Look back in the chemical archives of your memory, all the way to October 2009 when Sony launched a successor to the PSP, the PSP Go. Even before it launched, many panned it for the lack of a UMD drive (after Sony so eagerly campaigned for the format), smaller and less stellar screen, and most importantly, everyone disliked how there wasn’t any simple way to get purchased UMD games onto your UMD-less device without spending more money — a big sticking point. ...

Like any gadget loving person, I constantly comb through all corners of the web hoping to find the latest dirt on private information that the companies involve don’t want to be quite…so…public. So you can understand some piqued interest when stumbling upon an ad that mentions “PSP-4000 support”. Is it for real or is it nothing more than a small oversight that somehow made it’s way to print? A next-gen PSP has been rumored for several...

Even before Sony’s PSP Go launched, many more critical gamers were quick to notice the inflated price and unchanged specs from previous versions of the gaming device. While current PSP users didn’t really have much reason to upgrade, it seemed that for gamers new to the PSP scene, the PSP Go was a rather worthy choice. However, the launch was anything but perfect. With Sony backing down on previous UMD -> trade in programs to problems with transferring...

If you thought Sony’s pricing on the PSP Go was say…a bit overpriced, you wouldn’t be alone. Not by a long shot. The biggest culprit that is causing people to feel like the PSP Go is a lack of value is the botched trade-in program that was to let old PSP/3000 users trade in physical media for certificates or cards for digital copies. Of course, a smaller screen, identical internal specs, and the inclusion of sub standard specs (WiFi b we’re...

PSP owners: Do you have a small collection of UMD’s? Looking forward to the PSP Go’s digital only approach? With any major change up such as the move from physical to a digital only distribution method comes two sides. One side is happy. One side is not. Ignoring whatever side you choose, if you thought you’d have a sure fire way to backup or copy over your previously purchased UMD movies to digital copies for your brand spankin’ new PSP Go will...