Ok… the PSP Go! is now available. And here come the question: should you buy it? The price of the PSP is not cheap, so it can be a hard decision to make. Let’s list out some pro and con of the Go.
Pro:
Slimmer, Lighther.
Large Built-in storage space.
Bluetooth.
Pause game.
Con:
More expensive than normal PSP and only $30/RM200 cheaper than the PS3.
Cannot play UMD games/movies.
Not compatible with existing accessories (Camera, GPS, etc…) unless you buy another converter.
As you can see from the list above, if you own a PSP, PSP Go! is not a good upgrade for you. All your existing UMD games will become useless since you can’t transfer to the Go. Existing accessories is also not compatible out-of-the-box, you need to get an extra adapter for it (and it is not elegant).
The conclusion is, if you don’t own a PSP now, you can consider the PSP Go if you have the budget (the price of the PSP Go is RM1099 (USD249) while the PS3 Slim is RM1299 (USD299)). If you are tight in budget, the normal PSP is the way to go. If you are a curent PSP owner, the PSP Go! is not a good upgrade unless you have the extra money to spend.
I can’t believe this… today Nintendo announced another DS! This time, it is the DSi… LL! What’s new in the DSi LL? The screen is larger than the normal DSi… 4.2 inch! In comparison, the size of the PSP screen is 4.3 inch (this is not the PSPgo which have smaller screen) Other than that, the rest of the specs are similar to the normal DSi. The price for this is 20,000 yen and will be available in Japan on 21st November 2009. The LL will be coming to Europe and US in the first quarter of 2010 and will be renamed to DSi XL. No info on availability in other regions.
Why Nintendo is introducing this when it is almost same as the DSi? The main reason is the LL is targeted at older people that can’t see the DSi’s small screen. Engadget have a nice comparison table between the DSi LL, DSi and DS Lite. (translated from the original table)
A bit late… but Sony finally announced that the PS3 Slim and PSP Go will be launching in Malaysia this coming 31st Oct! The PS3 Slim (120GB) is priced at RM1299 while the PSP Go is at RM1099. Sony is also holding a launch event for it! Details below:
Date: 31st October 2009 (Sat)
Venue: One Utama Shopping Mall
Time: 11:00 am
It seems that Sony is offering a limited numbers of PS3 Slim promotion package for the launch event. The promotion package is RM1399 and you get an extra DualShock 3 controller, a game and a free T-Shirt.
Finally we have more info on the Zune HD. The price of a 16GB Zune HD is $219.99 while the 32GB will be $289.99. The Zune HD will be available on 15th September 2009.
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