Sony’s PSP Go! might be a masterpiece of miniaturization, but it’ll bring with it a shrinking feeling in your wallet, too. Set to land in the US on October 1st, the all-digital companion to the existing PSP-3000 will not only cost nigh-on twice as much as its bigger sibling, but require all new accessories thanks to a sneaky change of port type.
As the holiday season fast approaches, we’ve been getting questions from readers regarding which portable games console they should buy for themselves, their friends or their kids. It’s hard to believe that there are still people out there who haven’t decided on a side in the PSP/DS war, but here are a few factors you should consider before splashing your cash either with Sony or Nintendo.
The Sony PSP add-on GPS is officially announced and launched in Japan. We’ve covered this product in a couple articles over the past week, so here’s the official specs, courtesy of NaviGadget (they’ve gone through the trouble of translating the specs).
PSP owners will share in the joy of owning the new GPS add-on. I believe its primary purpose is to be used with games such as Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and other future titles. Its secondary use will be for directions. The GPS receiver attaches to the USP port located in the top middle of the PSP. The antenna can be folded over and down, making the PSP less bulk during transport. The price and release date is still unavailable.
Wow, Friday was a good day for a couple of new announcements. Out of nowhere, the Zune showed up on FCC website as “Toshiba 1098”. The Blackberry Pearl 8100 spec was spread eagle for all to see! There is more bad press about PS3 production woes, while Vertu is soon to announce an affordable fashion phone (the term affordable is so relative). The ASUS R2H got a formal welcome into the world of UMPC-hood, good luck and may the force be with you. How about Samsung’s announcement of the 1.98-inch 400ppi VGA screen for cell phone? If that doesn’t give you a boner, then you’ve got some issues! Speaking of boner, how about that monstrous 100-inch TFT-LCD display from LG? Then there’s the PSP GPS add-on that sticks out like a sore thumb. Oh yes, tune in the morning of Sept 12 for the latest breaking news of Palm’s new Treo. What a great week of news coverage!
So, would you rather get lost or put up with your kid whining because you’re using his beloved PSP as a GPS? That’s your problem, I’m just here to report that Sony’s about to announce a GPS unit next month. From what I can gather from the images, it sticks out a whole lot at the very top like a smashed up, sore thumb.
Sony has just announced a range of accessories that are going to let their users entertain itself. This coming fall, expect yourself for a PSP camera, that will have an EyeToy motion tracking and video chat features on the camera. There would also be a GPS add-on on the PSP console, to give you navigation capabilities.
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