Comments on: Boycott for PSP is a Go

By: PlayStation LifeStyle » Retailers Love The PSPgo, It Sells the PSP-3000

PlayStation LifeStyle » Retailers Love The PSPgo, It Sells the PSP-3000 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:19:28 +0000

[...] various retailers have gone on record saying the device won’t be sold in their stores, and the UK site Shopto.net saying: “As a [...]

By: What would YOU like to see in a video game store?

What would YOU like to see in a video game store? — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:01:50 +0000

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By: PlayStation LifeStyle » UK Doesn’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for PSP Go

PlayStation LifeStyle » UK Doesn’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for PSP Go — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:59:10 +0000

[...] not even be released, and be that as it may, a blast of hate has come towards the tiny handheld. Some UK retailers have denied the handheld from being sold in their stores, and others even have hateful words for the new Sony [...]

By: Captnstryker

Captnstryker — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:20:56 +0000

I really don’t blame retailers why sell an item that basically will mean no future sales form them, all content for a PSPgo will have to be purchased “NEW” from sony direct, not their store. The whole idea of digital distribution of PSN products is SONY’s way to keep a tight reigns on all profits.

I’m not turning in my UMD’s for a ‘digital copy’s’ I’m happy with my big psp it serves it’s purpose and plays all the digital content I want’, An improvement on the big PSP would have been some internal memory as a onboard storage to compliment the pro duo, but that would have too convenient

By: kirobz

kirobz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:23:32 +0000

The PSP Go looks really sweet and tempting. But I have to agree that it is quite overpriced. The production cost of the PSP Go is much lower than the current PSP. If Sony really want to push PSP G than the PSP 3000, Go’s price would be lower than the 3000′s. So, what’s the reall agenda sony?

By: DGR8Mc187

DGR8Mc187 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:34:40 +0000

I believe I already covered this, but as far as I know Sony will be letting Go owners turn in their UMD based games for vouchers to download these games to their new PSP Go

By: HavenXL

HavenXL — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:39:33 +0000

I agree with most of what has been said. Price is too much, stores might not make profit from game sells, but regardless it is just new tech, and choices. Alot of people love the idea of not haveing the annoying UMDs. Digital Distribution is on the rise, but again, it’s just another choice. No need to complain.

P.S.
@SignedAdam

Why do you have a little kid in you? I don’t know if I would be letting people in on that one. JK, lol.

By: shadowjin

shadowjin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:47:16 +0000

@ Cameron Teague

no need to explain to him, hes just making “noise”. its hard to take someone that made 1 comment in the last months on the PSL serious. If he follows news, especially on an item hes interested in, the UMD-PSPGO subject is highly talked about.

By: ThatBoyTim

ThatBoyTim — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:45:15 +0000

I want a PSP but not the PSP GO, this is too expensive in my opinion.

What can PSP GO do that 3000 cant?

By: Robotron

Robotron — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:38:40 +0000

@MakaiOokami
It can be “hacked” but not at a firmware level….it’s more at a memory level and it’s more for emulation since they can’t get retail games to run right. The PSP as an emulator machine is amazing so only being able to run homebrew and emulation makes it a light hack (that and it resets the hack if the PSP is ever fully shut down).
I don’t think it will ever be hacked at the hardware level though so game piracy of PSP titles is at 0% right now.

/on topic

If a retailer doesn’t want to sell the Go then they have the right not to. It’s their store, but you don’t have to shop there. I think the real issue here is retailer profit since there will be no game attachment to this product in store sales (retail makes more on games than on consoles)….and on that point I may just agree with them…even though I don’t want to….because if your trying to make money and now all your game sales are zero for a product you sell then I wouldn’t carry it either.

By: SolidCake_

SolidCake_ — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:55:37 +0000

I would explain to the kid the PSPGo doesn’t have a UMD drive, but Sony is working on a solution so you can still play your old games on the new unit. Sometimes in life you need to be patient and good things may come your way.

*cue violin and birds chirping*

Oh, and also, mommy needs to turn a few more tricks so we can afford the damn thing.

By: wtGp

wtGp — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:53:08 +0000

digital distribution is the future, evolve or die. This what retailers get for ripping off their customers with trade ins and game prices. Amazon & PSN FTW

By: Xael

Xael — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:12:07 +0000

@Makai

I agree the only reason retailers give a damn is because they won’t profit off of used UMD sales. And if this is any indication to the future, then OnLIVE won’t get any Video Game store support neither. I could care less about OnLIVE though. I know they will fail regardless. All I got to say is – The Second Video Game Crash is Immenent!!!!!!

By: shaper of form

shaper of form — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:16:49 +0000

@signedadam
So companies should not develop products because some consumers are too stupid to understand how it works. That makes a whole lot of sense.
It would be one thing if sony released it out of the blue and didnt tell anyone it had not UMD.
But everytime they have mentioned the psp go, they have said it has no UMD.
Your logic scares me.

By: MakaiOokami

MakaiOokami — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:02:57 +0000

Retailers can be dumbasses.

First off it’s not a retailer’s job to tell the customers what to buy and what not to buy.

Second off some of them are at fault with all the money lost due to used.

Now piracy isn’t so much an issue. The 3000 to my knowledge has not been hacked. I was able to bootleg Patapon 2 which was digital only. I know it was the U.S. Version because my U.S. save on the first one didn’t work with the european version.

This is a luxury item. If you think the price is too damn high, but a cheaper one and wait until it comes down in price. You know like what I’m doing with the DS?

This is targeting a very specific target. The price will come down if they realize it will come down. Retailers boycotting it is a freakin dumb ass move. Do they not know what the interwebz is? They want it they can find it somewhere else. Plus they’re just losing out.

They’re missing their last chance to profit on Go products other than the accessories, in order to make a stand because they want to see more UMD money and want a cut of the money that would otherwise go to the manufacturer and the developers.