I, too, was really impressed at how the PSP Go felt in my hands.

I asked about the issues with scanlines (as found in the 3000), and was assured that the screen is new and improved technology. I tried out REDirector's Cut, and it looked very crisp on the Go.

I'm actually really interested in (and very likely) getting one of these, but I'll definitely wait until the price drops.

I never liked the original PSP. This sounds like somewhat of an improvement. So its not backwards compatible and all the games will have to be downloaded from PSN? Thats weird, but interesting, and definitely helps keep it portable.

I never got into the handheld systems. Sure I had a Gameboy...but I never got a lot of games for it.

Guess I'll wait until handhelds get to the point where it becomes a seamless experience from one platform to a handheld device.

i had a gameboy way back in grade school. ever since then, i just haven't seen the point. this looks pretty cool though. kids should like it

I find the lack of hardware reading device intriguing.

--- Replying to ShadokatRegn -----

Did you have to play it while it was still attached to his neck!?

Man whoever's hands these are, they are HUGE

I would have bought a PSP go, for sure, but I got such a good deal on a 3000 that I couldn't pass it up. I'm glad to hear of the vast improvements and it's nice to see the PSP is finally becoming a handheld system that can hold it's own. Plus it's the home of several co op games. Specifically Monster Hunter!

I tend to agree with the consensus that releasing the Go at a higher price point than the 3000 was ridiculous. Even if they picked up some cost with the redesign, dropping the UMD drive should have shaved cost too.

Nobody has mentioned it yet, but the buttons are significantly smaller than on my 1000 (is that true of the 2000/3000 too?) -- it felt strange at first. But when I think about it, that's probably about the size of DS Lite/i buttons, so I'm sure I'd get used to it. I also noticed that the shoulder buttons have much more travel -- I think I like that, but it's too early to tell.

The rep that was handling the unit I got to play with said the official position is that there's nothing to announce about a potential UMD trade-out (or whatever) for downloadable titles at this point. I'm worried that they're just going to let the idea die off, or it'll be some awful deal like "send us your game (you pay postage) plus ten bucks", in which case you'd just be better off selling it on Goozex or whatever and buying the download yourself. Also, like many, the price point is a big deal breaker right now. I would have thought after getting their asses whooped on the PS3 for so many years they'd realize price matters...

I don't know. You see, I got pretty big hands, so I don't think I like how small it is. I like my current PSP anyway, so I don't think I'll be upgrading.

The games being download only for this is probably not going to work in their favor too well. Especially if they don't have an option for backwards compatibility for those that already have lots of PSP games.

I never thought I'd buy a PSP and was really unimpressed when I heard they weren't making it any more powerful but I may be forced to pick this up.

I like the concept of downloadable games but what I dont like is not being able to trade the game away to a friend or to a store when I am done with it.

as long as you can transfer over your UMDs i will get one.

The battery is sealed in the go, so if you are one of those people that likes to have a second battery charged up for long flights or whatever, then you may need to consider other options.

Sounds intriguing, hope this can revive the PSP.

Is this so much better that I should buy this one instead of the old cheap one?

Never been a fan of handhelds. Except those triple-A title Tigers. Those were fun for literally moments.

Wondering on the whole UMD thing. Hopefully they'll figure a way out for a transfer or something along those lines.

cawblen says...
i'd really love to get one of these in favour of my psp-2000 but i still can't justify it.

Kelegacy says...
Screen is smaller than my new 3000, and the price tag is way too high. They need to make the PSPs cheaper, not more pricey.

Happy with my 3000--wonder if they'll fix the "scanline issue" that I don't seem to notice, in the Go.

civil_pwned says...
That looks so painfully small. I can't imagine it's going to be comfortable enough for extended play. I'm very curious as to how this is going to play out - maybe it will be the "childrens" version of the PSP?

2009 The year that handhelds were downgraded.

I still won't get it b/c it feels like Sony is relying on us to keep the PSP around by making us buy more slight iterations. I'll buy another PSP when I get a second analog nub you bastards.