Hands-on With the PSP Go

ANkleStrong writes "Sony Corp unveiled on Tuesday a smaller, lighter PlayStation handheld game device called the PSP Go, in a race to catch rival Nintendo in an intensely competitive mobile games arena." E3 attendees were able to take the new Sony handheld for a test drive, and more pictures and videos are now available. It's set to be released on October 1st, and will retail for $249. A new Resident Evil game is being designed specifically for the updated hardware, and Metal Gear Peace Walker is coming as well.

Intensely competitive?

[JCSoRocks]

Yeah... sure... if by, "intensely competitive," you mean that the DS / DSi are throttling all other handhelds.

Is 5.50 jailbroken yet?

[tepples]

But, can it still play my rips of FF7-FF9/ANY ps1 game like my current PSP?

Is it even legal to make copies of Sony's PS1 emulator for PSP using the "Popstation" tool?

(1001 w/ 5.02 m33 firmware).

But it appears the ChickHEN jailbreak [x-fusion.co.uk] doesn't work on 5.50 that comes on new PSP-3000 series units, nor does it run PS1 games. So people who want to get into PSP homebrew might have to rely on eBay for used PSP hardware.

Obviously not for kids.

[fhage]

Sony is out of touch with the market. This thing wouldn't last a week in my kids hands. Toys should survive normal usage and the Go looks fragile . I think clamshell designs are more durable, and keep the screens from being broken or scratched when they're dropped out of the car onto concrete. Will it come in a pretty pink?. I think Sony is trying for the upscale, male geek, with lots of money. I'll pass.

Re:Obviously not for kids.

[smash]

News flash: the average age of a gamer these days is 30.

Re:$250? Owch...

[Jaysyn]

Final Fantasy Tactics is probably one of my persona favorites. If you liked Syndicate, you can get it along with Mutant League Football on the EA Replay UMD.

I also liked Crisis Core, but a lot of people don't care for it.

I wasn't impressed at all by the Vallhalla Knights games.

Re:Failed design is fail.

[Pitr]

Actually, I believe this is their 4th version of the PSP, not their 2nd, which only goes to show that they're even further out of touch.

Re:Is 5.50 jailbroken yet?

[shadowmage45]

POPS is built into the PSP core firmware/software package by Sony themselves. All modding the PSP does, is allow it to run unsigned code (read: ISOs of PS1 games). The PS1 games you buy from the Sony store are just repackaged ISOs with some information in the header/encryption. You're just using the hardware/software in a way that Sony doesn't like. I've never done it with a phone, but from what I've read, jailbreaking many phones is done to accomplish the same thing (running unsigned code). You paid for the hardware, you should be able to use it however you like.