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The PSPGo! Is due out on 2nd October this year and heralds Sony's attempt at trying to make their games machine more like an Ipod.
Gone is the UMD drive and in its place is a 16GB flash drive inside the console. This allows you to download a fair number of games from the newly re-designed PSP store as well as movies, music and media.
Other changes include the funky new smaller look, thanks to storing the controls in a slide out unit (similar to some smartphone sliding keyboards) and the lack of a removable battery has allowed Sony to further slim down the unit. The memory sticks have been changed to the new micro models, which will hold the current 16gb capacity and 32gb when it arrives, further adding to the 16gb internal storage.
Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having the same battery life.
Sony hope to have a system for registering your old PSP games as well, so you can take all those UMD discs and just download the games to your PSP instead. How this works in practice without people taking advantage of it remains to be seen, you'll probably need to physically send in the discs though.
The other iPod like features will be the 'minis', small games under 100MB which will be available on launch for both the PSP Go and older models. Sony are adding more full games as well to the PSP store to give you another way of buying games, but bear in mind that the older PSPs use Memory Stick Pro Duos which are still pretty expensive for any meaningful capacity.
So, really, the only other option to consider is the price. £225 at retail compared to £140 for the PSP 3000 and less if you're willing to go second hand or get a discontinued PSP3000 pack for £120 from GAME.
Gone is the UMD drive and in its place is a 16GB flash drive inside the console. This allows you to download a fair number of games from the newly re-designed PSP store as well as movies, music and media.
Other changes include the funky new smaller look, thanks to storing the controls in a slide out unit (similar to some smartphone sliding keyboards) and the lack of a removable battery has allowed Sony to further slim down the unit. The memory sticks have been changed to the new micro models, which will hold the current 16gb capacity and 32gb when it arrives, further adding to the 16gb internal storage.
Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having the same battery life.
Sony hope to have a system for registering your old PSP games as well, so you can take all those UMD discs and just download the games to your PSP instead. How this works in practice without people taking advantage of it remains to be seen, you'll probably need to physically send in the discs though.
The other iPod like features will be the 'minis', small games under 100MB which will be available on launch for both the PSP Go and older models. Sony are adding more full games as well to the PSP store to give you another way of buying games, but bear in mind that the older PSPs use Memory Stick Pro Duos which are still pretty expensive for any meaningful capacity.
So, really, the only other option to consider is the price. £225 at retail compared to £140 for the PSP 3000 and less if you're willing to go second hand or get a discontinued PSP3000 pack for £120 from GAME.
True, 97.5 mm / 3.8 inches compared to 107.5mm / 4.3 inches, not major but still smaller.
To me the added cost was too much but I can understand those who do change over.
However, news that Sony is bringing out a proper 16GB Memory Stick Pro Duo in Europe means that the other PSPs can have more memory, though knowing Sony this will cost a fortune to start with!
To me the added cost was too much but I can understand those who do change over.
However, news that Sony is bringing out a proper 16GB Memory Stick Pro Duo in Europe means that the other PSPs can have more memory, though knowing Sony this will cost a fortune to start with!
pb wrote:
> Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a
> major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having
> the same battery life.
Same resolution but the screen is smaller remember.
> Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a
> major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having
> the same battery life.
Same resolution but the screen is smaller remember.
The PSPGo! Is due out on 2nd October this year and heralds Sony's attempt at trying to make their games machine more like an Ipod.
Gone is the UMD drive and in its place is a 16GB flash drive inside the console. This allows you to download a fair number of games from the newly re-designed PSP store as well as movies, music and media.
Other changes include the funky new smaller look, thanks to storing the controls in a slide out unit (similar to some smartphone sliding keyboards) and the lack of a removable battery has allowed Sony to further slim down the unit. The memory sticks have been changed to the new micro models, which will hold the current 16gb capacity and 32gb when it arrives, further adding to the 16gb internal storage.
Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having the same battery life.
Sony hope to have a system for registering your old PSP games as well, so you can take all those UMD discs and just download the games to your PSP instead. How this works in practice without people taking advantage of it remains to be seen, you'll probably need to physically send in the discs though.
The other iPod like features will be the 'minis', small games under 100MB which will be available on launch for both the PSP Go and older models. Sony are adding more full games as well to the PSP store to give you another way of buying games, but bear in mind that the older PSPs use Memory Stick Pro Duos which are still pretty expensive for any meaningful capacity.
So, really, the only other option to consider is the price. £225 at retail compared to £140 for the PSP 3000 and less if you're willing to go second hand or get a discontinued PSP3000 pack for £120 from GAME.
Gone is the UMD drive and in its place is a 16GB flash drive inside the console. This allows you to download a fair number of games from the newly re-designed PSP store as well as movies, music and media.
Other changes include the funky new smaller look, thanks to storing the controls in a slide out unit (similar to some smartphone sliding keyboards) and the lack of a removable battery has allowed Sony to further slim down the unit. The memory sticks have been changed to the new micro models, which will hold the current 16gb capacity and 32gb when it arrives, further adding to the 16gb internal storage.
Other than this, though, many will find that it's not really a major change from the PSP 3000, using the same screen and having the same battery life.
Sony hope to have a system for registering your old PSP games as well, so you can take all those UMD discs and just download the games to your PSP instead. How this works in practice without people taking advantage of it remains to be seen, you'll probably need to physically send in the discs though.
The other iPod like features will be the 'minis', small games under 100MB which will be available on launch for both the PSP Go and older models. Sony are adding more full games as well to the PSP store to give you another way of buying games, but bear in mind that the older PSPs use Memory Stick Pro Duos which are still pretty expensive for any meaningful capacity.
So, really, the only other option to consider is the price. £225 at retail compared to £140 for the PSP 3000 and less if you're willing to go second hand or get a discontinued PSP3000 pack for £120 from GAME.