Anyone else Think the PSP Go is a Terrible Idea?

Agree 100%

Thye're not ditching UMD entirely, you can still buy PSP games at retail stores.

why the hell they're charging $250 is anyone's guess.

But the PSP Go doesn't have a UMD drive... Amirite?

"mor911 wrote:

But the PSP Go doesn't have a UMD drive... Amirite?

I've read that they'll still sale the "regular" PSP so my guess is that they'll still sell the UMD games.

So the PSP Go is just for people that want to go digital... Nice. They don't even have an audience now, and they're gonna compete with themselves for sales? This looking more and more retarded the more we talk about it

"mor911 wrote:

So the PSP Go is just for people that want to go digital... Nice. They don't even have an audience now, and they're gonna compete with themselves for sales? This looking more and more retarded the more we talk about it

the psp go is the gaming industries first real attempt at cutting gamestop out of the picture.

Problem is, it doesn't have the fan base to begin with to succeed at such a thing. Developers haven't show much support for the psp and I can't see that changing with the Go.

ALSO, sony has been asked if the Psp Go was the rumored "psp 2" and they have said that it isn't. So there probably is a psp 2 not far away either. The Go really is justSony testing the waters of digital distribution. If it doesn't work at all, i expect the psp 2 will go back to umds, or if their smart, cartridges.

:lol: 250 for a PSP Go?

I only have a problem with the price. I like what they are trying to do with the Go. If it wasn't for every 6 year old and old lady having a DS, the PSP numbers would look very good.

As for the people with a library of umd games, Sony will have a trade in type program to get their games in digital format.

"Get Up And Go wrote:

I only have a problem with the price. I like what they are trying to do with the Go. If it wasn't for every 6 year old and old lady having a DS, the PSP numbers would look very good.

As for the people with a library of umd games, Sony will have a trade in type program to get their games in digital format.

They said they will give you 3 of your current UMD games in digital format... That's it.

"mor911 wrote:

They said they will give you 3 of your current UMD games in digital format... That's it.

Only if you live in Europe

http://psp.ign.com/articles/102/1028321p1.html

Otherwise, SOL.

Didnt realize that... This has got to be the dumbest move ever...

I blame the French.

I just dont understand a lot of the moves Sony has made in its gaming division over the last several years.

I don't own a PSP (surprisingly), and I like the idea of the PSPGo more than the normal PSP, just because you don't have to carry around games with you and stuff.

However, if I were to buy a PSP, it would probably be a used 3000 (or so), because I would just buy used games for it.

With that said, I don't know why anyone who currently has a PSP would upgrade to a Go, and I just don't know there is enough market there/left for the Go to be successful.

While many titles will be available for download, previously bought games won’t be playable on Sony’s new handheld.

http://tgs.gamespot.com/story/6230410/no-umd-conversion-for-psp-go

This looks like a move of desperation on Sony's part. They're being outsold by over a 2-1 ratio by the market leader. They're getting slaughtered, and they're trying to do something to compete.

IMO, Sony's arrogance is the reason why they're dead last in the market right now. They continue to believe that people will lay down for them, and fork over for the highest-priced hardware on the market simply because it says PlayStation on it.

If this thing flops big, which it likely will, it could be all she wrote for Sony in the hand-held market.

"mor911 wrote:

http://tgs.gamespot.com/story/6230410/no-umd-conversion-for-psp-go

WOW.

A redesign of a system that is in no way, shape, or form compatible with the games of the previous version. Who in their right mind would want to "upgrade" to that?

This is seriously the most ludicrous thing I've ever seen happen in this industry.

Sony's arrogance is comical...

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/25/sony-america-scraps-umd-to-psp-go-conversion-plans/

I love the idea of Sony going digital, I have a PSP and I hate the UMD's. However their execution of this seems to really, really bad. The system is expensive to say the least, I wouldn't go spend 250 on a new PSP.

The price for a pspGo is a joke...

For an extra $50 you can get a PS3.

I really dont understand what they were thinking, wouldnt the UMDless PSP make the handheld cheaper to make, thus you can afford to sell it at a lower price?

You can get a PSPGo from dell for less than $200 for the record.

I didnt even know what a psp go was.