PhilHarrision, I don't think 8 GB can drive down the price by $ 50. I think the price will be down by $20 - $30, max, but not $ 50. I mean, I bought 4 GB USB Flash drive at $10, so 8 GB should be $20, and internal memory should cost even less (no need for plastic casing, usb interface etc).
PSP Go Pricing and Release Dates Announced. PSP Go will be available in stores in na and europe for $249 and 249 Euro on Oct 1. For 26800 yen on Nov 1 in Japan.
@soupsoup,So does this put downwards pressure on PSP NPD until the fall OR upwards pressure as the 2000 series (CFW ISO Capable) is coming off the market?
"Shacknews can confirm that the latest issue of Sony's downloadable PlayStation 3 video magazine Qore mysteriously appeared in the download history of subscribers today, offering an advance look at the oft-rumored, now-confirmed "PSP Go" redesign. Alongside word of the new hardware design, the long-awaited PSP edition of Gran Turismo and a new Metal Gear Solid title for the PSP were mentioned".
According to 1UP's "sources," the PSP is going to get a lot more exciting this E3, with the unveiling of a new hardware design. In both a news story and the at1UP podcast (reportedly -- if it was there, the podcast has since been edited to remove it), the site describes a new PSP called the PSP Go!, which loses the UMD drive and adds a fancy sliding screen. The system will come in two variants: one with 8GB of internal memory, and one with 16GB.
@PhilHarrision, Since DSi is counted as DS/DSL by NPD, I think PSP Lite will also counted as PSP by NPD. Whatever NPD decide, I think simEx will abide (as long as it is not something ridiculous).
Question: Some rumours are building that we may see a PSP lite. It won't be a PSP2 as the processor/screen/controls are all the same as current but UMD is dropped and internal flash is put in its place (16GB?)...
If this is true this would still be a PSP for the purposes of TSE right?
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PhilHarrision,
I don't think 8 GB can drive down the price by $ 50. I think the price will be down by $20 - $30, max, but not $ 50. I mean, I bought 4 GB USB Flash drive at $10, so 8 GB should be $20, and internal memory should cost even less (no need for plastic casing, usb interface etc).