Sony is SMART on GO price!

Think of it from a Business perspective....

"Okay let's make them download only by giving them a harddrive... blah blah blah but at $250 plus taxes."

Any Smart consumer would see that the price is only 50 bucks cheaper than a Playstation 3 and 70 dollars more than a regular PSP.

What would any Smart consumer do you ask?

Well, if they don't own a PS3 yet, they would get that instead then Sony will say "Got another one! Bluray FTW"

If they choose to save money and go for the 3000 then Sony will say "YES got another one! UMD FTW"

I think that the pricing structure for the GO! was designed to SHOCK the costumers so they give in to other Sony temptations. Bluray and UMD would def benefit Sony in the long run because of royalties and returns from R&D.

Sony wants people to stick with UMD and Bluray. Digi would hurt their businesses because they won't make extra cash selling you their optical formats.

I mean, I know people laugh at Sony and their choices sometimes but it's like, they are a MultiBillion dollar Company.... Clearly they must have a clever motive in their master plan. Think about early 07 when people were complaining about the PS3's Bluray. Now look where Bluray is in the market after 2 years. UMD will always be around because Sony is pushing us towards it with the Go! prices.

Anyone else agree? =)

could be but i doubt it lol

im pretty sure they were just thinking if they can charge that much for an ipod touch we can charge 250 for this

That is a plus for sony however i don't think that is why they set the ridculous price for the GO.

I think they did it just because they know regardless of price there are people out therethat are going to upgrade there PSPs just so they can have the best one. They just want to milk as much money they can out of people with too much money and than probably shortly after the holidays the price will decrease to the same as the 3000.

Think of it from a Business perspective....

"Okay let's make them download only by giving them a harddrive... blah blah blah but at $250 plus taxes."

Any Smart consumer would see that the price is only 50 bucks cheaper than a Playstation 3 and 70 dollars more than a regular PSP.

What would any Smart consumer do you ask?

Well, if they don't own a PS3 yet, they would get that instead then Sony will say "Got another one! Bluray FTW"

If they choose to save money and go for the 3000 then Sony will say "YES got another one! UMD FTW"

I think that the pricing structure for the GO! was designed to SHOCK the costumers so they give in to other Sony temptations. Bluray and UMD would def benefit Sony in the long run because of royalties and returns from R&D.

Sony wants people to stick with UMD and Bluray. Digi would hurt their businesses because they won't make extra cash selling you their optical formats.

I mean, I know people laugh at Sony and their choices sometimes but it's like, they are a MultiBillion dollar Company.... Clearly they must have a clever motive in their master plan. Think about early 07 when people were complaining about the PS3's Bluray. Now look where Bluray is in the market after 2 years. UMD will always be around because Sony is pushing us towards it with the Go! prices.

Anyone else agree? =)

abodaghee

That is a plus for sony however i don't think that is why they set the ridculous price for the GO.

I think they did it just because they know regardless of price there are people out therethat are going to upgrade there PSPs just so they can have the best one. They just want to milk as much money they can out of people with too much money and than probably shortly after the holidays the price will decrease to the same as the 3000.

RAGINGxPONY

Someone tell them they're dreaming

I was seriously considering the PSP GO to compliment by PS3

I will not purchase it now.

It depends, if you can download all games without spending a penny I'd go for it.