i have a ds lite because i can play gba games on it too. not planning to purchase at that price!
blakseed
I'm interested, but I can't see myself spending $250 bucks on a PSP Go right now. I think since the Wii is dropping in price, I'll check that out and come back to the Go when it's a little cheaper. Sounds crazy I now, but I want to check out a few games on the Wii I've had my eye on.
ProjektX13
I never asked for anything from Sony.
The Emperor's Champion
You know, I bet most of the demand is from Japan. They're always a bit ahead of us techwise. Makes sense that they'd be the ones asking to go digital first.
Adrenalyn915
I would sooner buy a second PS3...
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