PSP Go? 249.99!!!!
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Baloonatic
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Opus Angelorum said:
What the hell?! I'm really being tempted by the PSP since all these games and the GO have been announced but that price is absolutely ridiculous.
Opus Angelorum
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Baloonatic said:
Indeed. I could accept the extra cost if it had some new technology, like an OLED screen for example.
xfactor said:
Agree, the surround could have been made much slimmer allowing for a bigger screen.
GarthVaderUK
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£230!!!!! Good lord, no fucking chance.
Gamecocks625
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Oni Jazar said:
this and the battery life. No one has mentioned it which is strange.
A Twisty Fluken
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Onix said:
I don't care how they do it, I honestly expect a device designed to play games and output to a television actually be useful for playing games on a television.
Interface scales, video playback scales....
DeyTukRJerbs said:
not that i'm condoning the high price, but you're all being stupid when doing the exchange rates. Its not Sony's problem you have a mandatory tax pre-priced into goods, which makes it 199.
The conversion STILL works out higher then the US, but the majority of shit isnt priced with the exchange rate... i'm assuming most of the people are at LEAST in high school and this is nothing new
edit... removing harsh words
LiquidMetal14
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Bought.GarthVaderUK said:
PSP is capable of rendering video that's natively higher res than the screen, so it may not be scaling the video, just when it's output to a higher res screen, it allows the video to play at its native res.A Twisty Fluken said:
Wasn't aware the interface scales, but I would expect that to be an easier feat to accomplish with limited resources than scaling a game realtime.
The_Inquisitor
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So are they going to release some old UMD games into DD versions via PSN? I want to get a PSP GO, but there are a few titles I want to get that I have missed over the past year or so.
The_Inquisitor said:
That's the plan. Many major releases should pop up on PSN in time for the Go launch.
I'm sad I missed a temporary price reduction they had on the 3000 model a few weeks ago. 30 Euros off - now it's 170 again. Won't get the Go - apart from me not liking DD, the buttons seem too small for my taste. I have small hands, so it shouldn't be a problem, but it's still scary to see how tiny it is when you actually see a man's hand on the controls.
The_Inquisitor
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El-Suave said:
My fear is they will pop up for 39.99. Sigh.....
The catalog releases probably won't be that high, but the day and date releases of new UMD titles on PSN as well look like they will have the same price.The_Inquisitor said:
Based on the way they've been pricing old UMD releases in digital form so far, they'll probably be about $10-20.
The_Inquisitor
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Oni Jazar said:
Good. I have a PSP 1001 at the moment. I saw Crisis Core and Chains of Olympus at Target yesterday for 20 each. I am going on vacation for 2 and 1/2 weeks in Europe, so I think I may have a last hoorah with my PSP before I sell it to a GAFer when I get back. I will have to think between getting a 3000 or GO while I am on the trip.
Since this thread is still hoppin, I'll post a thought.
I don't like how so many people are trying to justify the insane price tag with "Well, iPod touch is $230." This just seems like a terrible rationalization to me. Partly because this won't live up to what the iPod touch is, and partly because most people will be comparing this to the PSP that's currently on the market which, imo, is already more expensive than it should be.
Anyway, at the very least, I think unlike the PS3, they will be much more capable of dropping the price when this doesn't sell nearly as well as they thought it would, but it also won't be the shot in the arm the PSP market needed by then.
I don't like how so many people are trying to justify the insane price tag with "Well, iPod touch is $230." This just seems like a terrible rationalization to me. Partly because this won't live up to what the iPod touch is, and partly because most people will be comparing this to the PSP that's currently on the market which, imo, is already more expensive than it should be.
Anyway, at the very least, I think unlike the PS3, they will be much more capable of dropping the price when this doesn't sell nearly as well as they thought it would, but it also won't be the shot in the arm the PSP market needed by then.
It's not a mainstream price but people have different priorities. To me 200 would have been perfect but one of my friends thinks 250 is really cheap, and he hardly uses his Psp. Ipod touch's price is currently higher and doent offer a great game library like Psp does; so even compared to Ipod touch, Go has better value to me personally. The portability and better useability of Go compared to Psp1000 are worth it to me for an upgrade.fanduck said:
A Twisty Fluken said:
First, it's designed to be a portable ... outputting video is a nice plus they added recently. You make it sound like that feature is on par with it being used as a portable. I don't think so.
Second, you're actually going to argue that is useless on a TV because of the borders?
Third, would you be willing to pay a bit extra for such a feature?
A Twisty Fluken
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Onix said:
1. A feature, not a nice plus. If the feature is not useful, it's worthless to me.
2. On my TV it is, there's no way I'd play a game with that size screen from that distance.
3. Obviously, that's what I thought I was doing when I was buying the overpriced TV out cable in the first place.
fanduck said:
Well, here's my take. I don't think this product needs justification, at least justification in the negative connotation you are implying. This is being set as a premium device that sits along side the normal PSP; basically and 'elite' version. If it were replacing the standard version, then I could see the argument.
That said, I really don't see it as an 'insane price tag'. It's $80 more than the standard, and well within the range of tech gizmos that people routinely pay (look at the cell phones people by every year or two). Also, saying it won't live up to the iPod touch is silly. In what way? Yeah, the touch has a cooler interface, but this does more. If someone wants a serious gaming portable, it's obviously a better option.
The extras that you get are worth the $80, at least to me. Much better form factor, more memory, the best screen in a portable ... and based on initial reports, better controls, and better build quality (decent amount of metal). If that isn't worth it to you, there's always the standard model.
A Twisty Fluken said:
Because it isn't full screen, it's worthless? You are allowed to have that opinion, but I will say that most do not share it. Is it perfect? No. But it is certainly not worthless just because of a border.
You could always move your seat closer. Also, does your TV have a zoom option? Either way, I'm simply stating that using terms like worthless seems silly (I admit, I'm mincing). It sounds like you're stating this as some commonly agreed upon truth, which I'm simply pointing out is not the general consensus.
You thought you were buying a cable that has HW scaling in it to make games go full screen?
yankee666
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After seeing the latest videos from the showfloor, ill maybe bite specially the white one (so sexy). I have my doubts about the screen and battery life, everyone says that is better screen, but better than the 3000? Being Sony so Spec whore, why they didnt release any info on those??
Dead Man Typing
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The Wii is $250 in the US too.
It costs £180 in the UK. Now, I know that current economic factors mean that price is going to be higher, but really? £50 higher?
Come on Sony, you can do better than that. Hopefully it doesn't really go on sale for £230.
It costs £180 in the UK. Now, I know that current economic factors mean that price is going to be higher, but really? £50 higher?
Come on Sony, you can do better than that. Hopefully it doesn't really go on sale for £230.
Silly Sony, you cant get away with ipod hard drive pricing when you support flash cards.
By the time this releases 16gb memory sticks will be $50.
The last two PSP redesigns didn't warrent an increase in price. You have ZERO change of convincing people that this redesign warrents a $80 increse in price with Memory sticks that cheap.
By the time this releases 16gb memory sticks will be $50.
The last two PSP redesigns didn't warrent an increase in price. You have ZERO change of convincing people that this redesign warrents a $80 increse in price with Memory sticks that cheap.
I would have liked to have seen them price it more aggressively ($200) but a lot of the arguments in here are running dangerously close to claiming the price isn't even competitive with similar devices. "The Sony Tax" etc., like there are numerous devices with equivalent function and capability for significantly less. That's not really an accurate portrayal.fanduck said:
Cirekiller
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Has this been posted?
http://gizmodo.com/5278909/sony-to-offer-new-digital-copies-of-your-old-umd-games
NVM I see the thread on page 2.
http://gizmodo.com/5278909/sony-to-offer-new-digital-copies-of-your-old-umd-games
NVM I see the thread on page 2.
A Twisty Fluken
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Onix said:
FFS I was speaking for myself. Fucking forums.
I thought I'd be able to use it to play PSP games on a big screen, and it cost money, so clearly I'd be willing to pay.
£230, wait what? That's like £100 more than an normal PSP-3000.
£50 more than a Wii for a PSP with no UMD, smaller screen and only 16GB of onboard memory, in a recession?
Plus the pound has really started to come back again now, $1.62 to the pound means it should be £~175 including V.A.T
It's like they want this to fail in the UK.
£50 more than a Wii for a PSP with no UMD, smaller screen and only 16GB of onboard memory, in a recession?
Plus the pound has really started to come back again now, $1.62 to the pound means it should be £~175 including V.A.T
It's like they want this to fail in the UK.
Willy Wanka
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£230 is absolutely insane :lol Hopefully I can pick up a fairly cheap 3000 model though because the line-up looks too good to miss this year.
Hi Res Shot of the PSP from all sides
http://tinyurl.com/oxpxah
Looks like a traditional USB plug is out
(really disappointing). Probably still get one though, my PSP-1000 is looking old and the lack of 64mb RAM (for future apps) and TV-Out gets to me at times
http://tinyurl.com/oxpxah
Looks like a traditional USB plug is out
(really disappointing). Probably still get one though, my PSP-1000 is looking old and the lack of 64mb RAM (for future apps) and TV-Out gets to me at timesOokieSpookie
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My main hopes for the Go are that for the price we actually get the decent headphone hookup like the psp fat did when it launched and that you can run games off of the memory cards as well as the onboard.
I think it would be a very solid thing for them to also include a $10 or $20 PSN voucher in the packaging for the first run for the holidays.
I think it would be a very solid thing for them to also include a $10 or $20 PSN voucher in the packaging for the first run for the holidays.
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
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DXPetti said:Hi Res Shot of the PSP from all sides
http://tinyurl.com/oxpxah
Looks like a traditional USB plug is out
S'no problem if they pack in a USB cable specially made for the PSP go, right?
They are putting one in, right?
DieH@rd said:
I hahve to try thisDXPetti said:Hi Res Shot of the PSP from all sides
http://tinyurl.com/oxpxah
Looks like a traditional USB plug is out
looks hot but no ass shot?
OokieSpookie
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My laptop and pc both have blue tooth so am not totally worried but it would still be a good touch.Yazuka said: