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Post by Super Orbus on Aug 16, 2011 19:29:34 GMT -5
That's right, Sony's launching a new PSP model with no wifi. So it's like the anti-Go. WTF are they thinking, at this point in the system's life? I mean, who is this targeted at? People in Japan won't buy it, because they buy PSPs to play Monster Hunter with their friends. And I don't think a $30 price drop for a wifi-less model is going to be enough to move a lot of units in western markets either. Too little, too late. And no wifi means no PSN, and that's a pretty big hit for people who like DLC. I guess this might be popular with the homebrew crowd, but I don't think Sony is targeting them. |
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Post by Ike on Aug 16, 2011 19:55:48 GMT -5
This is really what they should've done in the first place instead of the Go. It's cheap and functional.
It's also Euro only, so there's that.
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Post by Sturat on Aug 16, 2011 20:16:17 GMT -5
WTF are they thinking, at this point in the system's life? I mean, who is this targeted at? For some reason, I finally cracked and ordered a PSP yesterday. I probably would have considered this if it were available for $99 in the US. |
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Post by susanismyalias on Aug 16, 2011 20:42:06 GMT -5
It's pretty.
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Post by Super Orbus on Aug 16, 2011 21:29:19 GMT -5
PSN is such a big part of Sony's strategy that at this point it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to launch a device that can't access it. (Update: It can - or at least get the games off it.) I dunno. Maybe this makes sense for the Euro market. Kotaku's article confirms it's for Europe only. It also mentions that it will still have access to PSN content. So maybe it's not quite as crazy as I first thought. I'm still not sure what they're thinknig, with Vita waiting in the wings though. Was the wifi component really that expensive at this point? |
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Post by evilakito on Aug 16, 2011 22:40:04 GMT -5
It does seem a bit silly to release a new model PSP this late in the game. That being said, I am a little jealous of the matte finish. It sure would be nice to have a PSP that can withstand the wrath of my oily skin.
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Post by PooshhMao on Aug 17, 2011 3:00:38 GMT -5
Stop bashing the Go please. I know it's the style these days, but I have both a PSP-3000 and a Go and I prefer the latter by miles.
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Post by kyouki on Aug 17, 2011 3:33:09 GMT -5
They should just release the Go for $99. I'd buy that.
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Post by kitten on Aug 17, 2011 5:28:07 GMT -5
Stop bashing the Go please. I know it's the style these days, but I have both a PSP-3000 and a Go and I prefer the latter by miles. Dude, just because you like the Go and the 3DS isn't going to make us walk on eggshells for you lol |
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Post by hidetoshidecide on Aug 17, 2011 7:48:11 GMT -5
They should just release the Go for $99. I'd buy that. If you can find one, Gamestop sells used ones for around $100. Might have been $110, I forget. Also, PSN stuff should work fine, as you can use a PC or a PS3 to download PSN games and then transfer them using USB. I haven't used the wi-fi on the PSP for downloading in ages, as it is much faster to dl onto a PS3 or PC and then transfer it. |
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Post by Ike on Aug 17, 2011 8:22:34 GMT -5
Stop bashing the Go please. I know it's the style these days, but I have both a PSP-3000 and a Go and I prefer the latter by miles. Yeah guys stop making fun of this thing that's twice as expensive as hardware with nearly identical specs and can't play half the stuff the cheaper model can. |
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Post by zellsf on Aug 17, 2011 10:30:21 GMT -5
PSP Go can actually play most games now, yai homebrew. And there was lots of price drops when it was discontinued somewhere.
As for this... Cheaper PSP is nice, but I wonder if wifi really cost that much.
Seems to be no way to replace the battery though, and that's a big negative if the battery is as bad as the one in the Go...
If it has a good battery, supports the memory stick pro duo, doesn't block homebrew and has a LCD screen better (and as large as 3000) than previous revisions, I'll probably consider it. I'm guessing that won't happen.
Edit: of course, if Vita gets homebrew, I won't get this. But I don't think that'll happen very quickly.
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Post by Ike on Aug 17, 2011 10:46:20 GMT -5
It's still kinda bad when "We had to hack this device to make it useful" is supposed to be an argument in favor of the machine's quality.
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Post by zellsf on Aug 17, 2011 10:52:58 GMT -5
It's not when compared to the 3000, because you would want to hack both of them.
Without comparison to the 3000 though, of course it is, but this shouldn't be news, all locked down firmware/operating systems are inferior to ones that can run anything.
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Post by Ike on Aug 17, 2011 11:12:58 GMT -5
I don't particularly want to hack any of my systems, actually. I don't see why people count homebrew capabilities as something that a product should be lauded for when in reality it's being modified to do something that it wasn't designed to do by the consumer. Speaking strictly out of the box, the Go is really a pretty shitty product. The vast majority of the market are not pirates and do not modify their systems in the way you describe I should "want" to. For the average consumer and people like myself who prefer not to pirate games and prefer hard copies of the games they buy, the Go is a PSP with its balls cut off.
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