PSP Go a failure - Should we buy one.

gurpswoo1 · #1 11-19-2010, 03:46 PM

The PSP go has been a complete failure, if not the biggest video game failure. sold worst than the Nokia n-gage - LOL.

So I ask, should we buy a good sealed unit in the next month or so, knowing that Sony is very very close to ceasing production of the PSP-Go in the next 3-4 months. Can't see Sony keep losing money with giving away free games and no one buying any new ones.

Like the Nintendo Virtual boy it could be worth a considerably amount of money in the future with so few being sold.

Or the fact that you can't play any games because of the digital media make this completely worthless.

Prices for this unit will fall fast during Dec and Jan.

twistedsymphony · #2 11-19-2010, 04:37 PM

I think it'll end up being worthless since you don't have physical media for it...

at about $200 a pop I think it will be a LONG time before you'd see a return on investment... if ever.

who knows though...

gurpswoo1 · #3 11-19-2010, 06:38 PM

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think it'll end up being worthless since you don't have physical media for it

I completely agree - I think I will buy one when they reach sub $100 (£75) mark. I know it will take years if not a decade to get the money back.

Mandingo · #4 11-19-2010, 07:14 PM

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I think it'll end up being worthless since you don't have physical media for it...

Yep.

scourdx · #5 11-21-2010, 06:10 AM

I heard someone manage to get it running with emulator and Homebrew game. You cannot play PSP ISO games, but the only thing you can do is play homebrew games like Counter Strike. It uses official firmware and you don't need to flash your firmware.

Source

Mandingo · #6 11-25-2010, 02:45 PM

I shall get one if the price ever nears $100. In the meantime, Amazon.com currently has a sale on the PSPGo for $150, which is $50 off reg. price.

gurpswoo1 · #7 11-25-2010, 04:14 PM

It still hard to believe that sony thinks it can charge more money for a device with less features than he original. they must think their fan base is a bunch of muppets.

I think at $100 it will start to fly off the shelf, but by then i think sony would have given up on the device anyway.

Mandingo · #8 11-26-2010, 12:00 AM

The PSPGo is actually quite a nifty device despite not being able to play all games via UMD. The screen is of higher quality than any other model, it has a much more sturdier build, it is extremely portable rivaling the DSLite, you don't have to worry about the bulk of physical media, and you can connect a Dualshock 3 to it using Bluetooth.

All that said, the PSPGo should've been more competitively priced, but remember the Go also has 16 GB of onboard memory. Nonetheless, Sony clearly wanted to test out the digital distribution market before deciding on the final specs of the PSP 2. So yeah, customers are basically paying for a glorified marketing experiment.

scourdx · #9 11-27-2010, 05:48 PM

IMO if the device allows you to load your own game from your existing UMD games, the device wouldn't do so badly. All Sony needed was release external UMD drive.

Mandingo · #10 11-27-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by scourdx

IMO if the device allows you to load your own game from your existing UMD games, the device wouldn't do so badly. All Sony needed was release external UMD drive.

The PSPGo might have sold more if there was an external UMD drive, but the whole point of the 'Go' is that it is extremely portable, moreso than any other PSP model. So having an external drive defeats the purpose. And with concerns over piracy, I can see why Sony never came up with a solution for those who already owned UMD's.