canand Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Probably a better choice but it's not like it's a direct substitute is it? I like the UMD games and I got a lot of UMD games and I like the Nintendo Wii better so I got that insted.
Daft Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 Pre-order the PSP Go for £199.97. http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-6898.aspx
Pantsu Man! Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Am I right in remembering the 250 pricetag was for 'early adoptors'? So all I have to do is wait for a few months and then it'll have gone down in price? Just wondering if it's worth waiting for this or getting a 3000.
Daft Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 I think that early adopter thing was just some bull crap PR from Sony. I suspect Sony might announce a cheaper version of the Go with half the internal memory for cheaper. They have a s hour conference on the 18th which would be the place to announce it if they did.
Aimless Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Well, rumour has it that the existing PS3 will be dropping to £250, if not cheaper, so having the Go available at the same price would be beyond ridiculous. If it does come out at that price point I certainly wouldn't expect it to stay that way for very long.
Daft Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 Maybe it's just a ploy to make the PS3 look even cheaper.
m_fergy Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I still got my pre-order with game for £230... Thinking of canceling it now, Wouldnt pay £230 or even £200 for it. I hardly use my PSP now £150 seems about right...
Pantsu Man! Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Considering 60GB PS3s, whether in stock or not, are going for 235 on play.com, I can't see how Sony can justify that 250 price tag for the Go
Owen Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I still got my pre-order with game for £230... Thinking of canceling it now, Wouldnt pay £230 or even £200 for it. I hardly use my PSP now £150 seems about right... Same here! Gonna cancel it nearer the time (just incase a huge sum of cash comes my way in the mean time). and play.com have some big titles for this year at £17.99! Downloading these will probably me more...so might as well stick with my 3000.
canand Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I can get the PSP Go but I have to get the games I want from now untill Christmas next year because I need to save up for it but I can get MPT for wii.
KKOB Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 The PSP Go is a great idea, but ridiculously priced, and it would've been a better move had it been a PSP2. I'm going to be selling my first gen white PSP and getting a PSP-2k to see me through to a real sequel. Sony appear to be testing the markets with this much like Activision are with their overpriced peripheral (TH:Ride, DJ Hero) and non-peripheral games (CoD:MW2) this Autumn, and I for one will not be buying any of them for the foreseeable future.
Daft Posted August 9, 2009 Author Posted August 9, 2009 The PSP Go's price is fine. hAhahAAHAHahHAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHA HaAahahAHAahahAHAAHaaha hhahaAAAHhAhahAAHAHahHAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHA HaAahAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHA HaAahahAHAahahAHA!!!!!
KKOB Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 hAhahAAHAHahHAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHAHaAahahAHAahahAHAAHaaha hhahaAAAHhAhahAAHAHahHAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHA HaAahAHaahahhahaAAAHaAHA HaAahahAHAahahAHA!!!!! QFT The PSP Go is RIDICULOUS!! It's cheaper to make than the PSP 3K apparently, and it costs more than the PSP when it first came out, which people already though was way too expensive at about £200 ish. £250-230 is ridiculous for a cheaper console which you have to buy all your media for again.
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jammy2211 Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 I'm pretty okay with the PSP Go costing £199 - for me thats good value provided: 1) Buying games online is cheaper then at retail, what with it costs being reduced with no retail cut, no packaging, shipping blah blah blah. 2) Getting another 16GB memory stick thing isn't too steep - as I'll use this for all my musics. 16GB internal just isn't enough for me if I'm going to have all my games on there too. I'm still split on the idea, but I need a new Mp3 player and the PSP have a decent library of games I'd like to catch up on. Wanna feel the PSP Go for myself though, and decide whether I should sell my DS.
Sheikah Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) I'm pretty okay with the PSP Go costing £199 - for me thats good value provided: K I'll entertain you for a bit here. Even though it sounds like you have more money than sense... 1) Buying games online is cheaper then at retail, what with it costs being reduced with no retail cut, no packaging, shipping blah blah blah. Never. Sony determine prices; no second hand trade-ins. You can pick up PS1 games for 99p these days...can you ever imagine Sony selling proper full games willingly for this these days? The only exception is super rare games; which won't even be that rare in disc form once you can download it anyway. Most good games on PSP aren't super rare anyway. 2) Getting another 16GB memory stick thing isn't too steep - as I'll use this for all my musics. 16GB internal just isn't enough for me if I'm going to have all my games on there too. Since good phones double up as MP3 players much better than this energy guzzling rich boy tosh, you'd be much wiser to buy either an MP3 player or a phone/MP3 player combo. Most phones accept similar memory sticks, anyhow. Whoever keeps using the DSi as a comparison is being silly... you can get the DS Lite (which is practically the SAME as the DSi apart from not having a shitty camera and the 'ability' to download some mini games; and the ability to play far better GBA games instead) for £80 new. Compare with that. Justify why you should buy this POS for a price that could buy 2.5 clones of an awesome handheld. I don't care if the add ons to the PSP Go are similar to the add ons added on the DSi. I just want to know why anyone should pay so much more for a PSP Go than a DS Lite. Edited August 10, 2009 by Sheikah
jammy2211 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) Never. Sony determine prices; no second hand trade-ins. You can pick up PS1 games for 99p these days...can you ever imagine Sony selling proper full games willingly for this these days? The only exception is super rare games; which won't even be that rare in disc form once you can download it anyway. Most good games on PSP aren't super rare anyway. A quick gander at the current PSP titles on the PSN store shows nearly all ofthem at £14.99, which is 50% the RRP of DS or PSP games. Looks quite expensive if I want to pick up older titles but new releases will be cheaper - I think Sony have 'big plans' for the PSN store before the PSP Go is out though. I hope so as the current interface is ****ing useless. Since good phones double up as MP3 players much better than this energy guzzling rich boy tosh, you'd be much wiser to buy either an MP3 player or a phone/MP3 player combo. Most phones accept similar memory sticks, anyhow. Buying a new phone would be just as expensive as this... but I already have a phone that I'm happy with. A new Mp3 player won't set me far off of £200 either. I'm far from sold on the idea and just toying with it at the moment. The DS Lite really hasn't gripped me as a handheld gaming device (I think it's a stigma due to the nature it's games vs their price which puts me off) so I might try out the PSP. Won't sell it until Scribblenauts is out though . I need to read up more on the PSP to PS3 stuff as well, they could have some interesting selling points, or be complete poo :P. I'll do some more reading I think, see what exactly the PSP can do and make sure there is no horrible catch to put me off. I think the biggest appeal for me is not having to carry around any games or cartridges, I like the digital era. EDIT: another 16GB storage will set me back £40... Which is a bit more of an expensve >_>. Edited August 10, 2009 by jammy2211
Daft Posted August 10, 2009 Author Posted August 10, 2009 Rumours abound that PSN is getting a major overhaul. Next Tuesday we'll probably find out the detail. Maybe it will address the whole matter of pricing.
jammy2211 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Rumours abound that PSN is getting a major overhaul. Next Tuesday we'll probably find out the detail. Maybe it will address the whole matter of pricing. Yep, I think GamesCom will probably decide for me whether I 'need' a PSP Go or not. Expecting some pretty decent trailers / announcements from the show .
Deathjam Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 K I'll entertain you for a bit here. Even though it sounds like you have more money than sense... Never. Sony determine prices; no second hand trade-ins. You can pick up PS1 games for 99p these days...can you ever imagine Sony selling proper full games willingly for this these days? The only exception is super rare games; which won't even be that rare in disc form once you can download it anyway. Most good games on PSP aren't super rare anyway. Since good phones double up as MP3 players much better than this energy guzzling rich boy tosh, you'd be much wiser to buy either an MP3 player or a phone/MP3 player combo. Most phones accept similar memory sticks, anyhow. Whoever keeps using the DSi as a comparison is being silly... you can get the DS Lite (which is practically the SAME as the DSi apart from not having a shitty camera and the 'ability' to download some mini games; and the ability to play far better GBA games instead) for £80 new. Compare with that. Justify why you should buy this POS for a price that could buy 2.5 clones of an awesome handheld. I don't care if the add ons to the PSP Go are similar to the add ons added on the DSi. I just want to know why anyone should pay so much more for a PSP Go than a DS Lite. You know, I disagreed with many of your points regarding the value of the PSP Go compared to the PSP 3000, but its funny how a ridiculous price point can make you see the light. If I was ever going to get a psp, it would not be the GO at that price really. even the psp 3000 is still expensive for what it is IMO (regarding how I would use it, i.e. not for photos, music or movies, just for the odd psp game i cant get anywhere else). Choze, I really think you are wrong on this one.
Owen Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 The PSP Go's price is fine. At the end of the day its better selling less consoles provided they do so at profit and at a price reflective of the value of the console. The people moaning about it are the ones no company will ever cater to simply because its unreasonable. It'd be like telling Apple to match crappy Dell prices. If you are going to moan about price then the 360, Wii and DS are all much better candidates than the PSP Go. I buy most gadget/electronic stuff immediately when it's released...but at the end of the day this does exactly what the PSP 3000 does except for flash memory and costs loads more! I'm a spend thrift normally...but not for me this time...i love the look of it though.
Pit-Jr Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 That price really is detrimental. I thought the whole point of the GO was to invigorate software sales but i dont see how it will achieve this if nobody buys it. Having said that, if i was forced to choose between a GO and DSi, id pick the GO without hesitation. I hope Sony doesnt use this same line of thinking with the PS3 Slim
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