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    Which PSPgo Color Do You Prefer?

    Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage

    The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP

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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    In reply to Which PSPgo Color Do You Prefer?
    Dear Sony,
    I don't care about the color of my stupid PSP Go. Will you be developing small prosthetic hands for people so they can play this dumb thing without cramping? My dad thinks I'm ungrateful because I don't use it, and my mom thinks my hand cramps are because of... well, that's not important.

    In summation, Sony, please stop fucking shit up like this. Bring me smaller hands, or add a second analog stick to the original PSP. What the fuck is wrong with you?

    kthxbai     #pspgo
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    11/12/09

    @met2art: I wholeheatedly second that motion! Sony how fucking small do you think my hands are? And why the hell did you dumbasses make the screen SMALLER? #pspgo
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    Image of zachadoo88 zachadoo88
    11/12/09

    @met2art: I bet this dude doesn't have that problem: #pspgo
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    Image of jomama22 jomama22
    11/12/09

    @met2art: @VideoVampire:

    ok lets take a step back for a second and rethink things real quick.

    What happened when the psp was released..
    "o man, this thing is so big! i can fit it in my pocket!"

    or the original xbox controller..

    I mean in all honesty, it isnt that bad. The shoulder buttons need to worked on but aside from that, they did exactly what people yelled at them about.

    also, if you have trouble with your pspgo then i fear how bad it must be to use a cell phone... #pspgo
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    11/12/09

    @jomama22: "if you have trouble with your pspgo then i fear how bad it must be to use a cell phone..."

    The difference being, I don't try to twitch dial my phone by attempting to press several buttons rapidly, at once, while simultaneously manipulating a D-pad that's smaller than my thumb.

    Good point, though, in regards to people never being happy about the siz eof their devices. It's a tough metric to calculate. Can't please everyone, I guess. I thought the original PSP was a nice compromise between portability and capability. #pspgo
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/12/09

    In reply to Which PSPgo Color Do You Prefer?
    I like the greys since they are as close to stainless steel as they have. I love stainless steel; so shiney, so clean, so damn near perfect for everything. #pspgo
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @Curves: While I have no interest in a PSPgo at all, (regardless of color) I must concur, with all due haste, that a stainless steel finish (brushed!) is just epicly awesome. I'm hardpressed to think of many things that wouldn't benefit from such a magnificent and stately exterior treatment.
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    Edited by met2art at 11/12/09 9:18 AM met2art was starred met2art was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    In reply to Which PSPgo Color Do You Prefer?
    How about Second-Analog-Stick Blue? Or Open-Source-Support Green? Maybe even Better-Codec-Support Red? No? None of those? Well then I guess we'll just stick with Product-Misfire Black, and Untouched-Product White. #pspgo
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    11/12/09

    @met2art: I'll get one when they're available in $10 Turquoise or Free Fuschia. #pspgo
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Which PSPgo Color Do You Prefer?
    PSP-magnet yellow for me. But until they lower the price to $170, they can tart it up all they want, I still won't buy one. #pspgo
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    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    Some things should be corrected in his statement..

    Mid-life cycle? No. Mid-life crisis.

    "We didn't want to divert their efforts either."

    No. Actually that would be: "We didn't want to ease their development efforts either."
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    Edited by Skeetz at 07/22/09 3:26 PM Skeetz was starred Skeetz was unstarred
    Image of josephbloseph josephbloseph
    07/22/09

    @Skeetz: How does having two different control schemes ease anybody's development? If they had two control schemes to develop for, they would need to make efforts to make games compatible with both, or, as I believe might be better worded, divert their efforts. Of course, that's assuming that you intend for these new games to be developed for both the older models, having many units in the hands of players, or just for the PSP Go, which Sony, in as many words, has said would be marketed towards early-adopters at first. So, yeah, I suppose it would make it easier for developers to copy home console control schemes for a handheld that will be owned by a small subsection of the potential market.
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    Image of Skyman747 Skyman747
    07/22/09

    @Skeetz: What joseph said. Developers would have to either develop two different control schemes or the control scheme that everyone already has. What do you think they would do?

    I am glad Sony kept 1 analog stick. Save the 2nd analog for next gen.
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    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/22/09

    @josephbloseph: You know how in a video game you have the option to change buttons around at your leisure? I have that feature in a lot of the PSP games I have. I'm pretty sure a game could swap between PSP GO and the original PSP's layout just as easily on its own (if it had two analog sticks i mean).. If using GO use stick if using Orig PSP use square circle triangle x

    But yeah, you're right, that wouldn't ease development at this level because they have to be back compat.. so they still have to waste their time being "innovative" about a control scheme which sucks for developers and perpetuates the mid-life crisis
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    Edited by Skeetz at 07/22/09 4:47 PM Skeetz was starred Skeetz was unstarred
    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/22/09

    @Skyman747: I'm sad Sony kept the 1 stick and didn't just release 2nd gen.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    c'mon guys. don't forget that you have to peddle to developers to a certain degree. you can't just put out hardware and demand everyone to develop for it. sony, early this year, made a move to make it cheaper for developers and i think they have drawn a line in the sand and decided that developers are the folks they have to focus on right now. they need compelling games to bring in users. they already have the hardware, but still trail behind xbox and their crappy 360 (troll'd) because of the software side of things. granted, all this is my opinion; but i don't think it's too far off.

    was that a proper use of a semi-colon? i can never remember.
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    Edited by Nick at 07/22/09 3:25 PM Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of jibbly jibbly
    07/22/09

    @Nick: My island name is Nicko: I think you should learn how to use the shift keys before you start worrying about semi-colon usage. ;-p
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/22/09

    @jibbly: i learned to run before i walked -- that is the way i roll.
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    Image of fanboy.took.my.star fanboy.took.my.star
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    this is bad news for katamari fans...
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    They have a point. So they better make sure that they have a way for UMD owners to port that sucker over to a download. Or else they're just full of crap.
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    Why do I have the feeling that none of the developers at Sony even though about adding a 2nd stick before they heard all the fan outcry...
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    Well it's Sony. What did you expect?
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    Image of Earthslide Earthslide
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    It wouldn't matter, the DS has no analog and is doing just fine .. Sony can learn from this ;)
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    urbanturban666 promoted this comment Earthslide was starred Earthslide was unstarred
    Image of fanboy.took.my.star fanboy.took.my.star
    07/22/09

    @Earthslide: but thats because the ds has there touchscreen for analogue input...
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    Image of VenomIreland VenomIreland
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    Sony aren't going to truly consider a second analogue stick until the PSP2, or whatever it'll be called. A feature I'd love would be Bluetooth connectivity for use with DS3.
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    Image of Strider-No.9 Strider-No.9
    07/22/09

    @VenomIreland:

    Why so you can sit 5 feet away from a tiny screen?
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    VenomIreland promoted this comment Strider-No.9 was starred Strider-No.9 was unstarred
    Image of VenomIreland VenomIreland
    07/22/09

    @Strider-No.9: Jsut use a stand and sit close or use a tv-out option or something similar. IMO the DS3 is slightly more comfortable than the PSP.
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    Image of logicalnoise logicalnoise
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    It's cool Sony, I doubt it would've made the 250 dollar price tag any more valid.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/22/09

    @logicalnoise: Actually, it is the ONLY thing that could have made the $250 price tag valid!
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    07/22/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: its getting a version of gran turismo...thats a good enough reason for me...
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    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    Well, even though it should have been implemented in the beginning, introducing it to a relatively old device with a large span of games already is not a smart move. They're waiting for the psp2 which hooks up to your nipples, no need for analog.
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    07/22/09

    @green or blue: But then where would we hook the car battery?
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    Edited by VenomIreland at 07/22/09 2:51 PM VenomIreland was starred VenomIreland was unstarred
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    07/22/09

    @VenomIreland:
    my god what was I thinking.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    07/22/09

    In reply to Sony Thought About Giving PSPgo Dual Analog Sticks, But Opted for "Perfectly Compatible" Suckage
    PSPgo, now with little to no improvement! Buy lots, 'cause we made more than we can sell!
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    Image of thisisboom thisisboom
    07/22/09

    i want to feel sorry for Sony, but i just can't anymore. they're driving themselves into the ground.
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