Did the sony PSP GO fail ??
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can they still be bought?
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They're not too bad. They're still PSPs so once modded are excellent.
But they were far far too expensive at launch. They should've been cheaper, not more expensive.
But they were far far too expensive at launch. They should've been cheaper, not more expensive.
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I would agree if the Devs who produce on the handhelds produced Mobile phone games of the same standards. Since they dont, I'll always be on the side of the fence that see's handheld gaming on a DS or PSP being far superior.
I know some people believe the games available on phones\ipads\etc are fantastic, and they can be(angry birds and that slicing fruit game are excellent)
But the people who think they match the likes of God of war on PSP, Are delusional(Yes, those people exist I couldnt believe it either)
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The PSP Go was a flop for a few reasons.
The hardware itself is considered by many to be one of the best iterations of the platform. It was small enough to be genuinely portable, the screen was excellent, and you could connect it to the TV and a PS3 controller so you could play in a hotel fairly easily.
The problem came from the following factors
1) it was hideously over priced at £225 when the PSP 3000 was about £150 probably including a game
2) it was digital only, so anyone with a PSP was never going to buy one as they couldn't play their old games.
3) Because it was digital only, retailers couldn't make any money selling games, so they didn't support it
4) Because it was selling software from the PSP library on the PSN, the contrcts originally drawn up for the games didn;t include much of a digital market. So the games were all still way over priced compared to what you could get the game for on Amazon.
I have one, and I liked it.
The reasons I think the PS Vita soled those problems are
1) While the launch price of the Vita was I think £199 for the WiFi version, bundles appeared on day one to get you free games and memory cards for not much more. Not bad for something that had technology in it to rival high end smart phones
2) It takes digital AND physical games. So if you don;t fancy DD you can still get everything from other shops. If you like the convenience then its great too.
3) Because retailers could make money, they had no problems pushing a new format
4) Because the Vita is a new device, all the contracts drawn up for the games were made with DD in mind. As a result ALL Vita games have to be available to download from the PSN, if the publisher also wants a Cart version to put in retail stores they can also do that. We've already seen launch day games being discounted on the PSN down from £30 to about £15 I think, so it seems Sony realises that you can't keep a digital title at the same price forever because retail will cut the price within a few months.
The Vita does have it's own issues, sales have so far been sluggish, mostly attributed to the high price of entry. A similar problem befell the 3DS for it's first 5 months before Nintendo slashed the price and released key titles. Sony have prediced that they'll sell 10 million Vita's this year which is a solid number, but based on existing sales we have to expect something to happen in the next 9 months to make that happen, either a price cut or plenty of games. Probably both.
To be fair, people were saying the same thing after the 3DS launch. Yet it still outsold the DS in it's first year because of the price drop and the key games. That's all anyone cares about. Make it affordable and release interesting games.
The hardware itself is considered by many to be one of the best iterations of the platform. It was small enough to be genuinely portable, the screen was excellent, and you could connect it to the TV and a PS3 controller so you could play in a hotel fairly easily.
The problem came from the following factors
1) it was hideously over priced at £225 when the PSP 3000 was about £150 probably including a game
2) it was digital only, so anyone with a PSP was never going to buy one as they couldn't play their old games.
3) Because it was digital only, retailers couldn't make any money selling games, so they didn't support it
4) Because it was selling software from the PSP library on the PSN, the contrcts originally drawn up for the games didn;t include much of a digital market. So the games were all still way over priced compared to what you could get the game for on Amazon.
I have one, and I liked it.
The reasons I think the PS Vita soled those problems are
1) While the launch price of the Vita was I think £199 for the WiFi version, bundles appeared on day one to get you free games and memory cards for not much more. Not bad for something that had technology in it to rival high end smart phones
2) It takes digital AND physical games. So if you don;t fancy DD you can still get everything from other shops. If you like the convenience then its great too.
3) Because retailers could make money, they had no problems pushing a new format
4) Because the Vita is a new device, all the contracts drawn up for the games were made with DD in mind. As a result ALL Vita games have to be available to download from the PSN, if the publisher also wants a Cart version to put in retail stores they can also do that. We've already seen launch day games being discounted on the PSN down from £30 to about £15 I think, so it seems Sony realises that you can't keep a digital title at the same price forever because retail will cut the price within a few months.
The Vita does have it's own issues, sales have so far been sluggish, mostly attributed to the high price of entry. A similar problem befell the 3DS for it's first 5 months before Nintendo slashed the price and released key titles. Sony have prediced that they'll sell 10 million Vita's this year which is a solid number, but based on existing sales we have to expect something to happen in the next 9 months to make that happen, either a price cut or plenty of games. Probably both.
To be fair, people were saying the same thing after the 3DS launch. Yet it still outsold the DS in it's first year because of the price drop and the key games. That's all anyone cares about. Make it affordable and release interesting games.
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The vita has neither of these.
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I think it wasn't a complete flop, but viewed as a very mediocre performer. Not sure if Sony lost money on it.
It's been out 3 months ....
You're defending the lack of decent games on the basis it's only been out 3 months? As though devs haven't been able to make anything decent yet?
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The reason they bother, is that some people prefer a degree of accuracy in the controls rather than a comedy touchscreen mess.
If I'm out and about, I prefer to not trash the battery of the phone when I can sit on the PSP for hours and not worry.
The PSP Go was rubbish, price was insulting, cost of the games seemed to be higher than you'd find in the shops.
The PSP is still a great console with some fantastic games. For the cost you can pick them up for now, it's mad not to own one, at least for a short while.
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I was stupid, I bought the PSP Go on release, if I remember rightly I got a free copy of Gran Turismo and a voucher for a couple of mediocre games. The screen was smaller but the resolution a bit better so that didn't concern me, what did concern me was how goddamn small the thing was. Now, I don't have massive hands, they're probably just average sized, if not a bit smaller, but holding the Go for anything longer than half an hour was agonising.
I ended up using it to play through a few of the original Playstation games and then it sat in a drawer collecting dust. Which funnily enough is exactly what my Vita is doing, though that's more due to the lack of proper games. If I want to play Plants v Zombies then I'll do it on my iPad...
I ended up using it to play through a few of the original Playstation games and then it sat in a drawer collecting dust. Which funnily enough is exactly what my Vita is doing, though that's more due to the lack of proper games. If I want to play Plants v Zombies then I'll do it on my iPad...
I love handheld gaming, although I'm guilty of neglecting my PSP 
. My DS on the other hand has had a ton of use since I bought it in 2008. Flights, car journeys etc are all a million times better with them. As for mobile gaming, it won't rival dedicated handhelds for a long time in my opinion. My tablet is great for movies and emulators (up to PS1 and N64 with a PS3 controller) but what's the point of stopping there? Also mobile games are boring as hell after a while, Angry Birds held my attention for about 5 or so hours spread over a week and never got played again.
. My DS on the other hand has had a ton of use since I bought it in 2008. Flights, car journeys etc are all a million times better with them. As for mobile gaming, it won't rival dedicated handhelds for a long time in my opinion. My tablet is great for movies and emulators (up to PS1 and N64 with a PS3 controller) but what's the point of stopping there? Also mobile games are boring as hell after a while, Angry Birds held my attention for about 5 or so hours spread over a week and never got played again.I got my PSP go for 50 quid. I love it! Such a lovely bit of hardware, although I do admit I use it more because it's on PRO firmware. But that's simply because buying UMD's and then ripping them with an old PSP with a UMD drive is cheaper than buying games on the PlayStation store.
EDIT: And the homebrew stuff such as emulators definitely makes it worth it. Nice how easy it is to do the mod now as well!
EDIT: And the homebrew stuff such as emulators definitely makes it worth it. Nice how easy it is to do the mod now as well!
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