The PSP Go is a very desirable piece of kit; it addresses some of the form-factor issues of the traditional elongated PSP design, while also improving battery life considerably and completely ridding itself of UMDs – Sony's much-touted proprietary disc medium that did about as well as MiniDiscs.
However, the overall success of the PSP Go is hardly assured. In a marketplace as congested and competitive as the mobile gaming scene, even gaming juggernaut Sony should be cautious about its approach. Interestingly, of late this has been geared towards direct-downloadable content – essentially cutting out the retail middleman and selling games directly to PSP owners.
It's a massively risky strategy in a lot of ways, but there's a lot to gain as well – and here's why.
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Check out the new additions of Final Fantasy IX merch launched for the 25th anniversary, featuring a charming Vivi mug and plush bag.
@andy85 so you can get it from PlayAsia no Tarrifs but shipping is 23$ at least ,but it is an option. A little less than 50$ with shipping. I had to have it
Coming out at £44 ($60) here. Jeez as much as I want it that's a little bit of a stupid price. Managed to find it for £35 elsewhere. Still crazy for a mug. Might wait and see if the square Enix store get it
This will be the first time the original 1993 arcade Ridge Racer has appeared on home consoles.
I hear rumors that Evercade may also be getting a Namco Arcade cart with RR and Tekken on it. That would be sweet as their previous Namco Console carts have also recently been updated to work on the VS. Previously, they only had the license to the handheld. so the OG Evercade and the EXP and even the Alpha were supported, but not the VS.
I think I'll wait till they come out with PSP2(as long as it has two analog nubs).
I still don't know why people are comparing the IPhone to the PSP. If anything, it should be the DSi that should be in the firing line as they're both touch screen devices. I don't think a gamer that is used to playing his games using actually need physical controls (like fighting games) would throw his PSP away and get an Iphone. The games don't even have the same production values, I mean look at Metal Gear on the Iphone and compare it to ANY Metal Gear on the PSP......no contest.
The only reason I won't get one is I prefer my bigger screen, having the option to play my old UMD's as well as the new digital games and the price point. I can get a 16GB card for my PSP as well, though admittedly the PSP GO has 16GB on board AND you can an extra 16GB card to it using it's memory slot to beef it up to 32GB! That does tempt me a little......
I alos don't understand the fascination of having two analogue sticks on a handheld. No handdheld in history has had two analogue sticks and yet people think it's a necessity now. If I were sony and it's game developers, I'd stop making all 1st person and 3rd person action games on the PSP, that would shut everybody up lol
Two analogue sticks are definitely a must for the next gen PSP. I probably won't buy a PSP GO though. The price of it and the fact that it can't play UMDs are why I'll turn it down.