New PSP? Yep, it's a Go

NextGen Player writes:

"Make no mistake, this year's E3 Expo was full of surprises. But for every surprise there was at least one leak, including perhaps the worst kept secret of E3 '09 -- the PSP Go. Ironically enough, the source of the leak was Sony's own June issue of Qore that tipped off mainstream game media and set the blogosphere on fire. Sure there were indications that a new handheld was in development even before this video surfaced, but the Qore issue confirmed our suspicions.

So now that the word is officially out, I thought we could take a look together at just what this new device will offer."

[BadboyCivic]

with some iphone like aps, then i would get it.otherwise i see no need to retire my 3000

[KingHippo19]

From what my insiders at Sony have told me they are planning on adding apps to the PSP Go.

[clixx33]

Good, 'cause it's not even targeted to you... It's for the people who have yet to buy a PSP and are looking for a less bulkier way to travel with it.

[KingHippo19]

I couldn't agree with clixx33 more.

[NOOBKILLA]

Ok guys look; lets keep everything in perspective here. You have the PSP-3000 that won't be discontinued and the new PSP Go. I believe Sony is trying to have the PSP-3000 battle the DSi and the PSP Go battle the Ipod. Don't forget guys, a 16GB Ipod is $299, $50 more than a PSP Go. Buy.com has a 16GB M2 card for $60. So for $310 you can have a 32GB PSP Go, $10 more than a 16GB Ipod.

Sony has realized how much Apple is making with people playing games on their Ipod and Iphone, Sony naturally wants a piece of the pie. So off the back people who do not have a PSP currently might consider getting a PSP Go. The people who DO have a PSP currently will need to be further convinced.

I think if Sony did their version of the Apple's App Store to put in the PSN that would convince people to upgrade.

I’m an adult hardcore gamer and tech geek with a job so I will be getting it anyway…LOL

[PS3istheshit2]

so i would use it as a ipod and the upcoming video games are insanely good and the size of it is similar to an ipod so it wouldnt be a bulge in your pocket like the older psp (cuz theres not too much space left in my pants) rawr
but the only reason i can think to not buy it is the price
$250 is way too expensive for my budget

[PinkUni]

they still havent got any apps for that thing and yet its a much more powerful system

i could really use a word processor or a drawing app

[Johnny Rotten]

having the ability to use bluetooth for either headphones or for my car stereo is awesome! too bad it's out of my rice range :(

[Cyrax_87]

Yeah, gotta hate that rice range, eh? =P

[evilmonkey501]

rice does it take to buy one?

[xman06]

Cyrax that made my whole day a lot better

[KingHippo19]

Not quite sure what the rice to dollar ratio is but I assume it's quite high. The PSP Go probably costs as least a potato sack of rice.

[Johnny Rotten]

I'm currently laid off so ya I'm out of the "rice range" and ramen noddle range! Give it time and I'll picking one of these up... just not now!

[evilmonkey501]

doesn't mistakenly pre announce new hardware. It was intentionally leaked early to create buzz for Sony during e3. Did it work?

[Mr Face Creamer]

Just gave writers and journalists more time to produce PSP Go bashing articles.

[Panthers]

I am LOVING the size of this thing. SO much smaller and more portable. Cant wait!!!

[Sanhlami]

want one
for 200

[keysy420]

hell yeah it worked

[RecSpec]

That the dreaded GameStop does a deal similar to the DSi one.

Old system plus cash = new PSP go!

[kaveti6616]

If it doesn't offer more powerful hardware than existing PSPs, then I really don't understand why anyone would go out and buy this. My mind seriously cannot grasp it.

[Too_Hyped]

Because it's more portable, lighter and sexy.

Not very hard to grasp actually.

[xabmol]

It's a sexy PSP1 redesign.

People with too much money will buy one. Me? I'll stick with my 2000.

[kaveti6616]

For people who have never bought a PSP, this might make a good purchase, but for people who already have one, why the hell would you buy this when you can just play any upcoming game on your regular PSP in the same quality. If I owned a PSP, I still wouldn't buy this simply because I don't want to spend another 200 bucks for hardware that doesn't even outperform what I already spent 200 bucks for years ago.

Would you buy a PS3 if it had exactly the same capabilities as the PS2 but in a sleeker, sexier design?

[CobraKai]

I know the screen itself is smaller but for some reason, it looks like the PSP1000 has a wider aspect ratio. It might just be an optical illusion since the psp1000 as a whole is wider than the pspgo.

[GravyPie]

The actual games support for the PSP is in a shocking state. So, until I see some commitment from Sony; concentrating on games rather than the next bit of tech show off/gadget/firmware; they can keep it.
I have a import Lavender PSP3000 and almost nothing I want to play on it. My DS is in constant use.
Games first please Sony.