The Down-low on the PSP GO; Does it GO for You?

It’s been quite awhile since Sony announced and released the PSP Go, this I am sure we can all agree. But how many buyers have been satsified?

Does the lack of UMD only entice previous none PSP users? Is 32 GB enough for a download only system?

There are so many questions above and so many left to answer about Sony’s PSP Go to address. To be honest, a main question that I would raise is that if Sony unveiled that Go a bit too early for consumers tastes.

As website develop reported, Sony was simply waiting for the right time to show off their goods. However, it was too soon based on the fact that Sony had no plan (and still doesn’t) to integrate owners past UMD purchases to the entirely new device.

Sure, sure, Sony reported they were working on a way for the hundreds UMD’s to make their way to their new Go, but alas, its seems that they’re promises were all a front. Boo!

So just how many games can the Go hole on its 32 gigabyte storage? Well, if the average game is about a gigabyte in storage that means a bit less than 30 games per PSP Go. Is that enough?

I say absolutely not. There is a reason why Sony is continuing the run of the PSP 3000. The Go is for early adopters, in addition to those who have yet to own a PSP. Even so, the $250 that is required to purchase the new PSP still eclipses that of the recently introduced Nintendo DSi for $170.

But I have been laying on the trickery since I first started writing. Silly reader, you thought that the PSP Go and DSi were a comparable bunch. Wrong!

Sure it may seem as if the DSi and the PSP Go were to be competitors, but that is not what the PSP Go’s aims are. Being an entirely download based system, with Sony rumored to be gathering small developers attention in order to create applications similar to Apple’s joyous device, a device that will most likely, if not already has overtake the PSP in worldwide sales numbers.

But this is just the start for the PSP Go. Remember when I said the Go was for early adopters? I meant early, early adopters because the introduction of the go paves the way Sony’s next step with the digital only console…a phone.

What perfect sense it makes when thought about, it seems as if Sony were simply paving the way to launch and all out assault on that which is the iPhone.

Is this a smart move for Sony, considering the iPhone is entering its 3rd year of consumer introduction? Actually, when it come down to games, it does make sense.

When it comes to games, the iPhone suffers in creating a price point for games. Charging any were North of 9.99 on the phone is outlandish, and cause consumers to stay away because of the proliferation of free-$2.99 apps there are for the platform.

Sony has a $40 price point for its potentially new PSP Go phone. That means that Sony could essential drop the price of the game to $30 and still be charger at the least $20 more than the iPhone. This would be more attracting for game devs since there is more return on their business venture.

So what do you think? How long will it be until Sony announces a PSP phone? We’ve heard these sorts of rumors before, but how long until they become a reality?