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PSP Go? 249.99!!!!
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Gamecocks625
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krae_man said:
How much are 16gb pro duos? I've only seen them for about $70 which isn't much of a deal combined with a $170 PSP 3000 compared to the Go. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, though.
Gamecocks625
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Gamecocks625 said:
Dual slot Micro-SDHC - MS Pro Duo adapter - $5.41
8GB Micro SDHC class 6 8Gb - $18 x 2 = 36
Total - ~41.50
And I just got a psp 2000 on Dell.com for $119 including tax/shipping so for $160 I can have a brand new PSP with 16GB of memory that I can use for CFW if desired as well.
-Rogue5- said:
The adapter is from dealextreme:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16489
MicroSDHC's Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211341
16GB's are still around $50 so it's still cheaper to get 2x8gb right now but I suspect the 16s will be dropping before too long. I think the PSP can support 32Gb but I haven't personally tested it.
Qwell
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Thanks for the heads up on the Dell.com deal, just ordered myself a PSP-2000 as well, been wanting to upgrade from my psp-1000 but after seeing the price and specs of the Go! I think i'll wait on it. I'm really upset that Sony decided to go with M2 memory instead of sticking with the old or going to Micro SD, I noticed one of their new phones is actually dropping M2 and going with Micro SD so I had my hopes up. I already have about 32gb's worth of pro duo cards which are useless to the Go!, and M2 are wwaaayyy too expensive. I just picked up 3x 8gb micro sd cards at Fry's for $15 each, and no they are not non name brand, they are polaroid and kingston.
I also heard they aren't using standard mini usb anymore, but their own type of connection that will provide power, usb, and i think the video out... which again i already have a bunch of psp power cables and mini usb and now those would be useless on the Go! as well
Maybe when the Go! drops to $160 or so I'll pick one up, but for now the upgrade to the 2000 should tide me over.
PS. yes the PSP can support up to 32GB using that adapter. And I'm sure in the future that limit will get increased as well, it always does.
I also heard they aren't using standard mini usb anymore, but their own type of connection that will provide power, usb, and i think the video out... which again i already have a bunch of psp power cables and mini usb and now those would be useless on the Go! as well
Maybe when the Go! drops to $160 or so I'll pick one up, but for now the upgrade to the 2000 should tide me over.
PS. yes the PSP can support up to 32GB using that adapter. And I'm sure in the future that limit will get increased as well, it always does.
Gamecocks625 said:
the official Sony ones are around $70 yes. this will no doubt get cheaper with time, especially considering sony will release 32gb cards later on this year.
As someone else mentioned, you can get a PSP 2000 on Dell.com right not for @119.
That Dell deal is a huge discount. As for regular pricing, I bet it will be easy to find a PSP 3000 on sale for $150 and 16gb memory stick pro duo's to go for $50 come the holidays.
That's what I think people will do.
Sinister Hatter
Neo Member
I think my biggest factor in buying will be how they deal with umds.
Guybrush Threepwood
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rexor0717 said:
PSP 2000
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...ail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=6099&sku=A1320879
Gamecocks625
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rexor0717 said:
You're going to get different opinions on this one. Opt for the one that suits you better. Personally, I'm waiting for the PSPgo, but that's because it fits more in line with what I'm looking for in a portable device.
yoursisterspretty
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larvi said:
Doesn't the PS Store require Magic Gate? I thought about doing the same thing a while back, but if I couldn't use it for the store there was no point for me in doing it.
OokieSpookie
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Tideas said:
We will have none of that logic in here sir, off with you now!
Seriously. I'm buying two now, one for each pocket, just out of spite for these butt-hurt mother fuckers.Dougald said:
If you hate the PSP Go, get over it. No one is making you buy one, no one is taking your precious PSP-3000 out of production, no one is requiring you to sell your UMDs. And for the love of all that is sane and sacred, no one is asking (or wanting) you to come into these fucking threads full of venom without any kind of viable argument as to why this piece of hardware shouldn't exist outside of "just... fuck it! I don't like it and it costs too much and... and... UMDs...
".There's obviously a market for this because some of us want a PSP Go SO BADLY. Which is clearly the market they're trying to appeal to with this hardware. If you aren't a part of that market, big deal... you probably already have a PSP that you're happy with anyway.
Chemo said:Seriously. I'm buying two now, one for each pocket, just out of spite for these butt-hurt mother fuckers.
If you hate the PSP Go, get over it. No one is making you buy one, no one is taking your precious PSP-3000 out of production, no one is requiring you to sell your UMDs. And for the love of all that is sane and sacred, no one is asking (or wanting) you to come into these fucking threads full of venom without any kind of viable argument as to why this piece of hardware shouldn't exist outside of "just... fuck it! I don't like it and it costs too much and... and... UMDs...
There's obviously a market for this because some of us want a PSP Go SO BADLY. Which is clearly the market they're trying to appeal to with this hardware. If you aren't a part of that market, big deal... you probably already have a PSP that you're happy with anyway.
Its probably just some trolls who have found an opening to make it out like a new model is a bad thing.
The price is a little steep. I was really hoping for 199$. I'll likely still get one on launch.
Did you just call the Apple app store 'open'? Even after all the developer complaints that their apps were rejected for arcane and undisclosed reasons?Zen said:
I seriously hope it's not 'open' like that.
Tobor said:
Maybe it's not all that bizarre if it's their jobs to do so.. :lol
I think the whole PSP GO was not handled particularly well by SONY though.. They really should have hammered in the fact again and again and massaged all the PR channels by emphasizing that users interested in a cheaper option can always purchase the PSP 3000 which has the exact same functionality etc. The PSP GO is an OPTIONAL premium model which utilizes direct download etc etc etc.
On one part I think the reactions from the press (e.g. 1UP's bashing on their podcast) and the gamers (here on GAF) are exaggerated, mainly because they are either too stupid or too caught up in the moment to see that the PSP GO isn't replacing the PSP 3000 but existing beside it. If Apple started selling a new model iPhone which costs US$5,000 and is diamond encrusted, would you bash them? No, because you can always get the regular iPhone. The situation is abit trickier with the GO because it is an evolution of the hardware that is more portable and utilizes DD, but then again it really is an optional piece of hardware.
So, on one side we have stupidity (users/press) and on the other we have incompetence (Sony marketing/corporate strategy/PR). I can only say Sony brought it onto themselves... Receiving bad feedback by users is one thing because we have pantsies, shills and anti-Sony fanboys. But getting such bad feedback from certain members of the press just indicates incompetence in delivering a product message.
Darklord said:
Nope, it depends on what you WANT to pay for.
If you're willing to pay for portability -- both in terms of hardware size and ease of software use (without lugging along UMDs) -- then it's definitely giving you MORE.
Also, there's the additional 16GB FLASH memory and Bluetooth connectivity in the PSP GO that's not present in the PSP 3000. How much cheaper could it be? Especially when it hasn't attained the economies of scale in production.
Just simmer down lad, use your brain, it's there for a reason.
SonOfABeep
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I think that the sales will show how Go compares to the touch, since that's their direct comparison with the price. I don't think it'll do well. And I'm not interested. But I'm not everybody.
Although anyone defending the $250 price is probably doing it for reasons tied more to emotion than logic.
Although anyone defending the $250 price is probably doing it for reasons tied more to emotion than logic.
SonOfABeep said:
I dunno, I'd say the same that anyone attacking the $250 price is probably doing it for reasons tied more to emotion than logic, and I'd be able to substantiate that position as least as well as you could yours. I wouldn't defend Sony's pricing, but I've tried to make sense of it -- it's a new hardware product that hasn't achieved economies of scale, it's a product which diehard PSP owners will want to own and thus premium pricing can allow revenue skimming, they still have time to drop the price for November etc.
There's plenty of possible reasons why Sony chose to price it at $250.
In my opinion it could still end up as a huge failure. Again and again SCE management has shown that it's the weakest management amongst the three platform holders, with particularly poor corporate strategy, marketing and PR. I think the PSP GO could be a big bomb. It's probably an American-centric experiment, so it'll depend on how SCEA pull it off. It doesn't look good.
Slavik81 said:
Maybe I was misinformed. I was under the impression that you basically had to get a SDK and submit your product for an 'ok' from apple and that basically anyone could do it. I'm just wondering if Sony will have a similar approach or if they'll make developing content strictly for traditional developers. Certainly allowing 'anyone' to use an app SDK might be a security risk? Although maybe Apps will be restricted in the hardware they can take advantage of.
EDIT: I'd have searched up the specifics of how App Store development on the IPhone works before making potentially another uniformed post but our work PCs have very restricted perameters, sorry.
EDIT2: And hopefully they won't have bizarre restrictions like Apple, maybe 'Open' is the wrong word for describing the process, my bad. :lol
SonOfABeep
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gantz85 said:
Logically you are getting less for a lot more money unless you absolutely love the design, which is a matter of personal preference. Feature wise, you're getting less for a higher price. That's all it really comes down to. Especially when UMD titles are easy to acquire for dirt cheap and easy to play off a memory stick already.
Sales on the older PSPs for less than half of the Go price make it look even more absurd. But hey, anything that gets more, better software out there for the PSP. I was really in the mood to get a new title for mine this weekend and just couldn't bring myself to find anything that seemed good for the platform, and ended up just buying something for my DS.
