PSPgo has the Upper Hand According to Sony
The PSPgo just came out this past Thursday and it is already gaining quite a following behind the sleek little handheld.
Since it was announced by Sony at E3 many gamers have exclaimed that they need a solution for the UMD’s they already own. Sony has stated that currently they do not have a solution for this. There has been much criticism because of not having a viable solution to this problem. This could hurt sales in the long run, but that is for another discussion.
Sony have also stated that it is not intended to replace the current 3000 model that has been on retailers shelves. The target behind this handheld is the older market, the ones that are constantly on the go. That is one huge difference between the Go and the 3000, the Go actually can fit into a gamer’s pockets with ease, and that convenience factor is a huge deal to many people.
Another obvious reason behind the handheld is to go head to head with the iPhone. The iPhone has a huge following of users behind it. Sony wants to tap into this market, they would be foolish not to.
The Product Manager for the PSP in the UK, Claire Backhouse, had a few things regarding the PSPgo.
When asked about the Sony’s decisions to come out with both the PS3 Slim and the PSPgo she had this to say:
“The Slim is actually taking over from the old PS3, whereas with PSP Go we’re not taking over from the PSP 3000, it’s very much a console that’s going to sit alongside the PSP 3000.“
She also stated that though the games are being focused on right now, that will change in the near future.
“In the next couple of months you’ll get other people that are interested in just general entertainment and things like Skyping – you can Skype on the console really easily – and going on the net, checking Facebook, that sort of thing”
Then came the comparisons to the iPhone where Backhouse had this to say:
“At the end of last year we ran a ‘whole world in your hands’ campaign for PSP 3000 and that was very much functionality-led. We told people you can watch movies on it, you can take photos with it, you can store your music on it and everything. And I think PSPgo is even more so because you do want it in consumer’s minds that it can do all those things as well and that makes it even better than an iPhone, I think. So we are pushing all those elements as well.”
While the quality of the games is obviously better on the PSPgo, is it really necessary to constantly compare it to the iPhone? One is a phone and the other is a portable gaming device. In the end it’s up to the consumer to decide.
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October 5th, 2009 at 12:04 PM
“We told people you can watch movies on it, you can take photos with it, you can store your music on it and everything.”———-since when can you ‘take’ photos with a psp?
10/05/2009 at 12:14 PM
There is a PSP Camera that can attach to the top of the PSP using the USB port. This is not an option for the PSPgo however.
October 5th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
the PSP can do anything. Its a multifunction gaming device
October 5th, 2009 at 1:08 PM
oh i didnt know about the usb camera
October 5th, 2009 at 1:24 PM
@dragon
are you sure it’s not possible? What about that spare tire looking contraption that allows all previous ports to connect to the Go? No worky?
Also, If Sony really wants to compete, they’re going to have to get the minis posted pronto. The app store is HUGE, not just content wise, but popularity as well. If sony doesn’t dedicate a considerable amount of man power to updating and running their mini’s store as a separate entity, it’s not going to be the success they’re trying to magic up with their wizard kits.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Add a phone functionality. That’ll do the trick.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:43 PM
@ joinsideke
it does look like spare tire.. haha that was my first image when i say its design.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Yeah , there is actually a story of a Japanese guy getting caught trying to use the PSP camera to get a panty shot of a schoolgirl on the subway. So yeah it does take pics, lol
October 5th, 2009 at 5:04 PM
The camera attachs on the top usb port of the 3000series on down and it screwed in on the two side holes. Just like the TV tuner in Japan and I think China.
October 5th, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Here’s an idea for a UMD solution: Take a page from Microsquash’s playbook(their HD-DVD peripheral for the 360) and make a UMD drive you can connect to the PSP Go via the multifunction port. If you want to play a UMD on your PSP Go, just put it in the UMD drive peripheral, connect the UMD drive peripheral to your PSP Go and you’re good to go.
October 5th, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Any easy fix would be to create a software application that can make ‘time limited’ copys of your UMD’s (say limited to 30days) so a person would have to keep the UMD.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Just one problem with that idea, Captnstryker: You’d need a UMD drive to make the time-limited copy. At present, not too many of those outside of a PSP-x000
October 6th, 2009 at 4:36 AM
@jumperprime but that takes away entirely from the whole “Portablility” asspoint.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:04 PM
The PSPgo is priced too high. $250 for a mediocre portable game device, or $300 for the PS3 console… It’s pretty obvious which is the best deal (for me). But if you’re constantly on the “go” (forgive the pun), then the PSPgo may be worth it, though only if you don’t already own a PSP 2000 or 3000.
October 11th, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Really?
I wonder why Sony of all people would say the PSPgo has the upper hand?
Maybe because they MADE IT AND OWN IT!
God DAMMIT!
October 18th, 2009 at 7:01 AM
nice shot, i like it!
Sincerly,
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