The almighty Ars Technica have got their hands on the console and gave it a review.
Its 3-pages, but a great review if you're planning on getting one of these.
If you want to skip to the verdict, look in the spoiler.
Spoiler for Ars Verdict:
The Good
* The screen is beautiful in action
* Clicky, responsive buttons
* Hardware is aesthetically pleasing
* The pause function is great
* Bluetooth headset, to use with your bluetooth headset, PS3 controllers, or to tether to your cell phone
* Sound is strong using the built-in speakers
The Bad
* The system can't download games while you're doing other things
* Way too expensive
* Absolutely no way to play any of your existing games
* Controls are cramped
* Smaller screen
* Games tend to be more expensive than retail, while getting less
* No competition in pricing for games
* No way to sell games you buy
* None of your cables or accessories will work, barring headphones
* Screen is wasted while closed, only shows clock, calendar
The Ugly
* Waiting hours to download a patch, charge your batteries, buy a game, download your game, and then install your game, and then finally... guess what? playing your game!
* Your system can already do what this system claims to do, and better. Minus the bluetooth and the 16GB of internal storage, this is a step back in every way
* If Sony continues this trend expect a $500 PS3 that doesn't play Blu-ray discs
ill always love my phat most. and go sucks. i was only interested in the 16gigs, but only for hacking. sony had better find a way to fix all of this and SOON or they will start losing allot of business
feinicks Wrote:meh... guess its a no-go for psp-go.
↑ that ... pft @ sony
Quote:* The system can't download games while you're doing other things
* None of your cables or accessories will work, barring headphones
* Screen is wasted while closed, only shows clock, calendar
sorry double post but i had to pick that review apart...
The Good
* The screen is beautiful in action - true
* Clicky, responsive buttons - new buttons are small, but nice feel
* Hardware is aesthetically pleasing - i agree
* The pause function is great - i also agree
* Bluetooth headset, to use with your bluetooth headset, PS3 controllers, or to tether to your cell phone - don't care about anything but the ps3 controller, which is the only way i play mine
* Sound is strong using the built-in speakers - true
The Bad
* The system can't download games while you're doing other things - true but i get them on my PS3 where the DL speed is super fast
* Way too expensive - true, should have been bundled with some acces. or games for the price
* Absolutely no way to play any of your existing games - true, but who has a stack of UMDs?? i had a psp since launch and still only have 3 only i only got them for hacks like lumines and GTA liberty city
* Controls are cramped - true, that's why i use a ps3 controller, not economical i guess
* Smaller screen - true, but i don't notice unless i hold it up to a FAT (its NOT phat!!!)
* Games tend to be more expensive than retail, while getting less -true, no case, no box, no booklet, just a digital booklet
* No competition in pricing for games - true, only can't get them from sony ie. no other store for it
* No way to sell games you buy - true, but you can trade shares, not a viable alternative, but it 10 years or so most systems will be DL only so what then?
* None of your cables or accessories will work, barring headphones - true and that pisses me off
* Screen is wasted while closed, only shows clock, calendar - untrue, i play games with mine closed all the time, with a ps3 controller, also can watch vids and music vizuals
The Ugly
* Waiting hours to download a patch, charge your batteries, buy a game, download your game, and then install your game, and then finally... guess what? playing your game! - true, out of the box it takes a little time to first start playing, don't DL on the psp go if possible, use you PC or ps3 cause the wifi card is slow
* Your system can already do what this system claims to do, and better. Minus the bluetooth and the 16GB of internal storage, this is a step back in every way - how? in what ways? has more system memory, as in what stores the OS, just the ability to use a ps3 contoller alone is the best, loss of umds is NO loss cause 75% (my own guess) pirates most games anyhow so they have no right to complain about no UMD slot, but im sure ill get some flame for that
* If Sony continues this trend expect a $500 PS3 that doesn't play Blu-ray discs im not even wasting my time with that one
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the PSPgo! but its WRONG!!