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Unofficially Official... PSP is a Go!
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http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/sonys-psp-go-leaks-out-before-e3-is-obviously-a-go/
Look up there, folks. That's the future of Sony's hopes and dreams in the handheld gaming sector. With just hours to go before the company's official E3 2009 press event, it looks like the pieces are all coming together. First a UMD-less game release, then a highly credible mole giving the PSP Go a name, and now -- live action shots. The images here were sourced from an obviously slipped June 2009 Qore video, and aside from giving us a look at the slider-based system, we're also told that it'll tout 16GB of internal memory, built-in Bluetooth and an undisclosed memory slot. If all goes well, it'll ship this Fall for a price to be determined, and it's actually not slated to replace the PSP-3000, as both of 'em will attempt to live on store shelves harmoniously... at least for awhile. Oh, and don't worry -- we'll be on hand in LA to bring you all the impressions we can muster early next week.
I've recently been turned on to iphone gaming. If sony puts together something similar I would like.
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It is also the most ugly design I've seen in a long time
Youtube vid from the quore video showing it in motion
my hand will break after about 5 minutes of gaming.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
Hopefully it'll knock down the price of the older models and I can just buy one of them.
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Maybe this will be different. Looks like a step up to me.
Step up how? Looks like that thing would make my thumbs fall right off. I also hate those sliding designs. They tend to break really easily. Ala my old Helio Ocean.
My only concern is that the screen still looks really vulnerable. I had hoped that any redesigned PSP would find a way to keep the screen safer.
That's an actual photo and video of it in action. How do you figure it's going to look any different?
Please
for the love of god
Just buy one of those those thin screen protectors like I have for my iPhone.
The original placement of the analog stick makes my thumb want to kill itself. There is no way for me to hold it and be comfortable, or enjoy a game that makes me use it.
Also, that stick placement is terrible. I'd be hitting the d-pad all the time by accident.
And the racism!
I've been playing fighters on every console and the D-pad on the playstation is the best one I can use.
However the one on the PSP is like pushed in more or some such and it's a bit cumbersome.
That other psp mock up with the monster hunter screen was a ton better looking, but looked a lot less comfortable than this one.
I'm still getting this, but only if it's below 200 bucks.
The D-pad on the 360 is certainly worse. Since the 360 has great analog placement, I never miss it, but its there and its terrible. Since the whole thing is connected, you hit down and it hits over instead instead.
Yeah, I'm going to agree with you there. The original PSP was the opposite, it looked great but was pretty uncomfortable to hold for long periods.
After the reaction it's been getting everywhere though, who knows if Sony will keep it? It wouldn't be the first time they've caved in to bad receptions of their designs, even if they were supposedly more comfortable (like the boomerang).
Anyway, this really should've been posted in the OP:
I tend to do it with all my handhelds. I have a mint GBA SP & Micro in box in case either one of those were to crap out on me, and as soon as Nintendo says they're stopping production on the DS Lite I'm gonna grab another one of those to put in storage as well.
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Focus on tying to use the analog stick while keeping your other finger on the L-Button.
For everyone who has a PSP next to him:
Pick the PSP up normally, place your thumb on the analog stick and your index finger on the L-Button.
Now move your thumb to the right,until you reach the "P" in the "PSP" logo.
That is how you hold this thing
After the mystery of this thing going on for years, finally seeing this is kind of a letdown. Unless there's some miraculous new content, there's nothing that would get me to swap off my custom-firm PSP-2000 with separate memory sticks, but I guess it's the same appeal as the DSi: Rebooting the look and adding some new features to try and spur new customers instead of trying to get existing PSP owners to upgrade.
Actually, the cool part is that because it's finally ditched the UMD drive, we can push more digital distro. I'm curious to see how pricing will roll out in the coming months.
Holding it in my hands and looking at the picture, I'm pretty sure you're completely wrong. The nub wouldn't be down by the P. Putting my thumb pretty much exactly where the nub is in the picture is actually WAY more comfortable than the way they have it now (where you have to have your thumb pulled back towards your hand in a weird way).
I'll stick with my PSP1000.
So I have to buy two PSPs if I want to play the older games AND the new games? See, I've already got a pretty good amount of UMD games from various clearances but I haven't got a PSP yet. Is there any way to get these on a PSP Go?
Exactly what I was thinking. I'm not sure how you could even make that comparison, the PSP Go is pretty obviously a lot smaller than the original PSP.
Vegan: Wait and see until they actually announce the system. There've been rumours that there'll be a way to transfer UMD's onto a memory stick, so hopefully that's the case.
The important thing again is the software and while I can't stand UMD's if they are like 75% cheaper in shops than the usual £29.99 handheld title then this device won't get far.
Just get a PSP 2000 and put custom firmware on it. You can access the PSN store from the current PSPs, they are not being cut off from digital distribution.
Wait, if these new online-only PSP games are going to be available on older PSPs, what the hell is the point of the PSP Go?