PSPGo - Dud on Arrival?

Not since the launch of the N64 (Laughed at for sticking to cartridges when everything else was going CD-ROM) has a console been unveiled to such a torrent of negativity.

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With its release just a few weeks away, here's a few tips:

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Are you still after a PSPGo?

Never wanted one. Don't get me wrong, new gadgets are always appealing and if there had been major improvements to it's gaming capabilities I'd have been tempted but I just don't like the idea of being stuck with PSN prices and not being able to shop around.

I honestly can see the PSP Go being a dud. But I'm not happy because I want Sony to succeed. But I refuse to buy it until they drop the price $50 at least, make prices fair on PSN, and give me a way to transfer my 22 UMD games onto the PSP Go.

Great Idea, day 1 buy for me. Is it steep in price? Sure...but all new consoles are. You cant tell me PS3 is worth 5-600 bucks when it was released lol.

And I dont think its a flop...I live in NY in a very popular crowded area and my local gamestop is sold out on preorders as of a few days ago when I went to put more money down.

the ds had a lot of critizism when it first came out, and look how it did. Ive already pre-ordered the white psp go and dont care what the negative feedback for it is like prelaunch. Ill see what its like post launch and see what happens. I dont think its dead on arrival just yet.

Great Idea, day 1 buy for me. Is it steep in price? Sure...but all new consoles are. You cant tell me PS3 is worth 5-600 bucks when it was released lol.

And I dont think its a flop...I live in NY in a very popular crowded area and my local gamestop is sold out on preorders as of a few days ago when I went to put more money down.

SRTtoZ

I was planning on buying one eventually. I would buy one sooner if Sony gave more details about their so-called goodwill program. They've been msyteriously silent about that subject, and it makes me not trust them. I spent alot of money on over 20 UMD games. I want to be able to transfer them to a PSP Go. I won't buy a Go if I have to start all over again. I also like having the choice to buy games online, or at different stores to see which palce has the best deal. I don't like having only one choice (PSN). I'll just get a 3000 instead in that case.

Never wanted one. Don't get me wrong, new gadgets are always appealing and if there had been major improvements to it's gaming capabilities I'd have been tempted but I just don't like the idea of being stuck with PSN prices and not being able to shop around.

SadPSPAddict

yeah, i agree completely. a monopoly on where u can get the games is not appealing....

I will wait a week or two after launch to see the ratings of the PSP Go.

Your topic line is a bit slanted, that's not really a fair way of conducting a pole. It's not goingto be a dud. Some will buy it, others won't... but there's no reason to plant the word "dud" in the minds of people you want an opinion from.

Just a thought.

One good I thought of, about only being able to download games on psn, is that u can share the game. If you have a friend who wants the same game as you, you all could pay half and half, then just "share" the game. But then again, you could buy a 3000 and do the same thing...

I will wait a week or two after launch to see the ratings of the PSP Go.

GamerAsylum

While I own a 3000 and don't plan now on upgrading., I'm waiting until it gets out to consumers and I can see some honest feedback. I'm sure it's overpriced, but it still may be a decent gadget to have.

I'm not getting one but the PS3 was declared doomed because of it's high price and look how well it's doing now. The Go will have a rough start but most likely do OK in the long run after price cuts.Floppy_Jim

It's,,, still not doin' all THAT well... they're just happy to be climbing out of the hole. And to do so, they've had to take some critical hits along the way and price cuts more than a year earlier than they had anticipated. Also, neither Sony nor Microsoft have managed to reduce the per-capita system failures to ANYONE'S satisfaction - The faith in PS3 and 360 are an industry all-time-low. Now this mothion controller nonsense and the 3D PS3 on the horizon should muddle things up righteously.

Sony is grasping at straws.

I love my PSP, I still use my PS2 every day, but Sony has got some serious work to do if they want me to shell out for any further hardawre investments... especially because they keep coming out with minor upgrades every other minute like Nintendo. When they settle on a hard drive size and other bells and whistles, (and a track record of solid service without failure) perhaps I'll buy. But not before.

Never wanted one. There is no reason to get a Go if you already have a PSP.

Plus, there aren't any new/upcoming games to get excited for. :( Gran Turismo, Motorstorm, and LBP PSP all sounded promising when they were first announced. But they're turning out to be duds as well.

I just dont think this is what sony should be spending there time on the psp. I just dont think we need a new version of the psp. Lets get something really new instead of reclying the same system.

it doesnt do anything different then my 2000 series psp so nope , my 2000 series psp is better it can download and play umds as well ,

bigger screen etc

i think i might buy with no having to carry a buch of umds when traveling but i dont think ill get one right away

i think i might buy with no having to carry a buch of umds when traveling but i dont think ill get one right away

bones3417

... and buy all of those titles in your collection again because there is no way to put your old UMD library on the Go. Enjoy. With only twelve titles in my collection that's still an economically daunting task. I travel over 200 days a year, and the Go makes a lot of sense to me as well because I don't want to haul all of my UMDs around either... but it's just way, way too much money to get "up and running". I'd rather spend $40-$80 upgrading my memory stick and get all of the PSN content as well as my standing collection.

I'm going out to buy a 3000 bundle of some description right now, and all of the UMDs I can afford (and finally kick my 2000 down to the roommate) :D

Now that it is official there will be NO freaking good will program for converting UMD to the GO it will be burried at arrivel. What the "%¤#"%¤# is Sony thinking ?. What an EPIC FAIL !!

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Now that it is official there will be NO freaking good will program for converting UMD to the GO it will be burried at arrivel. What the "%¤#"%¤# is Sony thinking ?. What an EPIC FAIL !!

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digimonkey12

Exactly and they also better have all the UMD movies that I got for DL too because I got money to BURN !! ...

Cheering for the GO nowadays shure makes it hard when Sony is ******* up so badly.

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Now that it is official there will be NO freaking good will program for converting UMD to the GO it will be burried at arrivel. What the "%¤#"%¤# is Sony thinking ?. What an EPIC FAIL !!

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Threesixtyci

There is no reason to get a Go if you already have a PSP.

canadianloonie

QFT

When I heard that the PSP Go had no way to get your UMD games onto it (goodwill program or something like that), I immediately lost all interest in it.

Also- the article must have been written before that announcement... Cause the PSP Go has probably lost the interest of the hardcore PSP users now- due to the fact that it forces them to repurchase most of their games- and many of them are overpriced on the PSN store...

Case in point- I was very interested in the PSP Go for a while- but the announcement of no UMD transferring/re-downloading without repurchasing killed all the excitment.

It'll be great for those who have no UMDs or have never had a PSP- and for that reason- I'm led to believe it won't be a complete flop, especially since PSP sales have been going up on occasion recently- haven't they?

Announced a price at 250 at least 100 more in EU,less battery life and finally there won't be a UMD converter that is good going Sony. I have to say all this makes me allmost angry.

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I will wait a week or two after launch to see the ratings of the PSP Go.

GamerAsylum

i think i might buy with no having to carry a buch of umds when traveling but i dont think ill get one right away

bones3417

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i think i might buy with no having to carry a buch of umds when traveling but i dont think ill get one right away

fail_baby

well i have pre-ordered a white go and I havent been "tricked" into buying it. Ive done my research and the go is the best thing suited for my lifestyle. Its all a matter of preference. If I preferred the 3000, then thats what I would be getting.

You know that mini sd is really cheap. So more memory is easy to get.

My biggest problem with the PSP go, besides how expensive it is, is the lack of UMD drive

I can buy a used game cheap, and play it

with the PSP go, i cannot

The PSPgo vs the PSP 3000, the 3000 can do everything the go can do, although it is larger, it can download games, and still plays the umd's. I guess it would be diffrent if the Go offered something significantly diffrent and game changing, but it doesn't, its like the PS3, I have a launch PS3 with all the memory card slots, USB ports and full backwards compatability, yeah the new PS3 is cheaper, but it has lost alot of functionality to, same here, but the PSP go is more expensive, wierd

When I was in a game store tonight, the clerk tried to sell me a Go... when I shook my head "no", he leaned over the counter and whispered "NO ONE wants a Go..."

He said that they are laying around like a dead hooker, and that they have zero pre-orders for it. He also agreed that the 3000 would be his personal choice, just because then you have the best of all worlds.

Well, the PSP's revival seems to have failed- miserably- so far. Resistance Retribution bombed at retail, Rock Band Unplugged seems to have come and go without making any mark, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite did not make any impact in spite of a visibly better marketing campaign by Sony, Soul Calibur was a disgrace to the human race, Dissidia was good, and now we have this attrocity...! I think the Go signifies the PSP's entire life span.

I already own a 3000 model, but taking into account my small library of UMDs and my larger than life collection of downloaded movies and games, I don't think upgrading to the Go will prove much of a hassle. I'll probably put it down as a christmas gift.

When I was in a game store tonight, the clerk tried to sell me a Go... when I shook my head "no", he leaned over the counter and whispered "NO ONE wants a Go..."

He said that they are laying around like a dead hooker, and that they have zero pre-orders for it. He also agreed that the 3000 would be his personal choice, just because then you have the best of all worlds.

ston3henge

When I was in a game store tonight, the clerk tried to sell me a Go... when I shook my head "no", he leaned over the counter and whispered "NO ONE wants a Go..."

He said that they are laying around like a dead hooker, and that they have zero pre-orders for it. He also agreed that the 3000 would be his personal choice, just because then you have the best of all worlds.

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When I was in a game store tonight, the clerk tried to sell me a Go... when I shook my head "no", he leaned over the counter and whispered "NO ONE wants a Go..."

He said that they are laying around like a dead hooker, and that they have zero pre-orders for it. He also agreed that the 3000 would be his personal choice, just because then you have the best of all worlds.

lewisg1212

Might be "wrong" in the UK, but here in the USA it's still a door stop and no one is buying. Period.

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When I was in a game store tonight, the clerk tried to sell me a Go... when I shook my head "no", he leaned over the counter and whispered "NO ONE wants a Go..."

He said that they are laying around like a dead hooker, and that they have zero pre-orders for it. He also agreed that the 3000 would be his personal choice, just because then you have the best of all worlds.

ston3henge

Might be "wrong" in the UK, but here in the USA it's still a door stop and no one is buying. Period.

If I was fresh-off-the-boat new to the PSP, I would STILL end up with a 3000 bundle. No question about it. UMD re-sales fit way too prominently into my wallet, with it's tightness. I'm glad people dig it, but to me as a gamer it makes no sense at all. $250 US would get me a 3000 bundle, a memory stick upgrade (8Gs - PLENTY of storage space - goes for around $35 US from a few different websites like TigerDirect or amazon), and even a game & movie, AND I'm not beholden to Sony for every future transaction concerning the platform. I can put my own movies, my own music, and my own game collection on a 3000 without having to pay Sony full price for years-old titles, films, etc.

BAM.

:)

Great Idea, day 1 buy for me. Is it steep in price? Sure...but all new consoles are. You cant tell me PS3 is worth 5-600 bucks when it was released lol.

And I dont think its a flop...I live in NY in a very popular crowded area and my local gamestop is sold out on preorders as of a few days ago when I went to put more money down.

SRTtoZ

It's production cost was $800. o.o;

What's NOT to love with a smaller screen, high price tag and NO UMD. :P Unless Sony's play is to eventually phase out UMDs, why would anyone purchase a GO?