http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/ Engadget Comments for Sony's Andrew House: PSP Go launched in part to 'learn more about what the consumer wanted' http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/We are hypocritical whiners ]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Digital media can be the future, just not at physical media prices]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
I do want digital distribution. Digital distribution all the way.

I DON'T want a digital handheld where prices are the same or not competitive what-so-ever. I don't want a digital handheld that gives publishers the option as to whether they want to make their PSP game available digitally.

You have to pass the savings on when there is no packaging, UMD discs, distribution or retail negotiating involved. Sony wanted me to pay top dollar like a fool. That's not how digital distribution is going to work.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
half way there,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOxW19vsTg ]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/I am suing you for intergalactic patent infringement regarding your Force® Network, You Force® Network infringes on technology used in my Cerberus® Network.
Signed, Illusive Man]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
I am VERY thankfully they learned this lesson sooner rather than later.

I have a Go, and I wish that UMD attachment that was rumors was actually real]]>Jun 8th 2010 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
and our AppleTV project is still a hobby.]]>Jun 9th 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
TLDR

Sony-- the leader in every consumer electronics market-- clearly had PLENTY of capital to blow on this "PSP Go experiment" to find out what consumers wanted.

Wait . . . it's not 1984? Never mind what I just said.]]>Jun 8th 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/The PSP Go was a complete and total failure and we are going to pretend it was only a experiment even though we were showing it off so much last year saying it was the future.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
and non-removable battery, missing second thumb stick, missing proper wifi support(still on the B standard), usage of a slower memory card standard(m2 micro speeds suck).]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 9th 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 9th 2010 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Tell that to PC gaming.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/I can buy a new computer install Steam and it will install all my games that i own !]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Physical media when it comes to CD's is practicably dead. Only reason movies aren't is because the masses don't have an easy solution packaged in with the OS or the service being widely available on a media player like WMP or iTunes. I think with services like Netflix and the ability for almost any device to stream from WMP and other free clients will pull down movie sales.

It's just a matter of time and I think the only reason Hollywood hasn't jumped on the copyrighted material like the music industry is because if it gets a spotlight on it like Napster did it'll open the floodgates and their industry will be changed forever...]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/During the three months ended April 4, combined U.S. sales of albums and track-equivalent albums (or TEA, where 10 tracks equal an album) totaled 113.2 million units, down 6.1 percent from 120.6 million during the corresponding period of 2009, when sales fell 7 percent year on year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


113.2 million cd's sold and you think it is dead WTF are you smoking ]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
The hardware was expensive as hell...and all because Sony openly admitted they could make it expensive, so they did make it expensive.

PSPGo could have, and needed to be, a lot cheaper. ]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Not to like Sony or anything, but the last thing people should trust is the consumers mouth. You actually have to see it that people will buy this stuff.

Just like how everyone on autoblog said that they would by a V8 Pontiac G8 and how GM should listen to the consumer. Well GM ended up broke, no one bought the G8 and Pontiac eventually disappeared. IMO I think Sony is nuts for trying to charge the same for a digital copy. A model like the Apple App store might have been better.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/I disagree. The PSP Go is a GREAT device. If Sony had followed through with a "good-will" trade-in program for rebates on the DD version of titles, that would have helped.

The Go makes a great portable media player... but Sony has let the Go and "Media Go" wither on the vine from neglect.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
It is for people who have gotten used to services like iTunes and Steam. A person who wants to get into portable gaming and see's the idea of carrying around discs as completely foreign as the rest of you nay sayers see's digital as not 'owning' your game.]]>Jun 8th 2010 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Mr. House, expect a bill for services rendered in the amount of $4000. That is my going-rate for performing market research.

He is either completely clueless or brazenly callous towards his customers to make that statement about the PSP Go customers. This explains Sony's lack of ongoing support and enhancements for the Go since its release. Sad.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/bingo.
DD of LBP = $40
UMD of LBP = $20
guess which people will prefer.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
You don't see the word "dearth" on blogs as much as you should.

Top drawer.]]>Jun 8th 2010 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Sony did it horribly, horribly wrong.]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/i think it is foolish to say "people" want digital distribution when very few understand the strings attached. to give but one example, how many families do you think realize you can't transfer your wiiware from one console to another, even if yours breaks or gets stolen? what you want is a utopian fantasy, albeit a beautiful one. it worked fine on napster, but it's no way for a publicly traded company to make a profit, let alone a sustainable revenue stream. physical media is your friend.]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/and one more thing: do you seriously think inventing iAd is "doing it right"? apple's business model is basically the same as a crack dealers: you only get the first one free.]]>Jun 8th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
Downloads work better the smaller the game is.
Its quicker to download, you can store more of them.
Conversely, they work worse the bigger they are.
And PSP games are pretty big. PSP2 games will be a few times larger.

I'm glad PSP Go taught Sony to stick with UMD]]>Jun 8th 2010 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/
No Mr. House. Sony needs to recognize that consumers like their electronics purchases to be supported by the company that made and sold them.

When the digital download version of Little Big Planet is $40 and the UMD version was available for $20, something is terribly wrong. Does Mr. House not understand that people would rather pay LESS for the same thing?!]]>Jun 8th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/sonys-andrew-house-psp-go-launched-in-part-to-learn-more-abou/Jun 8th 2010 5:45PM