Talk:PSP Go

Storage seems wrong

Is there any evidence of Micro SD/SDHC support (without use of adapters)? Also it lists 20 GB while the overview lists 16 GB of Internal Flash Memory. 173.70.112.243 (talk) 02:41, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

PSP Go will use Mem Stick Micro?

According to this article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_Stick_Micro#Memory_Stick_Micro , The micro was cancelled yesterday. Zachncheeze (talk) 01:34, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Micro was not discontinued overall. It was only discontinued in Sony Ericsson phones.

“ the company [Sony Ericsson] is dumping Sony's own Memory Stick Micro cards (M2) in favour of MicroSD in its handsets. [1] ”

--(GameShowKid)--(talk)--(evidence)--( 04:51, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

That's because they're going to start using microSD cards instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajnauron (talk • contribs) 04:38, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Similarity to Pandora Handheld

I just found out about the psp-go, and it looked familiar. Then I looked up gamepark, and it led me to this. The psp-go looks surprisingly like a pandora without the keyboard.... coincidence, or creative borrowing?174.102.194.48 (talk) 14:03, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't see a huge amount of resemblance myself: one is a clamshell design and the other is a slide design. The thing people usually see similarities with is Sony's own Mylo device.[2] As for the actual controls, both the PSP and Pandora controls look like they draw inspiration from the original PlayStation dual shock controllers -- there doesn't seem to be much new in either handheld's control scheme. --James (talk) 05:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

PSPgo Skype

I thought to myself how all and mighty this PSPgo will do good, but it has come to my question, will this PSPgo support SKype? if not, will Sony use any mobile companies to accompany the PSPgo? and will it also support the microphone from the PSP-3000? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Briandiaz (talk • contribs) 17:15, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Searched all Articles of PSPgo, no info on phone on PSpgo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Briandiaz (talk • contribs) 16:43, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Most news coverage has been about how this model differs from the previous one. If they haven't said anything about Skype, then the existing client probably works fine on the new model. --James (talk) 15:12, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

PSP Go supports Skype. It has a built-in microphone and blue-tooth support so it stands to reason that it also has Skype support which is included in the firmware. (Psychoneko (talk) 20:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC))

Move to PSP Go?

The official name is the PSP Go I believe, not PlayStation Portable Go. Shouldn't we move this article to PSP Go? ScienceApe (talk) 15:34, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

I had a similar discussion a while back in the talk page for the 3000 series article, which I unfortunately had to abandon because I became too busy. This is probably something to discuss at the WikiProject level, because it basically involves most of the PSP-related articles on Wikipedia. Dancter (talk) 16:43, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia's naming conventioned discourage abbreviations unless they are the sole term used to identify the subject (see WP:ABBREV). The Sony press release referenced in the article even says "PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go (PSP-N1000)", so it doesn't seem like they are phasing out the long spelling. --James (talk) 07:31, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

WP:ABBR (which I assume is what you intended to link to) does not say what you claim above. Here's an actual excerpt:

Acronyms should be used in page naming if the subject is almost exclusively known only by its acronym and is widely known and used in that form (e.g., NASA and radar). In order to determine the prominence of the abbreviation over the full name, consider checking how the subject is referred to in popular media such as newspapers, magazines, and other publications.

A parenthetical explanation is not the same as an official designation. The term "PlayStation Portable Go" doesn't appear to be used as such, and it certainly isn't the subject's common name. And unlike "PSP," the term "PSP Go" unambiguously refers to one thing. —David Levy 05:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Revision by 122.108.95.26

Per the edit summary with regard to my revertion of edits made by 122.108.95.26:

• "to play existing games" - This could be interpreted to mean that the PSP Go will not be able to play existing PSP games. This is not the case because (as stated in the article) the back catalog is due to be made available for download prior to the console's release. If this statement is merely intended to clarify that a device without a UMD drive is unable to play UMD games, I think it's fairly clear the statement is redundent.
• "After several hundred charge / discharge cycles, batteries age and their charge capacity is diminished, resulting in poor battery life. The new model does not allow for easy battery replacement." Aside from being unsourced, this sounds like a very soapy statement. Fair enough, state that the battery is not removable/replacable by the user, but it is not the place for a Wikipedia article to guess how the Go's battery is going to perform over time. If this turns out to be a major issue, and is found to be a notable criticism by reliable sources then maybe it should be added to a Reception section at that point?

Hope that clarifies my reasons for reverting. I have now done a partial revert to keep the appropriate bits and reword others. Chimpanzee - User | Talk | Contribs 00:42, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The inability to play existing games is real, true, and the biggest sticking point for the system. It can play *newly released* *downloadable* titles, but it cannot play *any* of the *existing* UMD-based titles. A downloadable re-release of an existing title is a new SKU on a new format. Additionally, there is the very real possibility that many of the existing UMD-based titles will not be available on PSN, or will be delayed to the point where this is functionally true (c.f. PSX catalog) 96.25.188.62 (talk) 07:27, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

As a secondary note, the life of a battery is hardly wishy-washy conjecture. Batteries have a finite lifespan, and all batteries of a specific formulation have well-documented MTBFs and charge/discharge cycle ratings. If a battery is not easily replaceable, this is a definite flaw in the unit, as it was/is with the iPod/iPhone. 96.25.188.62 (talk) 07:33, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

MOVE this PAGE

This should be moved to the PSP page as it is insufficent to have its own page and should be added to a table comparing all edition of the psp— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gfrewq12 (talk • contribs)

I will do it myself— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gfrewq12 (talk • contribs)

PlayStation Portable-3000 exists. The PSP Go is a far more important change than previous revisions. And the article's hardly a stub. Chimpanzee - User | Talk | Contribs 13:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Downloadable Games

Uh, won't the once only-UMD games also be downloadable for the PSP-3000? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.103.224.43 (talk) 05:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, Sony is working on that. All first-party games will be available for download at launch. The 2nd and 3rd party games will come when Sony can get some sort of licensing agreement done. (Psychoneko (talk) 20:21, 29 September 2009 (UTC))

Not all UMD-based titles will be available via PSN. Some publishers are, frankly, never going to agree to any licensing where Sony gains any larger of a share of the sale, which will be an inevitability. Additionally, some developers have deals which allow them control over distribution, and Sony may not be able to hammer out licensing with all involved parties for quite some time. 96.25.188.62 (talk) 07:30, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

CPU

Saying this device uses a MIPS CPU is not very useful. Can it be more specific? Rilak (talk) 08:21, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Presumably it's a MIPS R4000, but I haven't seen anything from Sony on the matter. 74.178.203.24 (talk) 23:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

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