PSP Go!!

[KIGO1987]

The only thing I'm perplexed about now is that this PSP Go isn't replacing the PSP 3000...what the heck do we need two diffferent PSP's for???

Marketing techniques by Sony to get a larger share of the handheld market.

Also a trial and error of a new direction of technology, and if that fails, then there is the 3000 series that is still there to be developed on.

[djKyoto]

The main problem with the PSP Go it's that it's still a PSP. Nothing majors really different, it's mostly a redesign of the existing one.

But then no one gave Nintendo that rule.

[SaturnReturn]

I like how they call it the PSP Go, as if the current one is such a burden that I couldn't possibly take it out of the house with me. I don't see a lot wrong with the current PSP design. The only thing I dislike about it is that I have to shell out far more for Sony's memory sticks than I do for equivalent capacity SD cards. But the Go doesn't seem to fix that. Given that games wouldn't be on UMD I think it would make the issue worse, as you'd be far more dependent on internal memory, and I think the 16GB would be consumed quickly with relatively few games, videos, and albums.

So yeah, if you already have a PSP, I really don't see much point in buying a PSP Go as well.

[Darkdrium777]

they may sh*t-can the PSP3k... UMDs are an added production cost.

If they do that they're effectively alienating all the PSP owners currently out there... And any potential buyer in a region where the PSN Store is not available. It would be a pretty dumb move.

lol at impact spam.

[AnErare]

Of course Sony isn't going to adopt SD or any other standard since they have their own. That would just be stupid and expensive for them because of copyrights and patents they don't own themselves.

I also see people calling this unit the PSP-4K, no-one is actually giving it that name outside this forum as far as I have seen, there is also rumour it isn't a 4K system but they have taken a sidestep. And looking at the unit that could well be true. But we'll see about that at E3 I guess.

What I find interesting is that there's also rumour of a trimmed down PS3 comming! It's supposed to be a lot sleeker than the current system ;D I would probably buy one and use the one I have to make a nice Linux or BSD system

I do like the PSP Go! it's casing. Only wtf are those shoulder buttons doing up there? We need to airbrake! Really, Pure is downloadable through PSN, this doesn't seem right to me

[SaturnReturn]

AnErare - I'm not sure what you mean. Why would SD be expensive for Sony? Or do you mean to change it to SD for the PSP Go would be expensive? They are using it in some of their products now. I can't remember but maybe it was one of their phones I saw SD being used in. I distinctly remember it because I never thought the day would come.

[AnErare]

Because they have their own Memory Stick copyrights and patents.

[KIGO1987]

**** SD on the PSP. If that where to be, Sony would have to pay royalties, and that price hike would go towards the consumer purchasing the product.

[AnErare]

Exactly, only trouble is they've downscaled it on this system to the M2's.. :/ So we will not be able to use the sticks we already have.. And that means they will see more money flowing into that bucket probably. I don't really mind though, word has it that Sony is not faring well these days and I would surely hate to see it go down the gutter...

[infoxicated]

I see it still has that terrible on/off/hold power switch.

A definite no sale as far as I'm concerned - it was the most pathetic implementation in the first place and none of the hardware revisions have made any real difference. :-

[BARTgai]

Not too crazy about the slide-up screen, looks like it could break off easily if you're not careful. I think I'll stick with my 2000.

[SaturnReturn]

**** SD on the PSP. If that where to be, Sony would have to pay royalties, and that price hike would go towards the consumer purchasing the product.

Currently a 16GB SD card seems to be about £30, whereas an equivalent memory stick costs around £60. That seems like a big cost is already passed on to the consumer. If the price needs to be that high then it must be costing a lot to make them I guess. Doesn't it cost Sony money to maintain the copyrights and patents that AnErare talks about? I assume that and lower volume of sales has to be the reason why memory sticks cost so much. Obviously they'd not make money from sales of memory sticks if they moved to SD, and I guess the royalties they'd have to pay would be to whoever has the patent or license for SD reading equipment? But if it is of so much benefit to Sony to have their own formats then why don't more companies do it? Isn't it possible that they would sell more products if they used SD? Having to fork out twice as much for memory probably puts a fair number of potential customers off Sony products. Also, Sony must have lost a fair amount of money on mini-disc. Although I guess as BD beat HD-DVD they could make money off that. Risk vs. reward?

I'm not really trying to make an argument one way or the other. I'm clueless about this so am really just thinking out loud in an attempt to learn the reasons for Sony to always push their own format. There must be plenty of them I guess, or they wouldn't always do it.

[RJ O'Connell]

Looking at it again I'm glad I play PSP Wipeout games with the D-Pad. Unless you have a long left thumb that analog nub is going to be BRUTAL.

I just hope diagonals actually work worth a **** on D-pad. I'd be glad to trade up to a 2000 series if it would just give me a D-pad that isn't stiff as a cadaver!

[Darkdrium777]

Actually, D-Pad may be even worse than the analog nub.
If the PSP's current size is anything to go by, here is my draft of the PSP Go on top of it:


I had to scale up the PSPGo a bit to fit the high resolution PSP-3000 image, I think it's scaled to relatively the appropriate size (I used the screen diagonal).

[KIGO1987]

When you think about it the GO controls are pretty **** i guess. I actually play Pulse with my analogue nub over the DPAD, so Pulse on the PSP-GO would be utter **** due the far location on the nub, it would of been better located if it was like right next to the DPAD on the bottom left, like in the 1000,2000,and3000 models.

Guess i cant make a final judgement on these things until i see one of these PSP-GOs for realy and hold on of them in my hands.

[JABBERJAW]

If this thing has bluetooth capability, I'm sure the ps3 controller will work on it. I'd still rather have a usb in, but I'd be happy just with that. My psp can becone a console after all.

[rdmx]

I found gameboy advance SP's positioning extremely uncomfortable to use in comparison with the original gameboy advance. I'd take controls on either side of the screen anyday.

[archman]

I see it still has that terrible on/off/hold power switch....

Oh on this 2000 model it's the only thing that I hate. **** the one who created it. You can't "hold" and then "unhold" it. It's a definite psp stand by. Kind of frustrating!

[KIGO1987]

I think the best ergonomically desgined PSP would have to be the 1000 series, its got the width on the rear to hold it in a comfortable position, 2000 and 3000 bit to flat for me.

[Sausehuhn]

Look how ugly it is.
Seriously: The Front looks ugly. The buttons look ugly, the back looks ugly. Man, it even looks ugly from the sides!
And it looks like 100% plastic.

I really don't like it. If they go for that slide-mechanism (still, I cannot understand why they did not "copy" the Nintendo-DS design so the screen can't scratch) they should at least offer a better design. The first PSP looks ten times better than that.

Plus, there's no UMD drive, yet still the thing looks rather bulky.
I would have liked the concept posted on page 1 of this thread, even if it had to be a bit thicker to get in all the hardware; but what they're relaesing now is simply not the right direction.

There's only one good thing I can think of: Bluetooth.
Let's see if they really use it or if it's just hardware that's never used (anyone remembering the infra-red-sensor?).

My two cents.