June 24, 2009 12:28 PM PDT
Sony PSP Go: First Look video
Sony's got an early demo unit of the PSP Go floating around New York, and we got to spend a little time with it--and Sony PlayStation team rep Al De Leon.
We don't have anything new or earth-shattering to report other than to say we like the smaller design, and the PSP Go does feel pretty good resting in your hands. Oh, and we also have some video shot with a Flip UltraHD (sorry the tight shots aren't sharper but the Flip just isn't good at close-ups).
The PSP Go ($250) is set for release this October and we should have a review up the day it launches. In the meantime, you can read our substantial preview.
As always, comments are welcome.
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Hunkered down in New York City, Executive Editor David Carnoy covers the gamut of gadgets and writes his Fully Equipped column, which carries the tag line "The electronics you lust for." He's also the author of "Knife Music," a novel. E-mail David. Follow David on Twitter. 
internal memory= win
compact design=win
no wmd= win
No touchscreen=epic fail
We do and since it's not. Meh. I can't even find my PSP. It's absolutly the best and coolest piece of equipment that I don't use. Sony should do something about that. Like a PSP2 that I'd actually use.
If sony wants to capture a smaller market of folks who actually use the PSP and hate UMD then by gosh this will be a raging sucess. It just won't sell.
hehe :D
but i think a touch screen would be a nice addition, but it would be remotely useless. it would change the psp platform... and it wouldnt be a psp anymore..
O_O thats close to the exact thing I said before......
Figures, Sony is always trying to force the consumers to accept their crappy updates that only benefit Sony and none of the consumers.... I guess that's why Nintendo and Iphone are so far ahead.
Most importantly, $250.00 are they $%^&*( Nuts!!!! They most have been crawling under a rock not to notice the damn recession and economic slump of the US.
Hey Al from Sony, many US consumers say $250 is far too much, how would you explain to me that in EU i have to pay 100$ even more (?250 is about $350) for the same device ?????
Smaller screen, no UMD, same 4+ year-old tech, proprietary everything... none of that screams quality to me. Neither does the Mylo 2 rip-off design. No, it's says Sony doesn't give a crap about innovating something new. They save money by using old tech, yet charge full price. Sounds like a win for them, but not for us.
So the question is. Does sony want to own the market, or play also ran?
Not good
and smaller screen is a big set back for me....!
and i was wishing for a single piece device...(hate slides or flips)....
and the inside of the pspgo seems to be the same as the old ones...so cant expect any better graphics..!
So, I will wait for either the Zune HD in hopes of seeing Xbox Live Arcade support or until next year to pick up a new handheld. With Golden Sun returning to the scene on the DS, I plan to pick up a new unit regardless if they release a new one or not. The DSi is nice; just the lack of a GBA slot bothers me, but GS was the best mobile game I ever played. I'd like to see some similar RPGs make their way to the PSP as well. We'll see.
-BMF
Im not really impressed witht the design, or features. UMD really fell under the bus. Typical Sony format, create something interesting and abandon it.
Them downloadable games best be dirt cheap, Nothing would suck more than downloading a 50.00 game to find out it blows the hind leg and not be able to sell/trade it.
OMG Slam in another analog stick at the least
Sorry no such saying........
BTW not a fan, their car audio products left a bad taste in my mouth, so did the upside downstation2.
Sad part is I dont really spend time anywhere that I wouldn't have a wifi signal to tx/rx phone calls. IMHO id much rather play FFVII on here than with an i-phone touch version of it. Tactile controls are a must for good gaming.
But to be honest coming out with the psp Go the way it is now was a mistake for Sony. Yes, I understand they are reaching a new group of consumers who prefer everything digital and do not have a psp to begin with, into the market, but that group of consumers is not big enough to really worth this launch for it. Apple is already to far ahead in this category for Sony to make much profit off this.
What they should've done was went ahead and worked on the PSP2, perhaps even just having the psp Go with the main features wanted, (another dual analog, better graphics, etc.) and this way they would have grabbed a bigger range of consumers, those new to the hand held and want digital and those already psp owners to upgrade, giving Sony way more profit. I mean I'll admit I'm a Sony fanboy but this is not a smart move.
- by dj_sik June 25, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
- So this psp will pretty much be crap!!! Cant share games??? Design is stupid??? Same graphics??? Looks uncomfortable to hold??? The price is ridiculous???!!!! Dont buy it people maybe well force them to develop a new one worth buying. Trust me im a sony guy all the way, but this is crap...
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