PSPgo is almost dead before it has arrived...

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of most types of entertainment (movies, games, music etc), so to me this just makes the high street shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumer's best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't have to buy physical games any more, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

This is the future and so many people are afraid of it.

Just imagine how different things would be right now if companies like Apple had been as ignorant as most other people seem to be about the future of digital distribution and the upcoming cloud type entertainment services etc...

I've heard other people say this but is it true that it cost more to download a game than it does to buy the disk. If thats true then its a rip off to customers.

I understand the retailers not wanting to stock it. They are asked to stock a PSPgo but Sony will make all future profits so what the incentive to push the PSPgo when they could still sell the PSP3000 and make money on the games. Sony could have allowed them to sell games via online store and the shop could have set up stalls so people could go in and download the game. This would of helped boost the PSPgo sales and kept the retailers happy.

The price is going to kill it, not the fact that it is all DD

It's like watching a mockumentary on a fake product. I can't help but laugh.musicalmac

Yeah, once you go download only then you can expect to never get a good deal on games. I legally buy all my games (and I rarely buy pre-owned) but some games aren't worth full price to me. If you go download only then you can forget about shopping around. Most games will be full price for ages and will only go as low as platinum prices allow. See Xbox on Demand as an example. I can buy many of the games on there for less than £10 and get a disc.

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]It's like watching a mockumentary on a fake product. I can't help but laugh.Jandurin

Unless, they drop the price significantly. But even still, whats the advantage over a psp-3000?

dont believe everything u read especially some of these gaming media. the psp go will be a success like the ps3 it might have a rough start but later it will dominate

Well I'm sure as hell not buying one. Download only? Go **** yourselves Sony. Silent-Hal

Yeah, once you go download only then you can expect to never get a good deal on games.

d_black

dont know what your talking about, seeing as digital games get more bargains generally.

never seen bioshock of dark athena in stores for $5 before.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of interactive and other forms of entertainment, so to me this just makes the shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumers best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't even have to buy the physicl games, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

amaneuvering

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]It's like watching a mockumentary on a fake product. I can't help but laugh.Jandurin

I have a 3000 and I would have get a go since its smaller,looks more pretty(to me at least) and my current psp has some dead pixels here and there since I droped it sometimes. I also like the DD feel of the PSP I own like 3 DD games 2 being PS1 games and 1 being a psp game and it felt great not having to deal with a umd. Its just the asking price is to freaking much sony. I mean really when it comes to priceing things sony you just suck. I guss ill wait for a price drop.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of most types of entertainment (movies, games, music etc), so to me this just makes the high street shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumer's best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't have to buy physical games any more, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

This is the future and so many people are afraid of it.

Just imagine how different things would be right now if companies like Apple had been as ignorant as most other people seem to be about the future of digital distribution and the upcoming cloud type entertainment services etc...

amaneuvering

While there are still caps on download/upload in America I prey that streaming games never happens or I will just stick to retro games only.

[QUOTE="amaneuvering"]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of interactive and other forms of entertainment, so to me this just makes the shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumers best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't even have to buy the physicl games, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

cutmaclass1

if you honestly think that DD games should be 25% the cost of retail games then you really need to think about it some more, plastic and dvds arnt expensive by a long shot, especially not when there mas produced.

especially on the pc, where all you need is a printer, a dvd case and a blank dvd and boom, you have something that does the exact same thing as the disc.

[QUOTE="amaneuvering"]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of interactive and other forms of entertainment, so to me this just makes the shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumers best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't even have to buy the physicl games, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

cutmaclass1

Maybe I should have said eventually or inevitably or whatever.

I'm not saying right now that in every way it's better for the consumer but once this whole download revolution takes off it's inevitable that it is going to be better for pretty much everyone; cheaper costs for the publishers and developers, cheaper prices for the consumers, no need to take up physical storage space so no waste material, no need to use up valuable natural resources such as plastics for the DVDs or cut down tress for packaging, no need to travel to the store to hunt for a copy of the game, can have multiple games/movies/songs all easily accessible from a single place without having to change disks or anything...

It's ultimately going to workout better for the cosumer...It's the future...END

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of interactive and other forms of entertainment, so to me this just makes the shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumers best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't even have to buy the physicl games, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

Good, we don't need more of the "P"iece of (Fill in the Blank) "P"ortable.:P

i trade in my old games for new games so if my trade in values go away i won't be able to buy as many new releases.

analysts can tell me dl only is good for me and the industry as a whole until they are blue in the face but that does not make it any more true...

i trade in my old games for new games so if my trade in values go away i won't be able to buy as many new releases.

analysts can tell me dl only is good for me and the industry as a whole until they are blue in the face but that does not make it any more true...

Riverwolf007

I'm for DD but not in the way of consoles. mostly because they are closed systems. Unlike the pc where you can get from anywhere and there is price competition. because there is only one distributor if we had only DD for consoles this would hurt the consumer. Ontain

You guys are really not seeing the bigger picture at all are you...

DD is BAD for the consumer, its GOOD for the corporations.

I hope the PSPgo flops badly and sends an import message to Sony about DD.

The price is going to kill it, not the fact that it is all DD

thelastguy

This.

DD is BAD for the consumer, its GOOD for the corporations.

I hope the PSPgo flops badly and sends an import message to Sony about DD.

skektek

The PSP was dead when it launchedSergeAndKid

DD is BAD for the consumer, its GOOD for the corporations.

I hope the PSPgo flops badly and sends an import message to Sony about DD.

What if you don't have wireless in your house?Bread_or_Decide

Then right now it's not really better for you...but that doesn't change the fact that soon enough it will be the superior solution for the vast majority of people that are currently experiencing these various forms of entertainment in the more traditional way.

I'm pretty sure the naysayers came out with similar rubbish statements when Apple first started talking about this crazy idea called iTunes and this utterly stupid device called iPod that was sure to flop because it didn't use physical media and whatnot...

Everything in time...

The PSP was dead when it launchedSergeAndKid

lol, keep dreaming.

The PSP was dead when it launchedSergeAndKid

[QUOTE="cutmaclass1"][QUOTE="amaneuvering"]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/shopto-pspgo-is-almost-dead-before-it-has-arrived

Interesting...

From my perspective the download format is ultimately better for the cosumer, or it eventually will be, and it is the future of interactive and other forms of entertainment, so to me this just makes the shops seem like asses who don't really give a crap about the consumers best interests at all.

I personally can't wait until we don't even have to buy the physicl games, or consoles too for that matter, and just stream all our games and entertainment to a simple little box.

warmaster670

if you honestly think that DD games should be 25% the cost of retail games then you really need to think about it some more, plastic and dvds arnt expensive by a long shot, especially not when there mas produced.

especially on the pc, where all you need is a printer, a dvd case and a blank dvd and boom, you have something that does the exact same thing as the disc.

I think the issue is more with price over time. Stores, publishers, etc all offer sales on games because the physical boxes take up store space that they want cleared out to make room for new product. Therefore, there is always incentive, with a phsyical product, to cut the price at some point to clear out the product. With DD there is no actual physical product, and the space being taken up is only equivalent to one single copy of the game. Therefore, there is no space issues, no storage issues, no need to clear out product or cut prices. That is why over time, phsyical games are cheaper while DD has little incentive to reduce prices.

[QUOTE="amaneuvering"][QUOTE="skektek"]

DD is BAD for the consumer, its GOOD for the corporations.

I hope the PSPgo flops badly and sends an import message to Sony about DD.

Bread_or_Decide

Do you honestly believe that's never going to happen...

i don't mind download only if game prices drop by atleast £10, but the psp go's price is ridiculous, and you can get all the games on umd for cheaper.

i just don't understand WHY it's so expensive.VideoGameGuy

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]i just don't understand WHY it's so expensive.RedruM_I

i don't mind download only if game prices drop by atleast £10, but the psp go's price is ridiculous, and you can get all the games on umd for cheaper.

Mckenna1845

While I agree that right now it's not really a better deal and doesn't really offer any value over just buying a game at a local store it's pretty clear that is all going to come in time. Once it becomes more the norm to go the DD route, across all types of entertainment, I'm pretty sure the consumer will see a lot of benefits to this approach and not just in terms of cheaper prices which are inevitably coming.

I was going to buy a PSP Go at launch but the price totally put me off. There is no way I'm paying more money for a console that is more expensive then it was when it launched 4 years ago. It also has less parts, non removable battery and a smaller screen. It should cost no more than £170. Sony charging around £230 for it is ridiculous.

The PSP was dead when it launchedSergeAndKid

Yup thats why its still selling and still getting support:roll:. PSP achived something that every other handheld tried,but faild. It survived against the monster nintendo in the handheld market.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]i just don't understand WHY it's so expensive.Jandurin

I totally think that devices like the iPod Touch and PSPgo are way overpriced for the average consumer.amaneuvering

Wait a friggin second? Its ok for Apple to invade game spaces with the very expensive I-Touch but Sony can't invade I-touch's space? I-touch is totally download and you can't upgrade memory. I think its a brilliant yet risky move.

[QUOTE="amaneuvering"]I totally think that devices like the iPod Touch and PSPgo are way overpriced for the average consumer.Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="RedruM_I"] It is in the price range of media handhelds like the Ipod Touch and it is even capable of doing more (like play games). I don't see it as that expensive when I compare it with other devices like those.amaneuvering

[QUOTE="SergeAndKid"]The PSP was dead when it launchedfinalfantasy94

Yup thats why its still selling and still getting support:roll:. PSP achived something that every other handheld tried,but faild. It survived against the monster nintendo in the handheld market.