PSPgo CPU Not 480MHz
Existing PSP owners have no cause for alarm. Article written by Watchful in Hot, PS3 News, on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 8:00.Those of us who already tout a PSP somewhere about our person can relax as this morning we learnt that we are not to be left in the slow lane by the forthcoming PSPgo. The PSPgo does indeed contain a chip that will be running at a frequency of 480MHz but it is not the CPU.
Engadget are reporting that their Japanese arm have been in contact with Sony Computer Entertainment and have been told that the device within the PSPgo that runs at 480MHz is the USB device. So it seems that all the Internet’s specualtion about that those extra 147MHz could be used for has come to nought.
Whilst we cannot find any second-source confirmation of this an early morning read of the technical specifications for USB 2.0, which we do not recommend for a Monday Morning, shows the 480MHz figure does match with UBS 2.0’s highest speed data transfer rate.
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nofi | 06/07/2009 08:05
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Ah, yeah, makes sense. Oops.
3shirts | 06/07/2009 09:17
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I shall keep my indignation to myself then. I am still rocking an old skool 1000
citizeninsane45 | 06/07/2009 10:05
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1000 all the way. To be honest, I wont be upgrading to the PSPGo. THere are not enough beenfits for the price in my opinion
BryOnRye | 06/07/2009 10:14
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I found a huge design flaw in the 1000, the screen breaks if you stand on it!
DarthSharkey | 06/07/2009 13:04
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Yup, got mine day one and still plays like brand new.
Carl | 06/07/2009 09:38
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I see…Wel that explains it then
YOURMUMANDME | 06/07/2009 10:38
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And it’s still the same price …..
Rob92 | 06/07/2009 11:22
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Wouldn’t have changed my mind anyway.
Take 100quid of the price and I’m there.
Uhyve | 06/07/2009 11:41
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Yeah, I will get one when the come down in price, but seriously, I don’t see many people paying more money for less features. The PSP Go should have been the budget model, which would have allowed Sony to get their digital distribution system properly off the ground.
jimmy-google | 06/07/2009 13:08
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I’m still waiting for them to actually announce the UK price.
Personally I don’t think the retailers have been told yet and as they have price commitments to honor their pre-order prices and they don’t want to lose money they have set the price high.
At e3 Sony made a point of saying the go would be released at the same price as the 1000 was in the us and europe so I’m holding out for the price to be 180 by the time 1st October comes around.
Snebjnr | 06/07/2009 11:29
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Well it aint gonna bother alot of people anyway.
By the sounds of things, most folk aint prepared to pay £240 or whatever for one lol.
I’ve decided….I’m not getting one
lol
mark w. | 06/07/2009 13:30
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I just bought a PSP3000 so I wil surely not buy another one
coolgr33k | 06/07/2009 16:21
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loool i dont care anyway, its still a nice console. doesnt need to be faster that much, but could do with an improvement.
Carl | 06/07/2009 10:19
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WHAT? OMG. Someone better tell Sony
jimmy-google | 06/07/2009 10:37
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I had to replace my 1000 as I broke the anaolgue stick; had to replace it twice and will putting it back together the 2nd time I broke more of it.
Quite pleased to have the tv out on it now though. I wish it wasn’t shiney all over. The back of the 1000 would have been far nicer all over.
colmshan1990 | 06/07/2009 12:30
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I somehow managed to break the board behind the d-pad which splintered and managed to jam the buttons so they wouldn’t go down unless I put some serious effort in, then one day the psp just wouldn’t turn on, no matter what battery I put in, it was dead. So now I have a 2000 and if that breaks, I might consider a PSP Go, depending on what Sony do about the ‘good-will’ program for UMDs. At the moment, I use the PSP Go for one game: Final Fantasy VII.
colmshan1990 | 06/07/2009 14:00
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I obviously do not use the PSP Go for one game, but the PSP 2000.
Watchful | 06/07/2009 13:12
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But the pound is a much weaker currency than it was when the PSP launched. That fact alone will almost certainly make the PSPgo cost more, in pounds, than the PSP did. The fact that Sony are deliberately positioning it as a ‘premium’ console won’t help bring the price down either.
jimmy-google | 06/07/2009 13:22
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But sony are treating their gaming division different to the rest of the company. When the exchange rates changed the price of their tvs etc… all went up but they did not want to do that with their gaming side.
Also Sony can afford to lose more money (assuming they are) on each psp go as they’ll be taking more profit through digital sales.