ha we were supposed to have it since 2008:

http://www.gamespot.com/new...

That's not even the point. In fact, what the hell are you even ranting about?

UMD and Piracy are one and the same, so they're really listing the same thing twice in that list. Though, this was their biggest error. I would have gone with an SD stick delivery system using an extremely high rated encryption process. There's way more than enough room, the read and transfer speeds are better than disc read speeds, and it would allow for a more portable option. They could have even leveraged their own proprietary duo sticks, which would result in greater use across the board which would lead to reduced prices and further acceptance in the mainstream as well rather than just with Sony products (camera, music devices, etc.).

No matter what they would have done, homebrew piracy would still be possible. There's really no way to prevent this type of modding of systems in this day and age.

I think the second biggest problem was the way they released the PSPGo. They either should have gone digital from the get-go or they should have released it at a price point that is in line with the older models and not $90 more expensive.

I don't know how badly you want the GPS but you can buy it from playasia.com You have to have a hacked PSP tho (custom firmware), there are homebrew apps that you can use for maps in the states.

The GPS feature not coming to the US was some BS! They need to get this done with the PSP2.

PSP always sucked a$$ to me...and yes i did hack my piecea sh!t portable.

They missed the #1 fail: $40 retail price point for games. That's a huge catalyst for the piracy problem.
And #2: No right analog nub.

Fix those two and the PSP would dominate the market.

To the original author Re UMD: The PSP is pretty old... it was BLEEDING edge for a handheld at the time, UMD stores over a gig which was MONSTROUS for a handheld. Memsticks and ROM carts @ that capacity would have cost megabucks just for the media and digital distro would not have even been on the table in 2003-2004 when the PSP design was finalized.

FWIW, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the PSP. It's my favorite gizmo of all time, so far. It's an amazing device.