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1.0 stars
"They dropped one proprietary device and put in another."
Pros: Slick Design
Cons: Smaller Screen, poor placement of analog stick, overall controls, and they have another freakin memory card format!?!?!
Summary: So... you can't use existing UMD based games and you aren't entitled to a digital copy since you bought the UMD version, so if you have $150 worth of UMD based games, even ones that just came out last month, they are basically obsolete. Same goes with movies, if you were foolish enough to actually spend an extra $5 to buy a copy of Kill Bill Vol. 2 that plays only on a small PSP screen, that disc is now also obsolete.
Worst of all is that they have moved on to another Sony Proprietary memory card format. As if the Memory Stick Duo already wasn't "standard issue" enough for people, Sony goes ahead and moves to an even more obscure memory card format. ***?!?!?
They basically dropped 1 failing proprietary hardware (UMD Discs) and put another in its place (Micro M2). Has Sony not learned that people are not fans of THEIR proprietary technology? (Mini Discs, ATRAC 3's, Memory Sticks, Betamax, etc)
I mean, I have a relative who is a die-hard Sony fan. And he too has every revision of the PSP. He's the type of person who actually has shelf space in his house for UMD movies.lol But he also has a bunch of Memory Stick Duo's for watching downloaded videos on his PSP, so now he's going to have to go out and buy a whole bunch of new memory cards for this new PSP. That is, if he's crazy enough to buy it.lol
I haven't really been a big fan of portable gaming since GBA. It seems to take itself too seriously. When I'm on the go, I don't want to play deep games where I have to really get into the storyline. I want to play quick fun games that I can play for a few minutes just to kill time while on the BART on the 5 minute ride home. That's why Nintendo DS and even iPhone/iPod Touch is so much more successful in the gaming arena (and yes I know PSP has sold a lot, but it's nowhere near as successful as DS and iPhone has already sold more units and apps than PSP has units and games.) they aren't trying too hard. Sony tends to try and please everyone with its products by marketing them towards enthusiasts, casual gamers, etc. But in the end they usually end up either pleasing nobody. I have a buddy who was a diehard PSP fan when it was still in the pipeline and when it first came out. Last time I went to his place, It was under his bed and looked like it had been their for quite some time.lol
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the psp isnt solely made for people to play for 10 minutes at a time, its a full-fledged gaming system. some even have video-out capability to play on TVs (and computers). i have everything from NES and GBA games to N64 and PS1 games on my psp, i have games for every occasion. the psp is what you make it. if you only buy deep, storyline-heavy games, thats all it will be for you. they have plenty of pick-up-and-play games, just FYI...
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I agree with Stimpak, though my PSP BROKE, lol. Read my review to see how.
My bed isn't even that high!
However, instead of having a PSP in one pocket and a wallet in the other....
I have an iPod (nano, 3rd gen) and my wallet in one pocket, while my Asthma inhaler and Nintendo DS Lite in the other. -
If you want to use UMDs, just use the PSP you currently have. Is Sony forcing you to buy a PSP Go? No. They're still supporting and manufacturing the PSP 3000. That means that they'll still be making UMDs. The PSP Go is just an option for people who don't want to carry around those UMD discs in one pocket, and their PSP in another. Instead, they want to have a phone or wallet in that other pocket.
Where to buy
Sony PSP Go (black):
$244.99 - $293.99
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