The PSP Go was the recipient of a pretty substantial price drop today, but is the portable at its perfect price yet? We asked our Twitter followers for their thoughts.
With the PSP Go dropping from $250 to $200 today, we posed the following question to the followers of GamePro on Twitter:
With the PSP Go dropping to $200, we wanted your opinion. What's your optimal price point for the Go and why? Best answers to be posted.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
A popular sentiment amongst fans is that the Go and PSP-3000 should sell at the same price point. With Sony seeming to re-shift its weight behind the previous hardware model, giving the PSP Go a comparable price seems like common sense for the company. Here are the players for PSP price parity:
@GamePro Same as the 3k seems fitting. They both have features the other doesn't and represent two sides of the fence.less than a minute ago via web
zGift
@GamePro it should be on par with the PSP-3000. Onboard storage is balanced by games missing from library/having to repurchase UMD games.less than a minute ago via web
adolson
A handful of Twitter users made it abundantly clear that the PSP Go's limitations make it unworthy of a purchase at any price. Here are the folks who want no part of the portable in its most recent iteration:
@GamePro There is no optimal price. The hardware design of the Go is amazing, but the lack of UMD makes it a useless device.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
TehSkull
@GamePro My PSP1000 has a memory stick, so it can play anything the Go can. The PSP is on its way out the door, no point in upgrading now.less than a minute ago via Trillian
GreedyRaven
A handshake and a cup of coffee... THATS IT! "@GamePro: With the PSP Go dropping to $200, we wanted your (cont) http://tl.gd/6lck5lless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
UnkleKo
Still, a few folks have found that the new price is more than ideal for the PSP Go, with some arguing that the system was worth a purchase at the original price. Here are the system's most strident defenders:
@GamePro I bought it at launch and got WAY more than $250 worth of fun. I'd pay full price again. Bluetooth and 16GB storage FTW!less than a minute ago via web
Fylian
@GamePro It good for the PSP to drop for $200.00 you get the best dealless than a minute ago via web
DavidFuller77
While the Go may not have been the boon for PSP sales that Sony had hoped, the revisions in hardware did serve as a great training ground for the next generation of handheld gaming. At $200, the (perhaps final) version of the original PlayStation Portable may still be too rich for some gamers, but there are plenty of positives to be found in the hardware to offset the mistakes made in its creation.
What do you think of the opinions expressed above? Is there anything you'd like to contribute to the topic? If so, please sound off in the comment section below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Tuesday, October 26, 2010