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Leading Dutch Retailer Not Selling PSPgo
By Tom Ivan

Leading Dutch retailer Nedgame has announced that it won’t be selling PSPgo when the new handheld launches on October 1.

While the company will continue to support existing PSP models, it says that the drawbacks of the UMD-free PSPgo include its €249 price point, as well as its inability to support physical media and hence game trade-ins and second hand sales.

The front page of Nedgame’s website features a detailed explanation of the company’s decision not to stock PSPgo. According to a Google translation, it reads: “We hope you understand our decision. Most gamers still want a box and booklet in their game, or at least the choice between a physical product or a download. The PSP GO! Sony cut the consumer choice and thus creates a monopoly on the PSP GO! game sales. We see this as a very bad development for both the consumer and the retailer.”

Eurogamer is also reporting that other Dutch retailers have opted to shun the PSPgo and that some Spanish retailers may follow suit.

While the PSPgo is expected to be sold at all major game retail outlets across the UK, independent chains like Chips and Grainger Games have expressed concerns about the viability of stocking the new handheld.

Wow! That's great that a retailer is standing up a big company like Sony and saying no their blatant attempts to lock down the content for their system. Sony isn't going to support the software forever, why would I want to own it forever?

Thumbs up from me to

The PSPGo is a public Beta device, it's put out to see how well we all adopt to the no Hard Media idea.
It's also a measure on Sony's part to prevent piracy, UMD's can be easily ripped now.
Don't forget Sony have another device in development, the PSP2, that could have micro BD-Rom disc's (Like a BluRay UMD) and/or downloadable content (Am 99.8% sure it will have downloadable content).
The one thing we all have to watch out for is another type of Sony DRM (We all know they suck at that).

For the intended market the PSPGo is a great idea, pack away your handheld and the power adapter and off you go on your holiday, long drive, etc... No UMD's to carry around.
And if that latest must have game comes out while your on holiday and you cant get it cause of no downloads available, well tough, your on Holiday, get it when you get back, the PSPGo is for the journey, not the Holiday

I'm not a Sony fan, just realistic.

well
at this point in time I think
anything this size that dont have a phone in it is a waste of time
that is what the world is waiting for a small game system that has a good phone in it
with wifi and a few other thing

If its all DLC, does it have a HDD, or is it one of those deals where you need to buy the game, then basically stream the game over wifi, and the only thing saved to your PSP is the game saves?

Nobody knows for sure at this point. I would imagine that you would get a copy of the game so you would be able to play offline. Wouldn't very well be able to call it the PSP Go if you couldn't "go" anywhere with it in my mind.

It's pure DLC, you can store the game images your not using on your PC using the Sony Media Manager, then transfer over to your PSPGo when you want to play that game, it has 16GB internal storage, ample size as all current PSP software is at most 1.8GB, and DLC uses compression.
No disc's, no streaming over Wi-Fi, just like the PSP/PS3 DLC is now.

Storage: The Go will offer 16GB of built-in flash memory, and it's expandable via a Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot. There is no UMD (Universal Media Disc) drive on the PSP Go. While that no doubt allows for the smaller size (and, we hope, the potential for better battery life), it also means there's no way to play existing PSP software you might own on the PSP Go.

PSP games will be available for download directly from the PlayStation Store over the console's Wi-Fi connection. In addition to direct download, Sony says that "all" new PSP games will continue to be available on UMD, too. We have to wonder how long that'll last, given the fact that the company seems to be embracing digital-only distribution on titles like Patapon 2. However, since older PSPs can also access and play download-only titles, the eventual death of UMD shouldn't make them obsolete.

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