Typical price: £250
What is it: Portable gaming device with slide-up screen
What we think: May appeal to PSP 1000 and 2000 owners, but it's probably not worth the upgrade for owners of the 3000
What you need to know
Previewed on: 23 June 2009
Tags: Sony, Sony PSP Go preview, battery life, portable, UK
We like:
Sony's new PSP Go has a smaller form factor than its predecessors and is about 43 per cent lighter than the 3000. The Go adds Bluetooth capability to the Sony handheld platform for the first time, and you can also tether it to a Bluetooth-enabled phone, potentially allowing Web browsing and online gaming via 3G
We don't like:
The PSP Go doesn't offer any game-changing upgrades, such as a touchscreen or second analogue stick. The 97mm screen is smaller than the 107mm screen of previous models. There's also no UMD drive, which means there's no way to play existing PSP software you might own. The Go is expensive
Full review:
The PSP Go may have been the worst-kept secret of this year's E3 show, but Sony's press conference supplied the official details. The Go is smaller than the PSP 3000, has a slide-up screen and doesn't have a UMD (Universal Media Disc) drive. Nor does it have any game-changing upgrades, such as a touchscreen or second analogue stick. The Go will be available in the UK on 2 October for £250 -- a shocking hike on the US price of $250 (£150). Continue Reading...
Sony PSP Go preview History
5 Jun 2009 in Crave
Leave no UMD behind: Sony PSP Go offers UMD amnesty
Sony has hinted at a programme of replacing existing PSP owners' UMDs should they fancy a PSP Go. Doing the decent thing or fleecing the customer?
4 Jun 2009 in Crave
Video: PSP Go, PlayStation Motion Controller and new games at Sony's E3 press conference
Watch our video from the Sony Press conference at E3 2009, including footage of the PSP Go, the new Motion controller, God of War III, Final Fantasy XIV, Metal Gear Solid and more
1 Jun 2009 in Crave
Sony PSP Go: Couldn't be more leaked
Details of Sony's new PSP Go have leaked ahead of the company's Tuesday press conference at E3 in a big way, with press shots and a video out and about
30 Apr 2009 in Crave
Sony to unveil new PSP Go at E3?
Rumours are starting to solidify over the mooted next-gen PlayStation Portable, which looks like it will ditch the UMD format and be launched in June at the E3 conference
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