The PSP Go, released by Sony, was supposed to be a improved version of the older PSPs, while attempting to win over the market currently dominated by Nintendo. So far, its great features have encouraged much players to get one, and the sales are quite good. Too bad, it doesn't win my favour, and i can give lots of reasons why not to get one.
5 Reasons not to get a PSP Go
1) The design. To be frank, the design really sucks. Why change to a slide design when the current design is doing good? The slide design is really hideous, which gives the sides of the screen a bare look, if you know what i mean. Besides, the new design makes the PSP Go hard to get used to, which PSP users should have already experienced. Sony is just asking for trouble by making this change. and here's a comparision of a PSP 3000 and a PSP Go.
2) Games have to be downloaded. Ok, don't get me wrong, i like this feature, but it sucks if you don't have a wifi connection. I have one, so its not any trouble for me, but if you don't have one, then good luck finding one. Try walking on the street, looking if any of your neighbors are generous enough to provide an open network. Of course, you can stop over at a McDonalds, Starbucks or whatever, but you'll have to spend quite some bucks, for each download takes above an hour.
3) Games can't be traded, transfered. Once you've downloaded a games, you're stuck with it for life. You can't loan it to your friend, you can't trade it back and you can't resell it. To make matter's worse, if you want a new game, and your PSP Go just hasn't enough space, you'll have to delete either games which you spent your money on.
4) The price. Ok, the price has me totally freaking out. $249? That costs a bomb and i'd rather get a Nintendo Dsi, which is much cheaper, or a PS3, which costs just $50 more. Besides, PSP has a much large screen and better graphics to enjoy. Sony is just asking to much for their products.
5) Unavailability of UMDs. There goes the money you spent on buying UMDs. I'd rather stick to the older PSP 3000, which UMDs can be played, and also, pirated games! Besides, UMDs can also be resold or traded. By purchasing a PSP Go, the UMD's you have are nothing more then rubbish, for they can't be used.
For me, I'd rather get a Nintendo Dsi, which features larger series of games, while the price is cheaper. Just my 2 cents.
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