Oh, dear. The first sales reports of the PSP Go started trickling out yesterday, and they were sorta so-so, let’s say. (It’s no PS3 Slim, that’s for sure!) More details have emerged today, and, again, the PSP Go isn’t exactly lighting the world on fire.
An online retailer, ShopTo (I guess it’s big in the UK), has characterized the PSP Go’s start as “slow.” You can’t get any more dire than that, I don’t think.
What could be holding the PSP Go back? Well, for one, the reviews weren’t great, so perhaps people got scared off. Two, $250, really? (It’s even more in Europe.) Three, maybe people just aren’t prepared to drop their physical media yet? (The 802.11b connection doesn’t exactly help when you’re trying to download 1.00GB+ games.)
Sony did ostensibly bundle the biggest PSP game ever, Gran Turismo, with the system in Europe, so it can’t be that.
Or, maybe, the PSP, from Day One, back in 2004 or 2005, was never meant to be?
PSP Hoe?
did you mean ho smart guy?
PSP No? How hard was that?
1 word ” FAIL “
I personally haven’t played with a Go yet, but I can’t imagine my hands being any more cramped than they already are on my second gen. PSP. I can only play games for maybe an hour before I have to take breaks because I’m so cramped. Also, it’s not hackable totally yet. I am convinced that a very high percentage of the gamers who bought the previous generations of PSP’s were for hacking capabilities. I was one of them.
PSP Blows? How about with a bit of Simpson’s flare? PSP DOH! :p
By the way, the problem is simple. You stated the first part of it, that people aren’t ready for digital only and neither is this device. The other problem is that there was no problem to begin with. They ruined a good thing by trying to refresh the PSP to bring in more customers. In other words, they got greedy and then ruined an already great device. It’s mostly aesthetics. Like I’ve said before, bring it back to the old PSP, add-in a Touchscreen (or not), give it wireless G or N and give it a second analog stick. Hell, they could keep everything they have right now with this device, throw it inside of the old PSP and even THAT would sell better.
“Or, maybe, the PSP, from Day One, back in 2004 or 2005, was never meant to be?”
Funny how the system that was “never meant to be” managed to sell more in excess of 50 million worldwide.
That something “sells” doesn’t necessarily make it “good”
*kuch* WinMo *kuch*
802.11b is no excuse in this day and age, the pricing doesn’t exactly do it either.
i think d psp go is awsomeeeee
$450 in Australia. We win!
Methinks you could have picked a better word than “ostensibly.” ;P Anyway, did anyone (even Sony) really expect the PSP Go to light up the sales charts?
Wait a second. *Rereads article* 802.11b? WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT?! *facepalm* Sony, come on.
I will say your last line is pretty weak for an overall portable gaming system family that has actually done pretty well for Sony and (up to the Go at least) has been almost universally liked by gamers.
I’m tied to my 1st generation PSP as it still does all the jobs i want it to. Streaming TV shows from my PS3, surfing the internet in bed (again remotely via the PS3) and playing the odd game.
PSP Go is an opportuntity lost. A second analogue stick and maybe even a touchscreen would have made this a day one purchase for me, even at the ridiculously high price point (Just £25 quid cheaper than a PS3 slim…. really!)
Sony are doing wonders with PS3 now, let’s hope that PSP Go.. lite is just around the corner, complete with the features that we’ve been requesting since the PSP first came out.
Remember, you don`t own “your” games, you can`t swap “your” games with friends and can`t resell “your” games…. but Sony will charge you the same price as a disc …… ohhhh and don`t upset Sony, by writing something on a forum they don`t like, then they will just cancel your account and your won`t have any access to “your” games …… just die Sony, just DIE …..
Is it really true that they’ll just cancel your account?? If true, that alone would make me never download anything from them!
Its a nice looking console
What a joke !!! All the investment I have made in my previous PSP games, and there is no way to transfer them to the new PSP GO. Who are the clever gurus in Sony that make these decisions ? Sony – you are dreaming. Why would anyone buy a PSP GO ? Interesting to see that Nedgame has decided to boycott the PSP GO. Sony, you had such a good opportunity to embrace the gamer industry, but through greed & stupidity, you have failed miserably.
The Psp Go is very unique its not the PSP2 nor is it replacing the UMD its just the PSP’s baby Sony is only trying to see if the non UMD psp will be good in the future I personally am getting a PSP Go because I hate UMDs and the 16gb is very useful so why complain about it if you cant even afford to get 1? I congratule Sony with a job well done.