PSP Go already discounted in the UK
Posted Oct 5th 2009 4:16PM by Nilay Patel
I found a thorough review of your mom.
wow Nunkistein waited 10 month to make his second comment and that was it.
@ Quantumphysics
there is also a review at the "accredited" site ArsTechnica. They unleash a scathing report on the propertarian lock-ins and sony's new monopoly over game sales.
think of these key factors:
Sony with the PSP Go is blocking us all from:
Lending our games
Trading our games
Borrowing games
Giving our games away for free
Or selling OUR games even if we sell the PSP Go you are NOT allowed to sell any software with it.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/10/psp-go-review-sony-is-charging-you-much-more-for-much-less.ars
fta: PSP Go review: Sony is charging you much more for much less
The Good
* The screen is beautiful in action
* Clicky, responsive buttons
* Hardware is aesthetically pleasing
* The pause function is great
* Bluetooth headset, to use with your bluetooth headset, PS3 controllers, or to tether to your cell phone
* Sound is strong using the built-in speakers
The Bad
* The system can't download games while you're doing other things
* Way too expensive
* Absolutely no way to play any of your existing games
* Controls are cramped
* Smaller screen
* Games tend to be more expensive than retail
* No competition in pricing for games
* No way to sell games you buy
* None of your cables or accessories will work, except for headphones
* Screen is wasted while closed, only shows clock, calendar
The Ugly
* Waiting hours to download a patch, charge your batteries, buy a game, download your game, and then install your game, and then finally... guess what? playing your game!
* Your system can already do what this system claims to do, and better. Minus the bluetooth and the 16GB of internal storage, this is a step back in every way
* If Sony continues this trend, expect a $500 PS3 that doesn't play Blu-ray discs
Verdict: Skip
They had a PSP Go Dell deal get the PSP Go for under $212 and with a Bing coupon that brought the PSP down below $200. But that was pre-order only, so its expired now.
Part of the reason the PSP Go is so expensive is that there is a higher retail cut for the system. Most retailers make close to nothing on the console itself, and make money instead by selling games. The Go obviously doesn't have retail games, so retailers have to make more money off the device itself if for it to be worth while.
However, since there is a larger margin of each console, many retailers have more power to discount the Go itself. What we may see is that some retailers will be willing to discount the Go more heavily then others to attract attention to their store or to diminish stock.
only because it gets everyone paying attention & lots of comments
it worked on me & you! lol
hang on, let me get this straight....
Sony developed a more expensive model in order to sell more of their older cheaper model??????
it may work better than u think. people will buy the next best thing if they cant get the top of the line
"too bad it couldn't figure out a way to make the Go interesting enough to sell itself"
Damn right. Just a few very small things they could have done to make it a winner. Just give us the second damn analog stick! Everyone who's ever commented on the flaws of the PSP system has mentioned that it would be such a small thing for the next PSP to have a second analog stick. I'm sure they want to preserve backwards compatibility of the new games with old hardware, but seriously.
The Go offers absolutely no incentive to buy one. They're expensive as hell, and arguably less capable than their predecessors, since the old models can do everything the new ones can AND run your UMDs. It's like they thought that a fresh design was going to get people to drop their old one and throw away their UMDs and buy all their games again on PSN. Well, they thought wrong. They really dropped the ball here.
The deal breaker for me is the lack of dual analog sticks.
that and that alone stopped me from being interested.
SONY won't see a dime from me till they put dual analog sticks on the PSP.
Sad thing is, dual analog sticks woulda helped it sell itself
I disagree about the dual analogue sticks, as I really don't see why they would potentially damage sales of games on a system where sales are already strained; but I do agree otherwise.
To buy a PSP-3000 with a 16GB Memory Stick Pro Duo is about $220 plus tax, so what does the PSP Go offer?
I see from re-reading my comment that I phrased it poorly.
I'm saying that it would have been such a little thing for them to do (adding another analog) and it would have so much benefit! Everyone that has ever made a complaint about the PSP has mentioned it's lack of dual analog, and I 100% agree with them.
It would have sold me (probably). But then again, I don't have a stack of UMDs sitting at home. But if I were thinking of buying a PSP right at this moment, it would be the 3000.
Also, I think the reason they killed the user-removable battery is to get rid of the hacking scene. You know, Pandora's Battery...
2.5 star rating! Ouch!
Knowing the haters out there, over half of the people who commented probably don't own nor have ever owned the PSPGO.
@sacapuntas:
Probably. I seriously hate when people review products they don't own.
I'll buy it for 150
It's been that price from before launch.
Tesco were doing it for that price ages ago. I think Asda joined the party too. Tesco even do the PS3 Slim for £229, I think I saw it in Sainsbury's for £220 yesterday.
The price has been this low on play.com for a week now. My friend pre-ordered one at £199.99.
Now he has it, and I must say, it looks like a cheap piece of crap. On top of that he hasn't recieved his code for Gran Turismo, or his 3 free games that he was supposed to get when registering his old PSP. I think it's a shambles.
The entire iPod Touch line also saw a price drop within the first week of $10 for the 8GB and $20 for the 32 and 64GB models on Amazon, in the US even.
Interestingly enough, Orange sells the PSP Go bundled with a portable 3G-WiFi router (think MiFi, only made by Huawei) for free here - with a 29€/month data contract of course, but still I think it's not half bad as the router can be used with every WiFi gadget you have
I'm looking into buying this because £200 isn't serious cash. And I'm guessing it will support my sony wireless headphones natively?
I hope you're joking.
I would be f-ing shocked if they supported anything like that out of box...or ever!
200 sterling is a good chunk of change for a POS plastic toy...
/American
//USD FTW...or FTL whatever
Kudos, if £200 isn't serious cash. I lost £10 last week and was gutted. Seriously; had a wake and everything.
One word isn't a very large vocabulary. Try google-ing this phrase "dictionary"... that is, if you can read this.
You would have to be pretty big fan of the go to buy it instead of a PS3 Slim which is only £30 extra.
...or you don't need a ps3 because an xbox 360 is the console of choice and a portable device that plays games, music, and video is a better fit and you can afford it. not everyone thinks like you...
Don't you hate people who, what i like to call, "sheep hate"?
People who will hate on a company, product or person because it's become popular to do?
The most obvious example being Microsoft.
I see a lot of "sheep hate" happening with the PSP Go, getting a little tedious now.
Well, it is, all in all, a terrible product.
You can't blame people for hating on it.
Does it have any redeeming factors at all? Can you name any? One?
@Matt G
It isn't terrible at all. It doesn't offer a great upgrade path for current PSP owners, but what need would they have for a PSP Go?
Although i haven't had chance to handle one myself yet, you can guarantee it's a solid device. The only stand out issues i can see are memory card format and proprietary cable, both issues found on many portable devices.
This device is an option, it isn't replacing current UMD models. You have the choice of digital distribution or physical media, and personally, i think that's a great thing.
It's a very nice looking device but for what it's offering is not worth the asking price, especially considering you will have to pay more for games in the long run!
Now if the games were cheaper on PSN [as they should be, no retailers/ hardware and all] this could be a far more promising investment, it's more because of what this easily could have been I dislike it so much.
@Aaronage, downloadable games are not exclusive to the PSP Go and as there is no new hardware, unlike the DSi, there is no reason why this will ever be the case.
With a 16GB MS Pro Duo costing just $60 now, there is no reason to pay the premium for the PSP Go. None at all.
Using wifi b in 2009 is another big drawback. There's no excuse for that. G should have been standard.
16Gb, $400
Removal of UMD, $750
Touchscreen for a multimedia device which already displays a batch of buttons on the screen, and doesn't have any useful physical buttons showing whilst in it's closed form? Priceless!!
Even if nobody ever uses it for any games, ever....
To be honest, I love the PSPGo, but I wouldn't by it until it gets hacked. I have 12 UMD games and 3 movies for my PSP 2000. Not much, but I'd never, ever pay for the same game twice. As soon as it's hacked I'll get one and do my own trade in program, which will consist in getting my games via torrent and tossing my old UMD's into the trash bin. If it never gets hacked I'll just skip the Go and wait for the next gen.
...psp...go!...and then ..gone~...bye~
Allright.....decided to put my opinion on this one.
I own every model of the PSP line up created. (Note: Read carefully). I am currently the owner of a PSP-1000, 2xPSP-2000 and a PSP-3000. I bought the PSP-Go so i can see what type of a gadget it is. Well from my perspective the PSP-Go is really not worth it for people that already own any PSP system from the previous generation. The PSP-Go is also not worth getting for the regular consumer even if he never had a PSP before....Why? For one very reason. The way i see it is that the PSP-Go is targeted for the people that have some sort of an obsession on the fact that they want everything with them to be extremely mobile (meaning not carrying UMD games and the like). And i'll admit it that IS a VERY niche market that SONY is aiming for.
Also guys keep in mind that SONY announced that this is NOT the next official PSP. As we discuss this system SONY is developing a PSP-4000 system with an UMD drive.
I have about 50 UMD Games (forgot to mention that i am an assistant manager in a game store and i get a ridiculous discount on most games) for my PSP's that i play and i am not planing on ever selling them or returning them to SONY so i can make them a digital format.
hello, I was just about to get this gadget (psp go) for my boyfriend's bday but all these reviews put me off it.
You look like you have very good knowledge of what is on the market at the moment.. His Bday is on 28th of November, is anything interesting by then? If you could help that would be great.
Petra
I can already see it. A favorite "Goodbye PSP Go. We hardly knew ye..."
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