I reported the other day that the PSP Go was rumored to be finished. It was going around the internet that Sony’s hand held gamble was no longer being produced. News coming out today seems to say otherwise.
Has Production Stopped On The PSP Go?
The PSP Go was released in 2009. It Promised the ability to have a completely UMDless portable gaming platform, making gaming on the go an ease. It never really caught on and now there are reports we won’t be seeing anymore PSP Go’s on the shelves.
Mass Layoffs and Closure of Three SOE Studios
According to a source “familiar close to the matter” three Sony Online Entertainment studios in Denver, Seattle, and Tucson have foregone closures.
PSP Go Prices Still $199.99
Because we need more reasons not to buy the PSP Go, the prices for the PSP Go on Sony’s page seems to have gone back up to its original price of $199.99. Prices for the PSP Go on various other retailers also does not reflect the price drop as well.
PSP Go Gets Price Cut in U.S.
PSP, go.
Sony Computer Entertainment America has cut the retail price of the PSP Go by $50.00 to $149.99, while the older PSP 3000 got a $40.00 price cut to $129.99. The question is: will anyone notice?
Square Enix Announces Final Fanatasies I and II for PSN
The prominence of JRPG’s can be traced to Final Fantasy (and Dragon Quest). Square Enix announces some very old school RPGs for the PlayStation Network: the original Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II. They will be available for about $8.00 each.
Sony Officially Announces the PSP2
It appears that Sony is not out of the running in the handheld gaming market. President and Group CEO of SCEI, Kazuo Hirai, made the announcement today at PlayStation Meeting 2011. It is currently codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable.)
The PlayStation App Available in Parts of Europe
According to the European PlayStation Blog (via N4G), the Old World gets the PlayStation app before us Yanks. The app will be for the iPhone and the Android handsets.












