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Ispep
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 Posted: Tue, 18th Aug 2009 22:09 Post subject: [PSP] PSP GO |
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From Eurogamer hands on;
"The PSPgo launches on 1st October for £249.99 / €249.99, although you can trim that down by shopping around. It's fundamentally the same system as the PSP-3000 in software terms, notwithstanding a few nips and tucks in the firmware, but instead of UMD games it feasts exclusively on downloads, stored either on the internal 16GB flash disk or Memory Stick."
"Despite the reduction in size and weight, the PSPgo also packs in some new functionality. Bluetooth support means that you can sync it up to a headset, which will be handy for SOCOM fans, but it also means that you can make it talk to a PS3 controller - either Sixaxis or DualShock 3."
"One other notable change is that the battery can no longer be removed. As for how long it lasts, I've not had the PSPgo long enough to run any decent tests (and it has to go home today - boo!), but despite bouncing around some of the onboard demos and sampling various media for several hours, it's still going strong with two bars left."
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed, 19th Aug 2009 10:26 Post subject: |
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The battery can't be removed?
Fuck that.
When I have a 14 hour trans-atlantic or pacific flight, and don't want to watch their crappy collection of movies, that won't cut it.
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Ispep
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| Posted: Wed, 19th Aug 2009 12:04 Post subject: |
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The price is shit, but I do have similarly priced ipods with fixed batteries littering my house and at least there is an alternative PSP with different battery options available. I think for new PSP owners the GO is going to be an attractive option that they wouldn't have thought about purchasing prior to release - even with the games on the horizon. I think it's good that they made both PSPS's different, rather than simply upgrading it without giving it the upgrades we all want (dual analogue for example).
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Bigperm
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| Posted: Wed, 19th Aug 2009 18:13 Post subject: |
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I think the Go is going to backfire.
I can see where Sony is coming from since everyone i know with a PSP and myself use 8 or 16 Gig Mem Stick pro Duos, and have not touched a UMD in months, years etc. Its nice to just carry the PSP around with no UMDs needed.
But everyone i know who can hook up there PSP to a PC or network also has either modded or has had someone mod there PSP and have never paid for a game.
IMHO the slim size isn't a huge selling point, and the fact that your tied to a download service for games is even less of a selling point.
I cant see this new PSP really taking off since it seems the only advantage is the size.
And the price is insaine. I would just buy a fat or slim, mod it, add a 16Gig mem stick and im still well under that price point, with a way more versatile setup.
Most planes have a USB charger in the headrest now, but its still nice to have to option of multiple batteries.
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Ispep
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| Posted: Wed, 19th Aug 2009 19:22 Post subject: |
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This looks more likely an attempt to stimulate the existing market for new consumers, not double-dippers or people who wish to 'upgrade'. I don't think Sony are targeting existing PSP users, and the size of the model is quite a lot smaller which will be an advantage to a lot of folks who like their mobile phone type gadgets. Combined with their upcoming library of games a new model like this, not aimed at the existing market but for new consumers, will only invigorate it further and I'm guessing they hope it will generate buzz, and greater software sales.
I mean I'm surprised the original PSP sold at all (!), so I wouldn't be comfortable predicting the outcome when it has quite a lot of cool games on the horizon.
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[sYn]
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swebarb
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Aug 2009 00:26 Post subject: |
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Nah i prefer the old design really, and it has a tad bigger screen too. not a fan of this slide bullshit like on phones.
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Aug 2009 10:24 Post subject: |
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the PSPGO is shit... just look and the no UMD drive and those awfully placed buttons for playing games
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Aug 2009 22:13 Post subject: |
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| [sYn] wrote: | I'll buy one  .. despite already having an original (first day of release) PSP.
I agree with Ispep though, this is a rerelease to get new customers and to change the consoles direction. Hopefully this time it will get the backing it deserves. |
Dark_AleX sure didn't help things for everyone, this system got hacked to shit by this guy and it became one of the easiest "systems" to pirate for.
I know everyone around here lives in a dreamland where pirating is funny and doesn't hurt anything, so I don't expect most people here to back this idea up, but if Sony can avoid Dark_Alex somehow, the system should get a better backing.
Luckily, the rest of the PSP hacking scene seems retarded, and DA has gone MIA, maybe it'll stand a chance this time.  |
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Aug 2009 23:12 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | | [sYn] wrote: | I'll buy one .. despite already having an original (first day of release) PSP.
I agree with Ispep though, this is a rerelease to get new customers and to change the consoles direction. Hopefully this time it will get the backing it deserves. |
Dark_AleX sure didn't help things for everyone, this system got hacked to shit by this guy and it became one of the easiest "systems" to pirate for.
I know everyone around here lives in a dreamland where pirating is funny and doesn't hurt anything, so I don't expect most people here to back this idea up, but if Sony can avoid Dark_Alex somehow, the system should get a better backing.
Luckily, the rest of the PSP hacking scene seems retarded, and DA has gone MIA, maybe it'll stand a chance this time. |
I must say that I don't really blame the hacking scene for what happened to the PSP. I think just like the PS3 the development tools and systems where released at too high a cost with too little support and it led to very few developers bothering with the console. Why pay huge amounts to develop for the PSP when the DS is doing way better worldwide and has almost no development costs (by comparison). Sure the hacking didn't help Sony's side of things, they probably spent far too much time trying to stop people being able to play they're own movies, then trying to convince people to buy official movies, then creating a GPS device (wtf?) to bother making the development kits easier to use.. still.. I guess neither of us will really know the truth of the matter but here's hoping that sony wont go crazy with the game pricing and will finally release a usable/affordable dev kit!
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Aug 2009 23:18 Post subject: |
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| [sYn] wrote: | | sTo0z wrote: | | [sYn] wrote: | I'll buy one .. despite already having an original (first day of release) PSP.
I agree with Ispep though, this is a rerelease to get new customers and to change the consoles direction. Hopefully this time it will get the backing it deserves. |
Dark_AleX sure didn't help things for everyone, this system got hacked to shit by this guy and it became one of the easiest "systems" to pirate for.
I know everyone around here lives in a dreamland where pirating is funny and doesn't hurt anything, so I don't expect most people here to back this idea up, but if Sony can avoid Dark_Alex somehow, the system should get a better backing.
Luckily, the rest of the PSP hacking scene seems retarded, and DA has gone MIA, maybe it'll stand a chance this time. |
I must say that I don't really blame the hacking scene for what happened to the PSP. I think just like the PS3 the development tools and systems where released at too high a cost with too little support and it led to very few developers bothering with the console. Why pay huge amounts to develop for the PSP when the DS is doing way better worldwide and has almost no development costs (by comparison). Sure the hacking didn't help Sony's side of things, they probably spent far too much time trying to stop people being able to play they're own movies, then trying to convince people to buy official movies, then creating a GPS device (wtf?) to bother making the development kits easier to use.. still.. I guess neither of us will really know the truth of the matter but here's hoping that sony wont go crazy with the game pricing and will finally release a usable/affordable dev kit! |
Oh yah, definitely man. I didn't mean to put all the blame on piracy for what happened with the PSP.
I've just seen more than once over the years, a developer shying away from the PSP citing piracy as a major concern for them.
Whether piracy is as damaging as people say or not, it was still scary enough to keep some devs away.
Obviously there are other major factors in this, but PSP truly was so easy to hack for, it was almost a little sad when DA had a new CFW out same day as Sony tried to shut it down... almost. |
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| Posted: Mon, 31st Aug 2009 08:40 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | "In reconfiguring their portable, Sony paid attention. Pandora's Battery made modding the PSP firmware, and thus software piracy, very easy. SCEA's John Koller said the PSPgo's battery was made internal-only for just that reason.
"You won't be able to rip your games and play them on the [PSPgo] system, the firmware precludes that," Koller told PlayStation Insider. "There's no external battery, so there's a number of protections put into place on the system."
The drawback? When that battery starts to go, you can't swap it yourself. Back it goes to Sony for replacement, at a fee if it's out of warranty. |
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Sep 2009 02:52 Post subject: |
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Why would they do that when they could just disable service mode through the battery? Sounds like they just felt it was a good reason to cut corners.
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Sep 2009 02:55 Post subject: |
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| jermore wrote: | | Why would they do that when they could just disable service mode through the battery? Sounds like they just felt it was a good reason to cut corners. |
And make more money in the process. With a fixed battery, once it starts losing its zero-point and can't hold a full charge any more - you have to send it back to Sony to be replaced. That won't be free, I'll bet.
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JackQ
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| Posted: Tue, 1st Sep 2009 06:18 Post subject: |
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Some hacks use a buffer overflow or similar attack to run arbitrary code. Like loading specially constructed "save games" in vulnerable games + vulnerable firmware.
It's pretty hard, but maybe we'll see another hack like the one for the psp3000 (which works until the unit is restarted, then you need to do the hack again)
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Sep 2009 10:33 Post subject: |
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Well fuck it...PSP 1004-3004 despite crappy selection of games is ultimately best emulator machine--
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JackQ
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| Posted: Sat, 3rd Oct 2009 07:21 Post subject: |
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PSP go going to be fail,and that because sony making the same mistake with as they did PS3-
High Price point-fail
I can buy 360 with this price.
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swebarb
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| Posted: Sat, 3rd Oct 2009 11:59 Post subject: |
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Exactly better to buy a used on ebay with custom fw and some games..
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