Comments on: Hands On LittleBigPlanet PSP And PSP Go

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:27 +0000

Incidentally, it seems Pachter (and quite a few others) agree with our opinion on price point.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:38:36 +0000

Well, sh*t…

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:32:11 +0000

Yeah, just make it legacy games that are good, but not high sellers. If they are 1st party games, then there is little cost involved at all.

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:30:33 +0000

If it works similar to how downloaded games work on the current PSP you will be able to play imports, however the system will be locked to the region and account that is entered on the system. You can't have multiple accounts on it as far as I know like the PS3.

So you would be able to play imports, but only imports. The video will now be done over the PSN as well so it will likely be locked via IP, not region coding as UMD video was. So if you put your Japanese PSN account on the system you will be stuck with the Japanese PSN shop for games, and the video shop will be locked out via IP lock.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:54:44 +0000

Or do what Nintendo did with the DSi and hand out some points/credits to d/l a game or two.

But, yeah, slice off about 50 bucks and I'll feel a little more confident about my purchase.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:51:27 +0000

Since the screen is slightly smaller, I heard people say that games appear a little more crispier. At least, they say it doesn't look cramped and out of whack with the resolution.

I just got a PSP for dirt cheap, but I love the idea of just carrying downloaded games. I'm ready to leave discs behind! However, I'm more concerned that we'll be able to download imported games. If I can't play IM@S on GO!, then maybe I won't make the purchase right away. I don't subscribe to the idea of region locks.

By: Nekobo

Nekobo — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:21:43 +0000

Yeah, I agree with Spencer…the PSP Go felt surprisingly solid. I thought my hand would cramp up after playing LBP and Soul Calibur, but I was wrong. I'm sticking with my old PSP 1000, though. $249 plus tax is a bit much for a redesign. Sony should pack in a game or two to make it worth it.

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:14:49 +0000

I agree with you completely. The sad part is that given Sony's continued effort to make newer PSP's harder and harder to flash, this might be quite difficult.

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:13:14 +0000

The format is not new though. It has been around for about three years. Its just most people don't own Sony/Ericsson cellphones so its usage is rather limited.

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:10:34 +0000

Yes, it uses the Memory Stick Micro or M2. Compare it to Micro SD/Transflash. It is like Micro SD a smaller format used more for cellular devices, notably phones made by Sony/Ericsson.

On a side note, isn't it funny that Sony has decided to announce its usage on June 2nd in the PSP Go after announcing that it would remove the cards from S/E phones the day before? Ironic.