Ah yes, Sony does it again with the announcement of the the latest version of the PlayStation Portable, known as the PSP Go. First off let's list some of the features...
Internal Memory: The PSP Go will feature a 16gb internal memory, compare this to the original one which barely had enough space to store a single solitary wallpaper. :roll: Also, if 16gb of space isn't enough for your needs, the PSP Go will also feature a memory stick pro duo slot so you can stick your favorite memory stick in there for virtually all the space you'll need at any one time. Now one might wonder why they're giving us so much memory in the system itself, well that brings me to...
UMD Drive: The PSP Go will feature a new and improved invisible UMD Drive... Wait... What!? Sorry about that, the PSP Go has no UMD Drive on it whatsoever. Now from a development standpoint, this makes a lot of sense, it's cheaper to make downloadable games than it is to make hard copies, but there is a bit of a problem with this, it makes it impossible to play any of your old UMD based games on the PSP Go, you can also forget about getting your games cheaper by getting them used anywhere, and if you don't like a particular game that you bought, have fun trying to trade it in. (note, I don't know if Sony will allow you to trade in a game that you bought online for a different game, but it seems unlikely)
Internal Battery: The PSP Go will feature a completely internal battery that will have a longer battery life. This is all well and good, but couldn't they have made the existing types of batteries last longer or something? All this means of course is that if your battery should ever lose its charge (as in permanently) or if you somehow brick you PSP by trying to hack it (internal battery means no Pandora option), you'll have to send your PSP Go to Sony for a replacement battery or void your warranty. You would definitely want to send it in, because your warranty is too valuable now that they have a...
Sliding Screen: The PSP Go will feature a screen that slides up and away from the buttons. This of course will add to the number of moving part, and thus add to the number of things that can break easily. This would not be so much of a problem if they decided to add...
Extra Buttons/Analog Stick/Screen: With all the extra room that the sliding screen gave us on the controller, you'd think that Sony would put in a touch screen, a mini keyboard, or even a second analog stick (so we could use it for camera controls or something). But sadly, all that they did was make the Start and Select buttons bigger and place them where a second analog stick should have been placed.
The Price Tag: With all these features, the PSP Go will be priced around $249.99 (US Dollars). Compare that to the current PSP Brite price tag of $169.99 and it will make you seriously wonder what the whole point of getting this fool thing will be. Especially since most, if not all, of the games released for the PSP Go will be compatible with the older PSPs if you have a large enough memory stick.
I myself am the proud owner of one of the original PSP models...
Sony still has not yet given me a reason to upgrade.
(Note to all CFW lovers: Obviously, since you can't even put custom firmware on the PSP Brite, you will most likely not be able to put it on the PSP Go. This is part of the reason I'm still happy with my PSP as it is)