The PSPgo hasn’t had much success since it was launched last October and Sony admits the lack of success too. While the PSPgo is smaller and faster than the older PSP models and includes 16GB of internal flash storage, the models hasn’t sold well, mainly due to the high retail price. “I think the higher price point didn’t help matters,” says Rob Dyer, Sony’s Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations.
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If you are the kind of person that likes to know how things are made or work, check out the video below. The guys over at TechRestore took apart the PSPgo, taking over 1,245 photos to create this cool stop-motion video. The video begins with the PSP magically taking its self apart to a groovin’ beat, animated by TechRestore designer Brian Northway, and is followed by a lightning speed time-lapse reassembly, performed by TechRestore consumer electronics technician, Ivan Villanueva.
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Due to popular demand, Sony is expanding its PSPgo Free Game Offer until January 31st 2010. The promotion allows you to download a free game when you buy a PSPgo. After purchasing a PSPgo, simply sign-in (or sign-up) to the PlayStation Network and download a promotional theme onto your PSPgo. You will receive a email from Sony within a few days allowing you to download one of three new titles.
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An unidentified source has informed gaming news site CVG of Logitech’s plans to create a UMD Drive add-on for the PSPgo. No price or release information was revealed by the source, but apparently the add-on would “plug into the PSPgo, allowing users to play their UMD games on the portable.” Logitech UK said that they’re “not aware of it, so it may be something the US office is working on.” Neither Logitech’s US office nor Sony have so far said anything about this rumor.
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If you are debating on whether to purchase the new PSPgo this Christmas, Sony has a offer to help sway your decision. Buying a PSPgo and downloading a special promotional XMB theme from the PlayStation Store will allow you to download one of the following three games for free: MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Gran Turismo PSP or Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines.
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Remember the PSPgo exploit we reported on a while back (see here and here)? Unfortunately, the exploit has now been patched in the latest Firmware update from Sony. FreePlay has revealed that the exploit used a gamesave exploit in Archer Maclean’s Mercury. If you still have Firmware 6.10 installed and own a copy of Mercury, you can still make use of the exploit.
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Team Typhoon have developed a working custom firmware for the PSPgo, making use of a exploit in the system software. Unfortunately, the custom firmware will not be released to the public, in order to prevent the exploit from being patched in a future firmware version. Check out the video below to see the firmware in action. A better video of the custom firmware will be released next week.
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Remember that video of the PSPgo running homebrew a while back? (If no, see below). FreePlay was able to run some custom code on the PSPgo just days after launch, making use of a known exploit that was still present in the new firmware update. According to his latest progress update, FreePlay is now working on a eLoader for the PSPgo. If all goes well, we could see a PSPgo eLoader, allowing you to load your own homebrew applications and games on the PSPgo.
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The PSPgo has given PSP sales a huge boost in North America. Sony has yet to release any hard numbers for the PSP Go, but according to Sony Computer Entertainment America, the latest PSP iteration is doing a great job of boosting sales for the PSP platform. In the three days since launch, sales have jumped 300% compared to the previous week.
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Games who have received their PSPgo Rewards voucher have been experiencing issues when downloading their free PSP games. The voucher entitles those upgrading from an older PSP to download three free PSP titles from a list of games on offer. However, downloading the games to your PS3 and then transferring them to your PSP is causing licensing issues.
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