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250$ is a lot for me.]]>Jun 4th 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Now for AT&T on the other hand. Mmm, about that death star logo...]]>Jun 5th 2009 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Cant wait to get my hands on it and play some FF 7 on it... and Metal Gear Solid... and Assasins Creed....and Gran Turismo... Star Ocean...

i could keep going but i will stop. ]]>Jun 4th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
No, it's like saying digtally downloaded books should be cheaper than physical books. Which, at least in the case of the Kindle, they (usually) are.

The biggest thing you're giving up with a digital download is the right to sell the game. This is a huge benefit you're giving up with no compensation.

So why should I pay the same amount when I'm saving the seller a huge amount of money AND getting less in return again?]]>Jun 4th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 5th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
At least Sony is making an effort to keep UMD buyers that go too the PSP-Go happy. Most companies would just say "different system and format - so tough luck - checkout is in that direction *points*"....

]]>Jun 4th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Makes it sound like they'll count on your honesty to download only what you own, but of course they know that we have no honesty.]]>Jun 4th 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Since most likely if you have some UMDs, you probably have a PSP. Make a program for the computer that can take an image of the disc to transfer to the PSP Go or at least verify you have the disc to authorize a download. Of course this still does not elminate the problem of honesty.]]>Jun 4th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 5th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
I atleast expected there to be a drop in the price of the games...

There is no money spent on making cases, the actual Disks themselfs. No shipping, no cost of shops stocking them...

And yet all this means is that all that money saved is going straight back to Sony?

No idea why they call it good will, they should do this anyway, not just to please the customers...

What about the UMD videos?]]>Jun 4th 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
1. Sony requires you to physically mail in your UMD to them, so that they can verify your ownership. This will reduce the number of people (though I'm sure they are still some out there) who will just rent the game.

2. They email you a code that allows you to download your game. I get 10GB of data transfer a month for $5, so I'm assuming this cost to them is minimal.

3. Sony resurfaces the UMD, repackages it and sends it back out to retailers, most likely under the guise of a NEW copy.

So now you have your freshly downloaded copy of a game that you paid good money for, forfeited your physical copy of the game and all rights to borrow it to a friend or sell it to subsidize your next purchase, and given Sony the ability to resell the game you already bought.

I'm usually not a conspiracy theorist of any kind, but they have to prevent people from merely renting games and obtaining a full digital copy, and they have to do something with all the UMDs that people send them. #1 and #3 seem like possibilities to me.

Thoughts?]]>Jun 4th 2009 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Repackaging used products and selling them as new is totally illegal (not to mention bad for PR) and would get them in huge trouble if caught. And of course they would get caught because they couldn't pull off a scam of that magnitude without hundreds of people inside Sony being in the know so a leak would be inevitable.

That's why companies sell "refurbished" items - they have to be identified as such.
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Thanks for your input.]]>Jun 5th 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Ok, where is my Patapon 2 UMD? Sony forgot to mention that they would be sending me an empty box with a digital download voucher when I pre-ordered...

Sony keeps whining that piracy is killing their game sales, but I think they are also a bit sour about rentals and used re-sells as well- this is convenient way for them to eliminate virtually all media production/packaging/distribution costs and still gouge the customer for $20-$40 a pop for a single customer only digital format.

If Sony would drop the game prices to $5-$10 then I might consider a PSP Go!; but I can buy used UMDs for $8 - $15 and be just as happy...]]>Jun 4th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Sony is doing the same thing Apple has done for years. They are ignoring what is best for the customer and doing what makes them the most money.

I guarantee you that the PSP Go is MUCH, MUCH cheaper to make than the original PSP. Are they passing any of that on to us? Nope. 16GB of memory is cheap as hell and in no way would make a system significantly more expensive. Add in the smaller screen (which is usually the most expensive component), no UMD mechanism, and non-removable battery and you have a crappy re-tool that is NOT worth $250.

Then they add this "feature" of downloading games for no discount. Insane. Downloading one song for $.99 is one thing, especially since you can't just go buy one song at the store. Downloading a $30-$50 game and getting no media is insulting. What if I have to erase it to make room for other games? Do I still "own" it?? Not an issue at all if I have a disc. What if I lose the system (or it's stolen) or drop it and it breaks? Do I still have access to the games if I buy another PSP Go??? Not an issue if I own media.

I bought the original PSP on launch day in 2005 and was a huge fan. Once games started to be crippled by having only one analog stick I started losing interest, but I have always been excited about the prospect that Sony would make a must-have follow up device. This PSP Go is lame as hell and there's no way I would buy one.

J]]>Jun 4th 2009 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
As for price, I was hoping it would be cheaper as well. I agree that $250 is too much when you can still get a PSP-300 for $169, but it's not like it's way off base. An iPod Touch 16GB will run you $299 and it has a smaller screen than the PSP go. Don't forget that they also added Bluetooth with this version.

Now for downloads. First of all, if you don't want to download a game, then don't. They're still selling UMDs. They say that right in the article above. Patapon 2 is an exception, and IMO it was more of an overpriced PSN game, but whatever. But if you do decide to download a game, it's not like you only get one download. If you have a PSP, you should know that you can simply go to your downloads list on the PSN store and re-download anything you've ever downloaded before right from there. I did it today in fact. FFVII took up too much space on my memory stick, so I decided to put a couple of other PS1 games on my other memory stick. I just plugged my PSP in (although you can also download straight from the store or the PS3), went to my downloads list, and re-downloaded them to the new stick. Not difficult at all. I was even able to transfer my game saves using Media Go. And the downloads are tied to your PSN account and up to 5 PSPs. So if you buy another PSP go, you will be able to re-download all your games as long as it isn't your 6th PSP you're trying to put it on.

And seriously, people need to stop complaining about no second analog stick. This isn't a PSP2. It's more like the PS2 Slim was to the PS2 fat. Why didn't Nintendo add an analog stick to the DSi or two more face buttons to the GBA SP? Why didn't Sony add a DVD drive to the PSOne for large games? Because it's a redesign of an existing system. I swear, people will complain about anything...]]>Jun 4th 2009 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
How utterly craptastic if true. As if paying Physical Media prices for downloads were not enough of an insult.]]>Jun 5th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 4th 2009 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
Not to mention you get a bigger screen and a pretty sizable collection of good games.]]>Jun 5th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 5th 2009 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
And if it was hacked so I could keep SNES games in my pocket.]]>Jun 5th 2009 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psp&thread.id=3450381]]>Jun 5th 2009 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 5th 2009 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
i think thats my hand in the picture cuz i was at the booth with the photographer]]>Jun 5th 2009 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/Jun 5th 2009 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/
http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210984/psp-go-hands-on-preview?tag=topslot;thumb;5

End of 4th paragraph:

"The sliding mechanism moves smoothly, and it seems like it could take a decent amount of wear and tear. Like the iPhone, the PSP Go does not have an interchangeable battery."

LAME.

Also, you guys are talking about Skype like it matters. This is a gaming console, and what matters is its GAMING potential. Gimmicks like Skype won't make up for the smaller screen, same (barely useful) controls, no media access, non-removable battery (which is completely insane), etc.

This has gone from fail, to Fail, to FAIL. All of you sheep who keep defending Sony need to wise up.

J]]>Jun 5th 2009 9:03AM