Comments on: Hands On LittleBigPlanet PSP And PSP Go

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:27 +0000

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

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.

By: daizyujin

daizyujin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:06:06 +0000

I can't verify anything, however, I can make an educated guess based on extrapolation. I can download full PSP games off the PSN onto my PSP 1000 just fine now. Sony already has been creeping a few out here and there. Most of them are just digital rereleases of legacy games that are a few years old. And don't forget Patapon 2 which was a PSN exclusive, even the boxed copy had a voucher for downloading the game inside. No UMD was in the box. (Yes I know, it makes the whole point of selling a boxed copy moot.)

I would imagine they would just stick to offering the games on the Go in the same manner from the exact same store as the current PSP units use. That way the whole system would be universal and they would avoid the logistical nightmare of having two seperate stores for each PSP system.

Besides, Sony would much rather an existing PSP user download the digital versions as apposed to the UMDs, they make more money that way and it cuts out the possibility of used sales.

If you are going to spend the extra cash, just import that sweet green PSP-3000. That thing is sexy.

(Oh and if you get a 360, buy a Jasper. Take if from a person that has already had 2 360s die on him, be careful. I love the 360, its my favorite system of this generation, but even I am running out of patience. I have never seen a system that was this shoddy in design.)

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:09:47 +0000

Yea, that thought crossed my mind, too. I've been keeping an eye on lots of PSP games ever since it was announced but I haven't really played many of them.

You're right, though. They keep calling this the "Premium" PSP but what am I paying a premium price for? $250 is a lot. It's a little bit more portable, sure. But could go buy a 360 and a game with that money.

Can anyone verify if you'll be able to use the 3000 to access the digital downloads like Go! can?

By: Chow

Chow — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:32:52 +0000

Doesn't the PSP Go! also use a completely different (and new) kind of memory stick, too?

By: Chow

Chow — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:30:30 +0000

The PSP Go!, to me seems like the perfect PSP to put custom firmware on, but even if I went that way with it, it will not replace my regular support of the PSP. I haven't done so with my regular PSP-1000 (and probably will never) because I actually like having physical copies of my games.