So, i thinking about getting a PSP Go for Christmas, it's cheaper than PSP 3000 but many people said the PSP Go was a failure, so if someone could explain why the PSP Go failed, and if it's worth getting one, i wuld be grateful. I'm not much of a "handhelds" guy, the last handheld i've ever bought was a GameBoy Advance and i play that to this day, so that means i will not buy a Vita, not even a 3DS for a LOOONG time.
Also, since my sister will get a DS, please don't come to say "YO, GET A DS INSTEAD."
So, ahn... Back to main question: Is it worth to get a PSP Go or i should get a PSP 3000? Or save my money?
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PlayStation Portable (PSP) is Sony's first entry into the handheld gaming market. The PSP also sports multimedia features including music and video playback, a photo viewer, and an online store. Several model revisions have been released: the PSP-2000, 3000, PSPgo and the PSP-E1000.
Thinking about getting a PSP Go... Worth it?
Hey, I got a PSP GO. Its a great device for what it does. The only issue is for games. Not a lot of the games I wanted to play are/were available to download from the store. Also, because of digital only, the games are rarely on sale like UMDs.
I would say if you had to get a PSP I would get the 3000. But I personally wouldn't get one since I NEVER use it since like others have said, the gaming I want to do is on a TV not in my hands.
Don't get a psp go. The size is even less comfortable than the normal psp. Its a little late to be getting a psp if you plan on getting a vita, but if you really want a psp, I would definitely go with a psp 3000. The PSP Go is only good for showing off to people 20 years from now how silly sony was.
The PSP Go failed because it came out at a time most people had lost interest in the PSP, and offered no way for people who already owned a PSP to transfer the games they'd bought a physical copy of onto the digital-only platform. On top of that, a lot of PSP games haven't seen a digital release, and you're locked into whatever games were released in your region (PSP Games are region free).
Honestly, I'd wait for the Vita to come out. Even if you don't want to spend the money on that, it's more than likely going to knock the price of the PSP down. Whenever I decide to buy a console/handheld, it's usually because there is a game on it I really want to play. I remember I bought the original Playstation entirely because I wanted to play Dragon Ball Z: Budokai. Is there any particular games you really want on the PSP?
NO! The psp go failed before it came out. Every fan boy on the internet kept telling me, oh! Publishers will start supporting downloadable games soon, just you wait! And I look on the store now a few years later....I don't see crisis core, dissidia, portable ops, and I thought it was on the store- peace walker. On the psp 3000, you can download games to a cheap memory stick duo, or buy a umd disc. Whatever your saving from not getting the 3000, you'll be also buying lots of frustration along with it. Plus, if you have big hands? The go is DEFINATELY not your system of choice
Agreed with everyone else, go for the 3000.
The PSP is awesome by the way. If you like RPGs and strategy games then you'll have a lot of great games to choose from.
YES! I have one and love it. GO for it, and seeing as how the games are digital, they will all transfer over to the Vita should you ever get one.
Edit: Give me a few minutes and I'll make a video to show you how great it is. I'll show all of you!
Edit 2: Here as promised i made it a topic and gave my reasons.
So, uhn, it seems like i will get a PSP 3000 then. Also, these are the games i want for the PSP, so, if someone know if all of them are available for download, i will GO for the GO(Ha!):
Persona.
P3P.
Tactics Ogre – Let Us Cling Together.
Darkstalkers – .
ZHP.
Jeanne D’Arc.
Persona 2 – Innocent Sin.
Hammerin’ Hero.
Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy.
GTA: Wars.
Wipeout: Pulse.
The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky.
God Eaters Burst.
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice.
The 3 Birthday.
From the mass opinion I've heard from multiple sources, the GO isn't as comfortable as the standard model, it's severely limited and puzzling as to what the point even is since the cheaper, regular model does everything it does and more. Plus, UMDs are extremely cheap to pick up at game stores or online. If you're not gonna get a Vita, get the regular one.
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