Are you getting a PSP Go?

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Besides the lack of touchscreen I didn't see any mention of motion sensing like the iPhone has. did I just miss that?

No touchscreen? Why are people acting like the PSP Go is a competitor to the iPod touch? They're two entirely different products with some overlap. The iPod Touch is not a good game console. It's a media player and a PDA that can play games. The PSP Go is a game console and media player, and without a touchscreen it'll be useless as a PDA and not terribly useful as an Internet device.

I've said this before - I don't think very many people will be making a final decision between the PSP Go and the iPod touch. Depending on their needs, they probably will have ruled out one or the other pretty much immediately.

Because Sony is trying to position the PSP Go directly against the iPod Touch maybe? They outright said it when they made mention "at the same price-point as current media devices such as the iPod Touch" at E3.

It wouldn't have cost them terribly much to add in touchscreen functionality, and made the PSP Go far more versatile and competitive beyond believe. It would likely have blown the iPod and the Zune HD out of the water given it's existing capabilities. It would have converged the two device categories and be THE product to get.

OK, when I said "why are people acting like the PSP Go is a competitor to the iPod Touch," include Sony in that group. Sony can pretend they're competing so they can justify the cost (though justifying the cost of anything by comparing it to an Apple product is kind of silly), but they don't have the same primary purpose, and they don't have the same secondary features. They're only competitors in a very broad sense.

If the manufacturer/developer is marketing it to such ends... then isn't the consumer expecting it to fall neatly into the same category too much to ask? Come on now.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
If the manufacturer/developer is marketing it to such ends... then isn't the consumer expecting it to fall neatly into the same category too much to ask? Come on now.

It's hard to judge tone over the Internet, so I can't tell if you're arguing with me here or poking fun at Sony. Yeah, Sony is trying to position it as a competitor to the iPod Touch. In reality, it isn't.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: SunnyD
If the manufacturer/developer is marketing it to such ends... then isn't the consumer expecting it to fall neatly into the same category too much to ask? Come on now.

It's hard to judge tone over the Internet, so I can't tell if you're arguing with me here or poking fun at Sony. Yeah, Sony is trying to position it as a competitor to the iPod Touch. In reality, it isn't.

To answer your question - both. To answer the intent, you just answered it yourself. See... WE know better, after all, we're discussing it now. But if Sony is marketing it toward the iPod Touch market... then it should cross into that market. It "barely" makes it into that territory - yeah... it's there. But the input medium absolutely sucks, especially for an internet-enabled device. It should have included a touchscreen at the very least to compensate for what got removed (UMD).

You have to admit - if it had a touchscreen, or even slide-out QWERTY... it would absolutely KILL the iPod/Zune market as far as functionality goes, and have a much... MUCH better gaming platform to boot. That's all it would take too - one simple little touchscreen.

 

[mmnno]

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: 4537256
i just want dual analogue, touch screen and for them to open up a bit so you can do more things with it. there was a couple times a calculator would have came in handy on it but their browser is just atrocious. They at least need touch screen and browser more like apple iphones, would come in very handy

Fuck touch screen's. I hate this trendy bullshit that adds little to nothing to gaming.

It has wi-fi and a web browser, it should have a damn touchscreen at that price. Or at least a keyboard add-on.

Anyway, after they announced the price I bought a PSP for less than half the price of the Go.

 

[Qbah]

I ain't getting the Go, ordered a PSP-3000 earlier today. For me the Go looks terrible, it has almost the same features and will be more expensive. Also, no UMD means I wouldn't be able to borrow any games from my friends.

The only thing I'm missing in the PSP-3000 is BT. Would love to pair the handheld with my headset - especially when I'm somewhere, where the sound would bother other people.

 

[4537256]

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: 4537256
i just want dual analogue, touch screen and for them to open up a bit so you can do more things with it. there was a couple times a calculator would have came in handy on it but their browser is just atrocious. They at least need touch screen and browser more like apple iphones, would come in very handy

Fuck touch screen's. I hate this trendy bullshit that adds little to nothing to gaming.

who said it had to be for games only? not like they would have to force you to use it anyway like its real hard to touch a screen.

 

[fatdragondzc]

Touch screens aren't that bad. I don't mind them as long as I don't have to use them for main controls. Simple touch games are fine, or navigation of the XMB.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: fatdragondzc
Touch screens aren't that bad. I don't mind them as long as I don't have to use them for main controls. Simple touch games are fine, or navigation of the XMB.

Tis true. I love the DS' utilization of a touchscreen. There's a completely layout of buttons PLUS the touchscreen, so developers can decide how they want to go with controls. Many of the games out there know how to properly use the touchscreen.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: 4537256

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: 4537256
i just want dual analogue, touch screen and for them to open up a bit so you can do more things with it. there was a couple times a calculator would have came in handy on it but their browser is just atrocious. They at least need touch screen and browser more like apple iphones, would come in very handy

Fuck touch screen's. I hate this trendy bullshit that adds little to nothing to gaming.

who said it had to be for games only? not like they would have to force you to use it anyway like its real hard to touch a screen.

Because, then developers would be tempted to use it. Do you know how many games I've played on the DS and thought "damn, this would have been better if they didn't rely on the touchscreen"? I would say that only 1% of the time that a touchscreen is used, it actually adds something worth it to the gameplay.

I simply don't even want to give developers the chance to keep using this trendy motion bullshit that everyone seems to love. I about died when I heard about Natal.

Touch screens are okay for navigation for complicated things, like the web, but they get overused to often.

 

[Imaginer]

Originally posted by: Barfo
No, I like my DS.

This.

That is how much my Wii costs! Screw that. Fun is fun but when fun gets to be a bit much, that fun isn't worth it.

Especially since I see NO fun out of the PSP for my tastes.

 

[JDub02]

nope. i'll get an ipod touch well before i shell out $250 for the psp go.