If the PSP Go were hackable, and I could run custom firmware on it, I'd grab one in an instant, even at $250. I've been through several PSPs, and it wasn't until I put custom firmware on one that I found it at all useful.
What killed the PSP Go was Sony's stupid pricing for games in digital format. Why the HELL would anyone pay $19.99 for a digital download with no UMD, no manual, no case, and no resale-ability, when the UMD version is $19.99 or LESS at most retail stores?
If they wanted this to work, they need to do two things:
1. Make digital-only versions of games cost about 20% less than retail versions.
2. Allow PSP Go owners to buy UMDs and install them to their PSP Go's memory.
Without those two features, the PSP Go is a joke. Until someone hacks the thing and makes it possible to run custom firmware, the PSP Go will continue to have poor sales. Sony needs to accept that the only thing keeping the PSP's sales up was people modding them.
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If the PSP Go were hackable, and I could run custom firmware on it, I'd grab one in an instant, even at $250. I've been through several PSPs, and it wasn't until I put custom firmware on one that I found it at all useful.
What killed the PSP Go was Sony's stupid pricing for games in digital format. Why the HELL would anyone pay $19.99 for a digital download with no UMD, no manual, no case, and no resale-ability, when the UMD version is $19.99 or LESS at most retail stores?
If they wanted this to work, they need to do two things:
1. Make digital-only versions of games cost about 20% less than retail versions.
2. Allow PSP Go owners to buy UMDs and install them to their PSP Go's memory.
Without those two features, the PSP Go is a joke. Until someone hacks the thing and makes it possible to run custom firmware, the PSP Go will continue to have poor sales. Sony needs to accept that the only thing keeping the PSP's sales up was people modding them.