The thumb stick looks to be a little awkward and I read on IGN that it's so thin that there's not much to hold on to. I can see people dropping them and snapping off the screen.

This is a supplement model PSP, designed for those more into digital downloads.

Current PSP users have absolutely no reason to get this model, none, and that's a good thing. It doesn't alienate any existing users of the PSP system and adopters of this version will have Sony support of PSP titles appearing on PSN in the future.

I like everything about the Go but the price. It was way way way too expensive.

On the other hand, I think all this knocking digital distribution is stupid. So what if you can't play your UMDs on it. Use your old PSP to play those games. Not like you got on the train with 10 UMD's in your pocket anyway. Just build a library of digital downloads for your Go alongside your UMD library. I don't see anything wrong with it.

I want one really bad, but the price is holding me back.

People always B*tching about the Psp GO. Ya wanna know the Solution? Don't buy one, I have had EVERY PSP 1000,2000,3000. I never really have liked any of them. the reason? Because i looked dumb busting it out waiting for class to start to fumble around with 4-5 umd cases to find the one game I want, pop it in, put my stuff back up, then class starts :( sighs** NOW NO PROBLEM. Everyone is missing the Key to this Handheld. PORTABILITY. If you are sad there is no 2nd analog nub, GET OVER IT, its not a psp2, its a more portable version. Sony is waiting to put out the Psp 2 so they can include a touch screen and a 2nd analog nub, they have to see how Apple and Microsoft *Zune HD* do befor they decide their next move. Sony is a Smart company, that's why they been around a long time. Don't loose faith in them. They always have a plan. I am gettting my Psp Go in about a week, ordered it from Dell for 212.50 plus a 30 dollar rebate when it actually arrives, but even if i had to pay 299.00 for it I woulda bought it, because i am a gamer in the digital era, and this System fits my lifestyle. F U HATERS>

They're still releasing UMD of the top tier games and I can still download any title available off the PSN with my 1000.

I don't need a PSP go, but if someone wants to buy it then sure: there are enough unique factors that make the PSP Go worthwhile to some ppl.

If you don't like it then quit whining... it hardly impacts on existing PS owners at all especially since you can still buy UMDs and use the PSN.

Its just another Sony daisy cutter, i will stick with the original psp

Sony got greedy on this one, but the 3000 will do everything that a gamer requires, and this one is at a fair price.

given how many PSP games are being released in the next few months, sony not only didn't miss the mark, but they got a complete bullseye. Every major developer in Japan and quite a few in the west are scrambling to release their games for the PSP, leaving the DS, at least for the foreseeable future, in the dust core-oriented software wise.
The PSP Go revitalized the PSP market (including the 3000) radically, calling for an immense developer support for Sony's portable offering. Defining that a "missed mark" is honestly quite funny.

after trying to read the title, I doubt this guys knows how to spell or use grammar correctly. The article can't be intelligent.

Psp is just a useless system when it comes to games.

This PSPGo is not for psp300 owners.

Its for psp1000 owners who like me gave up on buying anymore games for it due to the lack of them. But more importantly its for people who dont have a psp yet, and commute a lot. Buisiness workers.

Its small, so it'll fit in your pocket, you dont need to bring any ga,es with you. And closed it makes a great screen for watching films.

The battery life is perfectly fine for commuters meaning they can play games on trains, buses or on airplanes. Its the perfect small machine.

And with an internet browser, skype, connection with all your ps3 media and sat nav it becomes an all rounder for communicating and keeping in touch with other colleagues.