Sony Offers an Easy Solution for Moving Content from PSP to the PSP Go
When the PSP Go launches October 1st, many exisiting PSP users will be upgrading to the new digital only portable. The PSP Go comes with 16GB of memory on board, and a Memory Stick Micro M2 slot to increase your memory by up to an additional 16GB. Sony will be releasing along side the PSP Go, it’s own PSP branded Memory Stick Micro M2. Included wil be an easy solution so you can seamlessly move content from your old PSP-1000, PSP-2000, or PSP-3000, to your new PSP Go.
Along with the Memory Stick Micro M2, will come a free Memory Stick Pro Duo Adapter, so you can pop it in your PSP-1000, 2000, or 3000, allowing for easy moving of games, music, pics, and movies over to your PSP go.
Check out the official press release below:
Put more in. Get more out
• New Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) line ideal for PSPgo: choice of 8GB and 16GB cards
• Huge extra capacity for games, music, films and pictures
• Free Duo-size adaptor included for use on other PSP systems as well (PSP-3000, PSP-2000 and PSP-1000)
• 16GB M2 music promotion – buyers can download 100 tracks for freeOctober will see the launch of PSPgo, a new of evolution of PSP handheld from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. With its ultra-portable design and digital content focus, PSPgo will take its place alongside the PSP-3000 to deliver the ultimate mobile gaming experience.
Memory Stick™ Micro is the perfect way to get the most out of PSPgo. The 16GB M2 card doubles the standard memory, hugely increasing the range of games, movies, music and photos at your fingertips. The Memory Stick Micro will also include a free Duo-size adaptor, making it easy for people to use their M2 card on PSP systems they may already own (PSP-3000, PSP-2000 and PSP-1000). The choice of high capacity 8GB and 16GB M2 cards means maximum added value for PSPgo owners wanting to get the absolute best from the console. The huge boost in capacity is an open invitation to download more games and movies from the Playstation®Network, putting more entertainment at your command wherever and whenever you want it. With so much space to play with, there’s room for a huge choice of music and photos too. The 16GB M2 card can hold 7 PSP games (based on an average size of 700MB), 4 movies (approximately 1.5GB each), 900 songs (based on a 4 minute 128Kbps MP3 average per track) and 2000 photos (at 5 megapixel resolution).
To mark the launch, the 16GB M2 card will come with an exceptional music promotion delivered in partnership with Sony Music over the winter period. Using a special code in the packaging, customers will be entitled to download 100 tracks from an online choice of over 30,000 available online from Sony Music. Consumers will be able to play and store their favourite music on their PSPgo. Taking advantage of this very special offer is quick, easy and absolutely free.
Memory Stick™ is the ideal companion for any PSP system. From October, all PSP owners will have a choice of Memory Stick products to suit every requirement. In addition to the new 8GB and 16GB M2 cards, a full range of Memory Stick PRO Duo™ cards in sizes from 2GB to 16GB is also available.
23 Responses to “Sony Offers an Easy Solution for Moving Content from PSP to the PSP Go”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Great article Sev! haha ok ok, I’m partial to this news tip
But this really is good news. I like the boxart too.
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Nice, Sev! That’s awesome. A 32GB PSP sounds great, but with the PSP Go priced at $250, this can easily add up to well over what it should be.
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:38 PM
So I’m thinking an extra 60 bucks or so to play the games you already own, on top of the PSP Go which costs as much as two DS’s? Somehow I don’t think Amazon will have much trouble keeping these things in stock
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Ummm, I don’t have a PSP(waiting for PSP Go to be released) but from what I’ve been able to dig up online, the PSP-3000 and its predecessors don’t have much in the way of onboard storage. The specs I found online for the PSP-3000 indicate that it’s only got maybe 38 MB of storage without plugging in a memory stick. If pretty much all of a PSP’s downloaded content is stored on a Memory Stick Pro Duo, what’s the point of including an adapter designed to allow a Memory Stick Micro to interface with a PSP-3000 and earlier models?
09/02/2009 at 3:17 PM
I have a PSP-2000, you’re right that the older ones don’t have much as for storage. Here’s where it would be helpful. If you didn’t want to upgrade to a PSP Go, but need a new memory card, you could buy one of these M2s with the adapter.
Then use it for a while, putting videos, games, save files, and anything you want on it. Then when you’re ready to upgrade to a PSP Go, or it drops in price, then you take the M2 out of the adapter and put the M2 card into your PSP Go.
A free adapter isn’t all that bad, right?
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Man, X-mas is going to be expensive. Uncharted 2, God of War Collection, Borderlands, PSP Go, $70 of PSN Cash, and now this.
09/02/2009 at 3:18 PM
You don’t NEED this. But may be nice down the road if you find the 16GB storage is not enough.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:01 PM
“The 16GB M2 card doubles the standard memory, hugely increasing the range of games, movies, [etc]…at your fingertips…The 16GB M2 card can hold 7 PSP games…”
Ugh, maybe I’m slow; but I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to get my GoW: CoO (from my Kratos PSP purchase) playable on a PSP GO!
09/02/2009 at 3:21 PM
We’re still waiting to hear of Sony’s solution for UMD purchased games.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:29 PM
For content you buy online the PS3 is great for holding all those PSP games (if you upgraded your HDD), but I think Sony should release a UMD game ripper or some solution for people who have already bought the game.
How about a utility on your PS3 that reads the game to the PS3 from the UMD and stores it for transfer to the PSPgo? C’mon Sony this would = more sales.
09/03/2009 at 10:34 AM
No it wouldn’t – it would equal more rentals. Everyone would just do that. They’d have to only allow you to do it once for each disc, which is a pretty tough technological problem.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 PM
I do believe Sony mentioned a one time deal where you can send in your PSP UMD games and be sent a voucher to tranfer them digitally to your Go. If I am correct that would be the best route.
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 PM
@DGR i agree! This would be more prone to piracy, imo.
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I don’t see in the press release where Sony stated you can swap games. they mentioned everything but games. I don’t believe they have a solution for games UMD/Digital. Maybe digital can be re-downloaded on the PSN, but still no solution for UMD. You might consider changing the article to reflect “hopefully” games.
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:58 PM
I can’t imagine how expensive the 16gb bundle will be, but those 100 included songs is nice. Does that mean the psp is getting a music store then or will thiat be integrated in to the new media go pc software
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 PM
[...] PlayStation Lifestyle] pay per click [...]
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:49 PM
I got all excited at first is this was the way to pull my umd games into my go… guess no reason for that yet.
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Damn I thought this was about UMD transfers.
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:45 PM
[...] Fuente: Playstation lifestyle [...]
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 PM
If only it were a UMD transfer kit…. =(
BTW, how do you guys post emoticons?
09/03/2009 at 10:38 AM
colon as opposed to equal sign?
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 PM
I’m just not seeing how investing in a PSPgo is a good idea when you can pick up a PS3 for 50 bucks more? I’m talkin in general if one didn’t already have one or the other.
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:35 AM
^ I don’t think many people buy a portable INSTEAD of a home console. That’s never been an argument.
09/03/2009 at 10:39 AM
*DING*
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:50 PM
To be honest it isn’t that much of a size increase. I have a CR-5400 that adapts 2 micro sd cards into a pro duo card, so currently im running on two 8gb micro sdhc cards with tons of games movies and music, bigger than my ipod
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:58 PM
hehe idont have any versions of the psp….so im gonna start fresh with the PSPgo and i have friends willing to let me borrow there 3000’s so can i download their games onto my go?….all for free? any1 know??
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:06 PM
I wonder has anyone realized that the new all digital format of the PSPgo is actually a step toward insuring video games will never decrease in price, once they phase out UMD PSP’s, older titles will likely never decrease in price.
Why would there be a need too? since in theory they can just copy & sell, repeat forever… You’ll never own a tangible thing.. if you delete it likely your screwed, and never be able to buy low and sell at profit.. “RIP Cheap games” I think the PSPgo is a corporate money maker and a consumer money pit.
A more consumer pro system would have had a way to transfer the UMDs you own to the PSPgo (even temporarily like for 60days) that would mean you’d have to re-copy it and not just trade it off or share UMD’s.
September 4th, 2009 at 1:53 AM
Maybe I am just too tired and am missing something here but…
This sounds like the stupidest thing Sony has suggested in a while. How does this help you transer stuff from your old PSP to your shiny new Go when the current PSP’s store all the saved data on the Memory Stick Duo you will have to REMOVE so you can insert the new M2 with it’s silly adapter?? Transfering game saves, music files, etc from the old PSP to the Go isn’t a problem (hello USB cable). In fact, I have never heard anyone mention it as a concern.
I hope this is some sort of joke and Sony is going to address the real problem of the UMD’s. I would really like to get a Go, I love the idea of not having to lug around UMD’s or cartridges. To me, that’s a truly portable gaming system. But I am going to wait to see if they can solve UMD problem. Because if I do get one, more than likely I’ll keep my 2000 for my husband to play. Why in the world would I want to turn in all my UMD’s just to have the right to download what I already own? Talk about crippling my 2000! Then I have to go buy a bigger Memory Stick unless I want to go plug it into the PS3 every time I want to change games.
I got a PSP 1000 when they first came out and I’ve been a fan ever since. The sad thing is, I am really afraid Sony is going to leave exisiting UMD owners out to dry. And that is going to feel like a bit of a kick in the teeth to loyal Sony fans.
September 4th, 2009 at 7:48 PM
PSPgo ruuulleeess!! any1 agree?