PSPgo has performed "in line with expectations," says Sony

  • Posted October 5th, 2009 at 17:12 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed that UK sales of PlayStation Portable hardware are up a whopping 120 percent on the strength of the launch of PSPgo last Thursday.

Speaking to GI.biz, the console manufacturer said that PSP-3000 enjoyed significant growth, with heavy hitters Gran Turismo PSP and FIFA 2010 also selling like hotcakes.

"PSPgo has performed in line with our expectations, driving 100 per cent incremental volume for the category and has benefited the broad PSP portfolio with PSP-3000 also enjoying a big lift," said the company. "PSP software sales also having been a standout with both new releases GT PSP and FIFA 10 performing well."

Punters can fork out for Sony’s new hardware for around £224.99 GBP in the UK, and can also bag a free copy of Gran Turismo provided you download the Polyphony Digital racer by October 10.

Our review of Gran Turismo PSP can be read here.

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  1. bagotman | jbagotdunn

    • 5:15pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    shall i buy psp go or cod and uncharted 2? HELP ME!!!!

  2. golem

    • 5:17pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    no idea man... 

  3. Maggot

    • 5:17pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Im hoping you are ironic? :)

  4. eighty4roar | eighty4roar

    • 5:19pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    i'm hoping that you're hoping he's saracastic

  5. jakster123x | jakster123x

    • 5:19pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Uncharted 2 all the way mate! :D

  6. Sufi

    • 5:24pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @1...whichever has more value to you?

  7. killer9212

    • 5:25pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @1 I had the same problem 

    but i decided to get cod MW2 and uncharted 2 

    the psp go can wait it's nothing new just a new design and maybe i'll wait for a price drop

  8. Daz2399

    • 5:27pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    ROFL @4

     

  9. lordAlucard | Sympozium_666

    • 5:36pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Rofl at 1 MW2

  10. don77 | AP707

    • 5:38pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     IMO the psp go is a really bad upgrade, why didnt they just put money into making a totally new handheld?

  11. FonFahbre | fonfahbre

    • 5:39pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Go with the Go, 1(Lol, Pun..). But no, wait for a price drop, the PSP3000 is the best choice if you're thinking of buying a PSP. If not then just get Uncharted 2 and Modern warfare 2, those games will surely be the greatest things you will buy. Ultimately its your decision!.

    On a side note, I'm surprised they're selling these things, I think its overpriced for what you're getting.

  12. yogosan | Yogosan

    • 6:13pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @1, buy buy 60 cans of heineken

  13. Fiddlesworth

    • 6:13pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    £200 + Free Gran Turismo (£22) + 3 free games out of a selection of 17 (£45+)

  14. Bigdoggy | Gypscrew

    • 6:17pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    This is when I shake my head at the people actually falling for this PsPgo and buying it.   Sorry guys but it's no different then the other PSP handhelds out there.   This is so weird, Everything that has failed in the passed, Sony is able to accomplish it.  I mean, It boggles my mind to think why on earth people would buy a PSPgo that is ridiculously overpriced and not really any different from the previous models.   The only difference is that it slides up and it doesn't have UMD.  WOW.  

    It's true, people will buy anything.   Hey, I think I will sell Deep fried chicken heads for $5.00.  People will actually buy it.  ***sighs***

  15. 6toes

    • 6:19pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     @4

    Haha, thank you!

    And I'm intrigued by the psp-go but I already own a 2000 so I don't see much reason to make the change.  I think I'll hold off on upgrading til a real follow-up comes out, i.e. PSP2.

  16. theaface | theaface

    • 6:34pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Did anyone else read the headline and immediately imagine that Sony's expectations were pretty low?

  17. GrayFlare | GrayFlare

    • 6:53pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     can you believe the PS3slim is ONLY £25 more than the PSPGO =S

  18. Overcast | Gamenificent

    • 6:59pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    I want one but it's almost the price of the slim. UMDs are about to be phased out so I don't want to buy one of the other models because of that. I'm just stuck as far as this goes. How is it possible this thing is almost the price of a blu ray/video gaming console?

  19. HollowFlame

    • 7:10pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    in my opinion the psp-go is worth the $250 price tag if you have a lot of downloaded content because you can store a lot on the 16gb HDD  and plus you can pause games and go into what looks to be like the in-game XMB, and to top it all off it can be used as a phone with skype which uses ether the built in mic or a bluetooth headset. O yeah and u get a free game with the purchase of the system

  20. Dasimpse

    • 7:34pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     Are they talking selling to customers or selling to retail? becuase sony sent us like 40 psp go's and we sold one! 

    Im sure the numbers looks good when they are sending a ton to retail, but if they arent selling through!.

  21. PumpValve | CPT_Lonestar

    • 7:43pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Spend more moeny, get a PS3 slim, and you can play it on a big screen in the comfort of your own home. Whenever I see someone playing a handheld in public I just can't help but think this person is sad and lonely.

  22. Tha_Last_Romeo | Tha_Last_Romeo

    • 8:01pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    I OWN ONE AND I LOVE IT..
    Black and Sexy... And I play FF7 on the move all day everyday! My girl gets so upset!

  23. O_G_H

    • 8:35pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    I love my Go.  However, I can't deny that the 3000 (0r the new 4000) is good enough if you don't want to spend the coin.

  24. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 8:47pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @1... I love my PSP...... but COD and uncharted 2 would be priority.

  25. Ocelot1987 | METSTM

    • 8:56pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @1

    First off thanks for not posting 1st.

    I want all the items you want but I'd honestly buy U2 over the PSP GO. The choice is clear. =) I'm waiting for the price drop of the go. Not only will the go price drop but games will too.

  26. liquidus118 | liquidus118

    • 9:17pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    AKA

    Lots of morons wasted their money on this over-priced junk.

  27. O_G_H

    • 9:36pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    Don't hate because your broke.  I certainly don't think you're stupid because your broke.

  28. michaelcorleone

    • 9:45pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    you can get a slim ps3 for £219.99 from several places so why would you wanna spend £224.99 on a psp? whoever does = silly tw@.

  29. O_G_H

    • 10:05pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @28 I already have 2 PS3s.  Am I still silly?

  30. nathan_drake

    • 10:26pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     Got mine Friday and it's awesome.  Worth every penny (£199).   Miles better than my PSP2000 (which I sold to fund it).

  31. itai_kakumei | hangman806

    • 10:26pm BST - October 5th, 2009

     @10

     

    smart smart man. i agree.

  32. liquidus118 | liquidus118

    • 10:28pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @27

    Is that aimed at me?

    If so then Im not broke, I just dont waste money.

    If not then as you were.

  33. Bazookajoe_83

    • 10:54pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    They need to drop the price, ps3 slim rose 1000% when it came compared to 120% for the pspGo.

  34. say_what

    • 11:18pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @OGH why do u have 2 ps3s

  35. O_G_H

    • 11:48pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    @34 My wife wanted to play mine.  That was not gonna happen.  Easy solution.  By the way, I thought about finally replacing my 360, but I'm still not happy with the western gaming focus.

  36. Olly1234

    • 11:50pm BST - October 5th, 2009

    So this went from a psp Go article to counseling for comment  #1?

    Psp Go! isn't for those with a psp already, your ripping yourself off if you think it is. Uncharted 2 and CoD all the way!

     

  37. Free_Agent

    • 12:08am BST - October 6th, 2009

    When the PS3 is only £25 more than the GO, I can't believe people are willing to purchase this re-hashed product at it's price point. It's neat looking, but it offers nothing new, and is in fact more limited with what it can do than the old generation. I think it needs to GO away. To each his own though, if it floats your boat, then thats cool, enjoy it.

  38. edward_moffet | edd

    • 1:33am BST - October 6th, 2009

     The psp GO was never meant to be an upgrade, it was meant to expand the market. It's for people who don't already have a psp. I don't know why that's so hard to understand, people keep screaming "How can Sony expect us to upgrade!?" umm they don't, simple as that.

  39. nuffsaid

    • 3:43am BST - October 6th, 2009

    @38 right on. i think ill pick up psp go because i have no prior psp investment. i like the idea of a self contained hard drive. even though its only 16gb, its still more than what an x box arcade has.

  40. lloyd_yayo | lloyd_yayo

    • 4:44am BST - October 6th, 2009

    i bought. its a good value,  not gonna argue with you knuckle heads about it

  41. jack2pot

    • 7:08am BST - October 6th, 2009

    ffs ppl stop YES there are ppl who will buy it cause they have money to waste and there are ppl who will buy it because its more convenient for them .

    just because you think it isnt worth it doesnt make it a not worthy handheld.

    i think its too expensive for me and im not the game downloading type BUT maybe in the future when we have decent internet connection and easier ways to purchase games here in (saudi arabia) then i might get it BUT in no means is the handheld not worth it because everything is worth somthing to someone

  42. FonFahbre | fonfahbre

    • 7:41am BST - October 6th, 2009

    Indeed, people can buy what they want, its no worse then buying an iphone when it first came out(I can understand businesses needing it), but those who just wanted it.. Sounded like a waste but hey, its their money. I still think the go is too expensive(For me), also the lack of UMV and the prices for each game on PSN to download makes me feel skeptical.

  43. geedoo

    • 7:45am BST - October 6th, 2009

    Its always like this, the internet cant always decide what YOU want to buy. Get a job, buy em all. Done deal. =)

  44. PS123321

    • 5:32am BST - October 8th, 2009

    The only thing people ever wanted in the psp was a second analog but Sony just had to come out with a system that I think is worse than the last one.

    Also who would by a pspGo for 250 when there is a ps3 for 300 dollars. The choice is obvious.

     

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