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What's so off-putting about the PSP GO?

June 12, 2009 in Blog comments 4

There is no doubt that the PSP GO got very mixed reactions both during and straight after Sony's E3 conference. Jim @ Resume Play discusses the pros and cons of getting a PSP GO this year, and tries to reason with its new features.

As we all know, the PSP GO was unveiled prematurely, but not exactly unexpectedly, and was dubbed as the “Worst kept secret of E3 2009″ by the JT himself. Personally, I was strongly anticipating the consoles release later this year in October, but now there are a few things putting me back from buying one…

The E3 2009 presentation of the PSP and all of its wonderful new software titles such as Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, LittleBigPlanet PSP, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, and Gran Turismo PSP - I thought- had instantly sold me the platform. Sony even cut the price of PSP development kits by 80% just so that they could assure more third party and indy developed games in the future.
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    RabidChinaGirl Jun 13, 09
    Honestly, I think it's ugly when it slides open like that; the PSP shape just doesn't look appealing when it's split in two. Otherwise, sliding devices are usually pretty cool imo, and I think it's a good concept on paper. Always nice to have options on the market, you know.

    Props to Kaz Hirai and all that.

    I did hear that cell phone buyers generally prefer flip to slide. I have a sliding phone myself, though.
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      carouselambra Jun 13, 09
      The problem with the sliding mechanism is the same as hinges though man, looks cool but after two or three months you cant keep it shut

      looks alright though I suppose, portable games are starting to look suspiciously more and more like mobile phones and vice versa
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        Slumpy monkey Jun 13, 09
        That's only if the hinges are poorly manufactured, Most of my phones have been slide and they never have come loose, and they have taken quite a few bumps, and some of them were Sony Ericsson, So no doubt their slide technology will be in use in this PSP.(Although the buttons cracked and basically made the phone unusable which brought the whole thing down to poorly made)
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          carouselambra Jun 13, 09
          Yeh of course quality plays into it, how well it's been made. but generally speaking whether it's 3 months, 3 years, or even 30 years, those sort of mechanisms all have a shelf life man. 9/10 times the machine dies before the hinges anyway though with these things, so it's not something to worry about too much. Definitely shouldnt put you off buying it. They can be replaced easily enough.

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