[quote name='Tux.Bobble']It's really beginning to piss me off to be honest. Sony has avoided the subject for long enough. And I preordered the Go. It's coming Oct 1st, release date delivery, via Amazon Prime.
What am I going to do? I don't know, I have 7 days to decide ifI want to bring it back to a store for store credit. (I got it at a discount, so i'd mean earning money, unlike cancelling) But I don't own a PSP, and I do want to be able to PLAY a PSP. So...3000, 2000, or Go...[/QUOTE]
If I were you, I'd just go for one of the older model PSPs and a big memory stick. If you're starting fresh, the Go should be fine, but I'd still pick the older PSP for the chance of clearance, sale and used games. If the PSPgo is as underwhelming as it shapes up to be, the download store might fall into neglect.
[quote name='J7.']I agree it sucks right now. However, they said no umd program in place at this time due to legal and technical reasons, that means it's still possible. That should be reflected in the OP instead of acting like its 100% never possible. I don't see what the problem is just continuing to use the PSP you own or buying a 3000. Sure it's unforunate but there are still options.[/QUOTE]
They did say that it's still possible. It's also possible that Israel and Palestine will sign a peace treaty in four hours, or that the pandas at the National Zoo will burst into flames.
"Possible" and "likely" aren't the same thing.
Given that Sony was hyping this as one of the reasons to switch to a PSPgo and they've just killed off a very large portion of their early adopter market with this announcement, there is very little benefit to getting through all of the legal and technical wrangling necessary to make this work, to start the program after the PSPgo launches. If they begin a goodwill program six months from now, there won't be nearly as many people interested in upgrading, once the launch hype is gone and people have had time to dissect the PSPgo and any of its flaws.
It may still be "possible," but I guarantee that Sony's plan now is to just wait, try to forget they ever announced plans for the goodwill program, and hope (in vain) that everybody else forgets too.
[quote name='RedvsBlue']So, at this point what kind of failure are we talking? Virtual Boy, Lynx, Game Gear? Which one will it be?[/QUOTE]
The Game Boy Micro would be an apt comparison...if it was incompatible with the current generation games that shipped before its release.
Virtual Boy is probably the best fit. That said, you left a lot of options out of that list. No NGage? No CDi? No 3DO?