PSP E-1000 model announced. No WiFi?!?!

Looks to be some kind of Euro-only ultra value system. What else really uses WiFi besides Portable Ops/Peace Walker and MonHun?

Personally I think this new design is rather ugly and can't really envision spending $150-ish to get one shipped to me from Europe. Maybe, MAYBE if it some amazing new features or accessories get released for this model specifically but even then it's a stretch.

VITA or bust.
 
A cheap, affordable PSP model, coupled with the relaunch of some games at super budget prices, to support their own disc format. Yeah. Off their rockers..

It's a good move and a final effort to get people into the original PSP.
 
Hey, I'll buy it if it can connect with a Dual Shock 3, somehow compatible through an adapter with PSP Go accessories, and/or at least work with the PSP Go dock, which I got for cheap.

Actually, I would want more a PSP Go design with a UMD drive that used Memory Card Duos/whatever the current PSP uses. Take out the Wi-Fi and sell it for less than $100, seems like a decent price.

I missed out on the clearanced PSP Go systems at Target. I also hardly used the wireless internet unless to buy stuff from the PSN and the Internet Radio. I mean by hardly used, is the internet browser.

Never messed with Media Go, just bought PSP stuff and stored them on my PS3. A PSP Go with a UMD drive would be a nice compliment to the PS Vita.
 
Sorry for the double post.

I'd rather buy a remake/redesign of the PSP Go if it was cheaper than $90 and let you watch Youtube videos legally.

Edit: I do miss being unable to access the comic book section of the Playstation store on my PSP since my PSP is unable to connect to my family's wireless network.
 
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You guys realize that the PSP sold a lot better in Europe than the US. A "value" model to keep sales up through the holiday season is a good idea on their part. MAybe they have found the majority of users don't use the WiFi, which i doubt but a possibility.
 
I mean they are saving money with no wifi and mono speaker. I kind of like the matte finish.

Guess they see some kind of sales potential through the holidays since they probably won't see Vita until february/march at the earliest.

Another thing to realize is the PSP has sold 77 million units worldwide, so still a fan base, just not that great here in the US.
 
I think it's great. I always listen to the sound on headphones - the PSP speakers have pretty poor sound quality.

And if you stick with UMD, why bother with WiFi? Hardly any games have patches, let alone free add-on content. You can always use the Media Go on a PC and grab whatever you need from PSN via the Internet. Well, as long as you don't have Windows XP 64-bit OS, which the Media Go isn't compatible with....

I'd only be interested in buying one if it has an improved screen over the PSP 3000. I have a 2000 because I didn't like the lines on the PSP 3000 screen. I've read that Sony fixed the problem with the PSP Go's screen, so I hope that's what Sony puts in this neutered PSP (to borrow Giant Bomb's nickname for it).

Of course, if you do use your PSP as more than a portable gaming system and need Wifi to use the dodgy internet browser... Wait, why do I need WiFi on my PSP? :p

EDIT: oh, I tried reading a free comic on the PSP. Definitely a sub-par experience compared to reading an actual physical comic book, or even seeing one entire page at a time, as opposed to panel-by-panel... but maybe that's me.
 
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