PSPGo on it's deathbed in the UK?

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Sony's PSPgo, a brave (if flawed) discless portable gaming system, looks to be on its last legs in the United Kingdom, with Sony making its second official price cut on the device in less than a month.

Last month, October, Sony reduced the price of the handheld from £200 (USD$320) to £160 (USD$260). That reduction was to have gone into effect on November 1.

Now, only three weeks later, it's been cut again, the PSPgo available on Sony's official online store in the UK for just £130 ($210).

Normally it takes years for consoles to see that significant a price-cut, but for the beleaguered PSPgo, it means its been discounted by USD$110 (or around 1/3 of its initial cost) in less than a month.

That does not happen to handhelds that are selling well. It does, however, happen to handhelds whose successor is right around the corner.

UPDATE - Sony now says that the listing on its website was an "error".

http://kotaku.com/5689998/pspgo-on-its-deathbed-in-the-uk
 
It should by all rights die. Why buy a PSP Go for as expensive or more expensive than a PSP 3000 when you get the same functionality but NO cartridge games? Bad product.
 
The more I read about a PSPgo, the more I wonder what people were expecting. Granted it was overpriced, but the reality is it wasn't meant for everyone. There are people out there who enjoy digital so much that they don't even want to mess with cartridges or discs. It's only "flawed" if you're not one of these people. Otherwise, the PSP 3000 is there for you to consume.

I will also put a little bit of blame towards the fact that the DS is more popular, so I think everyone who wanted a PSP already had one. PSP had a tough time getting good games early on. So i don't necessarily think that the fact it didn't play UMD's mattered too much. I think people had a tough time justifying a purchase of a handheld that might not have as many good games as the DS.
 
CreepinDeth said:
The more I read about a PSPgo, the more I wonder what people were expecting. Granted it was overpriced, but the reality is it wasn't meant for everyone. There are people out there who enjoy digital so much that they don't even want to mess with cartridges or discs. It's only "flawed" if you're not one of these people. Otherwise, the PSP 3000 is there for you to consume.

I will also put a little bit of blame towards the fact that the DS is more popular, so I think everyone who wanted a PSP already had one. PSP had a tough time getting good games early on. So i don't necessarily think that the fact it didn't play UMD's mattered too much. I think people had a tough time justifying a purchase of a handheld that might not have as many good games as the DS.
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UMDs had nothing to do with it, that was a failed format. But why buy the same system with less options to play cartridge games? You can still "not mess with cartridges" on a PSP3000 and play only downloadable games if you want. There's really no point to it.
 
Aprilsrain said:
UMDs had nothing to do with it, that was a failed format. But why buy the same system with less options to play cartridge games? You can still "not mess with cartridges" on a PSP3000 and play only downloadable games if you want. There's really no point to it.
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You just touched on another point that I've made in the past. This isn't really an "upgrade" for regular PSP owners. It's mostly for those who didn't already have a PSP. It's for people who want a sleeker, prettier (objective, I know) PSP that already has a nice amount of built in storage. The consumer that these were aimed for were the iPhone/iTouch owners who want full blown games and enjoy the smaller form factor. It's always nice to have the option. I just don't think they should've produced so many.

Overall, I think Sony just made a mistake on providing the context of the PSPgo. It's mostly a competitor to the iPhone/Touch devices and compared to those, the PSPgo is much cheaper and provides a more robust game library.
 
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