PSP Go? 249.99!!!!

RuneFactoryFanboy said:
Thanks for posting this.

Uhg. Why does this cost $250?!?!? I want it SOOOO badly.

If I don't have to wait a kajillion years for a white model then I might just bite. I'm already trying to figure out ways I can come up with the money for one. I have a 3000 now and 4 UMD games, I wonder how much cash I could get for it all. Maybe I could sell some of my old Gamecube games or something.

I haven't been keeping up too much on this, does it still have AV out?

It's kind of sad some of you don't understand the significance of size and weight to somebody who travels a lot. Between work and school I'm seldom home and more often than not leave my 3000 at home because I don't want to lug the brick in my pocket all day. A PSP that is smaller, lighter, lets me carry my entire game catalog, and dosen't look like a kids toy when I whip it out is exactly what I want.
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It's launching in Piano Black and Pearl White so you should be good to go.

http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/Systems/pspgo.html

The PSP®go System includes:

PSP®go System (Available in Piano Black or Pearl White)
USB Cable
AC Adaptor
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$50 too much. Good thing the whole digital distribution initiative isn't just tied to this. PSP-3000 and a 16GB memory stick is a better deal, as someone already mentioned.
 
Media Go looks nice. Seems like it will make getting content onto the Go will be a bit easier. Looks iTunes-ish.

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Gamecocks625 said:
Media Go looks nice. Seems like it will make getting content onto the Go will be a bit easier. Looks iTunes-ish.

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/mediago/images/main.jpg[/IMG]
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I'm assuming I don't have to use that if I'm just putting games on the PSP, right?
 
Tobor said:
I'm assuming I don't have to use that if I'm just putting games on the PSP, right?
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Someone who has downloaded the software might be able to clarify. I believe you can just purchase games straight from the PSN store on the PSP 3000 and PSP Go without using Media Go, right?
 
I'd imagine that they'll keep up the way it is now, where you can purchase directly on the device, but you'll need to use the software to purchase on a PC.

I can't see ANY reason why ther would have removed the ability to purchase on the device over wifi.
 
Gamecocks625 said:
16GB iPod Touch is $299. A 16GB PSP with same media capability and far greater game quality and selection for $249...not bad.
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Except, it's called iPod TOUCH for a reason.

This PSP can GO to HELL.
 
Unless they are selling the PSP-3000 for a loss, I don't get it. This should be cheaper to manufacture than the 3000. I was expecting the same price if not slightly cheaper.
 
Evander said:
First off, it was speculation, not an argument

secondly, I dropped it before you even responded to it (read the thread, man)
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You dropped what, exactly? I'm responding to your "maybe I'm spoiled by the Zune" rationalization, not your specific quibble about this firmware feature to sleep to the OS. It's not the first time you've tried to rationalize your position about the PSPGo with an ill-considered comparison that bears little or no relevance.

And, for the record, this wouldn't be the first software feature not updated to older PSPs. The PSP 1000s still don't support internet radio or skype, to my knowledge. (this may have to do with memory limitations, of course, which was eventually what I've accepted as the likely reason for the XMB limitation in the 3000, for the record.)
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Those absolutely do have to do with memory limitations and they weren't even introduced in the first three years that the PSP was on the market anyway, ie a longer amount of time than Zune products have been on the market thus far. If anything, the PSP set the standard for what the Zune has done so far in terms of product line support, not the other way around.

Again, you're arguing against points that I'm not making.
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Yes, in this case you're right. Sorry about that.
 
PSP hardware sells great. Software, not so much. I think they'll do okay at this pricepoint, especially if it's bundled with a GT PSP voucher or another blockbuster game coming this fall.

Teddman said:
Except, it's called iPod TOUCH for a reason.

This PSP can GO to HELL.
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Wow, you are such a badass.
 
Teddman said:
Except, it's called iPod TOUCH for a reason.

This PSP can GO to HELL.
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Apparently we found the line that Teddman's nearly all-consuming love for DD will not cross :D

So are you saying that it's reasonable to expect touchscreen to fetch a $50 cost hike, just for its inclusion? That seems high...esp. if you think the PSPGo is overpriced for what it is.
 
Flunkie said:
PSP hardware sells great. Software, not so much. I think they'll do okay at this pricepoint, especially if it's bundled with a GT PSP voucher or another blockbuster game coming this fall.
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Yeah, I'm hoping that since PSPgo is launching with Gran Turismo, they give us the game for free (at least from launch - End of the year) to persuade people to purchase the go. It'd push a lot of people to do that, since the price really goes from 250 to 210 since PSP games cost 40 bucks.
 
infinityBCRT said:
Unless they are selling the PSP-3000 for a loss, I don't get it. This should be cheaper to manufacture than the 3000. I was expecting the same price if not slightly cheaper.
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Sony is attempting prestige pricing here.
 
kaching said:
So are you saying that it's reasonable to expect touchscreen to fetch a $50 cost hike, just for its inclusion? That seems high...esp. if you think the PSPGo is overpriced for what it is.
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It's a combination of things, including touchscreen, better wi-fi, accelerometer, smaller form factor, better media performance/interface, but yeah, the iPod Touch is giving you more features for that $50.

But an iPod Touch vs. PSP Go comparison really doesn't have a point in this thread. It's more about PSP Go vs. regular PSP pricing that makes $249 a WTF moment.
 
Evander said:
Sony is attempting prestige pricing here.
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This is pretty much it. Apart from some of their receivers, they tend to always skew on the pricey end of devices. Hell, their little Vaio netbooks run $900 when they should be $199 compared to everything else. They are sold as elite items that look pretty (And they certainly do).
 
MoogPaul said:
I have no problem with the 250 price tag, they just need to make it more accessible. It should come with video converting software. As it as now, to put your own movies on it, you have to jump through so many hoops, it's crazy. The music transfers isn't as much of a mess as the video, but it's up there. You have to create the folders in the right locations and drag and drop, it seems so 90's at this point. Make a sync tool or some kind of interface. If you want to compete with the iPod, make it as easy to use as an iPod.
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ummm...

its only hard because apparently you make it that way. Media Manager and now Media Go! (just new media manager) handles all that.
 
When the panel is open, users will be
able to enjoy various entertainment content with the familiar button
control as PSP-3000, when closed, original applications for PSPgo, such
as a clock and calendar is displayed on the screen. Users can also
enjoy video and music when the panel is closed.
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That's nice
 
kaching said:
Apparently we found the line that Teddman's nearly all-consuming love for DD will not cross :D

So are you saying that it's reasonable to expect touchscreen to fetch a $50 cost hike, just for its inclusion? That seems high...esp. if you think the PSPGo is overpriced for what it is.
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so the app store deserves no consideration? The ease of media browsing for the touch isnt a consideration? What about chat functions?

... my man?
 
The White one actually looks really nice, unfortunately, I don't think I can justify spending $250 on it. I'll probably pick up the older model within the next few weeks, haven't had one since around its launch :o
 
wait wait wait, it still has the b wifi? WTF! For a device made for DD the downloads are going to take forever...
 
Evander said:
I can drive to the store and buy a game in less time than my PSP takes to download one.
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Good for you, i have to import all my games. so its either 15-30 min download or a week of wait.
 
Evander said:
out of curiousity, where do you live? Did you have to import your system as well?
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South america, yes i do have to import everything here. it sucks and thats why i support DD. I can easily eBay a PSN card and buy PSN games. With the PSP Go pushing all release games to the PSN as well, it will be heaven for me.
 
KGKK said:
wait wait wait, it still has the b wifi? WTF! For a device made for DD the downloads are going to take forever...
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Is this true? That's umm... not good.

Edit: Huh, it seems like it's true. That seems like a silly thing to skimp on for a DD portable. Even the DSi has g wifi.
 
guina said:
South america, yes i do have to import everything here. it sucks and thats why i support DD. I can easily eBay a PSN card and buy PSN games. With the PSP Go pushing all release games to the PSN as well, it will be heaven for me.
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That's cool.

The one thing I'd point out, though, is that if you have to import everything to begin with, your market, and your needs, aren't really a focus of Sony's. When you're buying all this stuff off of ebay, they aren't the ones getting the money. So while I'm by no means saying that what you want is unimportant, it clearly isn't what is driving Sony's decisions (or else they'd be selling systems and PSN cards directly in your country.)
 
gamerecks said:
Christ, people are still whining about no touchscreen? Get over it.
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IF it has no touch screen, then the fact that it slides closed is completely pointless.
NOOOOOO access to media functions.
THAT'S THE POINT.
 
Byakuya769 said:
so the app store deserves no consideration? The ease of media browsing for the touch isnt a consideration? What about chat functions?
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Don't ask me, ask Teddman. I'm just querying his earlier, singular emphasis on the word 'TOUCH' to justify the iPod Touch's higher price.

But, bear in mind that the app store was originally part of a firmware upgrade and all iPod Touch users have to pay for firmware upgrades separately.

Teddman said:
It's a combination of things, including touchscreen, better wi-fi, accelerometer, smaller form factor, better media performance/interface, but yeah, the iPod Touch is giving you more features for that $50.
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That's better.

It's more about PSP Go vs. regular PSP pricing that makes $249 a WTF moment.
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I think the pricing is obviously reflective of their continuing reticence to dive right into digital delivery due to the way it obviously causes a lot of upheaval in existing business models. I see it akin to the way the Kindle is currently priced, deliberately high to slow initial uptake so all of their business partners that are still scared by DD have time to ease into it.
 
Evander said:
Sony is attempting prestige pricing here.
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Agreed. I also think they're attempting to make some profit on a system that will sell as opposed to the traditional model of breaking even on the hardware.

It might be different if software was making up the difference, but that sure hasn't been the case thus far, has it?
 
White one is so vastly superior it almost makes me want one. The PS3 Slim should be in white too. Pretty weird we'll be seeing the Slim iteration before any of the other colours of the original make it over-seas.

I really dont get people wanting Touchscreens and dual analog. I assume you'll be chomping at the bit for PSP2 in 2-3 years time, but its such an unreasonable expectation to have for a same-gen hardware iteration. Its like expecting the DSi to have had multi-touch enable touchscreen.
 
Evander said:
That's cool.

The one thing I'd point out, though, is that if you have to import everything to begin with, your market, and your needs, aren't really a focus of Sony's. When you're buying all this stuff off of ebay, they aren't the ones getting the money. So while I'm by no means saying that what you want is unimportant, it clearly isn't what is driving Sony's decisions (or else they'd be selling systems and PSN cards directly in your country.)
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True, im not the target of said feature, but it will work for me somehow. Also im buying PSN cards from ebay, its not like used games market, the money is still going to sony, i am even paying for the US taxes plus the ebay seller cut, and in the end it is still much cheaper than importing, and much faster.
 
Flunkie said:
PSP hardware sells great. Software, not so much. I think they'll do okay at this pricepoint, especially if it's bundled with a GT PSP voucher or another blockbuster game coming this fall.
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The problem is with the hardware pricing they may not convince a lot of people with previous versions to upgrade. Which means the "toothpaste out of the tube" analogy or whatever they said before still holds. This E3 has been awesome for PSP games, but for that to happen again next year they need people to upgrade and actually pay for the games. I don't think $249.99 for a system that can't play games that people own on physical media is going to do that. They should have been a lot more aggressive on the hardware pricing and made up for it with the increased margins on selling digital downloads of games.
 
Can you link Media Go functionality with your PSN account?

I really don't care too much about downloading wireless, although I would like G. I'll use my PS3 or PC to download games and transfer from there.

My question is how Playstation Network works with Media Go. If I buy a PSP game on the Playstation store (whether PS3 or PSP), I would love for it to be queued up in Media Go right away. Since my PC hard drive is much bigger than my PS3 hard drive, I would rather store copies of the games on my PC under my media go account. I haven't read anywhere how sony will handle these things.

Hopefully sony does fix some of the PSP game prices on the playstation store. Parappa should not be $23.99. More lke $9.99 nowadays. Also, many PSP greatest hits games are $14.99 at best buy. I'm hoping they aren't $19.99 in the store.
 
kaching said:
I think the pricing is obviously reflective of their continuing reticence to dive right into digital delivery due to the way it obviously causes a lot of upheaval in existing business models. I see it akin to the way the Kindle is currently priced, deliberately high to slow initial uptake so all of their business partners that are still scared by DD have time to ease into it.
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The problem is that previous models have the exact same DD functionality.

The kindle is something new. The PSP Go! isn't.
 
SecretBonusPoint said:
White one is so vastly superior it almost makes me want one. The PS3 Slim should be in white too. Pretty weird we'll be seeing the Slim iteration before any of the other colours of the original make it over-seas.

I really dont get people wanting Touchscreens and dual analog. I assume you'll be chomping at the bit for PSP2 in 2-3 years time, but its such an unreasonable expectation to have for a same-gen hardware iteration. Its like expecting the DSi to have had multi-touch enable touchscreen.
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They want a reasoning for a $80-90 price jump... especially for somethng that has features stripped and not much more than a look upgrade.

Touchscreen would have been nice to justify the thing sliding shut. Especially to use it as a portable media player.
Some sort of functionality or way to rip our existing UMDs would be nice.

As for the analog.... well, the single analog really doesn't work all that well by itself. IT's the only thing since the Dreamcast in 99 to offer a single analog.
 
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