The PSPgo is the first real handheld system to allow digital download of its games.

Still not going to get one.

$200 is still a lot for a turd.

A discounted piece of shit is still a piece of shit.

If people weren't buying them when they where handing out all those free games with it, why would they do it now? (granted it was just in Europe but still...)

Apparently that's £127, still not worth it imo. Give me dual analogue and double shoulder buttons, y'know, just a slight bridge sticking out at the back and I'll think about it.

Hmm Sony should try that one again.

I'd love to waste $200 on something I'll never get any enjoyment out of.

no offense giantbomb but everyone is making the same joke lol

Actually, I think I'd now try it. 
 
But what games to get? Oh, right... nothing...

Love my Go. It's more expensive, sure. But there is/was a great offer on in the UK where you get 10 games included with one. Smells like a decent enough deal to me.

" The PSPgo is the first real handheld system to allow digital download of its games. "

Retailers have been cutting the price on them often enough that this doesn't surprise me. I only want one now so I can show it off to people in 15 years as if it were a Virtual Boy

Who coulda known that the market for posers who wanted to pretend they had a smartphone but its really a PSP was so small?  OK its hard to blame SONY for trying the Apple route of charging more for less product but putting it in a flashy case but SONY missed the part where Apple doesn't directly compete against itself.

I'd rather buy a Gizmondo.

There's nothing fundamentally wrong with the PSPGo but Sony's lack of support for it has been pretty depressing.  The PSP in general should be doing so much better than it really is for what it is (an argument I don't feel like getting into), and the Go stands as a good example of this.  As a regular PSP user I would love to justify owning one to myself but I can't, and I certainly can't justify it for anyone else.
 
As for the price, still too much I'm afraid.  A God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP-3000 bundle is $200, and used Slims are in the ~$100-$120 range.  I really wish I could defend the Go because I think its so fascinating, but I just can't do it.

Playstation portable ,GO...home.

Lame. Maybe if it was $99.99.

" Actually, I think I'd now try it.  But what games to get? Oh, right... nothing... "

" Love my Go. It's more expensive, sure. But there is/was a great offer on in the UK where you get 10 games included with one. Smells like a decent enough deal to me. "

" I'd buy one for $50. "

Now it's only 100 bucks more than it should be. Sony is slowly getting there.

Great, now I'll buy it!

Not...

My inner geek is yelling at me to buy one of these. Even though I already own one of the "big" ones, and never use it.
My inner geek is an idiot.

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Playstation portable ,GO...home.

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huh, but isn't there a new PSP coming out soon?  

PSP 2 incoming. 

Charging more for a system which has less features then your existing system, and then telling people that the reason is because people like paying extra for premium electronics.. I still can't believe there were people who actually thought this would work.

I'd rather wipe my ass with 199 one dollar bills than spend that money on a PSPGo.

" A discounted piece of shit is still a piece of shit. "

lower that price again and make a bundle deal with then MAYBE i might be interest to buy one

very worth it, but not going to buy one, gave up on portable gaming a while ago.

Don't the games for this thing cost the exact same as the actual discs?  When Sony priced them they effectively doomed this thing.

Ah Sony. Always fumble with the pricing. 

Holy crap this thing was 250 bucks?! Why would anyone buy that? Oh right, I guess they didn't. :s

$99 or bust!

What's really messed up about the PSPGo, other than price and support, is that when I download something I would expect it to be cheaper than buying a physical copy.  When I look at the prices of downloadable PSP games and do a comparison at Amazon of the UMDs - the UMDs are often cheaper.  It's kind of ridiculous.

I kind of forgot that this was a thing.

lolsony.

" I kind of forgot that this was a thing. "

I wouldn't buy a $50 PSP Go,

Why would it matter if the PSP go doesnt support discs?  I mean, are they not trying to get new users, not people with existing collections?  i understand a big wave will be those who love the PSP, but this shows that big blunder of this system was the high price.  It should have been 199 from the start.  And right now it should be 169.  But it will never be where I want it to feel it is worth the purchase.

It should have been 199 from the start.  And right now it should be 169.  But it will never be where I want it to feel it is worth the purchase. "

may buy one. 

Go to $150 and I'll get one.

Was already retailing for about $160 used here in Japan, and I've seen new models for about $210. If it I find one for $100, I might buy it for kicks, but with the PSP2 all but announced I guess I should just wait it out and keep my old 1000 (which continues to serve me well).

kinda happy to hear this thing was a flop.
 
Seriously, a closed handheld system with no hobby dev kit and no physical media?  I hope all such experiments fail miserably in the marketplace.
 
Seriously Sony, if you're going to 100% control the software channel you have to basically give the hardware away, or at least price it in the range of geek impulse buy. example: base model itouch.