PSP Go LaunchInfo on the Newest Sony HandheldBy Justin Johnson - September 30, 2009 |
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Release Date: Europe/ North America: October 1, 2009 Japan: November 1, 2009 Price: North America : $249.99 Europe : £224.99 Japan : ?? Commercial: Colors: Info: -At launch there will be 16,000 pieces of media. Breaking that down it's 225 downloadable games (which is a combination of full PSP titles, PSN exclusives, UMD legacy titles and Minis), 2,300 movies and 13,300 television episodes. New features: -PSP Go will not have a UMD drive. Instead it will have 16GB of internal flash memory. -16% lighter and 35% smaller then the PSP-3000 with a 3.8” screen from a 4.3” screen -Bluetooth support has been added, meaning you can hook up a bluetooth headset for voice chat and could later be tethered to a bluetooth enabled cell phone. Dual Shock 3 and Sixaxis are also compatible with PSP via Bluetooth or USB. Game deals: US: -Rock Band Unplugged lite voucher. This lite version of Rock Band Unplugged will allow you to play five full tracks. Plus, you can create your own personalized version of the game by purchasing your favorite Rock Band songs from the PlayStation Network. Europe: Buy and register your PSP Go between October 1st and October 10th and you'll be able to download the full version of Gran Turismo PSP for free.  Retail Games: Retail games will be available through the PlayStation store. Games will start at $40. Several games will be added on launch day including Gran Turismo PSP and MotorStorm Arctic Edge. Vouchers will be available in stores to have another method of payment for online content. PSP Minis: These are 100MB or less size games that will become available at the launch of the PSP Go and will be playable with older PSP models. 15 games have been promised at launch with over 50 games available by the end of this year. Prices: TBA List of games at launch: Hero of Sparta - Gameloft AstroTripper - PomPom Games Fieldrunners - Subatomic Studios Funky Punch - Solus Games Kahoots - Honeyslug Pinball Dreaming: Dreams - Cowboy Rodeo Minigore - Mountain Sheep FMX - Xendex Vempire - Impressionware Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling - Icon Games Tetris - EA BreakQuest – Beatshapers UMD games to PSPgo: So far there SCEA has not announced a solution to current PSP owners with UMD to allow them to play them on the PSP go. SCEE is offering a reward program that allows you to download three out of 17 games. All you have to do is follow these steps 1. Unwrap your shiny new PSPgo and start it up 2. Connect to PlayStation®Network and activate your new or existing PlayStation Network account for PSPgo Rewards 3. Start up your current PSP and connect to PlayStation Network 4. Login using the same PlayStation Network account , and launch PlayStation®Store 5.Pop one of your UMDs into the drive of your current PSP and register on PSPgo Rewards when prompted 6. Download a PSPgo theme 7. Wait for your email voucher for your three free games 8. Choose, download and enjoy! List of games: Killzone Liberation Medievil Wipeout Pure Buzz: Brain Bender Buzz Master Quiz Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Everbody's Golf PSP Resitance: Retribution Syphon Filter Dark Mirror Lemmings PSP LocoRoco Patapon Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow Echochrome Pursuit Force: Extreme Jusice Daxter |
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