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PSP Go Debuts, Disappoints

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-don't-just-fail,-they-make-fail-better dept.

Sony has now officially launched the new version of their portable game console, the PSP Go, and the Opposable Thumbs blog took it for a spin to see how they liked it. Their impressions of the new hardware are almost entirely negative, despite being fans of the original PSP. One major point of contention was Sony's removal of the UMD drive in this revision, making it so you need to access the PlayStation Store to buy games. This kills price competition and used game sales in one fell swoop, while also making owners of any original PSP games unable to play them on the new hardware. The review says the new device looks sleek, but the dimensions make it somewhat cramped and awkward to use unless you have small hands. They also decry the switch to proprietary cables, and sum up their opinion by saying, "When your older, cheaper hardware is better and more able than your new offering, you need to fire some designers."

3 of 258 comments (clear)

  1. Re:This is Sony we're talking about by Jurily · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Do we expect anything other than a locked-down proprietary anti-consumer mess out of Sony?

    Yeah! Apple wouldn't do anything like that! Let's all buy iPhones!

  2. Sony... by Stormwatch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am disappoint

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    Circumcision is child abuse.
  3. Re:This is Sony we're talking about by frito_x · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone compared sony and apple a few posts up (yes, i read at -1)... maybe this was posted under the wrong GP, but definitely not OT in the whole of the argument...

    posting this to remove my moderation.