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gojirah
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
People complaining about the lack of a second analog-- I don't think it's time yet for a brand new software development cycle. This device is likely going to be compatible with all previous PSP titles, and it will not require developers to get grips with a new SDK. Sony is trying to capitalize on their existing install base, not supplant it with a new one.
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Antiterra
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Just in case anybody was going to check, don't bother turning on your PS3 to download Qore, the June issue has simply disappeared. My queue only shows issues up to May, then July. I'm guessing it will magically return either on Tuesday, after Sony's press conference, or on Thursday.
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shouryuuken
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
unless the games will be cheaper in digital format.. i really see no reason to get this when ive already spent something like 300 (ive had 2) on the psp already.

pass...
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Fadakar
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
No second analog, poor button placement, after being slid it's probably thin as hell and uncomfortable to use. Probably impossible to put CFW on. AAAAAAND, with 16GB of flash memory, I HIGHLY doubt that shit is cheap.
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Archaotic
05/30/09

@Fadakar: As far as Sony and developers are concerned, a system that's impossible to put CFW on is a GOOD thing.
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Haroon Piracha
05/30/09

@Fadakar: Your opinions very invalid If you haven't really held it in your hands ... yea thats the end of the discussion right there.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

@Fadakar: 16GB built-in storage isn't so insane. I do agree wit the control issues however. All and all, this will probably be cheaper then the existing PSP... god knows it looks the part ;_;
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Fadakar
05/30/09

@Haroon Piracha: Oh, thank you for being the ruler of all discussion on earth. Having such power to end debates with just your word. Once again, thank you wise one. I have been enlightened.
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t3hVeG
05/30/09

@Fadakar:

adding a 2nd analog stick would be a stupid move because games that would use the 2nd stick couldn't be playable on older PSP's, which would be a terrible move on Sony's part. Remember, this isn't a brand new PSP, only a new redesign.
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Haroon Piracha
05/30/09

@Fadakar: What, like you have some merits? please, all you can say is "it looks ugly" But I hate people on the internet, who have never played with a PSPGO!, never touched it, never held it in their hands or even seen one in real life tell us how much of an expert they are on "poor button placement". And now somehow you're an expert on pricing for consoles? Your welcome.
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Fadakar
05/30/09

@Haroon Piracha: I'm sorry I'm the sensible one between the two of us and can utilize the 5 senses I was given at birth. I get annoyed holding my PSP2000 and that isn't the thinnest, I imagine if that bottom half is any thinner it'd be uncomfortable as hell, having to wrap your whole hand around a sliver of plastic. Also, I hate you too. kthx.
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Haroon Piracha
05/30/09

@Fadakar: 5 senses? one of them being TOUCH? Dude... I'd imagine if you held the PSP GO! in you hands, you'd know, wouldn't you? ... Lord... I don't hate you, I just hate what you're doing. Trolling.
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NeoAkira
05/30/09

@Haroon Piracha:

Do you have no ability of perception? I can look at a knife and tell that if I stab myself it'll hurt. But according to you, that opinion is invalid till I actually stab myself.

Wonderful logic there.
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tobz1000
05/30/09

@t3hVeG: This is seriously the first comment I've seen from someone who realises this. What's so hard to get about it?
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Antiterra
05/30/09

@tobz1000: I can only advise you to grin and bear it, because we'll be seeing hundreds, if not thousands, of "why no 2nd analog?" comments in the coming days/weeks/months - not unlike how every other comment on the DSi was "why no GBA slot?"
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Haroon Piracha
11/10/09

@NeoAkira: Thats incorrect as well. Perception doesn't validate the argument that by looking at a picture, you can tell how easy, hard, clunky or smooth the controllers are. So stab yourself, it will be one less stupid person to for the world to look after.
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NeoAkira
11/10/09

@Haroon Piracha:

No that is correct. Simply because you're mind is inferior to someone else's doesn't mean that they're as stupidly retarded as your are. #pspgo
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Black-Dog-Howls
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Check it out, you can see where the second analog nub COULD have been.
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Nintenboy01
05/30/09

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PS3 Slim may apparently be confirmed here too.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

@OMG! Why are we all going OMG!?: I'm guessing it will carry the same visual tour de force as well >_>
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Nintenboy01
05/30/09

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): I believe it looks the same as that leaked box pic from before.
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CockroachMan
05/30/09

@OMG! Why are we all going OMG!?:

Yep.. that settles it..

the two supposed boxes:

[i41.tinypic.com]

[i6.photobucket.com]
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bobtheduck in Korea
05/30/09

@CockroachMan: Dude... After that second photo, there's no way the PSP slim is fake.
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PatMan33
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
S-second analog stick???
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doubtful
05/30/09

@PatMan33:

This is NOT a PSP2, so there really won't be any new features like that. It is simply a UMDless redesign of the exiting machine with a big chunk of built-in memory.
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MechaTama31
05/30/09

@doubtful: No reason not to add one. It would satisfy a lot of people, it would not harm compatibility with existing games, and support for it could be optional for future games, so it wouldn't break compatibility with old PSPs in the future either.
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doubtful
05/30/09

@MechaTama31:

It doesn't make sense to add a second analog because they aren't discontinuing the 3000 model. Since both models will be available at the same time, it makes sense from both a production and development standpoint to have the same control system. In other words, the increased cost for both the hardware and development of multiple control systems doesn't make sense to the bottom line.

Furthermore, why would they rob themselves of a selling point for the next generation PSP?

I agree a second analog would be nice. I too am one of the people who would like to have one, but the Go is still just a PSP redesign, and was always expected to be light on new features.
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Mit
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Man, did we, the internet, really have to ruin this too? :\ I guess Sony's the one that let it slip. Another big-impact announcement of next week spoiled.
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Archaotic
05/30/09

@Mit: Could be deliberate. For all we know, Sony might have let this slip on purpose so their show can be ALL about the games and nothing else.
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Mit
05/30/09

@Archaotic: When's the last time someone let something slip on purpose who wasn't Valve :P I doubt this is deliberate, especially since it was taken down so quickly.

Also, way to let Kojima's secret out of the bag too, Sony.
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Archaotic
05/30/09

@Mit: Note, though, in the video Koller refers to E3 in the future tense. "We're going to show it at E3". Why would they talk about Gran Turismo Portable in the future tense if this video were to go up AFTER their press conference?
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Archaotic
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Glad to see I was right about a new Metal Gear Solid Portable. I don't think we've seen the full extent of Kojima's announcements yet, though...

I fully expect this new PSP MGS and the next PS3 iteration (Metal Gear Raiden?) to have some sort of connectivity to help connect the two games.

I'm definitely going to buy one of these if the price is right though; I'm dying for a PSP I can actually put in my pocket, and this seems to be just that.
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Saint Anima
05/30/09

@Archaotic: Yep. Though it kinda sucks that it was leaked this early, it's still great news. Hopefully it won't be too expensive. Though I'm thinking that they will lower the price on the original models and then keep this at the $200 range.
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Archaotic
05/30/09

@Saint Anima: Considering that the QORE episode is on the Playstation Store, on a day when PSN NEVER updates...

I'm betting on this being deliverate.
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electroshockwave
05/30/09

@Archaotic: I'm actaully hoping that the "Metal Gear Raiden" game is for the PSP and the Big Boss game is for the PS3. I want to play as legendary soldier on my HDTV. As far as the PSP Go is concerned I'm mostly just looking forward to carrying all of my PSP games at once without the hassle of UMDs.
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Archaotic
05/30/09

@electroshockwave: Frankly, it'll be the other way around if anything...
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Demonbird
05/30/09

@Archaotic:

Well, Kojima joked once before about a metal gear raiden for psp, so we'll see. I like the device, but I want to know,

Is there a method to get disc based games you already own to it?

Will downloadable games be cheaper than their disc based counterparts?
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
05/30/09

@electroshockwave: Do we know it is UMD-less? I can't see it mentioned anywhere, and there's no good shot of the PSP Go itself.
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MARl0
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Amusing that it looks almost exactly like 1up's rendering of it that everyone thought looked terrible. >_>
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

@MARl0: If you have nothing nice to say.... ;_;
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Man that looks kinda... ummm... yeah... yeah...
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Heliophage
05/30/09

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Hope nobody bet on the name being different in the Kotaku poll.
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xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx
05/30/09

@Heliophage: So is this PSP 2 pretty much?
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electroshockwave
05/30/09

@xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx: I don't think the differences are significant enough to call it the PSP2, but it's also a much bigger change than there was between the PSP1000, 2000 & 3000 or DS, DS lite and DSi. PSP 1.5?
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Heliophage
05/30/09

@electroshockwave:

It doesn't have a UMD drive, which I would think is pretty significant, since you can't play traditional PSP games or watch UMD movies now.
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doubtful
05/30/09

@xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx:

More like the PSP 0.5 since they're taking away a more important feature than they're adding.
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offshore
05/30/09

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Someone at Sony is going to get fired...
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abort_user
05/30/09

@offshore: i sure hope so. how many times can they shoot their own feet?

this doesnt even look like the psp successor. which if thats true they really missed a huge opportunity. nintendo half assed their successor handheld with the dsi which i might add will run circles around this pos. but a true successor might give the big n a run for its $.

well i guess if microsoft doesnt fuck up their supposed handheld ill get one of those instead.
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bkchurch
05/30/09

@abort_user:

The PSP has been doing quite well for itself since it came out. It's getting a glut of great games this year. This redesign and the emphasis on downloading games directly to the PSP will attract a lot of people who previously weren't interested. Sony's doing just fine with the PSP and this is a great step in that continued success. There is no need for a PSP2 yet.

Also Nintendo is lightyears ahead of Sony in sales because they own the casual market. That's a market the PSP cannot hope to touch. Sony knows where their bread is buttered and they have that audience square in their reticules. They also have something big that Nintendo doesn't: the ability to download entire games directly to the systems onboard flash memory. Why do you think iPhone games sell so well? Impulse buys. People don't have to shop, they don't have to see the money they're spending since there's never any cash involved, and they can buy a game whenever they're in range of a wireless access point. With the heavy emphasis Sony's putting on downloadable titles with the Go I'd be shocked if we don't see game sales skyrocket.
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NeoAkira
05/30/09

@bkchurch:

Actually, there's a game store for the DSi if you didn't know.

And I'm pretty sure that the ugliness of this design will detract from its sales MUCH more than the fact that you can download games directly to it.

That's why apple products sell well; cause they don't look like shit.
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Coquiton
05/30/09

In reply to Qore Lets Slip the First Look at PSP Go
Wow, that's an awesome design. Looks like that one cool mockup picture was true after all!
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cyrax08
05/30/09

@Coquiton: I disagree, I think the circular look they have is very ugly. Kind of reminds me of the bulgy look of the DSfat.
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SadAstronaut
05/30/09

@cyrax08: Yeah, I actually find the thing pretty ugly. It's not a fashion show I guess.
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NeoAkira
05/30/09

@Coquiton:

You must be blind then, cause this is a fiasco of a design.
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krssvr92
05/30/09

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looks kinda ugly and fat to me
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Xtrit
05/30/09

@krssvr92:

My moms ugly and fat... Doesn't make me stop loving her >.<
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BarbeQueQ
05/30/09

@XtRiT:

Your moms ugly and fat...Doesn't make me stop loving her either!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Respect mothers, kids!
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

@krssvr92: If you have nothing nice to say... ;_;

@xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx: The start and pause button look awfully close to the face buttons.

I think it may also be touch screen with an accelerometer built in but they're probably not saying anything right now.
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Go Go Gadget: Guttah Trash!
05/30/09

@BarbeQueQ: Treat her right, treat your mother right.

"Remember when you put down one mother, you're putting down mothers all over the world."

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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
05/30/09

@krssvr92: Maybe it'll have fat princess as an opening title!!
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/30/09

@Go Go Gadget: Thugmunk: Wow! That's a butch in the making >_>
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